51 m. ago With Big Ten $2.4B deal looming, lawmaker asks questions about tax

A lawmaker skeptical of the Big Ten’s proposed $2.4 billion deal with a private investor has requested a Congressional analysis of the tax consequences for the NCAA, its schools and conferences

Economics

63 m. ago Motherland star’s urgent plea about ‘devastating’ impact of Sats on Send children

Anna Maxwell Martin among campaigners to say primary Sats impact Send children

Politics

65 m. ago 'I'm so allergic to water that even my own sweat leaves me covered in painful rashes'

Erin Cassidy first started 'breaking out' during swimming at school 10 years ago before experiencing painful and itchy rashes every time she washed or did exercise.

Politics

2 h. ago Two children hit in horror collision outside primary school as driver flees scene

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are hunting a black coloured SUV that collided with the pair as they left St Bernard's Primary School, onto the Antrim Road, in Glengormley, North Belfast

Events

3 h. ago I'm A Celebrity's Shona McGarty's candid confession with unknown anxiety struggles

Shona McGarty is best known for playing Whitney Dean in EastEnders, but now she's taking on a new challenge as she enters the I'm A Celebrity jungle and has opened up on her anxiety struggles

Politics

3 h. ago Two children struck in horror hit and run outside Belfast primary school

Police are trying to identify a black SUV that struck two children as they left St Bernard's Primary School in North Belfast

Events

4 h. ago Gunmen abduct 25 girls from a high school in northwestern Nigeria

Police in Nigeria say gunmen have abducted 25 girls from a high school in the country's northwestern Kebbi state

Politics

4 h. ago Three schoolchildren taken to hospital after being poisoned in science lab

Police supporting school after chemical taken from laboratory, headteacher says

Politics

5 h. ago New scheme encouraging North Lanarkshire families to consider school meals benefits

Throughout November, pupils have been taking home packed lunches as part of a drive to increase uptake of free school meals.

Politics

5 h. ago County Louth crash victims were couple who had 'just returned from Dubai holiday'

School teacher Chloe McGee, 23, and farm worker Alan McCluskey, 23, were killed alongside Shay Duffy, 21, Dillon Commins, 23, and Chloe Hipson, 21, in the two-vehicle crash in, Dundalk, County Louth

Events

5 h. ago Justin Baldoni caught on camera joking about 'sexual harassment training' as Blake Lively lawsuit intensifies

A newly-released behind-the-scenes clip from It Ends With Us has ignited fresh controversy around Justin Baldoni amid his ongoing legal battle with Blake Lively.

Events

6 h. ago School bans children singing KPop Demon Hunters songs over ‘Christian ethos’ fears

‘For some Christians, references to demons can feel deeply uncomfortable’, acting headteacher says

Culture

6 h. ago Anxiety intensifies for three schools which face potential closure

A decision on a fourth school has been delayed, and council chiefs say they understand how people feel

Politics

6 h. ago Oxford don quits after report finds he 'made unwanted advances' towards vulnerable female academic who came to him for help following rape accusation

The woman had gone to Said Business School dean Professor Soumitra Dutta, 62, to ask for help after she had accused another male colleague of raping her.

Events

6 h. ago Shabana Mahmood tells MPs asylum system is ‘out of control and unfair’ amid Labour backlash over proposals – UK politics live

Labour MP calls government’s asylum plans ‘dystopian’ as home secretary announces measures in CommonsMomentum, the leftwing Labour group, has also denounced the government’s asylum plans. In a statement it says:The home secretary’s new immigration plans are divisive and xenophobic.Scapegoating migrants will not fix our public services or end austerity.Draconian, unworkable and potentially illegal anti-asylum policies only feed Reform’s support.The government has learnt nothing from the period since the general election.Some of the legal changes being proposed are truly frightening:Abolishing the right to a family life would ultimately affect many more people than asylum-seekers. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Government encouraged to give order to clean up ‘obscene’ illegal rubbish dump

An MP said the danger has intensified as heavy rain is carrying part of the 12-metre high waste dump towards the River Cherwell.

Politics

7 h. ago New blow for Louvre as structural problem forces gallery closure

Campana Gallery is temporarily shut due to weaknesses in beams supporting floor above The Louvre has temporarily closed one of its galleries as a precaution after an audit revealed structural weaknesses in some of the beams in the building.The Campana Gallery, which houses nine rooms dedicated to ancient Greek ceramics, will be shut while investigations are conducted into “certain beams supporting the floors of the second floor” above it, a statement issued on Monday said. Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Restaurant chain Middletons Steakhouse rescued as multiple locations stay open

The popular chain was teetering on the brink of collapse but has now been sold out of administration, meaning its restaurants can stay open and no closures are needed

Society

7 h. ago Erskine city farm on brink of closure amid winter funding crisis

Volunteers are fighting to keep the doors of the first city farm in Scotland open after donations hit an 'all-time low'.

Events

7 h. ago Louvre dealt another blow after heist as it’s forced to close gallery

Modernizing the Sully wing is among priorities of the renovation efforts announced in January

Economics