15 h. ago Countess of Yarmouth reveals she's worried about paying children's private school fees after her husband's parents cut him off from £85m estate

The wife of the Earl of Yarmouth, who was disinherited from his family's £85m estate, including Ragley Hall in Warwickshire, says she fears they will not be able to afford their school fees,

Economics

19 h. ago Countess of Yarmouth reveals she's worried about paying children's school fees after her aristocratic husband's parents disinherited him and cut him off from 345

The wife of the Earl of Yarmouth, who was disinherited from his family's £85m estate, including Ragley Hall in Warwickshire, says she fears they will not be able to afford their school fees,

Society

63 h. ago Keir Starmer issued 'crossroads' warning after food bank use skyrockets

Food bank charity the Trussell Trust joined The Division Bell podcast to emphasise the urgent need for the government to act in response to increasing levels of poverty

Events

69 h. ago Scotland faces £647m gap as Dario Schiraldi, Derek Yule, Hoy & Griffin call for reform

Scotland's councils are facing a £647m budget shortfall this year despite an increase in government funding, a watchdog has said.

Economics

3 d. ago UK borrowing rises to £20.2bn, putting pressure on Rachel Reeves

April figure more than expected and comes despite increase in employer national insurance contributionsBusiness live – latest updatesThe UK government borrowed more than expected in April, underscoring the challenge for Rachel Reeves to fix public services and grow the economy while meeting her fiscal rules.With the chancellor under pressure on Labour’s tax plans, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said public sector net borrowing rose to £20.2bn in April, £1bn more than the same month a year earlier. City economists had forecast borrowing of £17.9bn. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago After crossing the border for better schools, some parents are pulling their kids and leaving the US

Even as immigrants in the U.S. avoid going out in public, terrified of encountering immigration authorities, families across the country are mostly sending their children to school — but that’s not to say they feel safe in this country

Politics

3 d. ago International opinion has rounded on Israel, but it's not enough to force Netanyahu's hand | Sanam Vakil

Condemnation alone won’t change Israel’s trajectory. For that, concrete action on sanctions and Palestinian statehood is requiredSanam Vakil is director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programmeNineteen months on from the 7 October Hamas attacks and the war in Gaza, Israel is under a new wave of international pressure and increasingly isolated from its partners and allies. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government recently announced its intention to reoccupy Gaza yet again, and called up Israeli reservists. In tandem, the illegal expansion of settlements and violence in the West Bank continues unabated. And as part of a tactic to bring pressure to bear on Hamas to release the remaining hostages held in Gaza, Israel halted the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza for two months, leading to widespread starvation and brutal conditions.In reaction, the UK, France and Canada issued a joint statement expressing a strong rebuke of Israel’s war effort. The UK’s foreign secretary, Da...

Politics

3 d. ago UK Government urged to increase frozen State Pensions for nearly half a million people

Around 453,000 pensioners are living in a country which does not have a reciprocal agreement with the UK Government.

Politics

4 d. ago They crossed the border for better schools. Now, some families are leaving the US

Even as immigrants in the U.S. avoid going out in public, terrified of encountering immigration authorities, families across the country are mostly sending their children to school — but that’s not to say they feel safe in this country

Politics

4 d. ago Trump plan to unify wildfire work targets inefficiencies but former officials warn of chaos

President Donald Trump’s administration is trying to merge the government’s wildland firefighting efforts into a single agency to increase efficiency

Events

5 d. ago Pupils’ enjoyment of school suffers ‘substantial decline’ in Year 7 – study

Girls increasingly feel less safe at school than their male peers in the early years of secondary school, the report also suggests.

Politics

9 d. ago Average private school fees increase following government’s VAT rise

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said applying VAT to private school fees would help ‘provide the highest quality of support and teaching’ in the state sector

Politics

9 d. ago 45% more people rejected at German border after checks were stepped up, minister says

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt says that the number of people turned back at the country’s borders increased by 45% in the new government’s first week in office after it stepped up police checks at its frontiers

Politics

9 d. ago Average private school fees rise to more than £22,000 a year

Independent schools have been hit with a ‘triple whammy of financial blows’ after the Government’s decision to impose VAT on fees, the ISC chief said.

Economics

1 week ago New UK Government update on calls to increase Personal Allowance to £20,000

More than 252,500 people signed an online petition calling for an increase to the £12,570 Personal Allowance.

Politics

1 week ago UK children are 'unhappier, fatter and worse in school' than those in other rich nations

The Unicef wellbeing study found children across the world are more likely to underperform at school, be obese and feel unhappy than several years ago.

Politics

1 week ago Car parks could be covered in solar panels to deliver EV charging as part of latest Net Zero push

Solar canopies or 'solar carports' could become the new norm in car parks across the UK as the government looks to increase cheap EV charging.

Politics

2 w. ago Young athlete, 14, may 'have to have feet amputated' after being electrocuted at boarding school

Talented young athlete Chase Allen, 14, may need to have his feet amputated after being electrocuted at Millfield School in Somerset - he was rushed to hospital along with two other pupils

Politics

2 w. ago PICTURED: 'Bright and athletic' boy, 14, fighting for life and facing amputation of both feet after being electrocuted by overhead cables at £58,000

Talented athlete Chase Allen was rushed to hospital alongside two others after they were zapped by the high voltage cable at Millfield School in Somerset on May 3.

Economics

2 w. ago Former UK military chief encourages doubling of defence spending

The UK spent £53.9 billion on defence in the 2023/24 and the Government has committed to increases in the coming years.

Events