5 h. ago The anxious generation: Mental health issues are causing kids to regularly skip school, parents say

In a new survey of more than 1,000 parents across the U.S., nearly a third said their child missed more than a week of school due to mental health reasons

Society

11 h. ago Shopping for school supplies becomes a summer activity as families juggle technology and tariffs

Shopping for school supplies has become both easier and more complicated for families

Economics

12 h. ago Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’ | Emma Brockes

Who has the time to help underprivileged children when you have a pickleball court and a president to attend to?If you put it in a novel – a ham-fisted satire of tech overlord hypocrisy, say – it would look too contrived to fly. But here we are, absorbing a story from the New York Times this week in which Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are discovered to have been running a private school out of their compound in Palo Alto, California, in violation of city zoning laws. More pertinently, the school of 14 kids, which includes two of the couple’s three daughters, is less than a mile from the school for low-income families that the couple founded in 2016. Guess which school the world’s second-richest man and his wife are shutting down?Say the word “zoning infraction” to a certain stripe of American and the effect is equal to using “queue jumper” on a Briton, but of course the broader point here isn’t one about permits. (A spokesperson for Zuckerberg and Chan told the newsp...

Politics

12 h. ago Lammy refers himself to watchdog after fishing illegally with JD Vance

Foreign secretary reports ‘oversight’ to Environment Agency after failing to acquire necessary rod licence David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after going fishing with JD Vance without the required licence during the US vice-president’s trip to the UK.The foreign secretary hosted Vance and his family at Chevening House in Kent last week, where the pair fished from the property’s private lake. Anglers aged 13 and over must hold a rod licence to fish for freshwater species such as carp in England and Wales. Lammy failed to land a catch, but “all of my kids did”, Vance said. Continue reading...

Events

16 h. ago Man's row with DFS over sofa which 'lost colour' just months after purchase

Willie Scott says the furniture giant has turned a deaf ear to his complaint.

Politics

32 h. ago Alexander Isak’s rental home on market amid push for move to Liverpool from Newcastle

Removal vans seen at player’s Ponteland residenceStriker made to train alone as he seeks exitThe house Alexander Isak has been living in just outside Newcastle is back on the rental market. The striker is trying to secure a move to Liverpool and it emerged on Tuesday that new tenants are being sought.Removal vans have been sighted at Isak’s Ponteland home, which is understood to have been put on the market some weeks ago. The Sweden international started renting the property after he joined Newcastle from Real Sociedad in 2022. Continue reading...

Society

40 h. ago Families’ back to school purchases ‘could end up in lost property within weeks’

Tech items, school shoes and school blazers topped the list of items that parents said are the most costly to replace.

Society

5 d. ago Rushanara Ali broke no laws or rules in tenancy row, minister says

Rushanara Ali resigned from Government following reports she raised rent on a property just weeks after the previous tenants left.

Politics

6 d. ago UK homelessness minister faces calls to quit over tenant eviction claims

Rushanara Ali accused of hypocrisy after claims she evicted tenants from east London property before putting up rent by almost £700 a monthThe homelessness minister, Rushanara Ali, is facing calls to resign after reports emerged she issued her tenants a notice to leave as her east London property was being sold – and the townhouse was re-let weeks later for almost £700 a month more.The minister’s office has said the tenants were informed they could remain in her four-bedroom townhouse beyond the end of their fixed-term tenancy while the house was on the market. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Home Office reveals how people will be chosen to come to UK from France under ‘one in, one out’ scheme – UK politics live

People will be chosen via three-stage process, with government expected to accept around 50 migrants a week when scheme startsRushanara Ali, the homelessness minister, is facing criticism for hiking rent on a property she owns by hundreds of pounds, reportedly just weeks after the previous tenants’ contract ended, PA Media reports. PA says:Four tenants who rented a house in east London from Ali were sent an email last November saying their lease would not be renewed, which also gave them four months’ notice to leave, the i newspaper reported.Ali’s property was then re-listed with a £700 rent increase within weeks, the newspaper said. Continue reading...

Society

6 d. ago Bankrupt Katie Price reveals she feels 'sorry' for families who can't afford holidays

Katie Price believes it's 'out of order' that the costs of holidays increase during school holidays, meaning that some families cannot afford to enjoy some downtime abroad or on a stay-cation

Economics

6 d. ago Reeves confirms Treasury reviewing gambling taxes – UK politics live

Gambling tax reform is being strongly promoted by Gordon Brown, the former Labour PM who also spent 10 years as chancellorRushanara Ali, the homelessness minister, is facing criticism for hiking rent on a property she owns by hundreds of pounds, reportedly just weeks after the previous tenants’ contract ended, PA Media reports. PA says:Four tenants who rented a house in east London from Ali were sent an email last November saying their lease would not be renewed, which also gave them four months’ notice to leave, the i newspaper reported.Ali’s property was then re-listed with a £700 rent increase within weeks, the newspaper said. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago The fair with unlimited rides that's saving families a fortune this school holidays

Kids can go on as many rides as they like

Society

9 d. ago School's out forever! Labour's VAT raid sees more than 50 private schools announce closures so far this year

The new 20 per cent tax on fees has hit school budgets partly due to families being priced out and leaving the sector.

Politics

3 w. ago Lawyer argues Call of Duty maker can't be held responsible for actions of Uvalde, Texas, shooter

A lawyer for the maker of the video game Call of Duty is arguing that a judge should dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of the victims of the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting

Events

3 w. ago Schools will give pupils an extra WEEK off over half term so 'families can go on cheaper holidays'

One headteacher, James Gosden, said ten minutes has been added to days at North Walsham High School in Norfolk to make up the time. But critics say children's education will suffer.

Politics