18 m. ago ITV's Grace confirms character return in series announcement

Grace is set to return to ITV for its sixth series with John Simm back as Detective Superintendent Rou Grace alongside his co-stars Richie Campbell and Laura Elphinstone

Culture

62 m. ago Criminal probe into West Lothian schools cyber attack continues as staff thanked for patience

West Lothian’s education executive councillor also paid tribute to council IT staff for their prompt response to the incident.

Events

2 h. ago ITV Emmerdale boss promises 'Easter eggs' to watch for during Joe Tate whodunnit

Joe Tate will finally meet his fate this week after months of questionable antics in Emmerdale

Politics

2 h. ago Paedophile who plied schoolgirl, 10, with booze and drugs before grooming her for sex with other men has jail sentence increased to 24 years

Yusuf Kayat, 54, sexually abused the primary school child, who he met when he was 19 and she was 10, more than 30 years ago between 1989 and 1992.

Events

2 h. ago Furious neighbours blast school over 'unbearable' tennis courts being used by students to launch raids on their gardens

As the birthplace of wheelchair champion Alfie Hewett, you might imagine Norwich would have a ready affinity for tennis. A bitter row over five school courts would suggest otherwise.

Events

2 h. ago The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff audiobook review – a fugitive’s fight for survival

Actor January LaVoy narrates the visceral story of a girl on the run in a winter wilderness, in early 17th-century VirginiaAt the start of The Vaster Wilds, we meet a servant girl, “bony and childish small”, on the run from a disease-ridden English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. The reason for her flight is not immediately disclosed, though her fingernails are tellingly bloody. Armed with a knife, a thick cloak stolen from her mistress and leather boots taken from a dead child, she heads out into the winter wilderness. There, in the face of ice storms, potentially hostile Powhatan villages and a soldier charged with task of capturing her “living or dead”, she must be fearless and resourceful to stay alive.Lauren Groff’s vivid and visceral story of survival – think Man vs Wild meets The Revenant – is set in the early 17th century when smallpox and starvation pose the greatest threat to life. Our protagonist, formerly the child of a prostitute living in a London poorhouse, was giv...

Events

2 h. ago Virtual reality experience brings immersive Antarctic tour exploration to Scotland

The experience lets visitors explore historic Antarctic huts, meet penguins, ride a hydrogen balloon, feed huskies, and hear stories of survival and discovery

Politics

3 h. ago GTA 6 main characters explained – Rockstar introduces the cast of the long

Returning to Vice City comes with a new crew, and Rockstar Games has revealed a peek behind the curtain at the new cast of characters that we'll get to meet in GTA 6.

Politics

3 h. ago Second private school in Wales faces closure as pupil numbers fall

Oakleigh House School in Swansea proposed to shut its doors after more than a century

Politics

3 h. ago Meet the new Tiger of golf leading Turkish Airlines Open as talent dreams of success like iconic namesake

Rising star Tiger Christensen - not Woods - is top of the pack on day one of the DP World Tour golf event in Antalya.

Politics

4 h. ago Forever review – an absolutely adorable TV take on Judy Blume’s banned teen sex classic

The 1975 novel might be barred from US schools and libraries, but it gets a hugely important telling here. It’s powerful, sweet – and with a cast as excellent as Heartstopper’sA couple of years ago, Judy Blume noted that book banning was not only undergoing a resurgence in the US, but was at that point “much worse” than she had noticed during the 1980s. Blume is one to know: her 1975 novel Forever..., about teenage sex and desire, continues to be banned by school districts and libraries, as repression and censorship gallop on at a pace. This Netflix adaptation of Blume’s novel, which loses the ellipsis, is not only timely but important: through it, the story continues to be told, even if it is in a different medium.This eight-part series, created by Girlfriends showrunner Mara Brock Akil, is sensitive and winningly sweet, while still managing to maintain its defiance and bite. It doesn’t so much update its source material as treat the novel as loose inspiration: details are shuffled...

Events

4 h. ago Paolo Nutini's dad retires from Paisley chippy Castelvecchi after 53 years

Freddie has worked in Castelvecchi since he left school.

Politics

4 h. ago Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney turns up at school to play football

'We never thought he'd play - it was a pinch me moment'

Sport

4 h. ago 'Entitled mum blocked my drive while waiting for school to finish

A man has explained how he got his revenge on a mother who blocked his driveway while she was waiting to pick up her children from school, but the internet is divided

Politics

5 h. ago Parents could be due up to £212 each month to help cover costs over school year

The cost of sending children to school in the UK has ‘significantly increased’ since 2022, according to a new report.

Economics

5 h. ago Conclave live stream as cardinals meet at Sistine Chapel to pick new pope

Live stream as cardinals gather to elect new pope

Politics

6 h. ago Meet the Oklahoma state superintendent pushing Trumpism into schools

Ryan Walters has emerged as a prominent voice in a growing movement to integrate religion and the president’s brand of national conservatism into public education, Alex Woodward reports

Politics

6 h. ago Revealed: The increasing cost of sending a child to school in the UK

The cost of sending children to school in the UK has ‘significantly increased’ since 2022, a report has found

Politics

8 h. ago Moneysupermarket parent group saw energy deals surge ahead of price cap rise

Mony Group said it is on course to meet its full-year profit guidance after a surge in its energy and home services business.

Economics

8 h. ago Gabby Logan left 'devastated' by daughter's heartbreaking confession

BBC Sport presenter Gabby Logan has spoken about 'problems and issues' that daughter Lois had to deal with during her school days

Politics