73 m. ago £200 million to be spent on teacher Send training in bid to create a ‘truly inclusive education system’

There will also be a new expectation for all staff in every school, college and nursery to receive training on Send

Economics

84 m. ago Robbie Williams: Britpop review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Columbia)Framed as the music Williams wanted to make post-Take That, Britpop surpasses pastiche and swerves unpredictably. Homoerotic paean to Morrissey, anyone?The arrival of Robbie Williams’s 13th album has been a complicated business. It was announced in May 2025 and was supposed to come out in October, when its title would have chimed with the 90s nostalgia sparked by the Oasis reunion. Williams spent the summer engaging in promotion, unveiling fake Britpop-themed blue plaques around London and staging a press conference at the Groucho Club. There was a launch gig at storied Camden venue Dingwalls, at which he performed not just his new album in full, but his 1997 solo debut Life Thru a Lens.It was a bold choice, given that Life Thru a Lens initially threatened to derail his solo career: at the time, the now nakedly obvious supernova hits Angels and Let Me Entertain You were overlooked while people criticised Williams’s muddled attempts to fit in with, well, Britpop. On stage a...

Politics

85 m. ago How failure to support mental health of younger workers could harm the economy

Attempting to boost the economy without tackling chronic workplace stress is like "trying to accelerate with the handbrake on", a charity chief has warned

Economics

2 h. ago Criminals held in hospital will have handouts cut off following outcry over Nottingham triple killer's benefits

After an outcry following the Nottingham triple killing, the government will finally close a loophole that has seen some of the UK's worst criminals profit from serving time.

Events

2 h. ago Strictly's La Voix pokes fun at Claudia Winkleman exit in Traitors job tease

The drag queen previously asked Claudia on the BBC dancing competition where she could hand in her CV

Politics

2 h. ago Arrest made in Georgia years after rapper was gunned down in Ohio over a music video

Ronell Scott, 25, was charged with murder over the death of 20-year-old TreShawn Smith in October 2022

Events

2 h. ago Man charged with murder and stalking after human remains found in Somerset village

A man has been charged with murder after human remains, believed to be of 40-year-old Craig Hurcombe, were found

Events

2 h. ago BREAKING: Man charged with murder and stalking after human remains found in Somerset village

A man has been charged with murder after human remains, believed to be of 40-year-old Craig Hurcombe, were found

Events

3 h. ago Man accused of shooting at New Hampshire country club indicted on first

A man accused of opening fire at a New Hampshire country club in September has been indicted on murder, attempted murder and assault charges

Events

3 h. ago West Virginia stepmom charged with murder after ‘severely underweight’ 11

Witnesses said other family members would consumer full meals in front of the girl

Events

4 h. ago French Olympic swimming champion, 33, is charged with 'rape and sexual assault' of 13

Yannick Agnel, who won two gold medals in the 2012 LondonOlympics, is suspecred of having had a relationship in 2016 with the then-13-year-old daughter of his former coach.

Events

4 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: With a glint in her eye, Kemi pounced on the Great Xerox Bungle and assassinated her ex

Kemi Badenoch recently acquired a chunky new leather handbag. At 11.06am we learned that it contained a Kalashnikov.

Politics

4 h. ago When Kemi met Sandie...Tory leader says if the SNP don't know what a woman is they shouldn't be running Scotland

Health bosses must end the 'bureaucratic oppression' of Sandie Peggie, Kemi Badenoch has said following talks with the 'remarkable' nurse who fought for single-sex spaces.

Politics

4 h. ago Love Island All Stars DOUBLE fee for islanders – and if they make it to the final they’ll rake in a fortune

THIS year’s Love Island All Stars cast are being handsomely for their time in the sun, taking home almost double that of previous legends. The cast are banking some £3,500 a WEEK for delivering top drama.Past series saw the all stars banking £2,000. That means if they make it to the final they will take...

Politics

5 h. ago Nurse charged with handing out fake Ozempic drugs to patients

Sharon Charitine Sackman, 52, from Chicago, is facing a prison sentence of up to four years if she is convicted of all the multiple charges against her that date back to 2023

Events

5 h. ago Spanish police break up gang that used swimmers to hide cocaine on ships

Almost 2.5 tonnes of narcotic seized and 30 people arrested after 15-month investigation into drug-smuggling network Falling price of cocaine forces drug traffickers to reuse narco-submarines, say Spanish policeSpanish police have arrested 30 people and seized almost 2.5 tonnes of cocaine after breaking up a criminal network that used teams of young swimmers to hide the drugs on moving, Europe-bound ships which were then attacked and relieved of their unwitting cargo before reaching port.The 15-month investigation began in October 2024 when Policía Nacional officers found 88kg of cocaine in a vehicle in the southern Spanish town of Mijas. The drugs led them to three gangs, including a Balkan cartel, who were working together to bring huge quantities of cocaine into Spain from Colombia. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago NYC nurses on strike set to resume negotiations with hospitals on 4th day of walkout

New York City nurses on strike are set to resume negotiations with hospital administrators to try to bring an end to a walkout that’s in its fourth day

Events

6 h. ago Prince William tries his hand at tree pruning as he gets stuck into chores on family farm visit

The Prince of Wales paid a visit to a family farm where he tried his hand at tree pruning on Thursday (15 January).

Politics

6 h. ago Tribunal nurse Sandie Peggie ‘has been through hell’, Kemi Badenoch says

The Tory leader met nurse Sandie Peggie in Edinburgh on Thursday – and afterwards called on the UK Government to issue updated gender guidance.

Events

6 h. ago French Olympic swimming champion Yannick Agnel to stand trial on rape, sexual assault charges

French Olympic swimming champion Yannick Agnel will stand trial on charges of rape and sexual assault

Events