98 m. ago Number of children with special educational needs plans surges by 10% in a year to increase burden on cash

According to figures from the Department for Education (DfE), there were 638,700 children and young people with an education, health and care (EHC) plan in January this year.

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6 h. ago Zelenskyy approves plans on special tribunal to prosecute Russian leaders over Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has formally approved plans to establish a new international court to prosecute senior Russian officials for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine

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22 h. ago Trump will look at giving Ukraine more Patriot missiles as he calls on Putin to end war

President doesn’t rule out more defense aid for Kyiv and voices frustration with Russian leader at end of NATO summit

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23 h. ago Trump says he will look at giving Ukraine more Patriot missiles as he calls on Putin to end war

President doesn’t rule out more defense aid for Kyiv and voices frustration with Russian leader at end of NATO summit

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3 d. ago Vladimir Putin hits out at Trump's strikes and says Russia is 'helping' Iranians

Russian leader Vladimir Putin branded the US military strikes against Iran's nuclear sites as an "unprovoked aggression" that has "no justification" as he scrambles to defend his interests in the Middle East

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4 d. ago Iran says it will Vladimir Putin just hours after Donald Trump's nuke sites attacks

Iranian officials have confirmed they will now meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin following several missile strikes sent over from the US in the early hours

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4 d. ago Iran says it will meet Vladimir Putin just hours after Donald Trump's nuke sites attacks

Iranian officials have confirmed they will now meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin following several missile strikes sent over from the US in the early hours

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9 d. ago Vladimir Putin's Russian war machine to be hit by new UK sanctions

Keir Starmer is expected to announce the fresh package of sanctions as he appears at the G7 summit in Canada to ratchet up pressure on the Russian leader

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1 week ago Trump reveals Putin called him to wish a happy birthday as president says he pushed Russian leader to end war with Ukraine

President Donald Trump revealed Saturday afternoon that Russian President Vladimir Putin called him to wish him a 'happy birthday' as the president turns 79 today.

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1 week ago How Trump hinted at a crackdown on protests long before his inauguration

Similarly, how cities have long planned their responses to a Trump-led escalation, which is finally hereThe White House’s escalating response to street protests echoes talk before Donald Trump’s inauguration of forcibly quelling resistance in urban America. Those plans are now the present.After the use of federalized national guard units and marines in response to protests in Los Angeles, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) plans to deploy Swat-style special response teams to Seattle, Philadelphia, northern Virginia, New York and Chicago – cities led by Democrats that have long been the target of Trump’s invective – before expected protests this weekend, according to reports by NBC and others. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Westlife fans 'sobbing' as band member Mark Feehily skips anniversary shows amid severe health issues

The band are planning new music, an album, and ‘special shows’ to celebrate their 25th anniversary

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2 w. ago Prince William looks the part in a flat cap and wellington boots as he visits a muddy Dartmoor after unveiling 'ambitious' 20

Looking the part in a pair of wellington boots and a flat cap, the Prince of Wales, known also as the Duke of Cornwall, visited Tor Bog, an area of restored peatland in Dartmoor.

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2 w. ago PMQs: Starmer says there is ‘no easy answer’ to finding way of seizing frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine – UK politics live

Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, asks prime minister about frozen Russian assets in the UK after sanctioning of two Israeli ministers on TuesdayGreen party MPs and activists staged a protest outside parliament today saying the government should use the spending review to announce a wealth tax. In a post on social media, Adrian Ramsay, the party’s co-leader, said:We expect the Chancellor to take another axe to public spending today: decline by design from a govt that refuses to tax wealth to properly fund our overstretched public services & support the most vulnerable. We need to invest in a secure & fairer future. #TaxExtremeWealthSenior SNP figures held a secret meeting on Monday night to discuss removing John Swinney as party leader, The Herald has learned, following last week’s defeat in the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse byelection.One of the 25 attendees said the first minister had two weeks to come up with a new strategy on independence — or risk facing a leadership ch...

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2 w. ago Red Bull make Max Verstappen replacement plan as special request made to F1 bosses

Max Verstappen is one penalty point away from being handed a one-race suspension by the FIA and Red Bull have decided to apply for a superlicense for their young star

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2 w. ago Horror WW3 nuke map shows you exact UK cities that will targeted by Putin missiles

Fears of World War 3 are rife among leaders, and with Russian leader Putin hinting at the use of nuclear weapons if he feels Russia is under threat, here's what would happen if the UK was struck

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3 w. ago North Korea's Kim says he'll 'unconditionally support' Russia's war against Ukraine

North Korea says that leader Kim Jong Un told a top Russian official that his country will “unconditionally support” Russia’s war against Ukraine

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3 w. ago Putin tells Trump Russia ‘will have to respond’ to Ukraine drone attack

US president says phone call with Russian leader won’t lead to ‘immediate peace’ as Moscow rules out ceasefireDonald Trump has spoken for more than an hour with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, but he conceded the talks would not lead “to immediate peace” in Ukraine, and warned that Russia would respond to Ukraine’s successful attacks this week on its airfields.The US president, who repeatedly claimed he could end the Ukraine war in 24 hours during his election campaign, did not attempt to discourage the Russian leader from retaliation, according to his description of the discussion on his Truth Social platform. He noted instead that Putin had offered to participate in US talks with Iran about its nuclear programme, which Trump claimed Tehran had been “slowwalking”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump says Putin told him ‘very strongly’ he will ‘have to respond’ to Ukraine drone strikes in hour

Trump says he also discussed ongoing talks on Iran’s nuclear program with the Russian leader

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3 w. ago DJ Fat Tony's wedding plans – Kate Moss and Boy George's special roles to Kylie performance

DJ to the stars, Fat Tony, is tying the knot today with his long-term partner, Stavros Agapiou, in what promises to be one of the most flamboyant celebrity knees-ups in recent times

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4 w. ago Russia and America in 'WW3' row as Putin defies Trump and masses 50,000 troops on border with Ukraine

The US president has accused the Russian leader of ‘playing with fire’ after days of heavy air attacks on Ukrainian cities

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