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Education Secretary will take action if school receives poor Ofsted inspection
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said she will not hesitate to take action where schools are failing..
Sir Ian McKellen looking to take the rest of the year off after fall
The 85 year old two-time Oscar nominee lost his footing during a plays fight scene in June at the Noel Coward Theatre.
Survey finds drivers of petrol and diesel cars have really poor knowledge of EVs
More than half of 1,000 UK drivers of conventionally fuelled cars answered no more than two out of 10 questions about electric vehicles correctly.
Leadership contender Badenoch to say Tories must focus on renewal
The shadow communities secretary is currently the bookmakers favourite to replace Rishi Sunak.
Potential loss of faith in idea of homeownership among 35 to 54 year olds
Nearly three-in-five 35 to 54-year-olds who do not own a home may have given up hope of ever getting on the property ladder, research for a building society indicates..
NHS rolls out new jab for respiratory virus
The NHS has started vaccinating pregnant women and older people against a respiratory virus that can make some people seriously ill..
One word Ofsted judgments for schools scrapped by Government
Single-headline Ofsted grades for schools will be scrapped with immediate effect, the Government has announced..
Nandy promises resale ticket probe will look at surge pricing after Oasis furore
The Culture Secretary has called the inflated selling of Oasis tickets incredibly depressing as she revealed that surge pricing would be included in a Government review of the secondary gig sales market..
Woman charged with murder after death of six year old boy
A woman has been charged with murder following the death of a six-year-old boy..
Exit polls suggest breakthrough for German far right party
The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, was on track to become the strongest party in a state election for the first time on Sunday in the countrys east, and was roughly level with mainstream conservatives in a second vote, exit polls showed..
Government minister hit by dynamic Oasis pricing
A Government minister has been hit by dynamic pricing, and eventually had to fork out more than double the original quoted cost of a ticket for Oasis..
Swinney pledges to restore SNP to winning ways after election losses
John Swinney has promised to make the SNP an election winning organisation again, vowing the lead his party to victory at the Holyrood vote in 2026..
Kadeena Cox secures Paralympic redemption by retaining mixed team sprint title
Kadeena Cox secured Paralympic redemption by retaining the mixed team sprint title alongside Jaco van Gass and Jody Cundy as Great Britain added three more golds on the final day of track cycling in Paris..
Two teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder after boy 13 stabbed to death
Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Oldbury..
Floral tributes laid after man and three children found dead in house
Floral tributes have been laid after a man and three young children were found dead in a house in Surrey..
I will not see you for a long time Adele signs off final Munich show
Adele has signed off her final Germany residency show by saying that she will not see her fans for a long time..
Neil Warnock leads tributes to ray of sunshine Sol Bamba after death aged 39
Neil Warnock has paid tribute to Sol Bamba and described him as a ray of sunshine following Bambas death aged 39..
UK faced economic crash if winter fuel payment was not axed Powell says
The UK could have faced a run on the pound and an economic crash if Rachel Reeves had not axed winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners to fill a black hole in the public finances, Commons Leader Lucy Powell said..
Cat Deeley praises Holly Willoughby for classy This Morning support
Cat Deeley has praised Holly Willoughby for supporting her taking over as a lead presenter on This Morning..
River Seine water quality sees Paralympic triathlons postponed 24 hours
Paralympic triathlon events scheduled to take place on Sunday in Paris have been postponed for 24 hours due to a decrease in the water quality of the river Seine ..