Ofsted chief inspector warns against ‘divisive’ political campaigns...

Amanda Spielman said Ofsted had seen anecdotal examples of teachers enlisting children ‘to write campaigning letters’.

Matheson vows to co-operate with Holyrood investigation into £11,000...

The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body has agreed to look into an expenses claim the Scottish Health Secretary submitted.

Top judge Lady Hale gives first speech in Lords 20 years after accep...

Lady Hale is a former president of the Supreme Court, who became known for finding Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament in 2019 to be unlawful.

Nature beauty spot saw 1,200 hours of sewage releases in month of he...

Campaigners say despite heavy rainfall there is ‘no justification’ for this level of water pollution.

Lab technician convicted of possessing terrorist documents

Charles Cannon was found guilty of having guides on making explosives and weapons.

Workman trapped on burning high-rise building lifted to safety by cr...

The large fire broke out at the Station Hill development site near Reading town centre on Thursday morning.

Government repeating same mistakes led to Covid deaths, adviser tell...

Chief scientific adviser Professor Dame Angela McLean gave evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Thursday.

FA’s decision not to light Wembley arch branded ‘antisemitic’ by Tor...

Conservative former minister Sir Michael Ellis said the FA ‘seem to regret every death and injustice, apart from the death of Jews’.

What is the UK’s current net migration and what does it mean?

Net migration is the difference between the number of people arriving and leaving the country.

Tory donor fails in appeal bid after losing High Court libel fight w...

Two appeal judges considered Mohamed Amersi’s libel claim against Charlotte Leslie at a Court of Appeal hearing in London on Thursday.

Ex-employees accused tech boss Jones of sexual harassment and bullyi...

Lawrence Jones stepped down as CEO of web host provider UKFast after the Financial Times reported claims of sexual harassment.

Amazon workers to stage Black Friday walkout

Members of the GMB union at the online giant’s site in Coventry will strike on Friday in a dispute over pay.

Amazon workers stage Black Friday walkout

Members of the GMB union at the online giant’s site in Coventry will strike on Friday in a dispute over pay.

King and Queen bond with South Korean First Lady over pet dogs on st...

Charles and Camilla said an official goodbye to President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee at Buckingham Palace.

Using sites like LinkedIn can trigger imposter syndrome, study sugge...

Professional social network sites such as LinkedIn and Xing are widely used.

Taoiseach confident hostage releases will still go ahead

Leo Varadkar said it remained unclear whether Irish-Israeli girl Emily Hand, nine, would be among the first hostages set free.

Lack of speed in decisions ‘most significant’ pandemic shortcoming,...

Professor Dame Angela McLean made the remarks as she gave evidence to the UK Covid-19 public inquiry.

UK braced for sub-zero temperatures and snow in first cold snap of t...

A yellow weather warning has been issued for Shetland, with some places expecting to see temperatures as low as minus 5C.

Labour: Apology needed from Home Secretary over derogatory term alle...

Home Secretary James Cleverly has denied the claims made against him.

Tech entrepreneur Lawrence Jones convicted of rapes and sexual assau...

The 55-year-old former UKFast entrepreneur will be sentenced for all matters on December 1.