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Sunak condemns ‘anti-maths mindset’ as he announces review into teac...

Enhancing numeracy in England by teaching maths to the age of 18 will help grow the economy, the PM will argue in a speech on Monday.

Speaker’s chair from the Parliament building that never was is acqui...

The chair is currently undergoing conservation work at the National Museums Collection Centre.

Rise in hate crime against people with disfigurements, research show...

A third of people with a visible difference said they had experienced a hate crime, compared to 28% of respondents in 2019, a charity said.

Scotland being failed by ‘two bad governments’ – Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader made the comments ahead of a speech in Glasgow on Monday.

Scotland being failed by ‘two bad Governments’, says Labour’s Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader made the comments ahead of a speech in Glasgow on Monday.

More than 40 de-arrested after Grand National protests – animal righ...

Police arrested 118 people on Saturday after protesters tried to gain entry to the Aintree Racecourse track, delaying the start of the Grand National.

Thousands take to streets for anti-government protest in Prague

It was the second such rally at Prague’s Wenceslas Square.

Four killed in shooting at Alabama dance studio

WRBL-TV reported the shooting occurred at a dance studio in Dadeville during a birthday party.

Second homes could face more than double council tax under new propo...

The Scottish Government and Cosla are launching a joint consultation to improve housing availability.

Europe’s most powerful nuclear reactor begins production in Finland

The Olkiluoto 3 reactor, which has 1,600-megawatt capacity, began regular production on Sunday.

SNP’s finances are in ‘robust health’ – Ian Blackford

The party’s former Westminster leader said the party is ‘solvent’.

Teenage boy dies after crash in Portadown

The collision happened at 4.20am on Sunday on the Moy Road.

Dozens of prisoners of war freed as Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter

Presidential adviser Andriy Yermak announced that 130 soldiers, sailors, border guards and others captured by Moscow were on their way back home.

Labour pledges to train more GPs as ‘2.8m patients see practice shut...

The party has promised to bring back the family doctor and guarantee face-to-face appointments to all who want them.

Climate envoy Kerry: There can be no rolling back on clean energy tr...

US climate envoy John Kerry said the G7 talks in Japan were ‘really constructive’ in yielding a show of unity for phasing out fossil fuels.

Voter registrations rise as deadline arrives for local elections

Some 26,567 applications were made on April 14, the highest for a single day so far this year.

10 people returning from funeral killed in Kenya bus crash

The passengers were on their way back to the coastal city of Mombasa on Saturday evening.

Care Quality Commission staff to work to rule in pay dispute

Unison said those taking industrial action from Monday include inspectors of health and social care organisations and call centre workers.

Victim raped at age 13 speaks out after her attacker was spared jail

She said sentencing her rapist to a community payback order would make others question whether to report rape.

Ahern urges DUP to compromise to restore Stormont powersharing

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern also credited UK prime minister Rishi Sunak with invigorating efforts to secure a return to devolution in Belfast.