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One-year-old girl dies after crash on campsite

One-year-old girl dies after crash on campsite

One-year-old girl dies after crash on campsite

28 April 2025

Emergency services were called to reports of a collision involving the child and a vehicle.


Complaints about universities from students surge to record high in 2024

Complaints about universities from students surge to record high in 2024

Complaints about universities from students surge to record high in 2024

28 April 2025

The watchdog said it will monitor complaints as financial challenges facing the sector ‘may impact on students’ experiences’.


Government will not be hurried on school guidance after gender ruling – minister

Government will not be hurried on school guidance after gender ruling – minister

Government will not be hurried on school guidance after gender ruling – minister

28 April 2025

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was important for the Government ‘to take stock’ after the Supreme Court ruling and Cass report.


Swinney’s message to trade unions: Scottish industry must not be ‘hollowed out’

Swinney’s message to trade unions: Scottish industry must not be ‘hollowed out’

Swinney’s message to trade unions: Scottish industry must not be ‘hollowed out’

28 April 2025

The First Minister said the Scottish Government was prepared to act with UK ministers to help industry.


Buried electricity cables ‘4.5 times more expensive than overhead lines’

Buried electricity cables ‘4.5 times more expensive than overhead lines’

Buried electricity cables ‘4.5 times more expensive than overhead lines’

28 April 2025

The report aims to ‘get some objective truths on the costs’ amid public debate over the growing transmission network, the authors said.


LS Lowry painting originally bought for £10 expected to fetch up to £1 million

LS Lowry painting originally bought for £10 expected to fetch up to £1 million

LS Lowry painting originally bought for £10 expected to fetch up to £1 million

28 April 2025

The painting, Going To The Mill, was bought by Arthur Wallace for £10 in 1926 and has been in the same family ever since.


Warning over high pollen and UV levels as temperatures set to hit 29C

Warning over high pollen and UV levels as temperatures set to hit 29C

Warning over high pollen and UV levels as temperatures set to hit 29C

28 April 2025

Temperature records for April and May are unlikely to be broken this week, the Met Office said.


Wife of British man detained in Dubai calls on PM to act to secure his release

Wife of British man detained in Dubai calls on PM to act to secure his release

Wife of British man detained in Dubai calls on PM to act to secure his release

28 April 2025

Heather Cornelius delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street on Monday, the day after her husband Ryan Cornelius’s 71st birthday.


Valuation Office Agency to be scrapped in latest quango cull

Valuation Office Agency to be scrapped in latest quango cull

Valuation Office Agency to be scrapped in latest quango cull

28 April 2025

The agency will be disbanded as a standalone division and the majority will be merged within HM Revenue & Customs by April next year.


Labour MP urges Glastonbury organisers to remove Kneecap from festival line-up

Labour MP urges Glastonbury organisers to remove Kneecap from festival line-up

Labour MP urges Glastonbury organisers to remove Kneecap from festival line-up

28 April 2025

David Taylor said it would be ‘deeply troubling’ to see the band performing at the event after a member allegedly called for the death of Tory MPs.


Government urged to invest £260m in teacher training to boost school standards

Government urged to invest £260m in teacher training to boost school standards

Government urged to invest £260m in teacher training to boost school standards

28 April 2025

All teachers should be given free access to a ‘golden thread’ of core professional qualifications, a think tank and charity has suggested.


University applications for AI degrees rise 15%, data shows

University applications for AI degrees rise 15%, data shows

University applications for AI degrees rise 15%, data shows

28 April 2025

Data from Ucas shows the number of young people applying for degrees in artificial intelligence are rising, even as wider computing applications fall.


British lorry driver denies murdering wife after remains found at Co Cork home

British lorry driver denies murdering wife after remains found at Co Cork home

British lorry driver denies murdering wife after remains found at Co Cork home

28 April 2025

Richard Satchwell, 58, is charged with the murder of Tina Satchwell in Youghal on March 20 2017.


‘Impossible’ to make smartphones safe for children, Sophie Winkleman warns

‘Impossible’ to make smartphones safe for children, Sophie Winkleman warns

‘Impossible’ to make smartphones safe for children, Sophie Winkleman warns

28 April 2025

Netflix drama Adolescence has fuelled a debate about phones in schools.


BBC executives ‘draw a line in the sand’ after workplace culture review

BBC executives ‘draw a line in the sand’ after workplace culture review

BBC executives ‘draw a line in the sand’ after workplace culture review

28 April 2025

The review was announced in 2024 in the wake of the furore over disgraced former newsreader Huw Edwards.


Chancellor Reeves warned of ‘tough’ trade-offs ahead of spending review

Chancellor Reeves warned of ‘tough’ trade-offs ahead of spending review

Chancellor Reeves warned of ‘tough’ trade-offs ahead of spending review

28 April 2025

A report from the Resolution Foundation suggests that the Government should focus spending in areas such as health and housing.


Triple-death crash prompts renewed calls for graduated driving licences

Triple-death crash prompts renewed calls for graduated driving licences

Triple-death crash prompts renewed calls for graduated driving licences

28 April 2025

Edward Spencer killed three fellow pupils at his school in a crash in April 2023, just six weeks after passing his driving test.


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