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Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:05:52 GMT
Poorer white pupils let down and neglected - MPs
White pupils from low income families are falling behind "every step of the way", an education committee says.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:59:20 GMT
NHS data strategy: Patients will get more control over data - Hancock
Critics fear data could be misused but the health secretary says a new strategy will make it more secure.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:21:08 GMT
Covid in Scotland: Sturgeon to confirm delay to lockdown easing
The first minister is expected to say a move to level zero in Scotland will be pushed back until mid-July.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:00:38 GMT
Daniel Morgan case: Ex-suspect denies corruption hindered police investigation
Jonathan Rees, acquitted in 2011, drank with police while a suspect in the murder of Daniel Morgan.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:14:55 GMT
New tool for under-18s to report nude photos of themselves online
Children who are worried a nude picture of them has been shared online can flag it to be removed.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:31:31 GMT
London Underground to get full mobile phone coverage by 2024
The 4G and 5G network on the London Underground will be the most advanced in the world, TfL says.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:31:34 GMT
UK starts talks to join Asia-Pacific free trade pact
Membership would lower tariffs on exporting goods such as cars and whisky, the government says.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:26:15 GMT
Petrol lead still exists in London air 22 years after ban
Up to 40% of lead in airborne particles comes from the legacy of leaded petrol, researchers say.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 04:09:44 GMT
Drop 'disproportionate' plan to ban noisy protests, government told
The right to free expression is in danger of being undermined, a parliamentary committee warns.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 18:35:47 GMT
Anti-lockdown Westminster protest: Police officers hurt and 14 arrested
The Met Police says protesters were becoming "obstructive and hostile".

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 00:06:09 GMT
Wimbledon: Fans frustrated as Ticketmaster cancels tickets
Customers say they've lost out on tickets to the finals because the rules on credit cards weren't made clear.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 23:16:45 GMT
Michelin-star restaurant stops serving lunch due to lack of staff
The founder of a Michelin-star restaurant says he had to reduce opening hours to manage shortages.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 06:36:27 GMT
Covid-19: Sturgeon to confirm easing delay and Love Island returns
Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday morning.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:09:57 GMT
Covid: 19 July 'looking good' for end of lockdown, says PM
But Boris Johnson warns there could be a "rough winter for all sorts of reasons", including flu.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 13:53:17 GMT
Covid: Salford woman cancels Scotland honeymoon over travel ban
Bride-to-be Rachel Godiff says the travel ban between Scotland and Manchester "seems unfair".

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:35:00 GMT
Euro 2020: Wales fans 'won't be allowed in' to Netherlands
Fans are told not to travel to Amsterdam for Wales' Euro 2020 last 16 tie with Denmark.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:05:22 GMT
Covid: School inspections in Wales suspended until 2022
Traffic-light ratings are also scrapped for another year in moves to ease pressure on teachers.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:42:58 GMT
Covid: 'It took me almost all day to get my coronavirus vaccine'
Ellie's Covid vaccination appointment was 20 minutes but getting it took her virtually all day.

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 12:29:57 GMT
Hundreds queue for vaccine at White Hart Lane
Tottenham Hotspur's stadium has become a walk-in vaccination centre for the day.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 23:06:36 GMT
A fake wedding, and a $250,000 scam
How a British man's dreams of a future with his Ukrainian fiancee ended in financial disaster.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 23:10:06 GMT
Eva Schloss: 'Why I took Austrian citizenship aged 92'
Eva Schloss has accepted Austrian citizenship, more than 80 years after she fled the country. Why?

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:36:43 GMT
I want girls to be proud of being girls, says Ofsted chief inspector
Ofsted's chief inspector responds to St Paul's Girls' School's decision to ditch the name head girl.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:58:37 GMT
Planning Bill: Why do house building proposals face a backlash?
A sweeping overhaul of England's house building laws faces opposition from across political divides.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:04:12 GMT
Contaminated blood inquiry: The school where dozens of pupils died
Ex-pupils caught up in the infected blood scandal decades ago are giving evidence at an inquiry.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 10:02:54 GMT
Prince William kicks off Sandringham race on Father's Day
The family's Norfolk home is at Anmer Hall on the Queen's Sandringham Estate.

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 23:18:12 GMT
Post Office scandal: 'I just forgot how to laugh'
Anjana and Baljit Sethi ran two successful Post Office branches - then they fell victim to the Horizon scandal.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 05:52:27 GMT
'I play all the instruments in my Irish music band'
CaitrĂ­ona Lagan is a 15-year-old All-Ireland champion musician who plays five instruments.

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 23:00:31 GMT
Covid vaccine: Margaret Keenan reflects receiving world's first jab
Since receiving the world's first Covid-19 vaccine, Ms Keenan has stayed in contact with the nurse who administered it.

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 16:06:40 GMT
Teachers' The Greatest Showman student TikTok dance goes viral
Their version of From Now On from the musical is watched more than 900,000 times in three weeks.

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 23:00:36 GMT
'Finally having a wig puts the smile on your face'
A girl, 15, who donated her hair to a cancer charity finds out a year later she has cancer herself.

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 09:34:23 GMT
Cummings revelations 'beyond The Thick of It' - Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi says his famously abrasive character wouldn't fit into the current government landscape.

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 09:08:23 GMT
Public Health England: 'UK learning to live with Covid'
Vaccination, testing and new treatments should mean fewer restrictions if Covid infections increase.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 04:34:16 GMT
Newspaper headlines: Covid chaos at Euros, and blow to foreign holidays
The news that Scotland footballer Billy Gilmour has tested positive for Covid features on many front pages.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:31:08 GMT
Bobby Zamora scores spectacular goal for friend's team in Colchester
The ex-Premier League player was spotted playing for a friend's team in Colchester

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 08:57:47 GMT
Brexit: Significant change to NI Protocol promised, says Poots
The outgoing DUP leader says the NI secretary has promised imminent movement on the Brexit mechanism.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:45:35 GMT
Wales transport: Freeze on all new road building projects
Plans for a new Menai crossing and other new routes is on hold while a review is held.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:10:33 GMT
Windrush Day: 'Windrush is the big thing in the black community'
Avril Nanton and Jody Burton have released a book looking at London's black history.



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