What is causing the rise of Neets? Data and trends behind youth unemployment as Andy Burnham addresses rising problem
Andy Burnham said he is ‘on a mission’ to halt the rise in the number of youngsters not in education, employment or training (Neet) The recent rise in young people…
Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead a Brit-heavy Booker prize longlist
Douglas Stuart and Marlon James, two previous winners of the Booker, have been named on this year’s longlist, alongside three-time nominee Elizabeth Strout, in a collection that “rewards risk”. The…
Home Office used ‘AI hallucinated’ information to refuse asylum claim, judge suggests
A senior judge has accused the Home Office of relying on “AI hallucinated” information to refuse an asylum claim. The case relates to a Moroccan woman and her child who…
Tory MP accuses French navy of firing shots in Channel incident
A Conservative MP has claimed a French warship fired warning shots near a boat he was on in the Channel in an attempt to stop him covering the small boats…
More rail services in England set to slow as heatwave shrinks soil
Persistent drought conditions caused by the climate crisis are expected to cause further disruption to trains across southern England, as the lack of rainfall affects the ground supporting railway embankments.…
Pharma giant GSK to relocate research headquarters to Cambridge in £400m move
GSK is hoping all workers will relocate to either Cambridge or Ware Pharmaceutical giant GSK has announced plans to close its main research and development hub in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, in…
Mum and boyfriend guilty of girl’s murder
A mother and her new boyfriend have been found guilty of murdering her two-year-old daughter, with the man also convicted of sexually abusing the girl. Isabelle Welsh suffered multiple injuries…
Mother and boyfriend found guilty of murdering her two-year-old daughter
Alexandra Walker and boyfriend Harrison Simpson convicted of the murder of Isabelle Welsh Alexandra Walker, 26, and her boyfriend Harrison Simpson, 22, have been convicted at Teesside Crown Court of…
Voices: Is Andy Burnham’s opening blitz of policies enough to keep Labour ahead of Reform?
With three polls now putting Labour ahead of Reform for the first time in over a year, has the new prime minister’s flurry of early policies genuinely reversed Labour’s fortunes,…
Burnham’s technical education plans will ‘hit the skids’ without schools funding, unions warn (cloned)
National Education Union (NEU) leader says asking schools to keep doing more with less is ‘not sustainable’ Plans to elevate technical and academic education to an equal standing, championed by…