Behind England’s bumper A-level results lie record levels of regional disparities
Andy Burnham has put regional inequality at the top of his agenda as prime minister, and nowhere is the need for doing so clearer than in education. As England’s A-level…
Prisons are full – who should be released early? – podcast
At the last count, two weeks ago, there were almost 86,500 people in prison in England and Wales. That’s about 5,000 more than even the Ministry of Justice accepts can…
Russian plot to kill Ukrainian American thwarted in Warsaw, says Polish PM
A Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister has said. Donald Tusk said…
Nearly 100 children detained as adults under UK-France migration deal
Nearly 100 children have been wrongly identified and detained as adults under Shabana Mahmood’s “one in, one out” deal with France, the Guardian can disclose. Home Office staff said that…
Two seriously injured after passenger train derails near Lewes in East Sussex
Two people have been seriously injured after a passenger train derailed between Haywards Heath and Lewes in East Sussex on Thursday. The South East Coast ambulance service said two people…
Four taken to hospital and homes damaged in West Midlands fires
Four people have been taken to hospital and several homes damaged as fires tore through residential neighbourhoods in the West Midlands. A 16-hectare (40-acre) grassfire near a golf course in…
Unemployed young people to join AI boot camps to get job-ready
Young people out of work or at risk of unemployment in the UK are to join “AI boot camps” where they harness the technology to get a foothold in the…
Nigel Farage set for decisive but arguably empty victory in Clacton
Voting has closed in one of the UK’s more unusual and least tense byelections, with Nigel Farage set for a decisive if arguably empty victory against dozens of independent, fringe,…
CPS director apologises for failings in case of rapist-murderer Simon Levy
The director of the Crown Prosecution Service has apologised and vowed to increase staff numbers after conceding that the court deciding whether to release Simon Levy on bail should have…
King’s nephew achieves grades to study at Royal Agricultural University
James will study rural land and property management at the Cirencester-based university The Earl of Wessex, King Charles III’s nephew, is understood to be attending the Royal Agricultural University after…