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Youth unemployment is likely to be even higher than official statistics, according to the Children’s Commissioner who has warned of a “blind spot” with tens of thousands of young people “slipping through the cracks”. Dame Rachel de Souza estimated some 42,000 16 and 17-year-olds are enrolled in colleges but attending less than half the time, meaning they are effectively disengaged from education but remain outside official figures. The number of […]

Monty Don has announced he will leave Gardeners’ World after more than 20 years. The broadcaster, 71, who joined in 2003, will leave the horticulture programme at the end of the current series later this year. He said: “I have decided that the current series of Gardeners’ World is to be my last. “I began hosting the programme 23 years ago, first at Berryfields and for the past 16 years […]

Harry Kane is on the shortlist for the 2026 Men’s Ballon d’Or award along with England team-mates Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice. The Bayern Munich sharpshooter is the bookmakers’ favourite to pick up the prestigious trophy on October 26, when the event will be held in London for the first time. Kane scored 73 goals in 65 matches for club and country during a season that saw him win another […]

Flights departing the UK have been disrupted by an air traffic control “technical issue”, Nats has said. Birmingham Airport said the issue was affecting airspace in the south of the UK and was “impacting a significant number of departing flights across the country”. Heathrow Airport, the UK’s largest airport in west London, confirmed it was one of the airports impacted but said arriving flights were “currently not affected” in a […]

The UK accused the Israeli government of turning a blind eye to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians as Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband risked an international backlash by announcing sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements. Both Israel and the US have criticised the UK’s stance, which will see a ban on imports from illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and sanctions on individuals and firms providing services to settlers. Mr Miliband said […]

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were surprised by the King’s formal reiteration they will be treated as “private citizens” and did not have enough time to clarify any points before the guidance was issued to the media, it is understood. Harry’s father Charles asked the Royal Household’s most senior officer the Lord Chamberlain to write to senior stakeholders within the Government and the military setting out guidelines on their status. […]

Nigel Farage has called for full face coverings to be banned in public “once and for all” after masked protesters gathered for anti-migrant demonstrations over the weekend. The Reform UK leader labelled face coverings a “menace” and made clear he would ban any worn for religious reasons as well. It comes after crowds of masked, black-clad men blocked road access to the Port of Dover on Saturday, in scenes which […]

Andy Burnham clocks up 50 days as Prime Minister on Tuesday, meaning his premiership has outlasted that of Liz Truss. Ms Truss holds the record for the shortest-serving UK prime minister in history, doing the job for only 49 days in 2022. She was replaced by Rishi Sunak, whose premiership lasted for 619 days until the Conservatives lost the general election in July 2024. Sir Keir Starmer then became prime […]

Britain’s biggest retailers will offer young people thousands of work experience placements as the Government aims to slash youth joblessness. The placements, with businesses including Tesco, John Lewis, Curry’s and Costa Coffee, will be offered directly to young universal credit claimants in a programme dubbed “Opening Shift”. Some 40 retailers have already signed up to offer more than 11,000 placements, providing young people with two-to-four weeks of work experience. They […]