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The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has said a school phone ban would really have helped her daughter, as she launches a campaign for a statutory ban in schools. Esther Ghey is calling on the Government to provide funding to schools for pouches to lock phones in during the school day, which she said has been successful for Brianna’s old school – Birchwood Community High school in Warrington. “For me, it […]

The Tories will challenge the Government to rule out property tax rises in the autumn budget in a Commons vote. Housing Secretary Sir James Cleverly said “a family home is not a piggy bank to raid” ahead of an Opposition Day debate on Wednesday which will centre on speculation that the Chancellor could scrap private residence relief. Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering ending the exemption from capital gains tax (CGT) […]

The Queen has made her first public appearance since the revelation she fought off a man who groped her on a train when she was a teenager. Camilla toured the headquarters of the international disaster relief charity ShelterBox and learned about the latest equipment used by the organisation she supports as patron. Since it was founded in 2000, more than three million people displaced by conflict, natural disasters or the […]

A woman who died after falling from a block of flats in Southampton has been named by police, as a murder investigation into her death continues. Emergency services were called to reports a woman had fallen from the flats in Cuckmere Lane shortly after 2.40pm on Thursday. Tia Langdon, 25, from Southampton, was found at the scene with significant injuries after an incident occurred within one of the flats. She […]

The new Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said he wants to “reclaim” populism after a landslide victory that will see his party shift its politics to the left. Mr Polanski, who spoke of wanting to shift the party’s politics towards “eco-populism” during the leadership race, could offer a fresh headache to Sir Keir Starmer’s Government from the political left. The new Green leader warned “we are here to replace you” in […]

A career criminal was branded a “violent, inhumane coward” as he was jailed for a minimum of 45 years for killing a former prison officer. Elias Morgan, 35, shot father-of-three Lenny Scott after the 33-year-old found a phone in Morgan’s cell while working at HMP Altcourse in Merseyside. The phone revealed Morgan was in a sexual relationship with a female prison officer, Preston Crown Court heard. Morgan, from Edge Hill, […]

The Government has defended the Online Safety Act after Elon Musk’s X said the legislation was threatening free speech. In a post titled What Happens When Oversight Becomes Overreach, the platform, formerly known as Twitter, outlined criticism of the act and the “heavy-handed” UK regulators. The Government countered that it is “demonstrably false” that the Online Safety Act compromises free speech and said it is not designed to censor political […]

The burden placed on school and college leaders and teachers has “never been higher”, a teaching union has warned. Schools are having to run food banks and support families with housing as under-funded wider public services “crumble around them”, a report by union the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said. There services are important, but cannot be continue to be the responsibility of schools and teachers, the union […]

A three-minute brainwave test could detect signs of memory problems linked to Alzheimer’s disease years before clinical diagnosis is possible, a trial has found. Researchers suggest this could be a cheap tool for those who struggle to get a diagnosis, and can be used in multiple settings, including the home. Fastball, developed at the University of Bath, is a new method that uses EEG (electroencephalogram), a test that records the […]