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Arsenal denied Liverpool the opportunity to be crowned Premier League champions on Easter Sunday with a 4-0 victory against 10-man Ipswich at Portman Road. Leandro Trossard put Mikel Arteta’s side ahead after just 14 minutes and Gabriel Martinelli doubled their advantage shortly before the half-hour mark. Ipswich were then forced to play for an hour with 10 players after Leif Davis was shown a straight red card for a late […]

The Met Office says most of the country have seen “some warm spells of sunshine” on Easter Sunday, although a scattering of showers was likely across southern England and south Wales. Met Office meteorologist Craig Snell said weather over the Easter weekend would bring “mixed fortunes”. Mr Snell added: “For Easter day itself, it should be fairly fine and dry, but as we move into Monday, we see the return […]

Mother-of-three Suzanne Cherry, 62, of Aldridge, Walsall, died in hospital after she was hit at 10.25am on Friday April 11 Two patrol cars had started following the grey Nissan van in Kingstanding, Birmingham, after receiving reports of suspicious activity, according to investigating watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). They stopped chasing the van when it came off the road and went up an embankment at Aston Wood Golf […]

Dame Rachel de Souza said parenting must not be outsourced to professionals, adding “if we are serious about protecting our children, we have to look at our own behaviour”. Nearly a quarter of children spend more than four hours a day on an internet-enabled device, a survey for the children’s commissioner suggested earlier this month. A YouGov poll of 502 children in England aged eight to 15 found that 23% […]

Pope Francis made a brief appearance to bless the thousands of people in St Peter’s Square, drawing cheers and applause from the crowd as he continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia. “Brothers and sisters, Happy Easter,” Francis said, his voice sounding stronger than it has since his admission to hospital. Francis did not celebrate the Easter Mass in the piazza, delegating it to Cardinal Angelo Comastri, […]

Scotland’s NHS boards have paid almost £227 million in compensation in the past five years, new figures suggest. Statistics released to the Scottish Tories under freedom of information legislation show £226.9 million was paid out by health boards in settlements between 2019/20 and 2023/24 as a result of more than 1,000 cases. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde paid out the most, with just under £50 million, followed by NHS Lothian […]

The number of modern languages teachers in Scotland has fallen by more than a fifth since 2008, figures have shown. Analysis of the Supplementary Schools Statistics by the Scottish Liberal Democrats also found that the number of French and German teachers is at a record low. Since 2008, there has been a 22.3% reduction in the number of modern languages teachers – a decrease of 347. Scotland has lost 44.2% […]

Free breakfast clubs are set to launch at 750 schools across England next week as teachers expressed concerns that Government funding behind the flagship scheme will fall short of the cost. Thousands of parents will be able to access 30 minutes of morning childcare from Tuesday as part of a trial beginning at the start of the new term and running to July, ahead of an expected national rollout. Education […]

Thousands of trans rights protesters gathered in central London days after a Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman. Trans rights groups, trade unions and community organisations came together for what was billed as an “emergency demonstration” in Parliament Square. Activists demanded “trans liberation” and “trans rights now”, with some waving flags and holding banners. In a long-awaited judgment delivered on Wednesday, the UK’s highest court confirmed the […]