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Some parents are working extra hours or selling possessions to fund school trips, a survey has found..

Attempts by successive governments to improve bus services and attract more passengers have failed, according to the spending watchdog..

A brave police officer who was injured as he ran to confront psychotic swordsman Marcus Monzo has said there was “no time for fear” as lives were on the line..

Seriously ill children may be denied end-of-life care without further funding for hospices, a charity has warned..

A Green Party peer has said she will vote against proscribing Palestine Action if the order reaches the House Of Lords..

Sir Chris Hoy and his wife Lady Sarra Hoy have received the Freedom of the City of London..

Former health secretary Matt Hancock is among witnesses to appear before the UK Covid-19 Inquiry as it investigates the pandemic’s impact on the care sector..

Nurse Colin Campbell, formerly known as Colin Norris, who was jailed for life in 2008 for the murders of four elderly patients and attempting to murder a fifth, has lost appeals against his convictions at the Court of Appeal..

Drivers were fined nearly £1 million from just 36 yellow box junctions last year after councils were given new enforcement powers, figures show..

There are “ongoing challenges” in the early diagnosis of a life-threatening medical emergency, safety experts have said..

Hundreds of people have reported problems with their pancreas linked to taking weight loss and diabetes jabs, prompting health officials to launch a new study into side effects..

A British woman stranded in Israel said she has still not heard from the Government about chartered evacuation flights – despite registering and paying hundreds of pounds last week..

Rapper Stormzy has been awarded an honorary degree from Cambridge University for his work helping black students get into higher education..

Emma Raducanu’s attempt at a miraculous recovery against Maya Joint fell just short as she exited the Eastbourne Open..

Sir Keir Starmer has set up a confrontation with Labour rebels over welfare reforms, saying he will “lead from the front” in fighting for the changes..

A sword attacker has been found guilty of virtually decapitating a schoolboy and injuring five more people during a rampage he compared to The Hunger Games..

Sir Keir Starmer insisted Nato remains committed to collective defence after US President Donald Trump cast doubt on his support for the mutual aid pact..

Plans to compensate subpostmasters wronged by the Horizon IT scandal are “still moving far too slowly”, a committee of MPs has said..

More than £2 billion saved from “wasteful” NHS spending is to be diverted to “working class communities that need it most”, the Health Secretary will announce..

Ministers are introducing a law change to deport foreign inmates at an earlier point in their sentence in a bid to free up prison space..