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AI to tackle truancy by setting school attendance targets
All schools will be set individual targets for attendance, powered by AI, in a bid to tackle the growing classroom absence crisis.The move comes after persistent absence figures (those...
Samantha Morton calls for manslaughter charges over deaths of children in care
Actor and director Samantha Morton has said councils who fail to prevent the deaths of children in care should face manslaughter charges.Warning: This story contains references to suicide. In...
Thousands of NHS staff to be made redundant after funding agreed
Thousands of job cuts at the NHS will go ahead after the £1bn needed to fund the redundancies was approved by the Treasury.The government had already announced its intention...
Starmer vows to fight on as Streeting’s allies deny leadership challenge
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Sir Keir Starmer is prepared to fight off any leadership challenge,...
Starmer vows to fight any plot to oust him as Labour MPs fear budget backlash
Sir Keir Starmer is vowing to fight any challenge to his leadership rather than stand aside, amid claims of plotting by MPs being compared to TV's The Traitors.Number 10...
Protesters armed with batons storm COP30 venue in Brazil
Protesters have forced their way into the COP30 venue in Brazil.The activists, some carrying batons, according to Reuters, clashed with UN security guards in Belem, where world leaders have...
New law could help tackle AI-generated child abuse at source, says watchdog
Groups tackling AI-generated child sexual abuse material could be given more powers to protect children online under a proposed new law.Organisations like the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), as well...
Leak reveals BBC staff anger at Tory-linked board member as Nandy defends broadcaster
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has defended the BBC as a crisis initiated by an edit of a Donald Trump speech engulfs the corporation.The organisation apologised on Monday after two...
UK stops some intelligence sharing with US over boat strikes in Caribbean
The UK has reportedly stopped sharing some intelligence with the US on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean following concerns over America's strikes against the vessels.The US has...
Universal credit claimants soar by over a million in a year, new figures show
The number of universal credit (UC) claimants has soared to 8.3 million people - up from 7.2 million at the same time last year, new government figures show.That is...
