Report says UK councils have lost confidence in system owing to costs and pressuresCouncils may pull out of a scheme for housing asylum seekers after carrying a “disproportionate share” of the costs and pressures, a Commons report has warned.MPs claimed local authorities have “lost confidence” in the system, with some Read more
Union says schools overwhelmed by funding cuts and increasing child povertyTeachers have warned that growing levels of poverty across England are having a devastating effect on pupils, with more children going hungry and being unable to afford warm clothes this winter.The findings from the National Education Union paint a harrowing Read more
Legal limit for daily exposure to damaging particulate matter was breached five timesMillions of people were exposed to “shocking” levels of harmful air as a result of moor fires that raged across Greater Manchester this summer, a new study has found.Firefighters and soldiers battled devastating blazes at Winter Hill and Read more
Campaigners condemn ‘Dickensian’ picture of poverty in UK and accuse ministers of allowing austerity to create generation of children who are ‘impoverished through no fault of their own’ Via: Teachers witnessing 'distressing' new levels of child poverty in schools this winter
The eye-watering figures, which include overtime, bonuses and employer pension contributions, show the highest paid London Tube driver in the year to November received £103,374. Via: Mind the pay gap! London Tube drivers on £100,000-a-year salaries get more than pilots
Vicky Balch, (pictured) from Leyland in Lancashire, was forced to amputate her right leg following the horrific rollercoaster smash in June 2015. Via: Alton Towers Smiler crash survivor says new pink prosthetic leg will allow her to wear heels again
After Storm Deirdre brought gales, heavy snow and freezing rain to large parts of the UK, the weather on Sunday is expected to be more favourable to those heading out to shop. Via: Ice warnings in place as rain and wind subside to bring hope for the High Street
Insects, frogs, fish and small birds were killed in the blaze which tore through the Monsoon Forest area at the Cheshire zoo on Saturday. Via: Chester Zoo raises £40,000 in just hours after a devastating fire
Previously unseen photographs taken by Lockerbie resident Peter Giesecke the morning after the disaster show the extent of the destruction. Via: Previously unseen photos from Lockerbie taken by a man haunted by the sight of a young woman's body
French president will be forced to change his style of governing, say analysts A month of gilets jaunes, or yellow vests, protests have taken a further toll on the popularity of President Emmanuel Macron, a new poll showed on Sunday, with analysts saying he will be forced to change his Read more