Spending by councils on transporting children with Send to schools is predicted to increase to around £1.97 billion in 2025/26, a report suggests.

Cameras fitted in offenders’ homes and “smell detectors” to catch out drug use in and outside of prison could be introduced as new technology to monitor criminals and curb reoffending. Tech companies ...

Childhood obesity has risen to “alarming” levels, academics have said as they called for action to prevent unhealthy lifestyles setting in among babies and toddlers. Experts said that a child’s ...

US President Donald Trump said that Israel has agreed on terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and warned Hamas to accept the deal before conditions worsen. Mr Trump announced the development on ...

The number of NHS operations carried out in private hospitals or clinics has hit a record high, according to new analysis. Data from the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) show that ...

Labour faces renewed speculation over its tax plans after concessions to the party’s welfare rebels left a £4.8 billion hole in Rachel Reeves’s spending plans. The concessions, including the ...

Water firms will be forced to pay households in England up to £2,000 for service failures as part of efforts to reform the sector, the Government has announced. Compensation payments will increase up ...

Europe sizzled in its first major heatwave of the summer on Tuesday, as Barcelona recorded its hottest June in more than a ...