Thousands of new school places are to be created in England - particularly for children in disadvantaged areas and for those with special needs.
The band's original line-up of Keisha, Mutya and Siobhan have recently made a comeback.
Woodside’s North West Shelf gas development would release more than eight times Australia’s annual emissions if it continues to operate until 2070
A STRING of top names have joined the line-up of a major Scottish spirits festival spanning ten days.
Allegations come as Moscow denies targeting civilians after apartment strike ‘leaves at least 21 dead’
Activists gathered outside the Russian consulate in New York City on Wednesday, June 29, holding a vigil ahead of the trial of American basketball player Brittney Griner, which was due to begin in Russia on Friday.Griner was detained at a Moscow airport on February 17 after Russian officials said they had found vape cartridges bearing traces of hash oil in her luggage. She had been in Russia to play for a team during the WNBA’s off-season.Russian state-owned news agency TASS said Griner’s trial would begin on July 1. Its report was accompanied by video showing Griner at a Khimki city court, near Moscow, for a preliminary hearing. She did not speak in the footage.Footage posted by Ben Von Klemperer showed speaker Tamika Mallory, from campaign group Until Freedom, speaking to the crowd outside the consulate.“We demand that America is responsible for bringing Brittney Griner home no matter what we have to do,” she can be heard saying as the crowd applauds. Credit: Ben Von Klemperer via Storyful
WITH her rippling muscles and lean frame, Amy Oxberry is shaping up to be the fittest granny in York.
Unless you don’t care what price you get for your car, selling can often be a long and drawn-out experience. This is especially true if you choose to sell privately – which often involves dealing with multiple potential buyers, going out on test drives, and haggling over the selling price – all with no guarantee of a sale at the end.
A volunteer fire department in Milano, Texas, speedily contained a grass fire on June 29, keeping it from spreading to two structures, drone footage shows.Michael Beard, who recorded this video, said the Milano Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze and made quick work of the grass fire.Beard told Storyful the Volunteer Fire Department was able to put out the fire before the flames reached two structures on the property or the nearby State Highway 36. Credit: Michael Beard via Storyful
Democrat on education board says ‘that’s not going to be acceptable’
A passenger on the Norwegian Sun cruise captured the moment the ship hit an iceberg off the coasts of Alaska. Source: AP
The number for June - the highest monthly total this year - appears to cast doubt on government claims that its Rwanda scheme will lead to fewer people risking their lives in dinghies. Nearly 7,000 people have made the perilous crossing since Home Secretary Priti Patel announced the policy on 14 April, according to data collected and analysed by Sky News. The scheme has been criticised as "cruel and nasty" by charities but defended by the government as "the morally right thing to do".
Flora and fauna pay the price as land is cleared for town development
The role will be in addition to Mr Swinney’s duties as deputy first minister and cabinet secretary for Covid recovery.
Ex-boyfriend of former Mayor’s teenage daughter threatened to maim Mr Livingstone
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Florida has the largest number of unprovoked shark attacks in the US – reporting almost 900 attacks since 1837
Figures from data firm Experian show the average price of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts reached a new high of 191.4p on Thursday.
Scott Mills, Chris Stark and Steve Wright all announced they were stepping down from their respective radio shows on Friday.
A shadow minister has claimed that Parliament is "not a safe place to work" amid controversy surrounding the resignation of the deputy chief whip over groping allegations. Shadow armed forces minister Luke Pollard told Sky News that "wholesale change" is needed as he called for "higher standards" in politics. The prime minister has been criticised over his delay in suspending deputy chief whip Chris Pincher from the Tory parliamentary party over claims he drunkenly assaulted two men.
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