Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis, warns UN rights chief
Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza continued in Egypt for a second day on Monday as the UN’s top rights official warned that the war there risked morphing into a much “wider conflagration” enveloping every country in the Middle East and beyond...
Monday, 4 March 2024 15:42
Conservatives invest in jobs for Wales
Responding to the news that Rolls-Royce Submarines are creating more than 100 jobs in Cardiff to provide nuclear reactors for new attack submarines. Paul Davies MS, Shadow Economy Minister, said...
Monday, 4 March 2024 15:39
UK and Faroe Islands reach agreement on fishing opportunities for 2024
UK secures over 2,200 tonnes of fishing quota through annual negotiations with the Faroe Islands...
Monday, 4 March 2024 15:37
Budget is the last chance for the Prime Minister to reverse crippling school cuts before the election, say school leaders
Ahead of the 2024 spring budget, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said...
Monday, 4 March 2024 14:00
DfE blog on "How we’re encouraging children at our school to read for pleasure"
Whiston Worrygoose is a ‘Reading School’. Reading drives everything we do and it’s at the centre of our whole curriculum offer...
Monday, 4 March 2024 13:09
IFS: Health spending planned to fall in England and Scotland in 2024-25, suggesting a top-up likely
The UK government, Scottish Government and Welsh Governments have each now published their final updated budgets for the current financial year, 2023–24...
Monday, 4 March 2024 12:43
Scottish Government: Tackling gender-based violence
A dedicated approach to prevent and respond to gender-based violence (GBV) in schools has been published...
Monday, 4 March 2024 12:06
Liz Kendall's speech setting out Labour's plan to get Britain working again - Mar 4
Liz Kendall MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, speech to Demos Think Tank
Monday, 4 March 2024 11:27
SRC: Firms face £125m Scotland-only business rate surcharge over next 2 years
A Scotland-only business rates surcharge on all firms occupying medium-sized and larger premises and which enters its ninth year of operation next month is set to cost firms a cumulative £125 million over the next two years, according to the Scottish Retail Consortium...
Monday, 4 March 2024 10:38
£10 million to support suicide prevention
Those struggling with their mental health will be better supported thanks to a £10 million funding boost for charities working to prevent suicides...
Monday, 4 March 2024 10:37