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Drivers suffer petrol price rises for eight out of the last 12 months / 'no end in sight' to future rises says RAC

August saw yet another rise in the price of both petrol and diesel meaning that prices have gone up for eight of the last 12 months making both fuels 13p more expensive than this time last year, new RAC Fuel Watch data reveals...

Wednesday, 5 September 2018 00:01

Without sufficient funding SEN code of practice is nothing more than an empty promise, say school leaders

School leaders’ union NAHT today (Wednesday 5 September) publish a report into the crisis in supporting children with special educational needs in schools...

Wednesday, 5 September 2018 00:01

LGA responds to NAHT report on Send funding

Responding to a report by the National Association of Head Teachers on funding for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities...

Wednesday, 5 September 2018 00:01

Funding allocated for councils to help rough sleepers

Rough sleepers will receive further support after the Government set out plans to fund 83 areas with the highest numbers of people at risk over the next two years...

Wednesday, 5 September 2018 00:01

Call for Scottish people to make their voices heard in post Brexit trade agreements

Scottish businesses and members of the public have the opportunity to shape Britain’s post-Brexit trade policy...

Wednesday, 5 September 2018 00:01

Head teachers struggling to get vulnerable pupils support - Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Education, responding to the National Association of Head Teachers’ report on high needs funding, said...

Wednesday, 5 September 2018 00:01

Questions in the Lords on the UN Relief and Works Agency

Baroness Northover asked the following "Private Notice Question" in the Lords today: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of the United States...

Tuesday, 4 September 2018 23:43

LAAS Comment on the NEC Meeting

LAAS Comment on the NEC Meeting: “There can be no caveats, no conditions and no compromises with racism...”

Tuesday, 4 September 2018 23:35

Urgent Question on HMP Birmingham - extract and exchange in full

Edward Vaizey (Wantage) (Con)...The great opportunity in our prisons is to work with prisoners and to use, for example, culture and sport to give them opportunities....

Tuesday, 4 September 2018 21:56

Tinkering won't change the fact that rail franchising has failed - McDonald

Andy McDonald, Labour’s Shadow Transport Secretary, responding to reports that Theresa May is planning a review of UK rail franchising...

Tuesday, 4 September 2018 21:55