It comes as education unions have raised concerns about the statutory tests taken by Year 6 pupils in primary schools across England.

Edinburgh and Birmingham airports have become the latest airports to allow passengers to keep liquids in their bags when going through security.

Ofgem found more than 34,000 prepayment meter customers between 2014 and October 2023 did not receive final bills within six weeks.

The Office for Budget Responsibility said the state finances were facing ‘mounting risks’ in the face of growing debts.

Heidi Alexander said the Government would publish estimates in March for how long the schemes will take to deliver.

Tory former Cabinet minister Lord Norman Tebbit has died aged 94, his son said. The Conservative grandee was one of Margaret Thatcher’s closest political allies and played a key role in Tory politics ...

Ravinder Naga falsely confessed to stealing £35,000 as a result of the Horizon IT faults in a bid to save his mother from prosecution.

More than 900 subpostmasters were wrongfully prosecuted between 1999 and 2015, with many wrongly convicted of theft and false accounting.

Don't miss tomorrow's Dorset Echo which will have all the pictures from Budmouth Academy's Sixth Form prom in a picture special ...