All news by author: Ben Glaze

A college principal and leading regional business chief have raised fears about how youngsters are being equipped for industry, as A-level results day looms this week

The Ministry of Defence said two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers were detected transiting close to the Shetland Islands in Scotland and RAF Typhoon fighter jets were sent to intercept them

The finding comes from study by the Co-op and children's charity Barnardo's and is published as teens get ready to receive their A-level, T-level and BTEC results this week

An estimated 3.9 million working days have been lost to industrial action in the past year - more than at any point since the 1980s, according to research by the Resolution Foundation think tank

Rishi Sunak's government are reeling after a horrific seven days in which the Bibby Stockholm migrant barge policy fell apart and several migrants tragically died in the Channel

British naval vessels have been summoned to escort Kremlin ships through UK waters dozens of times since 2021, according to a written parliamentary answer

Campaigners at the League Against Cruel Sports wants the devices outlawed - but supporters say they help protect birds from predators such as foxes and other wildlife

As the football season kicks off tonight with Burnley v Manchester City, local council bosses have demanded that top clubs foot the bill for safety checks instead of taxpayers

Ex-Environment Minister Lord Zac Goldsmith quit the Government in June with a brutal attack on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak - and said he could support Keir Starmer's party

The Ministry of Defence spent the money with the controversial ferry firm after it faced widespread condemnation for firing 800 workers by video in March last year

The Downing Street media grid has designated this "small boats week", with a series of crackdowns announced and re-announced as the first migrants board the Bibby Stockholm barge

Former spy chief Sir David Omand, who was the boss of GCHQ, suggested Moscow was behind the hack of the Electoral Commission that went undiscovered for 14 months

An asylum seeker has compared the 1970s-built, 10,659-ton Bibby Stockholm, moored on the Isle of Portland, to the notorious American jail on an island offshore from San Francisco

The Electoral Commission has issued an apology after it admitted hackers were able to access the names and addresses of anyone in the UK registered to vote between 2014 and 2022

The idea to send asylum seekers to the South Atlantic has been revived by desperate Tories as thousands of migrants continue to cross the Channel to Britain

Veteran politician Sir Chris Bryant, who chairs the Commons Standards Committee and has been in Parliament for 22 years, makes the allegations in his new book, Code of Conduct

Labour accused Suella Braverman of seeking headlines instead of sorting the mess caused by Tories. In March, 172,758 asylum seekers were waiting for an initial decision on their case

The media watchdog announced investigations into programmes hosted by MPs Jacob Rees-Mogg, Esther McVey and Philip Davies amid impartiality fears

The Prime Minister claimed to be on drivers' side - but Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh blasted the Premier over delays to learners sitting their tests

Migrants have boarded the Bibby Stockholm moored on the Isle of Portland, with more due later today, as Downing Street was forced to correct a Home Office Minister over the numbers expected this week

The Labour leader hit out at the environmental group's plans to stop all fossil fuel extraction to help tackle climate change - and said he would not revoke North Sea drilling licences

Tory ministers once again are looking at proposals to move asylum seekers to the volcanic isle in the South Atlantic, which does not have a hospital or facilities for large numbers

Ministers have refused to confirm exactly when asylum seekers will step onto the vessel moored on the Isle of Portland - but reports suggest it could happen within hours

Shadow Immigration Minister Stephen Kinnock confirmed the party would continue to house migrants on vessels like the Bibby Stockholm, despite a huge public outcry

Shadow Immigration Minister Stephen Kinnock warned that thousands of Afghans face being booted out of their "temporary" accommodation two years after fleeing the Taliban