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The turmoil cast yet more doubt on the PM’s promise to restore 'integrity, professionalism and accountability' after Boris Johnson and Liz Truss ’s chaotic governments

The Prime Minister carried out a mini-reshuffle to replace sacked Dominic Raab and to appoint maternity cover for two top Tories

Education think tank EDSK warned that teachers face the 'virtually impossible task' of determining whether pupils have done their own coursework or relied on AI models to help them cheat

The ASCL union, which represents heads and school leaders, said it would formally ballot its members nationally over pay and conditions for the first time in its history

The Prime Minister used a speech to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement to praise political leaders for having courage 'more powerful than a thousand bombs and bullets' to reach the landmark peace deal

Tory ministers sparked fury last month by confirming a two-year hold-up in building key sections of the HS2 high speed rail line in a bid to cut spiralling costs

Tory chairman Greg Hands provoked astonishment at the weekend when he claimed public services were performing well - despite strikes and long waits for NHS treatment

A new report by the National Housing Federation lays bare the extent of the chronic social housing shortage, with families forced to share beds, parents sleeping in kitchens or hallways, and children left without space to do their homework

Police Scotland said: 'A 71-year-old man has today, Tuesday, 18 April 2023, been arrested as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party'

Labour leader Keir Starmer distanced himself from his predecessor in a recent interview, where he denied he'd ever been friends with Jeremy Corbyn during their time working together

The Prime Minister wants all children to study maths in 'some form' until adulthood but critics said his sums on how to deliver the vague plans failed to add up

The new UK-wide Emergency Alert system will be tested on Sunday, April 23, with Brits due to receive trial messages to warn of danger to life nearby

MPs found that 360,000 people were hit by hold-ups of more than 10 weeks when applying for travel documents in 2022, with holidaymakers left out of pocket and people struggling to get to family emergencies

Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell has been arrested as part of a police investigation into the SNP's finances, shortly after Ms Sturgeon stepped down as Scotland's First Minister

Nearly one in five (18%) teachers and support staff (22%) reported taking on a second job to make ends meet, while a quarter (23%) of teachers have been forced to skip meals, according to a massive survey by the National Education Union

The troubling survey of more than 17,800 National Education Union (NEU) members laid bare the extent to which schools are being forced to intervene to help families bucking under cost of living pressures

Tesco chairman John Allan warned that Tory ministers are failing hundreds of thousands of kids from less well off families who are being deprived of free dinners by strict eligibility rules

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) voted by 98% to dismiss the Government's latest wage deal, which teachers have branded 'unacceptable'

A poll of more than 17,800 National Education Union (NEU) members in England and Wales found that 35% of teachers saw their workload as unmanageable most of the time and 13% felt this all of the time

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) report taking antidepressants to cope with stress as well as struggling to sleep and losing weight amid spiralling workloads in schools

WASPI estimated women lost up to £50,000 from their state pension after the hike to retirement age for women, and campaigners are battling for compensation for those affected by the move

Home Secretary Suella Braverman claimed that she wasn't aware of the case, when police fired on refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo who were protesting over food rations

Only weeks after briefings that asylum seekers could start being deported to Rwanda in the summer, Suella Braverman said she was 'not going to give a deadline' on when flights would take off

Council tax will soar by up to 5% for the majority of people in England on April 1 - in a fresh squeeze on family finances. Use our calculator to see how your bills will be affected this year

The Government has called in a panel of independent experts to advise on new statutory guidance on Relationships, Sex, Health and Education (RSHE) taught in schools