Politics

School leaders are being forced to cut spending on outings, IT equipment, extracurriculars and support staff - and to use cash intended for poorest pupils to plug budget gaps

The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services today issues a warning for the future of the sector amid staff shortages and funding rows as it publishes its latest report

The Trussell Trust has smashed all records for the number of emergency aid parcels handed out with enough ingredients for 26.8 million meals distributed in one year

Chief economist Huw Pill said there was a game of 'pass the parcel' taking place over the economic pain - and said workers asking for higher pay and firms putting up prices were fuelling inflation

The deadline to apply for the free document closed at 5pm - fears are now setting in that millions of people will be at risk of being turned away from polling stations

Labour’s Clive Lewis, who chairs the all-party parliamentary group on race, said Voter ID 'undermines the very cornerstone of our democracy' - and urged the Government 'to address the issue of political exclusion'

One of Britain's leading midwives pleaded for ministers to set targets to reduce Black women dying in childbirth as she said: 'They have set targets for stillbirths, for premature births, but never for black women'

Top SNP figures made 'mind boggling' admission that they were unaware the party had splashed out on a luxury Niesmann+Bischoff campervan - worth more than £100,000 - until it was seized by police

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said that he expects the number of people fleeing Sudan arriving in the UK by small boat to rise, but said the Government had no immediate plans for a Ukraine-style refugee scheme

The Tory Government's controversial austerity programme is expected to be examined by the Covid inquiry, as well as Exercise Cygnus - the codename of a 2016 simulation of major flu outbreak

Refugees could help tackle labour shortages and begin contributing to the economy sooner if they were allowed to get jobs while their applications are being considered, campaigners argue

Heads are struggling to plug the funding gap for universal infant school meals, as catering costs are often exceeding the £2.41 per child per meal handed to schools by the Government

But not all the UK passport holders stuck in the war-torn nation are expected to make it onto British military flights during the 72-hour ceasefire

The Labour leader was asked if he was 'frustrated' at Diane Abbott's comments distracting from 'the job in hand', after he suspended the whip from the veteran left-wing MP

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the "airhead" established would stay open as long as possible, but there are fears the 72 hour ceasefire could collapse

The plan comes after a crunch meeting of the Government's Cobra emergencies committee last night, with two warships ons standby in the region and military planes stationed at an airfield outside the capital, Khartoum

Firms will be forced to remind consumers when a free trial or an introductory offer is coming to an end - and make it easier for people to exit subscriptions under new legislation

Politicians from 18 countries including Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Spain condemned the Tory government's attack on the right to strike

Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon is trying to force through legislation that would impose automatic fines on water companies dumping waste in rivers and seas

The Mirror's Darren Lewis had a back and forth with murdered Stephen Lawrence's friend Duwayne Brooks over his decision to stand as a Conservative candidate for London Mayor

Nursing leaders accused the Government of trying to 'silence members' with a legal threat against a planned 48-hour walkout from 8pm on Sunday, April 30, to 8pm on Tuesday, May 2

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been warned that Tory peers will attempt to scupper the controversial Illegal Migration Bill, on the day the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) gave a scathing verdict on the plans

The National Drought Group revealed plans for a hosepipe ban as it said it is "preparing for the worst case scenario of another hot, dry spell this summer"

The Government has launched a free 'Voter Authority Certificate' for those lacking the correct ID - but campaigners have issued warnings over the low take-up

In a scathing letter to boss Mike Ashley, 42 politicians from all major parties warn the technology "treats everyone who passes the camera like a potential criminal"