It comes as primaries in parts of England have been considering closing due to falling rolls and funding pressures.

The Prime Minister and Friedrich Merz signed the deal – to be known as the Kensington Treaty – at the V&A Museum on London.

Vessels taking part in the Tall Ships Races 2025 have begun arriving in Aberdeen ahead of a four-day festival. The race began in Le Havre in France in early July and the ships sailed round the coast ...

George Williams hopes England’s rugby league stars can follow in the footsteps of their cricketing counterparts during this Autumn’s ABK Beer Ashes Series against Australia.

Hacker T Dog – with the help of puppeteer Phil Fletcher – will join the current presenters as Blue Peter reveals a new look and format ...

Two people have been killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, according to church officials. Several other people, including the parish priest, were injured.

The next general election will see 16-year-olds able to vote for the first time, ministers have confirmed in wide-ranging plans to “modernise our democracy”. Labour’s manifesto committed the party to ...

It is understood M&S expects to restart its outstanding operations – online beauty and click and collect sales – in the coming weeks.

The figures, analysed by the PA news agency, show 56.1 of those on the NHS waiting list at the end of June this year were of working age.

Chief executive Alex Whitehouse said the uptick in branded sales was “driven by the strength of our innovation programme with new product ranges such as Mr Kipling birthday cake tarts performing very ...

Singer JoJo Siwa is to go on tour around the UK and Ireland this autumn. The Karma singer will perform in Dublin on September 29, before appearing in Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle, London and other ...

PepsiCo lowered its full-year earnings expectations in April, citing increased costs from tariffs and a pullback in consumer spending.