Some schools in England are sending police to the homes of children who are persistently absent, or warning them their parents may go to prison
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Eurostar reverses wheelchair policy that left user stranded, after Observer campaign
Eurostar has reversed a new accessibility policy that left a wheelchair user stranded and has retrained its London staff following pressure from the Observer. Travellers
Rishi Sunak faces cabinet backlash over plans to curb foreign student visas
Rishi Sunak is facing a cabinet revolt over plans to scrap a graduate visa scheme that allows overseas students to live and work in the
Heart patients forced to wait over a year for treatment in England
Fifteen hospital trusts across England each have more than 200 patients waiting longer than a year for heart procedures, NHS figures reveal. The British Heart
Hospitals to share waiting lists under Labour plans for quicker care
Hospitals would have to share waiting lists and pool resources under Labour’s plans to reduce waiting times by delivering up to 40,000 extra NHS appointments
Ministers clawing back £251m from carers hit by DWP’s allowance failures
Ministers are clawing back more than £250m from unpaid carers over benefit infringements that occurred largely as a result of government failures, it can be
Man jailed for life after Gaza ‘revenge’ murder in Hartlepool
A terrorist who murdered a pensioner in Hartlepool town centre as “revenge” for “the people of Gaza” has been jailed for 45 years. Ahmed Alid,
Baby Reindeer: MP asks Netflix to prove ‘convicted stalker’ allegation
An MP has asked Netflix to provide evidence that the woman who inspired the character Martha Scott in Baby Reindeer is a “convicted stalker”, claiming
Alcohol abuse costing £27bn a year in England
The cost of alcohol abuse is laid bare in a new study that shows £27bn a year being spent in England on the health and
Jeremy Hunt accused of exaggerating Tories’ economic record
Jeremy Hunt has been accused of exaggerating the Conservatives’ economic record and presenting a “dodgy dossier” on Labour’s spending plans, as he moved to put