The record highs come despite the emergence of the La Nina pattern in the Pacific which temporarily cools global temperatures.

Queensway Primary School's headteacher has said its most recent Ofsted grading reflects its “importance” amid the threat of closure.

He will visit a Farm Safety Foundation event and then Carnoustie and Monifieth Men’s Shed in Carnoustie, Angus, on Thursday.

The papers on Thursday are led by global reaction to Donald Trump’s proposal for a US takeover in the Gaza Strip. The Guardian, The Independent and Financial Times lead with “condemnation” from around ...

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will chair a summit on smartphone theft after the Metropolitan Police seized more than 1,000 stolen devices in one week. The force targeted those involved in stealing, ...

Britain’s best-performing ice dancers since Torvill and Dean, Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson have won Skate America and Grand Prix titles and landed a third career European medal in Estonia this month.

Nearly three in five (58%) trusts were running an in-year deficit in 2024, according to an analysis of the financial data of more than 260 academy trusts in England which represent nearly 2,300 ...

Playwright Sir David Hare has criticised the National Theatre, saying it “is meant to present the world’s drama, and it doesn’t at the moment”, while suggesting that British cultural life is in ...

Cabinet Office minister Pay McFadden said senior mandarins should be encouraged to ensure value for money and be held responsible for it.

Ange Postecoglou has insisted Mathys Tel will be a Tottenham player next season. Spurs pulled off an eye-catching deadline day move when they brought in Bayern Munich forward Tel on a six-month loan.

Broadcaster Kay Burley has reflected on her career at Sky News and said she benefitted from “women supporting other women”. Burley announced she was retiring from the channel, after 36 years, at the ...