Just over two thirds of parents intend to send their children back to school when classrooms in England reopen next month - but almost a third do not feel comfortable with the restart. The Government wants all pupils to return to class full-time in September but an exclusive poll for …...Read More

The mother of a Manchester Arena bomb victim has blasted the 55-year-old jail term handed out to Hashem Abedi. Charlotte Hodgson's daughter Olivia, 15, died after Salman Abedi who detonated a suicide bomb in the foyer of Manchester Arena at 10.31pm on May 22 2017. Salman's brother Hashem Abedi is …...Read More

An entrepreneur is raffling off a newly-refurbished home after failing to sell the property during lockdown. Jenny Lomax, 27, who lives in Buxton, Derbyshire, with her biologist husband Freddie, 29, and their two sons Leon, six, and Tommy, 11 months, is a property developer and interior designer. When lockdown halted …...Read More

Rolls-Royce has partnered with aerospace firm Reaction Engines to create a propulsion system for a new supersonic business jet designed by Virgin Galactic. Richard Branson-owned Virgin Galactic this month unveiled the plane's design that will fly up to 19 passengers at up to three times the speed of sound. Reaction …...Read More

A finance worker stole money to feed a spiralling gambling habit after becoming hooked when bookmakers offered him free bets and away days to race meetings. Glyn Rothwell, 36, stole £380,000 after claiming betting companies deposited cash in his account and gave him complimentary hospitality at Cheltenham Races. He said …...Read More

An estimated 20,000 Britons in Croatia are scrambling to get home with just hours before the new 14-day quarantine rules come into effect at 4am tomorrow. The cheapest direct flight from Zagreb to Heathrow today was £286 on British Airways, while a Croatia Airlines flight between the two airports was …...Read More

Advertisement Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been offering royal fans glimpses into their new dream Californian mansion during recent appearances. The Duke, 35, and Duchess of Sussex, 38, bought the sprawling nine-bedroom and 16-bathroom mansion in upscale Santa Barbara, known as 'The Chateau' for $14.65million on June 18, making …...Read More

The 15,000 students rejected by universities due to low A-level grades can reapply today with their upgraded marks - but middle-class students could miss out as institutes look to 'prioritise disadvantaged pupils'. Devastated pupils hit by Ofqual's dreaded algorithm had originally seen their marks reduced to the point where they …...Read More

Critics repeatedly said this circular form of fiscal finance — in which one arm of the government, the central bank, basically creates the money needed to fund the arm of government that taxes and spends — would inevitably lead to a spiral of inflation, a spike in interest rates or …...Read More

“Welcome to the fourth night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention: ‘Uniting America.’ OK, these last few nights have been going so well, we’ve decided to add a fifth night where we will just play Michelle Obama’s speech on a loop.” “We’ve cried out for justice. We have gathered in …...Read More