Schools and other education settings will let you know directly if there is any change to the start of term. More than 150 schools and other education settings are affected. About 50 have already been disrupted this year and a further 104 were added to the list on Thursday. The government has not released a … Continue reading Failing Concrete: How to know if your child’s school is shutting
Concrete expert Warren Thomas has said that many more schools than the current total given by ministers could be affected by dangerous Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC). He was asked first of all why that type of concrete was ever used given the danger of collapse, he said: "I think they knew it was weaker … Continue reading RAAC: Current total of schools affected could be the ‘tip of the iceberg’
Away from school building closures for a moment - it would appear to be reshuffle season because rumours are flying around Westminster that Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to make changes to his top team. Reports are circulating that there could be a shadow cabinet reshuffle next week, with multiple sources telling Sky News that … Continue reading Labour shadow cabinet reshuffle expected next week
Letters from headteachers to parents over the last few days reveal the scale of the last-minute scramble to prepare for the new academic year that starts next week. Over 150 schools are required to either partially or completely close their premises, meaning headteachers and councils are now having to work out what to do from … Continue reading Headteachers’ letters to parents reveal scale of challenge due to dangerous concrete
As we've brought you this morning, today is the first day of a new school year for children in Ukraine. Earlier, we posted video showing children in Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown of Kryvyi Rih forced to start lessons in a bomb shelter. We also shared the worrying update from Kyiv police, who said they have received … Continue reading Ukrainian schoolchildren return for new term (pictures)
One parent has told Sky News they have been warned "disruption will continue until 2025, or they may have to go to a new location altogether". Patrick Moore's daughter is due to go back to Crossflats Primary School in Bradford next week. He said parents had been informed by email "48 hours ago" that limited-life … Continue reading Parent told school disruption due to unsafe concrete will ‘continue until 2025’
Around 24 hours ago, Grant Shapps was appointed the new defence secretary and he is getting down to business fast. One of his ministers, Johnny Mercer, who looks after veterans, has tweeted that he has a "great" call with Mr Shapps this morning, and praised his "commitment" to ensuring Britain is "the best country in … Continue reading Minister praises Shapps ‘commitment to work together on veterans’ as new defence secretary gets to work
The invasion of Ukraine has forced millions of people to flee their homes. Many found refuge in safer areas of the country, but others went further afield as Kyiv's allies opened their borders. So far, 169,000 refugees have come to the UK. For our latest series here in the Ukraine live blog, we spoke to … Continue reading Refugee Story from Ukrainians in the UK
Ukrainian intelligence shared this video showing a dramatic chase involving one of its drones. "Two enemy helicopters and a plane failed to shoot down a Ukrainian drone during a long chase," it said on Telegram publication showing the video.. "In the video, a Ukrainian UAV flying near Cape Tarkhankut is being pursued by two combat helicopters … Continue reading Russia-Ukraine War: Drone chased by helicopter in dramatic footage
Police with Pride by Ian S is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0 A child has been arrested after a boy died following an incident in Kent. Police said they were called to Singlewell Road in Gravesend at 5.45pm on Wednesday over "concerns for the welfare of a boy". Ambulances were sent to the scene, while a … Continue reading Police arrest child over boy’s death in Kent
Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips will launch this weekend. Among the first guests on the new flagship weekly programme will be Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. You can watch the interview live from 8.30am on Sunday. The show aims to set the political agenda, delve deep into the big stories, and hear from news-making guests. The 90-minute show … Continue reading Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips: Chancellor to face questions on first edition
As schools scramble to put new safety measures in place, many parents will be asking why it has taken the government so long to wake up to the gravity of this problem. Education minister Nick Gibb told Sky News the government was taking a cautious approach to the problem of RAAC (reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete) … Continue reading Concrete problems are the worst way to begin a new parliamentary term
Railway stations sit empty this morning as rail workers take to picket lines for the latest strike in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions. The 24-hour walkout by members of the train drivers' union ASLEF will be followed on Saturday by an overtime ban. Today, there will be no services from operators, including Northern, … Continue reading Train stations abandoned as rail workers take to picket lines
Ukraine’s infrastructure minister Oleksandr Kubrakov has said two bulk carriers, named Anna-Theresa and Ocean Courtesy, left the port of Pivdennyi through a temporary corridor for civilian vessels to attempt to journey across the Black Sea with cargo. This would make them just the third and fourth to transit from deep-water Ukrainian ports through the Black … Continue reading 2 Ships leave port to attempt Black Sea journey
An incident involving two helicopters two helicopters lead to the deaths of six Ukrainian servicemen earlier this week. They were killed while "carrying out missions" in a Russian-held area near Bakhmut, the Ukrainian military said. Today, funerals for those killed in the crash were laid to rest, and funeral services held. Family members were invited … Continue reading Funeral for Ukrainian helicopter pilots (pictures)
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