Revealed: 14,000 teachers call in sick every day
About 14,000 teachers in England called in sick every day last year, analysis has found…
‘Biased’ OBR paving way for Rachel Reeves’s tax grab, warns Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt has accused the Budget watchdog of giving Rachel Reeves political cover for a record-breaking tax raid…
Chris Kaba was victim of two-tier justice, claims head of teachers’ union
The leader of Britain’s largest education union has suggested Chris Kaba was a victim of “two-tier justice…
Millionaire forced to demolish ‘Britain’s best man cave’
A millionaire who illegally built a leisure complex described as “Britain’s best man cave” has been forced to demolish it…
Woman’s body found after major search for missing Welsh hiker
A huge search for a missing woman last seen hiking towards a forest has ended in tragedy after police announced they had found a body…
Student takes own life after botched beard transplant by estate agent in Turkey
A young Frenchman took his own life after a botched beard transplant in Turkey performed by an estate agent posing as a surgeon…
Moment Labour MP hits constituent in the street
A Labour MP has been suspended after appearing to repeatedly hit a constituent on a night out…
Netanyahu interrupted by screaming Oct 7 victims’ families
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, was screamed at by bereaved families as he spoke at a memorial ceremony for the Oct 7 massacre…
Michelle Obama warns men ‘don’t make women collateral damage to your rage’
Michelle Obama warned men wary of voting for Kamala Harris not to make women “collateral damage to your rage” in an emotional speech in Michigan on Saturday evening…
Israel hit Iranian nuclear test sites, satellite reveals
Israeli air strikes damaged a military base linked to Iran’s defunct nuclear weapons programme on Saturday, satellite images show…
Kamala Harris has admitted her biggest weakness — and it sums up why voters are turning away
At a town hall event this week, Kamala Harris was asked a simple question which laid bare why she is struggling to win over undecided voters: “What weaknesses do you bring to the table…
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary lodges appeal against life sentence
Islamist hate preacher Anjem Choudary has lodged an appeal against his life sentence…
Scholz has ‘kissed goodbye’ to nuclear deterrence
German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Ukraine strategy has “kissed goodbye” to decades of Western nuclear deterrence and exposed Germany to blackmail from rogue states like Iran, a senior opposition figure has warned…
What time should I go to bed so I don’t wake up tired? Use our sleep calculator to find out
A recent study found that consistent bedtimes can decrease the risk of an early death by almost a third…
Pushy parents swap ghosts for serial killers in battle for Instaworthy Hallowe’en costumes
Pushy parents are ditching traditional Hallowe’en costumes for expensive outfits with shock value to make their children more Instagrammable, according to consumer experts and retailers…
SAS future ‘at risk’ from Labour’s plan to tear up Troubles Legacy Act
The future of the SAS could be at risk over Labour’s plan to tear up the Troubles Legacy Act, former senior members of the elite unit have warned…
E-scooter rider who fractured vet’s skull in collision avoids jail
A convicted drink-driver who ran a red light on his e-scooter and knocked down a pedestrian, fracturing her skull, has avoided a prison sentence…
Strictly dancer Amy Dowden ‘feeling much better’ after being taken to hospital
Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden is “feeling much better”, her representative said on Sunday, after she was taken to hospital following the show’s live broadcast…
What next for Japan? Ruling party loses majority after scandals and soaring inflation
Japan’s scandal-ridden ruling party lost its majority for the first time since 2009 in Sunday’s general election, sparking untimely political turmoil in the world’s fourth-largest economy…
The Trump, Melania, Elon and Hulk show wows Madison Square Garden rally
Donald Trump strode across the stage at Madison Square Garden, head high, shoulders back…
Latino celebrities back Harris after Trump speaker’s Puerto Rico joke
Latino celebrities threw their support behind Kamala Harris after a speaker at a Donald Trump rally compared Puerto Rico to an “island of trash…
Army reservist, 55, becomes oldest person to complete Nato’s toughest patrol
A 55-year-old Scottish Army reservist is believed to have become the oldest person to complete Nato’s toughest patrolling challenge…
German embassy calls for exemption from Labour’s private school VAT raid
The German embassy has warned that Labour’s private school VAT raid could force hundreds of students to leave its only UK international school…
Move two million people off benefits to plug Budget black hole, Reeves urged
Rachel Reeves has been told she could plug a £22 billion “black hole” in the public finances without raising taxes if she could get two million people off benefits and into work…
‘Biased’ OBR paving way for Rachel Reeves’s tax grab, warns Jeremy Hunt
Jeremy Hunt has accused the Budget watchdog of giving Rachel Reeves political cover for a record-breaking tax raid…
Labour MP suspended after allegedly ‘hitting constituent’ on night out
A Labour MP has been suspended after appearing to repeatedly hit a constituent on a night out…