The impact of the closures in London was even more severe for disadvantaged pupils, according to the working paper.

A 17-year-old Hall was given his first senior appearance by the Tuchel in Chelsea’s FA Cup win over Chesterfield in 2022.

Abuse within the Church of England is a “whole church problem”, its safeguarding lead has said, after the Archbishop of Canterbury resigned following a damning report that revealed a cover-up spanning ...

Michael van Gerwen crashed out of the Grand Slam of Darts in the group stage as Luke Littler missed double 12 for a nine-darter on an eventful night in Wolverhampton. Three-time winner Van Gerwen lost ...

Taylor Harwood-Bellis wants to keep making his sport-loving family proud, revealing his dad used to be Stockport’s mascot ‘Vernon Bear’ and that he gets advice from less cuddly future father-in-law ...

Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize with Orbital, in a record year for female writers. According to the Booker Prize, 36 men and 19 women have won it since ...

New Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim met some members of his squad for the first time at Carrington on Tuesday. After bidding a final farewell to Sporting with a thrilling 4-2 win at Braga, ...

Luke Littler missed double 12 for a nine-dart finish against Lourence Ilagan in Group F of the Grand Slam of Darts. After the 17-year-old stormed into a two-leg lead, Ilagan hit back to level at 2-2.

The new bombardment on both fronts came as international aid agencies said Israel has missed a US deadline to ramp up aid allowed in to Gaza.

Mayor Sara Funaro’s cabinet approved a 10-point plan that, among other things, would ban key boxes on buildings in Florence’s historic centre.

The King and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer both have roles to play in the process of appointing the new archbishop.

Jones resigned as England’s defence coach in August but Steve Borthwick stated he is being used to provide analysis of the opposition.