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Too many people with eating disorders are being failed, say group of MPs
People with eating disorders are being failed, a group of MPs said as they warned of “widespread neglect” within struggling services. MPs said there has been an alarming rise in eating disorders in ...
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Swinney: I would work with Westminster on bespoke migration policy for Scotland
First Minister John Swinney is calling on Westminster to work with him to develop a “tailored” migration policy for Scotland that could allow overseas students to remain in the country after ...
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Maintenance backlog of crumbling schools and hospitals ‘costs at least £49bn’
The backlog in maintaining crumbling schools, hospitals and prisons costs at least £49 billion but could be larger, a spending watchdog has said. Ministers have also been warned by the head of the ...
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Warning of ‘inertia, delay and uncertainty’ without Internal Market Act changes
Devolved governments face “years of inertia, delay and uncertainty” without reforms being made to a key piece of post-Brexit legislation, campaigners have claimed. A new report for Scottish ...
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Children’s Laureate Cottrell-Boyce warns early years reading at ‘crisis point’
Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce has warned that the reading levels of young people are at a “crisis point” as he pushed the Government to give every child access to books as a health and ...
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Phillipson to set out plans to use technology to ‘modernise’ education system
Leading tech firms have helped to develop a set of safety expectations for artificial intelligence tools in the classroom, the Government has announced. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will set ...
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Driving bans and bank account snooping powers planned for benefit fraudsters
Benefit cheats could be banned from driving if they repeatedly fail to pay back cash to the taxpayer, under a new Government drive to curb welfare fraud. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) ...
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Never a more difficult time for entrepreneurs, says BrewDog founder
BrewDog founder James Watt has said there “has never been a more difficult time to start a business in the UK”, blaming the Chancellor’s Budget for making it tougher for entrepreneurs. It came as the ...
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Bad Sisters filming had to be shut down after death of Sharon Horgan’s father
Sharon Horgan says the production of the second season of Bad Sisters had to be “shut down” for a time, because she found it difficult to deal with her grief after the death of her father. The ...
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Doctors’ leaders: There must be a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to NHS corridor care
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has called for a “zero tolerance” approach to NHS corridor care, and accused health service leaders of not going far enough. The college said there was a need to ...
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‘Kindness’ named as Children’s Word of the Year
“Artificial intelligence” has lost out to “Kindness” as the 2024 Children’s Word of the Year. More than 3,000 children across the UK aged six to 14 were asked for their word of the year, with ...
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HMRC ‘degrading its own services as a matter of policy’
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been accused by a public spending watchdog of degrading its own services “as a matter of policy” and damaging public confidence in the tax system. Concerns about a ...