Children’s commissioner warns of 42,000 ‘hidden’ Neets absent from colleges Youth unemployment is likely to be even higher than official statistics, according to the Children’s Commissioner who has warned of a “blind spot” with tens of thousands of young people “slipping through the cracks”. Dame Rachel de Souza estimated some 42,000 16 and 17-year-olds are
Monty Don to leave Gardeners’ World after 23 years Monty Don has announced he will leave Gardeners’ World after more than 20 years. The broadcaster, 71, who joined in 2003, will leave the horticulture programme at the end of the current series later this year. He said: “I have decided that the current series of
England’s Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice make Ballon d’Or shortlist Harry Kane is on the shortlist for the 2026 Men’s Ballon d’Or award along with England team-mates Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice. The Bayern Munich sharpshooter is the bookmakers’ favourite to pick up the prestigious trophy on October 26, when the event will
Flights departing UK disrupted by air traffic control ‘technical issue’ Flights departing the UK have been disrupted by an air traffic control “technical issue”, Nats has said. Birmingham Airport said the issue was affecting airspace in the south of the UK and was “impacting a significant number of departing flights across the country”. Heathrow Airport,
Miliband risks backlash from US and Israel as UK announces West Bank sanctions The UK accused the Israeli government of turning a blind eye to the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians as Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband risked an international backlash by announcing sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements. Both Israel and the US have criticised the UK’s stance,
Harry and Meghan ‘did not have time to clarify’ King guidance letter on status The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were surprised by the King’s formal reiteration they will be treated as “private citizens” and did not have enough time to clarify any points before the guidance was issued to the media, it is understood.
Monty Don to leave Gardeners’ World after 23 years Monty Don has announced he will leave Gardeners’ World after more than 20 years. The broadcaster, 71, who joined in 2003, will leave the horticulture programme at the end of the current series later this year. He said: “I have decided that the current series of
Farage calls for ban on face coverings in public after anti-migration protests Nigel Farage has called for full face coverings to be banned in public “once and for all” after masked protesters gathered for anti-migrant demonstrations over the weekend. The Reform UK leader labelled face coverings a “menace” and made clear he would ban any
Andy Burnham clocks up 50 days as Prime Minister – one more than Liz Truss Andy Burnham clocks up 50 days as Prime Minister on Tuesday, meaning his premiership has outlasted that of Liz Truss. Ms Truss holds the record for the shortest-serving UK prime minister in history, doing the job for only 49 days
Major retailers pledge to create 100,000 jobs for Neet young people Britain’s biggest retailers will offer young people thousands of work experience placements as the Government aims to slash youth joblessness. The placements, with businesses including Tesco, John Lewis, Curry’s and Costa Coffee, will be offered directly to young universal credit claimants in a programme