Report: Business Rates Not Main Cause of High Street Decline
A new report challenges the narrative that business rates are killing UK high streets. Discover why local income and footfall are the real keys to revival. Read the full analysis.
A new report challenges the narrative that business rates are killing UK high streets. Discover why local income and footfall are the real keys to revival. Read the full analysis.
The Sunday Times Parent Power Guide has unveiled its definitive list of London's top state, private, and primary schools for 2026. Discover which institutions lead the capital's educational landscape.
Woodlands School in Edgware is closed due to strike action over staff wellbeing and education standards. The NEU warns of more strikes if no deal is reached.
The Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School is resurrecting a critically endangered Indigenous language. Discover how this pioneering educational model is transforming lives and culture.
Pope Leo XIV addresses Lebanese leaders, urging peace as highest priority. Read his powerful message about resilience and regional stability in our exclusive coverage.
Pope Leo XIV delivers a powerful speech in Beirut, urging Lebanon's leaders to prioritise peace amidst regional conflict and Israeli airstrikes. Read his urgent message.
Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque, a key interfaith gesture on his first papal trip abroad. He will now travel to Lebanon. Read the latest on this historic visit.
Three octogenarian nuns who defied church orders to return to their Austrian convent have been granted a reprieve. Discover their inspiring story of faith and defiance.
Robert Sullivan, an Alabama priest, has voluntarily left the priesthood after a woman alleged he provided financial support in exchange for 'private companionship' beginning when she was 17.
Pope Leo receives unexpected Thanksgiving pie gift during his inaugural US visit as Catholic leader. Watch the heartwarming moment that captured global attention.
Pope Leo has landed in Ankara for his first foreign trip since becoming pontiff, focusing on Ukraine peace efforts and Middle East tensions. Follow his three-day itinerary.
A headteacher is forced to issue a statement denying social media claims a pupil was suspended for wearing Wellington boots. Discover the facts behind the school uniform policy.
Mayor Sadiq Khan commits to safeguarding free school meals for all London primary pupils, saving families £500 per child yearly, despite a £19.2m budget gap.
New documentary Folktales follows Norwegian teens trading social media anxiety for survival skills in the Arctic wilderness. Can nature cure digital addiction?
A 15-year-old boy from Beath High School has died after collapsing on a school bus in Dunfermline. Police are treating the death as unexplained. Read the latest updates.
A 17-year-old US citizen was detained by ICE agents during his school lunch break in Oregon. Discover the details of this controversial incident and its wider implications.
At least 50 of 303 children abducted from St Mary's school in Nigeria have escaped. Pope Leo makes heartfelt appeal for release of remaining hostages amid security crisis.
Pope Leo XIV leads Catholic opposition against Trump's immigration crackdown and human rights record. Can the American pope tame the White House? Read analysis.
Gunmen abducted 303 children and 12 teachers from St Mary's Catholic School in Nigeria. Authorities close all schools in Niger state as rescue operations continue.
Gunmen abducted more than 300 students and teachers from a Catholic school in Nigeria. Read the latest on this developing crisis and the rescue efforts underway.
A person was rushed to hospital after a stabbing near Lampton Secondary School in Feltham. Police are investigating the incident which occurred on School Walk.
Pope Leo XIV emerges as an unexpected patron of culture, advocating for meaningful art over algorithmic content in a historic Vatican meeting with film industry leaders.
Pope Leo tells 15,000 young Americans AI shouldn't replace homework. The first American pope warns against artificial intelligence misuse in education. Read his full message.
A former headmistress has been prohibited from teaching indefinitely after storing alcohol in her office, which was used by vulnerable SEND pupils. Discover the full details of the misconduct case.
Wandsworth Council has rejected a request to delay the closure of Bradstow School, a residential school for autistic children. The school, facing a £1m deficit, will shut on December 31.
Pope Leo backs US bishops condemning Trump-era immigration raids. The Pontiff calls for humane treatment and questions the 'pro-life' stance of such policies. Read his full statement.
A new study reveals Richmond Park has the best state schools in England, driving house prices 51% above the regional average. Discover the property price impact of catchment areas.
A devastating documentary exposes the brutal history of Ireland's Magdalene laundries and the ongoing fight for accountability. Discover the survivors' stories.
Acclaimed potter Edmund de Waal discusses his decades-long fascination with Danish artist Axel Salto's unsettling ceramics in a major new exhibition exploring transformation and the demonic in clay.
Federal bankruptcy judge to decide if $230m settlement for 650 clergy abuse survivors is fair. Three-week trial begins amid parish financial concerns.