Scottish opposition pushes Swinney on free school meal and flat-rate rail fare cuts
Opposition parties in Scotland have urged John Swinney to reverse unpopular cuts to free school meals and flat-rate rail fares after he suffered two...
Project 2025 plan calls for shifting funding for childcare to in-home care
With the Republican presidential ticket led by Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance recently drawing scrutiny over their answers to questions about...
Tech firms face ‘harsh’ fines and lawsuits from parents under SA plan to ban children from social media
Social media companies will be slapped with “harsh” fines if they allow children under 14 to create accounts and risk lawsuits from parents of...
It’s all cisterns go for the modern home | Brief letters
As one of three occupants, all well over pensionable age, of a house with four toilets, I can tell Kevin McCloud that when he...
‘They’re about two years behind’: fears for children born during lockdown as they start at school
Babies born in 2020 started life in the strange world of lockdown in a small bubble of people with faces hidden behind masks. Social...
Branded UK school uniforms cost more than double high-street prices, analysis reveals
Parents are routinely paying more than double the price for branded school uniforms compared with similar items offered by supermarkets and high-street stores, an...