Third prosecution for Stoke-on-Trent mum for son’s school absence
A mother has been prosecuted for the third time after her teenage son failed to attend school for more than two months. The 16-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent, who did not turn…
Vladimir Putin thanks Kim Jong Un for North Koreans fighting in Ukraine
Reuters It is the third time in two years that Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un have met Russia’s Vladimir Putin has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for…
US revokes TSMC’s authorisation on China-bound tech
Washington has pulled Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s (TSMC) authorisation to freely ship advanced technology from the US to China, the company said. The block potentially disrupts the chip giant’s manufacturing…
Floods ravage Indian state killing 30 and submerging 1,400 villages
Abhishek DeyBBC News, Delhi AFP via Getty Images More than 350,000 people have been affected by the extreme rains At least 30 people have died and more than 354,000 have…
BBC correspondents react to Beijing’s show of strength
Watch: Key moments from China’s military parade Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stood publicly shoulder to shoulder for the first…
UK cement production drops to lowest levels since 1950s
Pritti Mistry & Simon BrowningBusiness reporters, BBC News Getty Images UK cement production has fallen to its lowest level since 1950, putting the government’s house building plan at risk, a…
‘Less of a stigma’ on second-hand school uniforms
Holly-Anne LangloisBBC News, Guernsey BBC The cost of living and specific school uniform requirements have been cited for an expensive return back to school Emma-Jayne BlackmanBBC News, Jersey A family…
Is Jeremy Corbyn’s party about to make a Holyrood breakthrough?
David Wallace LockhartBBC Scotland News political correspondent PA Media Former UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched a new party Sometimes the left of Scottish politics can feel like a…
Farmer claims sea eagles snatched his five Shetland pony foals
Benjamin RussellBBC Scotland News Donald John Cameron Donald John Cameron says five foals have vanished over a nine-week period A farmer from South Uist claims sea eagles are behind the…
SEND system ‘hijacked’ by parents, Reform UK’s Richard Tice says
Charlotte WrightPolitical editor, BBC South East BBC Richard Tice described the situation with SEND for children as “ludicrous” Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision is being “hijacked by parents…