Breathe: 2022 by Dryden Goodwin will pay tribute to Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah of LewishamPublic artwork that pays homage to Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, whose exposure to air pollution contributed to her death at the age of nine, will go on display close to he…
Bobbi-Anne McLeod had no known link to murder suspect, police say
Plymouth officers continue to question 24-year-old after teenager disappeared from bus stopPolice investigating the killing of 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod, who disappeared from a bus stop in Devon, have confirmed there is no known link between her an…
‘I’ve done 332 so far’: man aims to visit England’s 10,449 civil parishes
Andy Smith, who documents his travels on YouTube, estimates task will take ‘best part of 25 to 30 years’When Andy Smith moved from the Lincolnshire countryside where he grew up, to Rotherham, he immediately longed for a return to his rural life.“For th…
Teachers reject plans to have pupils learn 1,700 words for language GCSEs
Making pupils in England ‘grind through list of words’ will not encourage uptake, DfE toldProposals to make pupils in England learn a set of up to 1,700 frequently used words as part of government reforms to French, German and Spanish GCSEs have been r…
National Trust bans trail hunting on its land amid illegal foxhunt concerns
Ban on practice, which critics say can be smokescreen for foxhunting, follows similar move by Natural Resources WalesThe National Trust has banned trail hunting on its land, almost a year after temporarily suspending such activity amid concern from cri…
Twenty-seven dead in the icy Channel. This must be the spur for change | Gaby Hinsliff
No one would attempt a crossing in the flimsiest of boats if they had a better option. Now our job is to provide them with oneIt was the kind of boat, a French politician said, that you blow up like a paddling pool.Not much more than a toy, of the kind…
UK parents missing out on ‘tax-free childcare’ scheme, data shows
Exclusive: £2.37bn underspend on government’s flagship policy means just a fraction of eligible parents are taking up offerHundreds of thousands of parents are missing out on help paying for childcare and billions allocated to the government’s flagship…
Stopping dangerous Channel crossings: what experts and campaigners say
Analysis: From overhauling the asylum system to simply taking what refugees say seriously, some ideas to stop the small boatsAmid a rising number of small boats crossing the Channel, culminating in tragedy on Wednesday, campaigners and experts have pro…
Richard Madeley leaves I’m a Celebrity after hospital visit
TV presenter broke show’s Covid bubble on trip to hospital hours after sliding into sewer of rotten fruit and vegetablesRichard Madeley has confirmed he has left I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here! because he “broke the Covid ‘bubble’” after he was…
Social care: Johnson’s reforms face fresh hurdle in Lords
Tory peers will try to amend PM’s controversial bill which has already sparked a rebellion by his MPsBoris Johnson is facing a showdown with Conservative peers in the House of Lords who will attempt to force his social care reforms back to the Commons,…