Schools were left with no plan for disruption to education caused by pandemic

The Department for Education's response to the pandemic could have been done "better or more quickly".

Burglars made to wear GPS tags in world-first scheme to crack down on ‘neighbourhood’ crimes

Burglars, thieves and robbers released from prison will be made to wear GPS tags to track their movements in a world first scheme aimed at cracking down on neighbourhood criminals.

Firefighter uses CPR to resuscitate cat after blaze in Italian garage

A cat was saved using CPR after firefighters rescued the unconscious kitty from a burnt out garage in Italy.

Uber move to give 70,000 UK drivers worker benefits will ‘reverberate through the entire gig economy’

Uber is to treat its 70,000 drivers in the UK as workers, meaning they will be entitled to a number of basic employment protections.

Nicola Sturgeon’s chief of staff accused of ‘interference’ in Alex Salmond investigation

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been asked to explain fresh allegations of “interference” by her chief of staff in a sexual misconduct investigation. 

Firefighter uses CPR to resuscitate cat after blaze in Italian garage

A cat was saved using CPR after firefighters rescued the unconscious kitty from a burnt out garage in Italy.

Improving women’s safety needs more than ‘headline-grabbing quick fixes’

The government is being urged to do far more to protect women than simply introducing "headline-grabbing quick fixes".

Jason Donovan says actors and freelance theatre staff ‘have suffered’

Actor Jason Donovan has warned there is "no point" theatres receiving financial support from the government if they "don't have performers to make those institutions come alive".