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Some 51% of DfE desks were occupied in the week more than 100 schools were told to close, Civil Service data for August indicated.

Craig Crouch was convicted of the murder of his stepson, Jacob Crouch, on August 2.

The Met’s counter-terrorism commander, Dominic Murphy, said it was ‘unusual’ to have no confirmed sightings.

Victims campaigner Raymond McCord has applied for a judicial review on the grounds it is a breach of his human rights.

The prince’s visit to the south coast follows the launch of his anti-homelessness programme in June.

Chad Henderson will be sentenced next month after refusing to appear in court at his trial

The Scottish Social Justice Secretary said it would be a ‘dereliction of duty’ if the Prime Minister and Chancellor do not pass on more cash.

Companies are set to find out if they have won contracts to build new wind farms, but many fear there will be little interest from developers.

The first £25 million of a zero-emission buses scheme worth up to £129 million will be focused on rural communities.

The Duke of Sussex was last seen in the UK for his High Court case in June.

New research suggests shark tourism may be not be good for the creatures’ wellbeing.

Workers including cleaners, caterers and janitors will walk out from September 26 to 28.

Queen Elizabeth II died two days after appointing Ms Truss prime minister at Balmoral Castle.

The heatwave has broken the record for the most consecutive days with temperatures above 30C in September.

This year’s competition is the sixth and will see 550 competitors from 21 countries take part.

GMB Scotland members at the MoD’s Defence, Equipment & Support centre in Beith, North Ayrshire, will walk out on Monday for two weeks.

Cardiff seamstress Sharon Samways is using her handmade bears to ‘bring some joy on a sad day’ as Friday marks one year since the late Queen’s death.

Rishi Sunak now faces two ‘difficult’ by-elections.

Rishi Sunak said the G20 summit would respond to the ‘terrible global consequences of Putin’s stranglehold’ on food exports from the war-torn country.

The issue in schools is likely to be the ‘tip of the iceberg’, with other public buildings also at risk, unions warn.