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David Cameron’s “bonfire of the quangos” decision to abolish England’s council spending watchdog has left a broken system that is costing taxpayers more money than it…

More than £300m given to English councils to help Ukrainian refugees into accommodation has not been spent, while thousands of them face homelessness.Freedom of information requests…

Each May, hundreds of thousands of high school students from across the United States take the Advanced Placement exam for English Literature and Composition. Each June,…

Artificial intelligence tools used by more than half of England’s councils are downplaying women’s physical and mental health issues and risk creating gender bias in care…

The government’s proposed levy on international student fees could cost universities in England more than £600m a year if it goes ahead, a study has found.The…

Youth clubs and after-school activities in England will receive a funding injection of £88m as ministers try to get more children away from smartphones and computer…

Nostalgia for the 1990s remains heavy. Just look at all those stadiums and parks the Gallaghers are filling. Football from the late 20th century has a…

The English warship HMS Northumberland was built in 1679 as part of a wave of naval modernisation overseen by Samuel Pepys, a decade after he had…

A strong sense of place can deeply influence a story, and in some cases, the setting can even feel like a character itself. This week’s literary…

Local councils in England will be encouraged to install pavement gullies that link houses to the kerbside so that electric cars owners can charge their cars…