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Last night, the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, announced a £27.5m package for libraries. It’s the latest in a string of reading-focused government initiatives, the flagship being…

No 10 is facing renewed pressure to ban social media for under-16s after the Conservatives and the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, supported limits…

Appeal court judges have backed a decision that dozens of asylum seekers were unlawfully detained on one of the world’s most remote islands, rejecting an appeal…

Cliff Richard has revealed he has been treated for prostate cancer for the past year. The 85-year-old singer said his cancer had “gone at the moment”…

Starmer declines to agree to Ed Davey’s call for him to tell Trump to drop his $1bn against BBCAndrew SparrowEd Davey, the Lib Dem leader, says…

Beth LindopNov 1, 2025, 07:40 PM ETCloseBased in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.LIVERPOOL — The message from…

Sheffield Wednesday handed 12-point deductionA very bad day in the history of the storied football club that is Shefield Wednesday has just got a little bit…

The former UK home and education secretary David Blunkett has backed calls for skilled migrants to train British workers in an effort to improve public feeling…

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThat’s a wrap on today’s live blog. So now attentions can fully turn to the…

A divided federal appeals court has sided with Michigan school administrators who barred students from wearing shirts with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon!”, which gained traction…