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Parents and carers of secondary school children are paying on average £422 per year on uniform, and around £287 for primary school children Parents are still having to spend “exorbitant amounts” on school uniforms despite changes introduced last year aimed at keeping costs down, a charity has said. Parents and carers of secondary school children are paying on average £422 per year on uniform, and around £287 for primary school children, according to

It states the UK health system's poor performance on key measures should be a 'serious concern' The NHS is performing “substantially less well” than similar countries on life expectancy and other healthcare outcomes, according to a new report. It said the UK health system’s poor performance on measures including avoidable mortality – deaths that could have been avoided with better primary care – should be a serious concern for political leaders and

19 year old Suleman Dawood was one of five people who died on the Titan vessel The mother of the teenager who died on the Titan submersible gave up her place to her son after the original trip was postponed due to Covid. Suleman Dawood, 19, and his father Shahzada were among five people who died when the vessel imploded on a journey to view the wreck of the Titanic. Christine Dawood

He treated the crowd to a string of big songs like Rocketman and I'm Still Standing Sir Elton John treated fans to hit after hit on the Pyramid Stage as he delivered a “special and emotional” Glastonbury show. The star, 76, performed his first and last show at Worthy Farm, dressed in a gold suit for a two-hour set that included crowd pleasers such as Rocketman, Tiny Dancer, Your Song and I’m

Rishi Sunak conceded that “it will take time” for the overall NHS waiting list to come down, as he hailed a plan that will see the “largest expansion in training and workforce” in its history. The Prime Minister said his NHS Long Term Workforce Plan will “reduce our reliance on foreign-trained healthcare professionals” and ensure the UK has the doctors and nurses it needs “for years into the future”. He told the

The UK has baked in another scorcher of a day. The mercury rose to 31.7C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire, which is just half a degree shy of the top temperature of 32.2C recorded in Surrey on June 10. The Met Office warned sun-lovers to enjoy the heat responsibly as a teenage girl died after being pulled from the sea and a grass fire was sparked in London. The 15-year-old girl and

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President Vladimir Putin has vowed to defend Russia against the armed rebellion Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has denied allegations by President Vladimir Putin that he is betraying his country, and called his Wagner Group fighters “patriots”. After the Russian leader denounced Wagner forces entering the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, the group’s chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said: “Regarding the betrayal of the motherland, the president was deeply mistaken. We are

Investigations are continuing into what happened to the submersible which was carrying 5 people The main support ship of the Titan submersible has returned to a Canadian harbour following the deep-sea vessel’s fatal implosion. Flags on board the Polar Prince were at half-mast as it arrived at the port in St John’s in Newfoundland on Saturday morning after four passengers and the pilot of Titan were killed in the incident. The support ship is