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According to analysis by the non-profit Protect Our Care, 52 maternity wards have closed since the HR1 bill was announced in July 2025 , with a further eight having announced their upcoming closure. The bill, which will…
Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics called for a ban on sales of unpasteurized milk in the United States. More people have started drinking raw milk, doctors say, because of influencers who have touted its…
Speaking to the Guardian, Kebede called on the government to roll out a mass retrofitting programme to ensure schools – which he said had been built "for a different climate" – were better equipped to deal with extreme…
But at 6.30pm that evening, two boys turned up late for school – by two years. Former pupils there, the 13-year-olds struggled to break through the crispy lattice of the front-door window with a garden fork and a broom.…
Everything about the bleak, remote facility for mentally ill people is forbidding, says Jan Neate. "I get really upset going there," she says. "Even though I really want to see Jake, visiting is an ordeal." Jake, 45, is…
In February, Vincent Chan was jailed after pleading guilty to 56 offences , including assault by penetration on three-year-old girls in his care at a Bright Horizons nursery on Finchley Road in north-west London. After…
The "threshold of regulation" (TOR) exemption currently allows dangerous compounds to be used without review in food contact materials, such as packaging or processing equipment, if they are not carcinogenic, and are…
We know life is busy, so here’s a snapshot of the latest announcements and epic thought leadership articles from sector influencers and thought leaders across FE and Skills this week on FE News. Gavin’s Reflective…
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), which includes senior leaders in many secondary schools, described Ofsted's inspection system as "an overbearing mess" and urged the government to pause inspections…
It is a central part of the vaccine vision for Robert F Kennedy Jr , the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime vaccine opponent. At an anti-vaccine conference last month…