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Boris Johnson laid blame on the Department for Education (DfE) over its lack of preparation for school closures at the outbreak of the pandemic, telling the…

The leader of one of the largest academy trusts in England has described the Department for Education’s failure to do any planning for school closures before…

The government did not start planning for the closure of schools until the day before the decision was made, the Covid-19 inquiry has heard. Up until…

The Covid pandemic disrupted the “very fabric of childhood”, the UK inquiry has heard, on the first day of a four-week session devoted to its impact…

Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondentSamaritansSamaritans volunteer James Watkins says concerns over proposed branch closures are “falling on deaf ears”Hundreds of Samaritans volunteers say they will leave the…

GettyThere has been a sharp decline in pupil numbers since the “post-millennium baby boom”, the report foundThe number of pupils in primary schools in London is…

The Home Office has promised a “big surge” in asylum hotel closures in the new year, with five more to shut in the coming months, as…

At the Walsall branch of Samaritans, it has been a tough few years of campaigning for the funds needed to replace the now leaky portable cabin…

Emma SimpsonCorrespondent, BBC NewsGetty ImagesBudget chain Poundland has said it will be closing 68 stores as part of a turnaround plan to revive its fortunes.A distribution…