Children in mental health crisis waiting up to three days in A&E for specialist bed in England
Nurses’ union criticises ‘catastrophic system-wide failure’ in NHS as more under-18s getting stuck in emergency wardsChildren and young people in Engl...
‘Attainment at all costs’ approach could undermine Send changes, school leaders in England say
Union says emphasis on academic goals conflicts with proposed measures on special educational needs provisionChanges to special educational needs prov...
Police say extra funds to hunt grooming gangs in England and Wales will ‘likely fall short’
Government announces a near tenfold increase but forces fear it will not cover anticipated cost of dedicated teamsKeir Starmer’s government has announ...
High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found off coast of southern England
Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewageScientists have foun...
Janse van Rensburg England call-up not right, says Care
Former England scrum-half Danny Care criticises the selection of South Africa-born Benhard Janse van Rensburg in the England training squad for this s...
England pass Six Nations stress test, but rivals will return
England have established a stranglehold on the women's Test game, but France, defeated in Sunday's Grand Slam decider, are potentially their most dang...
England's had to "go to the trenches" during their Women's Six Nations title defence and "fronted up" to prove to their doubters wrong, says captain M...
England snuff out spirited France to clinch Six Nations
England combine nerve and accuracy to overcome France and a raucous record crowd and clinch their eight successive Women's Six Nations title in Bordea...
London mayor criticises plans for north of England bid to host Olympics
Excluding capital would be ‘missed opportunity’, says Sadiq Khan, given existing assets and ‘world-class infrastructure’The mayor of London has critic...
North of England Olympic bid for 2040s being assessed
The government has commissioned UK Sport to conduct an "initial strategic assessment" into a potential bid for the north of England to host the Olympi...
England forward trio return for Grand Slam decider
England reinforce their pack for the Six Nations Grand Slam decider against France with the return of Lilli Ives-Campion, Maddie Feaunati and Sadia Ka...
Hospital waiting times in England have improved, Streeting says
Outgoing health secretary declares Labour’s ‘plan for the NHS is working’ as hospitals hit key targetHospitals in England have hit a key target for im...
Farage’s Clacton-on-Sea constituency worst ‘tree desert’ in England, research shows
Woodland Trust also finds significant north-south divide in tree cover, leaving many people at risk of poor health Nigel Farage’s constituency of Clac...
Housing market in England and Wales weakening due to Iran war, say estate agents
Homebuyers more cautious due to possible mortgage rate rises and higher inflation as sellers sit on propertiesFears of higher mortgage rates and risin...
Durham to Bedford - Gay's 200-mile drive to tell parents of England call-up
On the day he learned he would be England’s new opener, Emilio Gay drove from Durham to Bedford to tell his parents about his first international call...
England end Ollie Robinson’s two-year international exile and call up uncapped trio Emilio Gay, James Rew and Sonny Baker for the first Test against N...
Easy as ABC: voters in England tend to pick names nearer top of ballot, data suggests
Exclusive: Where parties fielded multiple candidates in last week’s vote, those at top of list were more likely to be pickedFancy your chances in poli...
More than 6,000 children treated at obesity clinics in England, figures show
Hundreds of four-year-olds among ‘extremely overweight’ patients at 39 specialist centres since 2021More than 6,000 children living with obesity, incl...
