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A multi-billion pound plan to increase free childcare dangers being undermined by "significant" nursery closures this 12 months, council chiefs have warned.The Local Government Association (LGA) stated it has "serious concerns" in regards to the availability of nursery locations, with capability points posing challenges to common rollout of the prolonged government-funded provision. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt introduced in March this 12 months that free childcare for working dad and mom in England will probably be widened to infants aged 9 months and above by September 2025.It is presently solely accessible to oldsters from the beginning of the following faculty time period after a toddler turns three.Mr Hunt stated the £4bn coverage - a central plank of his Spring Budget - will ...

WASHINGTON — The White House was briefly evacuated Sunday night whereas President Joe Biden was at Camp David after the Secret Service found suspicious powder in a standard space of the West Wing, and a preliminary check confirmed the substance was cocaine, two regulation enforcement officers mentioned Tuesday. ...

Labour's candidate within the Uxbridge by-election has spoken out towards the growth of London Mayor Sadiq Khan's ultra-low emissions zone (ULEZ) amid fears it may hamper the social gathering's possibilities in Boris Johnson's former seat.Danny Beales took half in a hustings wherein he mentioned it was "not the right time" to broaden the scheme into the borough of Hillingdon, which covers Uxbridge and South Ruislip, the constituency vacated by the previous prime minister final month. Addressing the hustings, Mr Beales mentioned it might be flawed to broaden the scheme - which fees heavy polluting automobiles to drive on central roads - into outer London as a result of rising value of residing.The Labour candidate advised Sky News' political correspondent Rob Powell that he ha...

NEWS AND OPINION: A white powder believed to be cocaine was found within the White House library earlier this week — and the press solely turned aware of the story some 48 hours later. Here are just some of the headlines that erupted within the aftermath on Tuesday, some originating from abroad information organizations: ...

The authorities ought to subsidise protected e-bikes to fight the dangers posed from unregulated batteries, an trade determine has mentioned. The name comes after the dying of a household in a Cambridge flat fireplace which was almost certainly attributable to an electrical bike that was charging. Gemma Germeney, 31, died on the scene within the early hours of Friday, alongside along with her youngsters Lilly Peden, 8, and Oliver Peden, 4.A person in his 30s additionally stays in hospital in a vital situation after a associated incident. Image: Gemma Germeney, 31, eight-year-old Lilly Peden, and Oliver Peden, aged 4 all died within the fireplace Francesco Mazzella, the founder and chief government of Talio, wh...

The White House was evacuated Sunday night after the Secret Service found a powdery substance, in accordance with regulation enforcement. Initial di...

Two investigations into partygate gatherings involving senior Tories have been introduced by the Met Police. One is a re-investigation into claims of a COVID rule-breaching get together by employees of former Conservative London mayoral candidate, Shaun Bailey, in December 2020. In a press launch, the pressure stated: "The Met is now re-opening an investigation into potential breaches of the regulations at an event in Matthew Parker Street on 14 December 2020."That date is similar day that footage was taken displaying employees on Mr Bailey's 2021 London mayoral marketing campaign dancing and mingling whereas the capital was in Tier 2 of COVID restrictions.The pressure added: "Following assessment of material relating to a gathering in Parliament, the Met is opening an invest...

President Biden urged Republican lawmakers in Congress “to come to the table” to tighten gun legal guidelines after a spate of gun violence main as much as Independence Day.   ...

For the senior MPs on the Liaison Committee, it was a chance missed. Apart from one explosive conflict that left a shifty-looking Rishi Sunak completely skewered.Coming six months to the day because the prime minister introduced his 5 priorities for the yr, the committee ought to have put him below strain on the progress up to now. But it was principally an unsatisfactory 90 minutes, with the MPs' questions consistently interrupted by a fussy Sir Bernard Jenkin, the chairman, who was dashing them alongside in a frantic try to complete on time.At the start of the session at 2pm, Mr Sunak haughtily informed Sir Bernard he had a "pressing engagement" at 3.30pm, so they have to not go over time. To which Sir Bernard ought to have replied: "Tough!"The greatest disappointment was h...

Special counsel Jack Smith, who has introduced federal costs towards former President Trump, is an “overzealous” prosecutor who depends on ethically doubtful ways together with media leaks and engaging witnesses to win a conviction, say those that have been caught in his snare. ...