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Outsourcing firm Capita says ‘no evidence’ data compromised
The company, which is a major contractor for local authorities, said the incident on Friday caused ‘disruption’ to some services.
Nearly 15,000 children’s operations cancelled last year
Some 77 NHS hospital trusts in England provided the data, which showed that 59,566 operations have been cancelled since 2018.
Most local authorities remain male-dominated, study suggests
An analysis found that fewer than 5% of Local authorities have achieved at least parity of gender representation.
School strikes: Teaching union members reject pay offer
The National Education Union plans to hold two further days of teacher strikes on April 27 and May 2 after rejecting the latest pay offer.
‘Political correctness’ will not stop crackdown on grooming gangs, says PM
Ministers are promising tougher sentences and new support for local forces to protect children from abuse.
Tories trying to ‘avoid scrutiny’ with document dump, says Labour
It comes after departments published a significant number of transparency documents just as Easter recess began for MPs.
Child predators not from ‘one background’, NSPCC tells Home Secretary
The Home Secretary singled out British Pakistani men as a major source of concern amid Government plans to crackdown on grooming gangs.
‘Isn’t that a bit weird?’ Ridge grills Braverman over Rwanda ‘obsession’
The home secretary Suella Braverman made the controversial remark at last year’s Tory Party conference in Birmingham.
Tory MP says Brits ‘should holiday in UK’ to avoid France travel chaos
Sure, we haven't had one nice day this year, and our seawater is full of sewage - but apart from that, a holiday in the UK sounds great.