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Ministers have failed to disclose how many additional teachers have been recruited for state schools using revenue from the private school VAT levy. The policy, introduced in January, was expected to raise £1.7billion a year by 2030 to fund new teaching posts in the state sector.When questioned in Parliament last week, education minister Baroness Smith of Malvern declined to provide recruitment figures. Lord Lexden had asked for both the total revenue collected and the number of teachers employed as a result of the new tax.The minister’s response addressed only projected revenue, leaving the staffing question unanswered. Her omission has prompted…

Princess Eugenie’s husband, Jack Brooksbank, has received positive financial news as the company he set up a decade ago continues to grow, at a time when her wider family is facing renewed scrutiny and instability.Accounts published for AEB Consultants, the drinks business Mr Brooksbank established nine years ago, show the firm held £722,000 in cash reserves and reported £569,000 in ongoing profits in the year to January. The figures indicate steady, continued growth in the sector, with the business maintaining a healthy financial position.Mr Brooksbank, 38, has worked in the beverage and hospitality industry for many years, including in brand…

Nearly a quarter of Universal Credit recipients are from BAME (Black and Minority Ethnic) backgrounds, official figures show. This is despite the group making up just 18 per cent of the total population.Government data reveals an increase of 1.1 million claimants compared with October 2024, when 7.2 million claimed the benefit.According to the latest Government statistics, this marks the highest level since Universal Credit was introduced in 2013. Officials attribute part of the rise to the continued migration from older welfare schemes under the Move to Universal Credit programme.Who is claiming Universal Credit? Full ethnicity breakdown REVEALED as number of…

Deborah Meaden has branded opponents of the BBC “sheep” following the news that US President Donald Trump is threatening legal action against the corporation.The president found himself at the centre of the latest saga at the corporation after the Telegraph published a leaked memo from within that highlighted concerns about the editing of a Panorama documentary in which he featured.BBC Dragons’ Den: Deborah Meaden | BBCBoth took accountability for the incident in their farewell statements, and threw their full backing behind the BBC while dismissing any notion or claims of “systemic bias”.On Monday, the BBC chair, Samir Shah, apologised for…

Drivers have been caught deliberately exceeding 20mph speed limits across the UK, putting fellow road users at serious risk.Department for Transport data shows that 84 per cent of cars have been caught regularly exceeding 20mph, with more than half found to go more than 10mph over the limit.The findings have revealed that five years from the wider rollout of 20mph zones throughout the UK, there’s been “virtually no improvement” in compliance. This has now sparked fresh debate over whether the limits are working at all and whether they are making roads safer. Imran Malek, corporate sales manager at DrivingExperience.com, said:…

Asylum seekers can continue living at an Essex hotel after a council lost a landmark legal battle to remove them at the High Court.Epping Forest District Council sought to block migrants lodging at The Bell Hotel in Epping by arguing its owner had flouted planning rules.Mr Justice Mould dismissed the claim on Tuesday, ruling an injunction was “not an appropriate means of enforcing planning control”.A wave of protests were staged outside the hotel in the summer, following the arrest of an asylum seeker living there who was later jailed for sexual offences.The judge said he accepted “the criminal behaviour of…

Women’s rights campaigners have urged the International Paralympic Committee to implement similar restrictions being developed for the Olympics regarding transgender competitors.The demand follows reports that the International Olympic Committee plans to introduce comprehensive rules preventing trans athletes from participating in female-only events at the Los Angeles Games in 2028.The policy shift would mark a significant departure from current regulations, which allow individual sports federations to determine eligibility based on testosterone thresholds.The Women’s Rights Network has criticised the Paralympic governing body for failing to address concerns about fairness in female competitions.The advocacy group took to social media platform X, formerly known…

Asylum seekers can continue to be housed in the Bell Hotel in Essex after the local council failed to secure a High Court injunction that would block them from living there.Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) had tried to take legal action against Somani Hotels, which owns the Hotel, claiming that accommodating asylum seekers there breaches planning rules.Lawyers for Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) said the housing of asylum seekers is a “material change of use” and has caused “increasingly regular protests.”The Home Office intervened in the case, telling the court the council’s bid was “misconceived.”]The Bell became the focal point…

Nigel Farage has hailed the sense of “civic community” across the nation as the Reform UK leader spoke candidly with GB News’ Charlie Peters along Whitehall. Giving a heartfelt admission, the Clacton MP looked hopeful towards the future, noting that there had been an “uptick” in younger generations attending Remembrance services up and down Britain.Speaking to Mr Farage along Whitehall, Charlie commented: “I think for Armistice Day the sense of civic community is so important. “We’ll also hear about pals battalions. We’ll hear about football teams commemorating this day. “There’ll be representatives from the Football Association here as well. It…

Queen Camilla travelled from Chippenham to London Paddington today to take part in Great Western Railway’s Poppies to Paddington initiative, marking Armistice Day with a tribute to railway workers and all those who have lost their lives in conflict.The Queen began her journey at Chippenham Train Station, where she met members of the local community carrying wreaths to be placed in the ceremony. Her Majesty then boarded a train named Odette Hallowes GC MBE, in honour of the Second World War Special Operations Executive agent, for the journey to Paddington.Upon arrival at Platform 1, the Queen attended the Act of…