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Following a consultation, the government has now set out exactly who the new right will apply to.It said including step, half, adoptive, foster and kinship care relationships – where family or friends take care of a child when their parents are not able to – would “bring the UK’s laws into the 21st century”.Welcoming the move, the chief executive of the Kinship charity, Lucy Peake, said: “Kinship families grieve the loss of a loved one just like any other family, and this right to take time off work will help ensure they are treated fairly alongside other bereaved families.”Meanwhile, the…

Kristi Montgomery has been given a first call-up for Scotland after Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean dropped out of the Nations League squad.The Blackburn Rovers midfielder has been promoted from the Under-21s by new head coach Sebastien Pocognoli for the games against Slovenia (twice), Switzerland and North Macedonia.The 22-year-old has started all eight Championship matches for Tony Mowbray’s side this season.Celtic defender Tierney and Norwich midfielder McLean have 119 international caps between them, while experienced trio Scott McTominay, Che Adams and Lawrence Shankland were unavailable before Pocognoli made his picks.Montgomery is the eighth uncapped player in the 27-strong group, joining…

Speaking to GB News, Sir Ed said: “Well, when the party has grown as fast and as well as it has in recent years, with our record number of MPs and our huge number of councillors, you are not going to please everyone all the time and it is interesting.”Those comments are from the Devon councillor. We’ve now got more MPs in Devon than we’ve had since the 1920s.”We’re running more councils than we have for many many years, with lots of councillors.”He added: “The strategy we have got is actually very popular amongst the vast majority of conference delegates,…

The report recommends a 10-point plan for AI in education in England, including:The prime minister delivering a landmark speech to set out the importance of aligning education with how AI is used in the real worldSchools and colleges developing their own AI strategies, and having Ofsted assess their implementation as part of its inspectionsA mass information campaign to set out the opportunities and risks of AIUsing AI to transform the way schools and colleges collect and use data to track pupil progressReforming assessments into a “two-lane” system of both exams and a “continuous evaluation of a student’s understanding” using AIThe…

Liverpool chase in-demand Feyenoord star Givairo Read, Premier League clubs look at Paraguay teenager, and Newcastle’s transfer wishlist.Liverpool are continuing to monitor 20-year-old Feyenoord right-back Givairo Read but Manchester City and Arsenal are also interested in the Netherlands Under-21 international. (Teamtalk), externalBrazilian forward Raphinha, 29, wants to stay at Barcelona and initial talks have taken place about a new contract, with his current deal expiring in 2028. (AS – in Spanish), externalTottenham will not pursue a move to sign 33-year-old Argentine striker Mauro Icardi who is available on a free transfer. (Football Insider), externalBrighton & Hove Albion and Aston Villa…

Andy Burnham has doubled down on Labour’s plans to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, despite Donald Trump’s repeated threats to block the deal.Behind closed doors, the Prime Minister reassured the Indian and Chinese-allied island nation that Britain is committed to giving up the archipelago – even if they have to wait until after the US President leaves office. Downing Street said he set out his intention for Britain and Mauritius to work “closely” together and offered up a number of “clear benefits the two countries could bring to each other across a range of shared objectives”.These include tackling climate…

British air traffic is “out of control”, writes the Metro, after a second glitch to the control system this month grounded “thousands” of flights. Now, it says airline chiefs are calling for the boss of the National Air Traffic Services (Nats) to be sacked. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has called the outage “deeply frustrating”. Also on the Metro’s front page, “Cindy’s agony” as Presley Gerber, son of supermodel Cindy Crawford, has died aged 27.

More than 160 Irish sportspeople have signed an open letter by the Irish Sport for Palestine Group to urge a boycott of the games against Israel.The Republic of Ireland are due to play Israel on 27 September in Hungary before the reverse fixture in Serbia on 4 October. The letter states that the FAI, Uefa and the Irish government should have intervened before this stage, but there is still time to “show the power of sport to unite”.Sportspeople such as Olympian Ciara Mageean, former Republic of Ireland footballer Louise Quinn, ex-Ireland rugby fly-half Tony Ward – who boycotted an Irish…

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