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UK introduces new school rules, bans mobile phones in England classrooms

The UK government is making mobile phone restrictions in schools a legal requirement, moving from guidance to enforceable law. This aims to create calm, focused learning environments by ensuring schools actively restrict phone use, with headteachers gaining stronger legal backing for enforcement. The policy addresses concerns about distraction, cyberbullying, and…

The Times of India

Universities set to be fined up to £500,000 for failing to protect free speech

The Office for Students (OfS) will oversee scheme, which will launch in time for the upcoming academic year

The Independent UK

London university launches legal action after government clawback on loans

Around 22,000 students studying weekend-only courses are being asked to repay their loans as soon as possible

Evening Standard

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Campaigners quietly confident single-sex spaces guidance not watered down

The Supreme Court ruling on April 16 last year confirmed the terms woman and sex in the 2010 Equality Act.

Evening Standard

EHRC updates guidance on how to apply supreme court ruling on gender

Changes follow concern that original code created a legal minefield for organisations implementing it

The Guardian - UK

Fried foods and sugary treats cut from school meals in sweeping reforms

The new rules aim to curb obesity and tooth decay, with fruit-based desserts and wholesome mains replacing ‘grab and go’ options

Evening Standard

Deep-fried food and pizza to be banned from school menus in obesity crackdown

School menus are set to be overhauled to tackle childhood obesity and tooth decay

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Reform voters more likely to see ‘divisive’ social media posts than ones from family and friends, study finds

Online algorithms are fuelling ‘isolation and division’, researchers said

The Independent UK

More than 20,000 students told they must pay back loans of up to £30k after funding blunder

‘This is not students’ fault,’ the education minister Bridget Phillipson said

The Independent UK

Another welfare row looms for Labour as MP signals ‘further reform’

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The Independent UK

Starmer ally paves way for fresh row with Labour rebels over benefits cuts

Exclusive: PM’s close ally Bridget Phillipson tells The Independent there ‘needs to be further reform to the social security system for people to get back into work’

The Independent UK

Trump targets Starmer with ‘Neville Chamberlain’ jibe as strained UK-US relationship rumbles on

Sir Keir has said he will not ‘buckle under pressure’

The Independent UK

Trump aims ‘Neville Chamberlain’ jibe at PM during Easter celebration

At an Easter event at the White House on Monday, the US president told reporters the UK had ‘a long way to go’.

Evening Standard

UK will stay out of offensive action against Iran, says minister

US President Donald Trump said American forces would attack Iranian power plants and bridges if Tehran did not open the Strait of Hormuz.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

UK ‘won’t be getting involved’ in Iran war following Trump’s latest threat

The US President said American forces would attack Iranian power plants and bridges

The Independent UK

Starmer to meet energy and finances bosses in bid to stop household bills spiralling

PM to hear directly from business leaders as war in the Middle East threatens economic instability

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer says UK will ‘have to act’ to curb addictive features of social media

In his strongest intervention yet, PM says some features ‘shouldn’t be permitted’, while education secretary says things ‘are going to change’

The Independent UK

Russian spy satellites used to photograph Chagos military base for Iran, Zelensky claims

The Iranian attack on Diego Garcia took place prior to March 24 and saw two ballistic missiles launched at the base, around 3,800km (2,360 miles) away

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The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer: Where Did It All Go Wrong? review – is the PM just useless at politics or is it something more sinister?

Westminster insiders try to get to the bottom of Starmer’s awful unpopularity and frequent blunders – but fail to consider less palatable possibilities

Evening Standard

Under-fives should not be on screens for more than an hour a day, parents told

The new guidance comes as the Government is also considering Australia-style measures to limit or ban social media for under-16s.

The Guardian - UK

It’s always been a fight to get children the early years care they deserve. It’s time to fight again

Labour recognises how crucial education is at the start of life, but still the poorest children are missing out, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Why I had to turn to lawyers as the parent of a child with Send

Letter: Melissa Hayhurst says the government should ensure children are getting the support they need instead of attacking the lawyers helping parents

The Independent UK

Parents warned children with no reading experience start school as ‘second-class citizens’

Children’s laureate, Frank Cottrell-Boyce outlined how almost 50% of children arrive at school without having been read to by their parents

The Independent UK

Families living in fear of racial harassment amid ‘provocative nationalism’ in UK

More than one in three school and college leaders say their students or teachers have experienced racial harassment while on the school commute

The Guardian - UK

Phillipson accuses lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needs

Education secretary claims lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profit

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