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Teachers will be given permanent contracts after one year, under new measures announced by the education minister..

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is incredibly humbling to see the work being done by allied nations to train Ukrainian troops..

Sir Keir Starmer will be among world leaders and dignitaries to attend the funeral of Pope Francis this weekend..

Kemi Badenoch has admitted that Mays local elections are going to be very difficult for the Conservatives..

King Charles has met with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ahead of visits today..

Pope Francis has been remembered as someone full of compassion, mercy and irrepressible hope as Catholics came together to mourn the death of a pontiff hailed by the King and other world leaders..

Pope Francis has died, a senior Vatican official has said..

Prison officers are calling on the Justice Secretary to allow the use of electric stun guns in the UKs most dangerous jails..