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70 days ago
The Government will introduce an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill to make existing guidance on mobile phone bans in schools statutory.
What to do about Rew? England's dilemma ⊕
James Rew's start to the season makes him a strong contender for an England call-up, but how would he fit into the Test team?
Phones to be banned in schools by law in England, government says ○
Education minister Jacqui Smith said the move would create "a clear legal requirement for schools".
Landlords rush to evict tenants and raise rents before new rules come into force on 1 May ⊕
Three in 10 tenants in England have had their rent increased since November as landlords take action ahead of Renters' Rights Act.
'No ball games' signs are deterring kids from exercising, MPs told ⊖
Making PE a core subject in schools and removing 'no ball games' signs are among recommendations in a new report on barriers to sport and physical activity in England.
71 days ago
England Women are dominating rugby in a way few have done in any sport | Sarah Rendell ⊕
The way a weakened side flattened Scotland brings to mind the Chicago Bulls of the 1990s and Pep Guardiola’s peak Manchester City
Is this England side the most dominant sporting team to have existed? …
Son of Nobody by Yann Martel review – Life of Pi author discovers a long-lost poem from Troy ○
An epic poem about the Trojan war is merged with the domestic heartbreak of the scholar who discovers it in this ambitious, structurally problematic novel
In Yann Martel’s fifth novel, a Canadian clas…
Keeping open all of King's coastal path will be a challenge, says Natural England ⊕
Natural England says it will be challenging to keep King Charles's coastal path fully open in parts of the south.
Get a grip on ‘scandal’ of illegal child social care in England, ministers are told ⊖
Vulnerable children placed in caravans, Airbnbs and holiday camps, with children’s commissioner saying practice must stop
Ministers must get to grips with the “national scandal” of England’s shadow ch…
England left with ‘toilet deserts’ as public facilities decline by 14% in a decade ⊖
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Report says lack of provision is harmful to health and damaging for high streets
The number of public toilets in England has fallen by 14% in a decade, harming public health and creating vast swathes …