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‘They wanted a standing order of £30’: how parents are funding state schools

“They said they wanted to renovate the canteen and buy additional resources and equipment for the children,” Cleary, 48, tells The i Paper . “But it felt a bit pushy. I knew I wasn’t signing up for five years.” Although…

Vodafone axed thousands of jobs in 2026 in major cost-cutting drive

Join today Already a member? Log in Vodafone reduced its workforce across its UK and European divisions by 3,000 roles during the first half of the year, driven by a wider cost-reduction strategy designed to stimulate…

Arrest after nursery shuts over child safety fears

A woman, 38, was arrested in Willenhall on 15 October after police said it received "a report of a care worker ill-treating or wilfully neglecting an individual, at a business in Wednesbury, on 6 October." A force…

'Staggeringly arrogant' predator Russell Brand is being probed over new abuse claims after 'multiple reports' came in following his rape conviction: Star begins 10½-year term - and further charges could follow 'in weeks'

Police have received 'multiple reports' of sexual abuse since the 51-year-old comedian and actor was convicted of raping one woman and assaulting three others. Last night former girlfriend Jemima Goldsmith , 52, became…

Grocery inflation rises as tinned goods and hand sanitiser sales surge for 'Be Ready’ campaign

Join today Already a member? Log in A government drive urging households to stock up for emergencies coincided with a jump in sales of essentials last month, as grocery price inflation edged up again. Figures from…

Trump says more US attacks on Iran 'highly unlikely'

"We're just keeping it the status quo," the US president said on Monday. "And we're doing that really at the behest of countries that are their neighbours." Trump's comments came after he met the Qatari prime minister.…

Watch: Man smashes Chinese government building with excavator

Videos circulating on social media show an excavator tearing down the facade of the building. Local media reported that staff inside the building were urgently evacuated. No one was injured in the incident, said the…

'Baffling but brilliant' post-apocalyptic novel The End of Everything wins Booker Prize

The End of Everything is set in the years after a mysterious catastrophe that caused British society as we know it to collapse. It has divided opinion among readers, and was described as "bleak but brilliant" and…

Romesh Ranganathan addresses ‘angry’ reaction to Celebrity Traitors refugee charity choice

Read our privacy notice . Romesh Ranganathan has spoken out on the backlash he has received over his choice of charity, which left some Celebrity Traitors viewers “angry”. The comedian won the second series of the…

Russell Brand’s ex Jemima Goldsmith accuses rapist of ‘violence, coercive control and abuse’ against her

Join today Already a member? Log in One of Russell Brand’s ex-partners has accused him of “violence, coercive control and abuse” against her, claiming she once had to call the police to get him removed from her house.…