According to a BBC investigation, funding was withheld in 2010 for the reconstruction of at least 13 schools that used reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). They had earned approval for reconstruction under a Labour plan, which the Conservative-led government eventually abandoned. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to face heavy criticism from Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer during the first prime minister's questions since the news broke during the summer recess on Wednesday in the Commons.

UK school buildings collapse row: Rebuilding plans for 13 schools scrapped in 2010

The UK is set to proscribe Russia's mercenary Wagner Group as a terrorist organization, according to British media reports.

UK to label Russia's Wagner a terrorist group: Report

A grieving mother in the UK is being asked by the authorities to remove a cartoon-themed memorial erected on the grave of her son who passed away in infancy. The reason?

UK: Grieving mother told to remove memorial from infant son's grave

Harish Salve, a prominent lawyer and former solicitor general of India got married for the third time in an affluent ceremony in London, United Kingdom, according to media reports.

Harish Salve marries for the third time in London, Lalit Modi among attendees

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he will only secure a trade agreement with India that serves the best interests of the entire United Kingdom, media reports said quoting his spokesperson.

Sunak insists on free trade deal with India which works for all of UK

Former Department for Education (DfE) officials claimed that staff members were astonished when Sunak's Treasury reduced a request to support work on 300 to 400 schools at risk from collapsing concrete panels to 100 and subsequently 50 in 2020 and 2021.

UK: Pressure mounts on Sunak and Keegan over school concrete crisis

The row over school buildings in the UK is escalating. The UK prime minister Rishi Sunak is under pressure with some accusing him of ignoring the repairs when Sunak was serving as the UK Chancellor. According to some former officials at the Department of Education in 2020 and 2021 a request to fund the work of more than 300 schools was slashed down to below the 100 Mark and the decision was taken by Sunak's treasury officials.

UK PM Rishi Sunak accused of cutting back repair efforts

Leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party Keir Starmer reshuffled his top team on Monday (September 4) as the national elections loom next year. Starmer appointed his deputy Angela Rayner as Labour Party's levelling-up police chief.

UK: Opposition Labour Party reshuffles top team | See list

New data has revealed that more than one in five kids in England are frequently missing school as they are struggling to get back to their pre-pandemic schedule.

Data reveals one in every five children regularly skips school in the UK. Know why

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is expected to reshuffle his shadow cabinet on Monday.

Labour reshuffle: Sir Keir Starmer to shake up shadow cabinet

The G20 Summit today because all eyes will be on the crucial Summit this week. Several world leaders will gather and discuss key issues on the global economy but the meat in New Delhi is not only from its challenges it will be a test for New Delhi as a delegate game of diplomacy plays out well ahead of the summit the UK India trade deal seems to be in jeopardy.

G20 Summit 2023: Canada unexpectedly pauses trade talks with India

G20 Summit: UK-India trade deal in jeopardy

British Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt is being accused of abandoning children affected by the concrete crisis in the UK. Well, this is because the government admitted the fact that there won't be any extra funding for for the education budget to cover the repair costs and the closures.

UK Government say no new cash to fix RAAC in schools

According to Sky News, the government of the United Kingdom is getting closer to agreeing to an assistance package with Tata Steel. The deal would give the Indian company's British operations about 630 million dollars in public cash.

UK approves $630 MN aid for Tata Steel

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, on Sunday (September 3) vowed to “spend what it takes” to deal with the crumbling school buildings and said that the United Kingdom government will move to fix the unsafe infrastructure quickly.

RAAC concrete crisis: UK govt vows to ‘spend what it takes’ to deal with crumbling school buildings

More than 100 schools across England have been told to shut down over safety concerns after being made with a certain type of concrete that is prone to collapse, reported the British media, on Friday (September 1).

Explained | Over 100 schools across England made with RAAC concrete forced to shut down. Here’s why

A report by the Guardian, on Friday (September 1) said that the United Kingdom government has placed more than 100 lone asylum-seeker children in recent weeks. This comes months after the British High Court ruled that the government’s “routine” housing of unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels is unlawful.

UK Home Office places more than 100 asylum-seeker children in hotels, defies high court ruling: Report

In just a week, the world’s attention will converge on New Delhi as the Indian capital plays host to its inaugural G20 Summit, an event that has drawn global leaders to address some of the most pressing issues of our time.

G20 summit in Delhi: Trends show gaps in leaders’ attendance each year

United Kingdom Home Secretary Suella Braverman ordered an investigation, on Saturday (September 2) into police impartiality as she has accused officers of being “involved in political matters.

UK government orders probe into police’s ‘political activism and impartiality’

More than 150 British schools have been ordered to close numerous facilities on the eve of the start of a new term after they were judged unsafe, irritating parents and teachers and presenting further problems for the government.

Schools & colleges to shut over collapse fears in UK

An Indian-origin Conservative MP has been given a new role in the UK cabinet. The UK prime minister Rishi Sunak's ally Claire Coutinho reportedly has roots in Goa and Pune and she is now the UK's new energy and Net Zero secretary.

Britain's new Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho starts her cabinet job

For the first time in the history of the NHS, junior physicians and consultants in England will walk out on the same days in a dramatic escalation of their contentious wage dispute with the government. The British Medical Association attributed the decision to organize stoppages involving both categories of medical professionals to ministers' failure to bargain over doctors' salaries.

UK: Junior and senior doctors to strike together for the first time in NHS history

More than 150 British schools have been ordered to close numerous facilities on the eve of the start of a new term after they were judged unsafe, irritating parents and teachers and presenting further problems for the government. To know more watch this interview with author and senior journalist Andrew Whitehead.

UK: Schools and colleges to shut over collapse fears

More than 100 schools in England ordered to close buildings

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