Data suggests more than half of children who miss a day at the start of term become persistently absent.
The deputy prime minister’s spokesperson says she paid the relevant tax when buying her Hove flat.
Several councils say the Court of Appeal’s overturning of an injunction regarding The Bell Hotel has not changed their plans.
The decision comes as France leads international efforts to recognise a Palestinian state at the UN meeting next month.
A slight shift in mood can be detected, but will we know if a meeting happens, asks Daniela Relph.
Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan MacLean endured violent tropical storms during their 140-day journey.
The tariffs can remain in place until mid-October to allow the Trump administration time to request the Supreme Court take up the case.
Feelings on the High Street are mixed as unrest continues over a local hotel housing asylum seekers.
The US scraps its de-minimis exemption, meaning no more duty-free entry of small parcels to the US.
Rohingya refugees tell the BBC they were flown from Delhi and forced into the sea off the coast of Myanmar.