The data is from the Government’s national child measurement programme, which covers mainstream state-maintained schools in England.

As a parent I welcome the government’s efforts to keep cigarettes out of my children’s hands. While I’m not sure Labour’s start to life as leaders is bathed in glory, I’m glad to see them continue ...

The Prince of Wales will have a high-level meeting with South Africa’s president as he continues his visit to the ...

The mobile networks must stick to their commitments for the tie-up to be approved, the Competition and Markets Authority said ...

Lady Gaga performed at the final rally in Pennsylvania before telling the crowd ‘the country is depending on you’.

All prospective buyers lined up to take on a closed leisure centre “intend to reopen” the facility, administrators have confirmed.

Concerns are being raised about a missing 69-year-old woman. Valerie Rourke was last seen in Rolvenden near Cranbrook at around 9am this morning. Officers are appealing for information to help her ...

Mr Miliband outlined the impact climate change would have around the world. According to an official readout of Cabinet he said “climate change is a threat to national security and growth, given ...

Paramedics descended on a train after a passenger was taken ill prompting rail delays. The incident happened on a carriage in Herne Bay and crews are currently onboard attending to the person.

Labour candidate Chris Webb said he was caught off-guard (Peter Byrne/PA) A Labour MP has urged people to be more vigilant after he was mugged by a group of people on bikes for his mobile phone on his ...

The building of a huge £80million education campus, with both a primary and a secondary school, has taken a step closer to completion.

A risk-taking angler fishing chest deep without a life jacket in dangerous currents had to be rescued after being swept away.