Teachers' unions will have to ensure that schools in England remain open on strike days, according to government plans; the Department for Education launched a consultation on how best to implement minimum service level requirements in schools

The last four goats living on a small peninsula on the Bristol Channel have been culled by the National Trust in a 'difficult decision'; the animals, regularly scaling the cliffs in Brean Down, were put down due to poor health including tuberculosis

Londoners were asked for their opinion on the potential pedestrianisation of Oxford Street, the Mayor's latest attempt to transform the street in a driver to increase visitor numbers, create jobs and stimulate London's growth

Sir Keir Starmer would be “ready and willing” to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine to enforce any peace deal; it is the first time the Prime Minister has explicitly said he is considering deploying British peacekeepers to the country

176 World War II unexploded bombs were discovered under a children's playground in Wooler, Northumberland, and it is feared that more will be unearthed; it is believed that the area was used as a Home Guard training camp