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School funding is 'fair' but too little cash, say governors By Judith Burns Education reporter 22 March 2017 From the section Education & Family Image copyright iStock Image caption Some pupils face a limited curriculum, warn governors School governors say the government should press ahead with its new funding formula for schools in England - but have expressed concern that there is too little cash…

Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness dies aged 66 21 March 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland's former deputy first minister, has died aged 66. It is understood he had been suffering from a rare heart condition. The former IRA leader turned peacemaker worked at the heart of the power-sharing government following the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. He became deputy first minister in 2007, standing alongside Democratic Unionist Party leaders Ian Paisley, Peter Robinson and Arlene Foster. Obituary: Mart…

Martin McGuinness: Sinn Féin leader's body carried home 21 March 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Image copyright Peter Morrison Image caption Senior Sinn Féin members, including leader Gerry Adams, carry Mr McGuinness' coffin The body of Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness has been returned to his Derry home. Hundreds of people accompanied the coffin, draped in the Irish flag, as it was carried through the Bogside area. The ex-I…

Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness dies aged 66 21 March 2017 From the section Northern Ireland Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland's former deputy first minister, has died aged 66. It is understood he had been suffering from a rare heart condition. The former IRA leader turned peacemaker worked at the heart of the power-sharing government following the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. He became deputy first minister in 2007, standing alongside Democratic Unionist Party leaders Ian Paisley, Peter Robinson and Arlene Foster. Obituary: Mart…

Unite urges Watson 'to keep nose out of our business' 20 March 2017 From the section UK Politics Image caption Unite general secretary Len McCluskey says he has not had any secret meetings with Momentum Unite boss Len McCluskey has described as "ridiculous" claims by Labour deputy leader Tom Watson that his union is involved in a "secret plot" to help a left-wing group take over the party. Mr Watson has accused Unite of planning to fund activist group Momentum, which he said …

Article 50: Theresa May to trigger Brexit process next Wednesday 20 March 2017 From the section UK Politics Prime Minister Theresa May is to officially notify the European Union next Wednesday that the UK is leaving. Downing Street said she would write a letter to the EU's 27 other members, adding that it expected negotiations to then begin as quickly as possible. The move comes nine months after people voted 51.9% to 48.1% in a referendum. Talks on the terms of the departure and future relations are not allowed under the Article 50 process …

Article 50: Theresa May to trigger Brexit process next Wednesday 20 March 2017 From the section UK Politics Prime Minister Theresa May is to officially notify the European Union next Wednesday that the UK is leaving. Downing Street said she would write a letter to the EU's 27 other members, adding that it expected negotiations to then begin as quickly as possible. The move comes nine months after people voted 51.9% to 48.1% in a referendum. Talks on the terms of the departure and future relations are not allowed under the Article 50 process …

Private care contracts for councils 'being cancelled' 20 March 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Ninety-five UK councils have had their private care contracts cancelled, as companies say they lack enough funding, a BBC Panorama investigation has found. Research for the programme suggests one in four of the UK's 2,500 home care companies is at risk of insolvency. One home care company says it cancelled its contract because it "didn't think we could do it for the money". The gov…

Private care contracts for councils 'being cancelled' 20 March 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Ninety-five UK councils have had their private care contracts cancelled, as companies say they lack enough funding, a BBC Panorama investigation has found. Research for the programme suggests one in four of the UK's 2,500 home care companies is at risk of insolvency. One home care company says it cancelled its contract because it "didn't think we could do it for the money". The gov…

Private care contracts for councils 'being cancelled' 20 March 2017 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Ninety-five UK councils have had their private care contracts cancelled, as companies say they lack enough funding, a BBC Panorama investigation has found. Research for the programme suggests one in four of the UK's 2,500 home care companies is at risk of insolvency. One home care company says it cancelled its contract because it "didn't think we could do it for the money". The gov…

Man arrested over Finsbury Park toddler murder 19 March 2017 From the section London A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a one-year-old boy and the attempted murder of a girl of the same age, Scotland Yard says. Bidhya Sagar Das, 33, was arrested on Sunday evening in Hackney, east London. The children were found at a flat in Wilberforce Road near Finsbury Park on Saturday night. The boy died in the early hours of Sunday. The girl remains in a critical condition in hospital. Det Ch Insp Dave Whellams, who is leading the inve…

Syria war: Damascus sees fierce clashes after rebel attack 19 March 2017 From the section Middle East Related Topics Syrian civil war Image copyright AFP Image caption Rebel-held areas on the outskirts of Damascus have been extensively damaged in recent months Syrian security forces are engaged in fierce clashes with rebels on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus, r…