Dame Rachel de Souza said making the school day longer was the “most straightforward approach” to support struggling parents.

Extend school hours to help parents with childcare costs, children’s tsar urges

Pictures of Leah Croucher from Thames Valley Police and one of the scene this afternoon from LBC

Police searching for Leah knocked on the door her remains feared to be in - but only put leaflet through the door

Liz Truss speaking at PMQs today

Lady isn't for turning...on public spending! Truss vows to stick to her pledge despite £60bn debt in PMQs

Russian soldier in front of stolen CCTV camera

Russian soldier 'set up a stolen CCTV camera from Ukraine in his flat' - unwittingly creating 'his own Big Brother'

Lucy Letby (l) allegedly tried to kill a baby girl four times before succeeding

Concerned doctor walked in on 'cold-blooded' nurse Lucy Letby as she allegedly attempted to kill a newborn baby girl

Kwasi Kwarteng's mini Budget has had an impact on mortgages, pensions and the cost of living as a whole

Mortgages, pensions and the value of the pound: How the economic turmoil might affect you

King Charles inauguration

Calls for a bank holiday to celebrate King's coronation next May

Hundreds of officers have been deployed to tackle the Just Stop Oil protests

Policing eco protests on London's roads taking ‘hundreds’ of officers away from front line duties, says Met chief

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Carolynne Hunter has said planned blackouts could endanger the life of her daughter Freya

People could die or be left 'traumatised' in planned blackouts this winter

Alice Cutter is set to be released early from prison

'Miss Hitler' contestant set to be freed within weeks after serving 26 months of three-year jail sentence

A woman refused to deal with a mice infestation because she said it was against her ethical beliefs

Vegan who refused to deal with mice infestation in her home because it was against her beliefs fined by court

Kirkstone Close in Oldham

Two girls aged six and seven sexually assaulted 'by cyclist' in quiet street in Oldham

Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to after a 57-year-old man was stabbed in a 'random' attack in Trinity Square

Man stabbed by stranger in 'random' daylight attack near Tower of London

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Diana Dafter, whose body was found at a property in Northampton last Friday

Man found with multiple knife wounds at Euston Station arrested over murder of woman in Northampton

James Bulger (l) who was killed by Jon Venables (r). James's mother Denise Fergus (inset) says Venables should be kept in jail

James Bulger's mother pleads with PM to stop toddler’s killer Jon Venables from being freed

Mike Tindall and Zara Tindall arriving for day three of the Cheltenham Festival at Cheltenham Racecourse earlier this year

Mike Tindall ‘to join this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here’

Mr Rees-Mogg said there can be 'no more excuses' for working from home

"No more excuses" for staying away from the office, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

The UK economy unexpectedly shrank in August

UK economy shrank unexpectedly by 0.3 per cent in August, official figures show