Ministers plan to set a target to halve the disadvantage gap by the time children born under this government finish secondary school and will change how targeted disadvantage funding is distributed, the Schools White Paper says.
The government will publish a schools white paper proposing changes to how disadvantage funding is allocated, aimed at halving the attainment gap between poorer and wealthier pupils.
Lindsey Vonn is preparing to fly back to the United States after fracturing her left tibia in the Olympic downhill; US Ski and Snowboard CEO Sophie Goldschmidt said team medical staff have coordinated her care and that she is stable.
Willie Colón, the US salsa trombonist, vocalist and composer, has died at 75, his family said. The cause of death was not disclosed.
More than 40 skaters from the 2026 Winter Olympics took part in an exhibition gala at the Milano Ice Skating Arena where Alysa Liu and Ilia Malinin performed; the program was presented in four acts and ended with a final group number.
Yellow Letters by İlker Çatak won the Golden Bear at the Berlin film festival; the event was accompanied by debate over politics in cinema related to Gaza.
Legendary salsa musician Willie Colón has died at 75, his family said he 'peacefully' passed away surrounded by relatives and asked for privacy.
NASA plans to launch Artemis 2 on March 6 (early March 7 in the UK) for a roughly 10-day crewed flight around the Moon, and the date was finalised after a detailed fueling test and launch-day walkthrough.
The Turkish-language film Yellow Letters won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear; it follows a married couple whose lives are upended after the husband is targeted for posting critical content online.
NASA completed a second wet dress rehearsal for Artemis II, loading the SLS rocket with more than 2.6 million litres of propellant and keeping hydrogen leaks below the agency's 16% limit.
