New campaign urges Starmer not to diminish legal rights of Send children

New campaign urges Starmer not to diminish legal rights of Send children

Backed by actor Sally Phillips and MPs across parties, group raises concerns about overhaul of provision in England Keir Starmer is being urged not to diminish the legal rights of children with special educational needs by a new national campaign backed by the actor Sally Phillips and a cross-party group of Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative MPs. The group Save Our Children’s Rights claims the prime minister is “considering taking our legal rights away” as part of the government’s overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities (Send) provision in the forthcoming schools white paper for England. Continue reading...

New campaign urges Starmer not to diminish legal rights of Send children

New campaign urges Starmer not to diminish legal rights of Send children

Backed by actor Sally Phillips and MPs across parties, group raises concerns about overhaul of provision in England Keir Starmer is being urged not to diminish the legal rights of children with special educational needs by a new national campaign backed by the actor Sally Phillips and a cross-party group of Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative MPs. The group Save Our Children’s Rights claims the prime minister is “considering taking our legal rights away” as part of the government’s overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities (Send) provision in the forthcoming schools white paper for England. Continue reading...

Stephen Graham Got A Little Bit Star-Struck By 1 A-Lister During His Golden Globes Speech

Stephen Graham Got A Little Bit Star-Struck By 1 A-Lister During His Golden Globes Speech

Stephen Graham accepting his award at the 2026 Golden Globes Stephen Graham got caught a little off guard after spotting a certain A-lister in the audience during his acceptance speech at this year’s Golden Globes . On Sunday night, the British star picked up the Best Male Actor In A Limited Series award for his performance in the hit Netflix drama Adolescence , with the show also sweeping every other category it was nominated for. After his initial declaration of “ bomboclaat” was abruptly censored by Golden Globes producers , Stephen went on to celebrate his fellow nominees before praising the entire cast and crew of Adolescence. He then gave a shout-out to his on-screen wife Christine Tremarco, claiming his win was “half yours”, before turning his attention to his real-life wife of almost 20 years and co-producer, Hannah Walters, crediting her with “saving my life”. Looking out to the audience he then thanked “all my friends and family”, who he said already know “exactly who you are – and without you none of this is possible”. Interrupting his train of thought, he then caught sight of one celebrity guest in the auditorium, declaring: “Queen Latifah! Wow! Can’t believe it!” lol at Stephen Graham interrupting his own Golden Globes speech because he's so starstruck by Queen Latifah. mood tbh! pic.twitter.com/eDki1sKnFR — Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) January 12, 2026 Stephen’s shout-out wasn’t the only love shown to the rapper and Chicago actor during the ceremony, though. Later in the evening, she and Dakota Fanning presented the Best Female Actor In A TV Drama award to Pluribus’ Rhea Seehorn , who declared: “Queen Latifah! I met you about 20 years ago, between jobs at a Koo Koo Roo. And you were so nice! So, thanks…” Queen Latifah getting the ‘Sal Saperstein’ treatment. Getting. shoutouts from Stephen Graham earlier & now Rhea Seahorn. #goldenglobes pic.twitter.com/aMQVZ4GCUm — CJ Johnson (@cjjohnsonjr) January 12, 2026 Adolescence was the top-winning TV show at the 2026 Golden Globes, triumphing in four categories overall (including acting prizes for cast members Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty ), with the hit Paul Thomas Anderson movie One Battle After Another taking home the same number of awards . Check out the full list of winners from this year’s Golden Globes here . MORE GOLDEN GLOBES: 36 Must-See Moments You Might Have Missed From This Year's Golden Globes Here's What Erin Doherty Actually Said In Her Censored Golden Globes Speech All The A-List Photos You Need To See From The 2026 Golden Globes Red Carpet

How a family were shocked by allegations about a dead dad’s double life: best podcasts of the week

How a family were shocked by allegations about a dead dad’s double life: best podcasts of the week

Was British army major Robbie Mills leading a secret double life? Or was his post-humous accuser hoodwinking Mills’ family? A true-crime investigation finds out A true-crime investigation into the supposed secret double life of British army major Robbie Mills. After Mills died in 1955, apparently from an accident on a submarine, a man called John Cotell turned up at his home claiming to be a friend of his – and a fellow spy. Journalist Eugene Henderson tells the troubling tale of Cottell, who rapidly insinuated his way into the Mills family’s lives. Alexi Duggins Widely available, episodes weekly Continue reading...

Energy and health optimism help lift civil service morale under Labour

Energy and health optimism help lift civil service morale under Labour

Foreign Office and MoD among only four departments with declining morale in annual Whitehall monitor report Civil service morale rose slightly after Labour took power in 2024, with the biggest jumps in satisfaction in the energy and health departments, an annual Whitehall monitor report will show. The survey from the Institute for Government (IfG) thinktank, due to be published this week, found that morale rose from 60.7 to 61.2% on the civil service employee engagement index. Continue reading...