More than £430million was spent by just ten councils to transport children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to schools last year, new figures show.
One local authority in England saw its spending on SEND transport soar by almost 700 per cent in a year, with another now forced to shell out up to £600 per head taking children to school.
The heartbroken girlfriend of the Asos founder who mysteriously plunged to his death in Thailand has said she 'can't believe he would kill himself'.
Quentin Griffiths, 58, who was born in London and co-founded the online retail giant, is said to have fallen from the 17th floor of his condominium in Pattaya, a seaside city south of Bangkok, on February 9.
Peter Mandelson was being quizzed late into the night after being arrested at his London home over allegations he leaked sensitive information to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein during his time as business secretary.
The disgraced former minister was led away by detectives from the Metropolitan Police's Special Investigations Team – the unit dubbed the Yard's 'Celeb Squad' – on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
Aussies heading to Mexico have been urged to reconsider their travel plans after the death of a notorious drug cartel leader sparked gang violence and airport chaos.
Nemesio 'El Mencho' Oseguera Cervantes, who was Mexico's most wanted man and the leader of the feared Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) cartel, was killed during a security operation in the state of Jalisco.
An innocent grandfather has been found dead after he was kidnapped and tortured by gangsters in a horrifying case of mistaken identity.
The body of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian was found near a golf course in Sydney's north-west on Tuesday morning.
A heartbroken British army soldier who was distraught after splitting up with his girlfriend drove into a tree at up to 80mph while telling her on the phone: 'You won't hear from me again.'
Joshua Parsons, 26, a signaller, died after suffering catastrophic injuries in the late night smash as he spoke to his partner Georgia Clements.
More than 100 employees at an Australian start-up have become overnight millionaires after a US telehealth giant swooped in with a $1.6billion deal.
Eucalyptus offers Juniper and Pilot, which prescribe GLP-1s similar to Ozempic and Mounjaro, as well as a fertility program and erectile dysfunction medication.
Disturbing photos have exposed the 'abhorrent' living conditions migrant workers were forced to endure while being severely underpaid.
A NSW business has been fined after running an industrial scale labour hire firm and sending out 475 migrants to regional areas.
It has long been clear: the November 13, 2022, murders of four University of Idaho students were especially violent.
But now, seven months after Bryan Kohberger began his life in prison for the crimes, newly released autopsy findings lay bare the full horror of his attack for the first time.
The desperate search for a 21-year-old college student was underway after he went missing during a Michigan winter storm.
Northern Michigan University student Trenton Massey was last seen on video on Sunday at 3.25am in the snowy area of East Baraga Ave and the Founder's Landing Boardwalk in Marquette.
The majority of ISIS brides and their children stranded in Syria could be resettled in Victoria, sources have claimed.
However, the Allan government has yet to reveal any information on the issue.
NSW Premier Chris Minns revealed on Monday that about a third of the 11 ISIS brides and their 23 children were planning to return to NSW.
Harrowing bodycam footage showing the moment alleged killer Kouri Richins was told her husband was dead was aired for the first time on day one of her murder trial.
The 35-year-old Mormon mom is accused of poisoning husband Eric, 39, with a lethal dose of fentanyl slipped into a Moscow mule cocktail.
