Boy, 15, arrested after girl is stabbed at school 11 hours ago Lewis Adamsand Neve Gordon-Farleigh ,Norfolk Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy after a teenage girl was stabbed at a secondary school. The victim was taken to hospital with minor injuries after the incident at Thorpe St Andrew School, …

Met Office warnings for wind have been issued for northern areas of the UK on Thursday - with the risk of some transport disruption. There are yellow warnings in place for Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England, North Wales and the north Midlands. The strongest winds will be on and ahead …

The head chef of Noma, one of the highest-rated restaurants in the world, has resigned amid allegations of abuse. René Redzepi announced his exit on social media, saying: "After more than two decades of building and leading this restaurant, I've decided to step away and allow our extraordinary leaders to …

6 hours ago Laura Cressand Imran Rahman-Jones ,Technology reporters Major technology companies have been asked to bring in more robust age checks for under-13s in the UK, similar to those currently in place for services designed for adults. The platforms contacted by media regulator Ofcom and data watchdog the Information …

6 hours ago Hazel Shearing ,Education correspondentand Emily Holt ,Education reporter An inquiry into student loans is being launched by MPs amid "widespread dissatisfaction" over repayment terms. The Treasury Committee will examine whether the recent decision to freeze the repayment threshold for many graduates in England is fair. The inquiry …

BBC presenter Liza Tarbuck is stepping down from her Saturday evening show on Radio 2 after 14 years. She announced her departure to fans on Instagram: "We made 2 hrs [hours] of radio feel like a private members club, that's the stuff of dreams. " Shaun Keaveny, host of The …

There are noteworthy nuggets, as we set out here, and the revelations about his payoff will be, to many, enraging. Government, like any other institution, likes to present its public self as carefully packaged, shiny and ready for the shop window. The central political argument here, where the prime minister …

Documents released by the government include advice sent to the prime minister which said the pair's relationship continued after the financier's conviction for procuring an underage girl in 2008. The PM's chief secretary Darren Jones said the due diligence process "fell short" and the government had already taken steps to …

6 hours ago Luiz Fernando ToledoBBC News Brasil Warning: This story contains graphic sexual descriptions. "If I had disobeyed my mother and gone to New York, what might have happened to me?" asks Gláucia Fekete. In 2004, as a 16-year-old living in the Brazilian countryside, she was taking her first …

6 hours ago Catherine BurnsHealth correspondent Hundreds of GPs have told the BBC they have never refused to sign a sick note for a patient complaining of mental health issues. BBC News sent a questionnaire to more than 5,000 GPs in England asking if they had ever denied a sick …