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Hundreds of schools are set to close across the south of England on Thursday as Storm Ciaran is expected to batter the country with 80mph winds.

Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Jersey have declared major incidents as the storm could bring winds of up to 110pmh to the Channel Islands.

Hundreds of schools have announced they will be closed as the storm could damage buildings, topple trees and cause flooding.

The full list is below.

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Southampton

Sholing Infant School
Great Oaks School
Foundry Lane Primary School
Shirley Warren LC Primary and Nursery School
City College Southampton
Valentine Primary School
Springhill Catholic Primary School
Vermont School
Mason Moor Primary School
Compass School
Fairisle Junior School
St Denys Primary School
Bitterne Park School
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Portswood Primary School
St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School
Cantell School
Maytree Nursery and Infants School
Woolston Infant School
Itchen Sixth Form College
St Mary’s Primary School
St Johns Primary and Nursery School
Weston Shore Infant School
Newlands Primary School
Bassett Green Primary School
Redbridge Primary School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Bitterne CE Primary School
Mansel Park Primary School
Bitterne Park Primary School
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School
Bitterne Manor Primary School
Sholing Junior School
Tanners Brook Primary School
Mansbridge Primary School
Shirley Infant School
Shirley Junior School
Harefield Primary School
Beechwood Junior School
Oakwood Primary School
Mount Pleasant Junior School
Regents Park Community College
Banister Primary School
Weston Secondary
Moorlands Primary School
Springwell School
Woodlands Community College
St George Catholic College
St Mark’s CE Primary School
Bevois Town Primary School
The Cedar School
St Anne’s Catholic School

Isle of Wight

Northwood Primary Schools
Cowes Enterprise College
St Francis Academy, Ventnor
St Blasius Academy, Shanklin

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Devon

Monkleigh Primary School
Stoke Canon Church of England Primary School and Pre-School
Woolsery Primary School
Seaton Primary School
Braunton Academy
Wembury Primary School
Offwell Church Of England Primary School
Bow Community Primary School
Rydon Primary School
Stockland Church of England Primary Academy
Pilton Infants’ School
Parkham Primary School
Buckland Brewer Primary School
Wilcombe Primary School
Gatehouse Primary Academy
Willowbrook School
Newton Poppleford Primary School
Bickleigh Down Church Of England Primary School
The Grove School
Loddiswell Primary School
The Wildings
ACE Tiverton Special School
Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School
Woodlands Park Primary School
Exeter Road Community Primary School
Landscore Primary School
Charleton Church Of England Academy
Yealmpton Primary School
Bassetts Farm Primary School
Shirwell Community Primary School
Thurlestone All Saints Church of England Academy
Two Moors Primary School
Exmouth Community College
Dunsford Community Academy
Bovey Tracey Primary School
Lympstone Church Of England Primary School
All Saints Marsh CofE Academy
Awliscombe Church of England Primary School
Payhembury Church Of England Primary School
Membury Primary Academy
Newton St Cyres Primary School
Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary School
Thorverton Church Of England Primary School
Mrs Ethelston’s CofE Primary Academy
Ashleigh CofE Primary School
Whimple Primary School
Clyst Hydon Primary School
Holywell Church Of England School
The Duchy School Bradninch
Bere Alston Primary Academy
Lifton Community Academy
The King’s School
Buckfastleigh Primary School
Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School
Ladysmith Junior School Closed
Okehampton College
Stoke Hill Infants & Nursery School
South Brent Primary School
Filleigh Community Primary School
Dartmouth Academy
Westcliff Primary Academy
Kingsteignton School
Brampford Speke Church Of England Primary School
Marldon Church Of England Primary School
Stowford School
Upottery Primary School
Pilton Community College
Ivybridge Community College
Marland School
Stokeinteignhead School
Woodwater Academy
Copplestone Primary School
Princetown Community Primary School
Clawton Primary School
East-The-Water Community Primary School
Trinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary and Nursery School
Bishopsteignton School
Kilmington Primary School
Littletown Primary Academy
Bidwell Brook School
Spreyton School
Bickleigh On Exe Church Of England Primary School
Hartland Primary School
St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Bideford
St Rumon’s Church of England (VC) Infants School
Exminster Community Primary
Appledore School
Ottery St Mary Primary School
St Peter’s Church of England (VA) Junior School
St Giles-on-the-Heath Community School
Modbury Primary School
The Clinton Church of England Primary School
Dolton Church Of England Primary School
Rackenford Church Of England Primary School
Bratton Fleming Community Primary School
Heathcoat Primary School
West Croft School
Orchard Manor School
Hemyock Primary School
Lady Modiford’s Church of England Primary School
Horrabridge Primary & Nursery School
Salcombe Church Of England Primary School
Stoke Hill Junior School
Bolham Community Primary School
Swimbridge Church Of England Primary School
Goodleigh Church Of England Primary School
Ilfracombe Infant And Nursery School
Decoy Primary School
The Shoreline Academy
Combe Martin Primary School
Kentisbeare Church Of England Primary School
St Andrew’s Primary School
St Margaret’s Church of England (Aided) Junior School
The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy
Willand School
Ellen Tinkham School
Kingskerswell Church of England Primary School
Orchard Vale Community School
Bradley Barton Primary School and Nursery Unit
Great Torrington Bluecoat Church Of England Primary School
Shaugh Prior Primary School
Barley Lane School
Meavy Church Of England Primary School
The Erme Primary School
Instow Community Primary and Pre-School
Ugborough Primary School
Cornwood Church Of England Primary School
Malborough With South Huish Church Of England Primary School
Axe Valley Academy
Ide Primary School
Stansfield Academy
Sampford Peverell Church Of England Primary School
South Molton Community College
Culmstock Primary School
The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School
Plymtree Church Of England Primary School
Woodbury Church Of England Primary School
Southbrook School
St Helen’s Church of England School
Uplowman Church Of England Primary School
Halberton Primary School
Hatherleigh Community Primary School
Lady Seaward’s Church of England Primary School
The Topsham School
Clyst Vale Community College
Doddiscombsleigh Primary School
Ashburton Primary School
Brixington Primary Academy
Kenton Primary School
Kenn Church Of England Primary School
Cullompton Community College
Tiverton High School
South Dartmoor Community College
Tavistock Primary & Nursery School
Stokenham Area Primary School
Aveton Gifford CofE Primary School
Castle Primary School
Exbourne Church Of England Primary School
Chagford Church Of England Primary School
South Tawton Primary School
Chudleigh Knighton Church Of England Primary School
Uffculme Primary School
Great Torrington School
North Tawton Community Primary School and Nursery
Northlew And Ashbury Parochial Church Of England Primary School
Bridgerule Church Of England Primary School
Milton Abbot School
Hazeldown School
Boasley Cross Community Primary School
Tidcombe Primary School
St James Church of England Primary and Nursery School
Bowhill Primary School
Tipton St John Church Of England Primary School
Okehampton Primary School and Foundation Unit
Colyton Primary Academy
St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Brixton
Littleham Church of England Primary School
Ashwater Primary School
Bideford College
Halwill Community Primary School
Kings Nympton Community Primary School
Uffculme School
Woodbury Salterton Church Of England Primary School
Farway Church Of England Primary School
Broadhembury Church of England Primary School
Ilfracombe Church Of England Junior School
Winkleigh Primary School
St Michael’s Church of England Primary School
Whitchurch Community Primary School
Hawkchurch Church Of England School
The Lampard Community School
Musbury Primary School
Newton Abbot College
Highweek Community Primary and Nursery School
High Bickington Church of England Primary Academy
Branscombe Church Of England Primary School
Lydford Primary School
Highampton Community Primary School
St Catherine’s CofE Primary School
Sidmouth Church Of England (VA) Primary School
Black Torrington Church Of England Primary School
Pathfield School
Holsworthy Church Of England Primary School
Bradford Primary School
Cockwood Primary School
Tavistock College
Brayford Academy
Bridestowe Primary School
Teignmouth Community School, Mill Lane
Ipplepen Primary School
Teignmouth Community School, Exeter Road
Feniton Church Of England Primary School
Shaldon Primary School
Witheridge Church Of England Primary Academy
St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School
Kingsbridge Community Primary School
Holsworthy Community College
St Thomas Primary School
Alphington Primary School
Mill Water School
Beaford Community Primary & Nursery School

Jersey

All schools will be closed

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Cornwall

There are both closures and partial closures across the county.

Closed

Altarnun Primary School
Boyton Primary School
Bude Area Resource Base
Budehaven Community School
Callington Community College
Callington Primary School
Camborne School and International Science Academy
Coads Green Primary School
Egloskerry School
Jacobstow Community Academy
Kilkhampton Junior and Infant School
Launceston College
Launceston Primary School
Lewannick Primary School
Penwith Alternative Provision Academy
St Catherine’s CE School
St Stephens Community Academy (Launceston)
St Wenn School
Stratton Primary School
Trekenner C P School
Whitstone Community Primary School
Windmill Hill Academy

Partial closures

Antony School – opening late 11am
Bishop Cornish C of E Primary School – opening late 10am
Boskenwyn School – opening late 10am
Boscastle C P School – opening late 10.30-11am
Brannel Area Resource Base – opening late 11am
Doubletrees School – opening late 11.15am
Falmouth Area Resource Base – opening late at 11am
Germoe School – opening late 10am
Kea Community Primary School – opening late 10.30am
Lerryn C of E Primary School – opening late 10am
Marazion School – opening late 10am
Millbrook C of E Primary School – opening late 10am
Mount Charles Area Resource Base – opening late at 11am
Mousehole School – opening late 9am
Nancealverne School – opening late 11am
Newlyn School – opening late 9.30am
Pencalenick School – opening late at 11am
Pool Academy – opening late 11am
Quethiock CE Primary School – opening late 11am
St Buryan Primary Academy – opening late 10am
St Dennis Primary Academy – opening late 10am
St Dominic C of E Primary School – opening late 11am
St Levan Primary School – opening late 10am
St Mellion C of E Primary School – opening late 11am
St Nicolas CE Primary School – opening late 10.30am
The Roseland Academy – opening late 10am
Trythall C P School – opening late 10am
Warbstow Primary Academy – opening late 10am
Whitstone Community Primary School
Windmill Hill Academy

East Sussex

ARK Little Ridge Primary Academy, St Leonards-on-sea
Guestling-Bradshaw Church of England Primary
Peacehaven Community School
Rye College
Rye Community Primary School
St Thomas’ Church of England Primary School, Winchelsea
The Eastbourne Academy
The St Leonards Academy, St Leonards-on-sea
The Turing School, Eastbourne

Dorset

Atlantic Academy Portland – Maritime House, Atlantic Academy Portland
Budmouth Academy, Weymouth
Greenford CE Primary School, Dorchester
Loders CE VC Primary School, Bridport
Lytchett Minster School, Post Green Road
Marshwood CE VA Primary School, Bridport
The Forum Centre, Park Road, Blandford Forum
The Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester
Thorncombe, St Mary’s CE Primary Academy
Wyvern School, Weymouth
All Saints CE School Academy, Weymouth – partially open
The Compass Centre, 307A Chickerell Road, Weymouth – partially open

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No 10 backs Chancellor Rachel Reeves and says she ‘is going nowhere’ after tearful appearance in Commons

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Rachel Reeves has not offered her resignation and is “going nowhere”, Downing Street has said, following her tearful appearance in the House of Commons.

A Number 10 spokesperson said the chancellor had the “full backing” of Sir Keir Starmer, despite Ms Reeves looking visibly upset during Prime Minister’s Questions.

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A spokesperson for the chancellor later clarified that Ms Reeves had been affected by a “personal matter” and would be working out of Downing Street this afternoon.

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UK government bond prices fell by the most since October 2022, and the pound tumbled after Ms Reeves’s Commons appearance, while the yield on the 10-year government bond, or gilt, rose as much as 22 basis points at one point to around 4.68%.

Downing Street’s insistence came despite Sir Keir refusing to guarantee that Ms Reeves would stay as chancellor until the next election following the fallout from the government’s recent welfare U-turn.

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch branded the chancellor the “human shield” for the prime minister’s “incompetence” just hours after he was forced to perform a humiliating U-turn over his controversial welfare bill.

Emotional Reeves a painful watch – and reminder of tough decisions ahead

It is hard to think of a PMQs like it – it was a painful watch.

The prime minister battled on, his tone assured, even if his actual words were not always convincing.

But it was the chancellor next to him that attracted the most attention.

Rachel Reeves looked visibly upset.

It is hard to know for sure right now what was going on behind the scenes, the reasons – predictable or otherwise – why she appeared to be emotional, but it was noticeable and it was difficult to watch.

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Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Ms Badenoch said: “This man has forgotten that his welfare bill was there to plug a black hole created by the chancellor. Instead they’re creating new ones.”

Turning to the chancellor, the Tory leader added: “[She] is pointing at me – she looks absolutely miserable.

“Labour MPs are going on the record saying that the chancellor is toast, and the reality is that she is a human shield for his incompetence. In January, he said that she would be in post until the next election. Will she really?”

Not fully answering the question, the prime minister replied: “[Ms Badenoch] certainly won’t.

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Welfare vote ‘a blow to the prime minister’

“I have to say, I’m always cheered up when she asks me questions or responds to a statement because she always makes a complete mess of it and shows just how unserious and irrelevant they are.”

Mrs Badenoch interjected: “How awful for the chancellor that he couldn’t confirm that she would stay in place.”

The prime minister’s watered-down Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill, aimed at saving £5bn, was backed by a majority of 75 in a tense vote on Tuesday evening.

A total of 49 Labour MPs voted against the bill – the largest rebellion in a prime minister’s first year in office since 47 MPs voted against Tony Blair’s Lone Parent benefit in 1997, according to Professor Phil Cowley from Queen Mary University.

After multiple concessions made due to threats of a Labour rebellion, many MPs questioned what they were voting for as the bill had been severely stripped down.

They ended up voting for only one part of the plan: a cut to Universal Credit (UC) sickness benefits for new claimants from £97 a week to £50 from 2026/7.

Ms Badenoch said the climbdown was proof that Sir Keir was “too weak to get anything done”.

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Ms Reeves has also borne a lot of the criticism over the handling of the vote, with some MPs believing that her strict approach to fiscal rules has meant she has approached the ballooning welfare bill from the standpoint of trying to make savings, rather than getting people into work.

Experts have now warned that the welfare U-turn, on top of reversing the cut to winter fuel, means that tax rises in the autumn are more likely – with Ms Reeves now needing to find £5bn to make up for the policy U-turns.

Asked by Ms Badenoch whether he could rule out further tax rises – something Labour promised it would not do on working people in its manifesto – Sir Keir said: “She knows that no prime minister or chancellor ever stands at the despatch box and writes budgets in the future.

“But she talks about growth, for 14 years we had stagnation, and that is what caused the problem.”

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Prosecutors consider more charges against Lucy Letby

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Prosecutors are considering whether to bring further criminal charges against Lucy Letby over the deaths of babies at two hospitals where she worked

The Crown Prosecution Service said it had received “a full file of evidence from Cheshire Constabulary asking us to consider further allegations in relation to deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women’s Hospital”.

“We will now carefully consider the evidence to determine whether any further criminal charges should be brought,” it added.

“As always, we will make that decision independently, based on the evidence and in line with our legal test.”

Letby, 35, was found guilty of murdering seven children and attempting to murder seven more between June 2015 and June 2016 while working in the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital and is currently serving 15 whole-life orders.

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Letby worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women’s Hospital

She is understood to have carried out two work placements at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, where she trained as a student, between October and December 2012, and January and February 2015.

Police said in December that Letby was interviewed in prison as part of an investigation into more baby deaths and non-fatal collapses.

A Cheshire Constabulary spokesperson said: “We can confirm that Cheshire Constabulary has submitted a full file of evidence to the CPS for charging advice regarding the ongoing investigation into deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at the neo-natal units of both the Countess of Chester Hospital and the Liverpool Women’s Hospital as part of Operation Hummingbird.”

Detectives previously said the investigation was looking into the full period of time that Letby worked as a nurse, covering the period from 2012 to 2016 and including a review of 4,000 admissions of babies.

Letby’s lawyer Mark McDonald said: “The evidence of the innocence of Lucy Letby is overwhelming,” adding: “We will cross every bridge when we get to it but if Lucy is charged I know we have a whole army of internationally renowned medical experts who will totally undermine the prosecution’s unfounded allegations.”

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Three managers at the hospital where Lucy Letby worked have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

On Tuesday, it was confirmed that three managers at the Countess of Chester hospital had been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in a separate investigation.

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Police said the suspects, who occupied senior positions at the hospital between 2015 and 2016, have all been bailed pending further inquiries.

There is also an investigation into corporate manslaughter at the hospital, which began in October 2023.

A public inquiry has also been examining the hospital’s response to concerns raised about Letby before her arrest.

In May, it was announced the inquiry’s final report into how the former nurse was able to commit her crimes will now be published early next year.

Earlier this year, Letby’s lawyers called for the suspension of the inquiry, claiming there was “overwhelming and compelling evidence” that her convictions were unsafe.

In February, an international panel of neonatologists and paediatric specialists told reporters that poor medical care and natural causes were the reasons for the collapses and deaths.

Their evidence has been passed to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which investigates potential miscarriages of justice, and Letby’s legal team hopes her case will be referred back to the Court of Appeal.

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More criminal charges being considered over baby deaths at Lucy Letby hospitals

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The Crown Prosecution Service has said it is considering whether to bring further criminal charges over the deaths of babies at hospitals where Lucy Letby worked.

The CPS said it had received “a full file of evidence from Cheshire Constabulary asking us to consider further allegations in relation to deaths and non-fatal collapses of babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital and Liverpool Women’s Hospital”.

“We will now carefully consider the evidence to determine whether any further criminal charges should be brought,” it added.

“As always, we will make that decision independently, based on the evidence and in line with our legal test.”

Letby, 35, was found guilty of murdering seven children and attempting to murder seven more between June 2015 and June 2016 while working in the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital and is currently serving 15 whole-life orders.

She is understood to have carried out two work placements at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, where she trained as a student, between October and December 2012, and January and February 2015.

On Tuesday, it was confirmed that three managers at the Countess of Chester hospital had been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

Police said the suspects, who occupied senior positions at the hospital between 2015 and 2016, have all been bailed pending further inquiries.

There is also an investigation into corporate manslaughter at the hospital, which began in October 2023.

A public inquiry has also been examining the hospital’s response to concerns raised about Letby before her arrest.

In May, it was announced the inquiry’s final report into how the former nurse was able to commit her crimes will now be published early next year.

Earlier this year, Letby’s lawyers called for the suspension of the inquiry, claiming there was “overwhelming and compelling evidence” that her convictions were unsafe.

In February, an international panel of neonatologists and paediatric specialists told reporters that poor medical care and natural causes were the reasons for the collapses and deaths.

Their evidence has been passed to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which investigates potential miscarriages of justice, and Letby’s legal team hopes her case will be referred back to the Court of Appeal.

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