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Billions in SEND funding to make schools in England more inclusive, ministers say
The government is setting out big changes to how children with special educational needs get support.
MONDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2026, 01:14

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The government is setting out big changes to how children with special educational needs get support.

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IOC president Kirsty Coventry says the athletes “showed us that the Olympic Games are a place for everyone” as she closes this year’s Winter Games.

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One Battle After Another took home best film and Hamnet also saw success in the outstanding British film category.

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Ukraine’s president sat down with the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen in Kyiv days before the four-year anniversary of the war.

South Africa
A truck driver lost control, hit three vehicles, fell into a ditch near the Hendrik Verwoerd tunnel.

South Africa
A study by the institution found that 23 sanitary pad brands contained at least two such chemicals.

South Africa
A truck crashed on a mountainous section of the highway near the Hendrik Verwoerd tunnel.

South Africa
The residents lamented this ahead of Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Speech on Wednesday.

World
Father Andriy Zelinskyy, a chaplain in wartime Ukraine, talks about what he sees in the trenches and what he’s learned about the fragility of humanity, years into the war with Russia.

World
In Milan, the site of the Winter Olympic Games, the mayor is taking steps to help migrants while the national governments seeks to discourage immigration.

World
An inmate who was imprisoned for 21 years in Syria’s notorious Sadnaya prison shows NPR’s Jane Arraf the concrete cells where he was held.

World
The Mexican army killed the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” in an operation Sunday, a federal official said.

Africa
Sudan accuses Uganda of flouting international law by meeting Rapid Support Forces boss Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

Africa
A court upholds a challenge about the lawfulness of the orders to remove four men who travelled to the territory.

Africa
In a rare occurence, three soldiers were handed jail terms for killings in the troubled Anglophone region.

Africa
Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

Business
Businesses say questions remain after US President Donald Trump announced he will impose global tariffs of 15%.

Business
One of South Africa’s best-performing private schools has officially closed its doors.

Business
South Africa’s citrus industry achieved a record-breaking 2025 export season, shipping over 200 million 15kg cartons worldwide.

Business
Citizens Advice’s Warm and Well scheme in North Yorkshire will receive the money over three years.

Politics
Sibiya is expected to field tough questions on his relationship with Matlala.

Politics
Dlamini was gunned down in Umgababa south of Durban on Saturday night.

Politics
Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy at the funeral service of Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II in Limpopo.

Politics
Kenny Kunene has criticised Helen Zille and Herman Mashaba’s mayoral capabilities

Sport
Luke Littler wins the Poland Darts Open title despite a nine-dart finish in the final from Gian van Veen.

Sport
For those who have followed Eberechi Eze’s career, the sight of him wheeling away to celebrate an important goal towards the end of the season will not come as a surprise. And he ‘proved something’ as he scored twice as Premier League leaders Arsenal beat Tottenham 4-1.

Sport
Relive the best moments of this year’s Winter Olympic Games with BBC Sport.
Sport
Casric Stars pulled off the biggest shock of the Nedbank Cup against Pirates and coach Bucs Mthombeni says it was no accident.

Education
‘Generational’ reforms are a key moment for Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, and for Keir Starmer
Ministers will unveil a “generational” overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities (Send) support, pledging £4bn to transform provision in schools in England and warning councils they could lose control of Send services if they fail to meet their legal duties.
The reforms are...
Education
He was America’s longest-serving college president, with 47 years of service, by the time he retired in 2015.
Education
A student objected to the potential closure of her New York City middle school. The professor, speaking on a hot mic, said, “They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school.” The comment was assailed as racist.
Education
Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that no remote classes would be held. The last official snow day in the city’s schools was in March 2019.

Lifestyle
Stormers star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu – who celebrated his birthday over the weekend – left fans stunned at his impression…

Lifestyle
Hacjivah Dayimani, who has returned to the Stormers, has criticised Cape Town rental agents, he claims have ‘scammed’ him…

Lifestyle
‘I’m trying to lose weight’, bragged Afrikaner refugee Charl Kleinhaus, who has praised his new life in the US…

Lifestyle
Ten days before his aircraft crashed, Durban pilot Leeché Manuel shared a post that many believe was a foreshadow of his tragic death…

Entertainment
Although Arsenal responded to Arteta’s rallying cry, City still hold the destiny of the title in their hands.

Entertainment
A total of R400 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 22 February 2026.

Entertainment
“It was tough going, we managed to win the arm-wrestle, and the team managed to find the energy to break through the Italians and take the bonus point at the end of the match.”

Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Sunday, 22 February 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.
Science/Tech
Fossil fuels produce NO2, which is linked to asthma attacks, bronchitis, and higher risks of heart disease and stroke, according the EV news site Electrek. But the nonprofit news site Grist.org notes a new analysis showing that those emissions decreased by 1.1% for every increase of 200 electric vehicles — across nearly 1,700 ZIP codes.”A pretty small addition of cars at the ZIP code level...
Science/Tech
Long-time Slashdot reader theodp writes:Jeopardy time. A. This company spurred CEOs to make huge speculative capital expenditures based on wild unverified claims of future demand, resulting in the layoffs of tens of thousands of workers to reduce the resulting expenses, harming their core businesses. Q. What is OpenAI? Sorry, the correct response is, “What is WorldCom?” In 2002, WorldCom, the...
Science/Tech
Google and Microsoft contributed $5 million to launch Alpha-Omega in 2022 — a Linux Foundation project to help secure the open source supply chain. But its co-founder Michael Winser warns that open source registries are in financial peril, reports The Register, since they’re still relying on non-continuous funding from grants and donations. And it’s not just because bandwidth is expensive, he...
Science/Tech
Long-time Slashdot reader fahrbot-bot writes: Researchers have developed a robotic hand that can not only skitter about on its fingertips, it can also bend its fingers backward, connect and disconnect from a robotic arm, and pick up and carry one or more objects at a time. This article in Science News includes footage of the robotic arm reattaching itself to the skittering robot hand, which can...
Motoring

Motoring
South Africa’s cheapest automatic car won’t cost you more than R200,000.

Motoring
Nissan welcomes Chinese automakers’ push into various countries, saying the competition will only make the industry stronger and benefit the car-buying public.

Motoring
Car theft protection has evolved beyond physical barriers and mechanisms.
Health
The next moon mission, carrying four astronauts, could launch as soon as early March.

Health
The doctors speak to Professor of Immunology, Dan Davis.
Health
A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in later stages of the disease.

Health
Manjit Sangha, from Penn, near Wolverhampton, says her life drastically change in one weekend.