Mainstream schools to receive extra funding to support Send children

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the
government faced a ‘question of priorities’
(Jeff Overs/BBC/PA) (PA Media)

More funding will be given to mainstream schools to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) as part of a £4bn package to make the system more inclusive, the government has announced.

Targeted interventions such as small-group language work will be invested in, as well as help for staff to introduce adaptive teaching styles, as part of a major overhaul to be announced by the Department for Education (DfE) on Monday.

Some £1.6bn over three years will be provided to early years, schools and colleges through an “inclusive mainstream fund”.

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By Millie Cooke and Athena Stavrou

The Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs. Now comes the hard work of issuing refunds

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s biggest and boldest tariffs. But the justices left a $133 billion question unanswered: What's going to happen to the money the government has already collected in import taxes now declared unlawful?

Companies have been lining up for refunds. But the way forward could prove chaotic.

When the smoke clears, trade lawyers say, importers are likely to get money back — eventually. “It’s going to be a bumpy ride for awhile," said trade lawyer Joyce Adetutu, a partner at the Vinson & Elkins law firm.

Paul Wiseman
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FULL LIST: US freezes assets of 8 Nigerians over alleged Cybercrime, Boko Haram, ISIL ties

The United States has imposed sanctions on eight Nigerians over alleged ties to terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), as well as cybercrime-related offences.

The sanctions were announced in a February 10 publication by the United States Department of the Treasury through its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The action was contained in a 3,000-page update of the “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List” (SDN List), a reference document detailing individuals and entities subject to US sanctions.

According to OFAC, the list provides formal notice of persons whose property and interests in property are blocked under US law as part of counter-terrorism and other sanctions programmes.

By Seun Adeuyi

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‘It’s not South Africans versus Nigerians’: Family of slain Bolt driver rejects xenophobia claims

As a suspect prepares to appear in court for the brutal murder of Bolt driver Isaac Satlat — a killing that sparked outrage after a disturbing video circulated online — his family has now broken its silence, rejecting claims that the 22-year-old was targeted because he was Nigerian.

In previous reports, IOL detailed how Satlat was allegedly attacked after responding to a couple's ride request in Pretoria West on Wednesday, and how a female suspect was later arrested. Police also warned the public against sharing graphic footage linked to the killing, saying it could hamper investigations and retraumatise the family.

Now, speaking to broadcaster Newzroom Afrika, family spokesperson and activist Solomon Ashoms said the narrative suggesting the killing was a xenophobic attack was not supported by the family.

By Jonisayi Maromo

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Tony Blair urges Labour to reverse ban on new licences for oil drilling in the North Sea

Sir Tony’s name was listed alongside high-profile
Trump administration officials (PA)

Tony Blair has called on the Labour government to reverse its ban on new licences for drilling oil and gas in the North Sea, echoing calls made by US president Donald Trump.

The former prime minister’s think tank said Sir Keir Starmer should cut the windfall tax rate on oil and gas firms, saying the government’s clean power plan is “leading the UK in the wrong direction”.

Labour has committed to plans to phase out production of oil and gas in the North Sea by restricting new licences for drilling and increasing the rate of the Energy Profits Levy.

By Athena Stavrou

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Argentina's monthly inflation ticks up as Milei faces backlash over an outdated index

Diego Armando Custodio stands inside a coal sales
market where he works in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.
 (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Inflation in crisis-prone Argentina accelerated more than expected and for a fifth straight month in January, the country’s statistics agency said Tuesday, a closely watched report whose outdated methodology in recent days stoked political turmoil and created a headache for libertarian President Javier Milei.

Consumer prices rose 2.9% last month compared with December, said the statistics agency known by its Spanish acronym INDEC, largely owing to increases in the prices of food, restaurants, hotels and utility bills.

Economists say that the formula that INDEC used to calculate the inflation rate still underestimates real price rises in a country reeling from Milei's harsh austerity program that his close ideological ally, U.S. President Donald Trump has backed with $20 billion and championed as a model for downsizing federal bureaucracy.

By Isabel Debre
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Cardoso: Foreign Reserves now $49 billion

Nigeria’s net foreign reserves have risen to $49 billion in a remarkable sustained recovery from about $3 billion recorded in May 2023. 

Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, said the nation’s net foreign reserves hit $49 billion by February 5, 2026 as inflows from remittances, non-oil exports and other individual and institutional sources continued to provide strong buffers for the nation’s currency stability.

Cardoso spoke yesterday in Abuja at the second edition of National Economic Council (NEC) Conference.

By Nduka Chiejina

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