Business Secretary Vince Cable is expected to announce cuts to the higher education system and could signal his preference for a graduate tax and two-year university degrees.

Parents face a postcode lottery in finding affordable childcare this summer, according to a survey published today.

Many parents in Britain are struggling to find childcare for their children over the summer holidays, a survey suggests.

Many parents in Britain are struggling to find childcare for their children over the summer holidays, a survey suggests.

Parents will face a “postcode lottery” in finding affordable childcare this summer, a survey has found. The average cost of holiday childcare now stands at £558 per child – an average of £93 per week, according to a study by the Daycare Trust.

PARENTS in Scotland pay the highest amount of money, on average, for childcare during the summer holidays in the UK.

Parents will face a postcode lottery in finding affordable childcare this summer, a survey found today.

Education Secretary Michael Gove faced a grilling over his handling of the decision to axe Labour’s £55 billion school building programme.

Education Secretary Michael Gove has unveiled a fifth list of the schools affected by his decision to scrap Labour’s rebuilding programme amid mounting anger from MPs.

Education Secretary Michael Gove has faced a grilling in the Commons over his handling of the decision to axe Labour’s £55 billion school building programme.

Education Secretary Michael Gove has unveiled a fifth list of the schools affected by his decision to scrap Labour’s rebuilding programme amid mounting anger from MPs.

Education Secretary Michael Gove has unveiled a fifth list of the schools affected by his decision to scrap Labour’s rebuilding programme amid mounting anger from MPs.

Escalating childcare charges mean the cost of raising a son or daughter in Britain has risen to £800 a month, according to a report.