In a report, she wrote: “The government should look closely at its plans for SEND funding, particularly the discrepancies between local authorities, the potential to ringfence budgets, and investment in early years to prevent children’s needs escalating.”
Justin, Hailey Bieber ‘ignore the noise’ as marriage grows stronger
Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber’s marriage is going strong as the couple is growing personally and professionally.
As per a recent report by People, the Rhode founder was side by side with the Baby hitmaker while he was working on his latest album SWAG.
“Hailey was with Justin through all of it, from rehearsals to studio time and Grammys week,” a source told the outlet.
“She’s been right there throughout and watched him build the album from the ground up,” the insider continued.
Hailey was “so proud seeing his vision come to light onstage.”
The tattler insisted that Justin and the model are “in such a strong place right now.”
The 31-year-old singer “feels deeply supported.”
Another insider noted, “They were very excited to attend the Grammys together. It was a big deal to them. Hailey’s always so proud of Justin and incredibly supportive. She’ll be at Coachella too. She loves watching him perform.”
“They’re doing great as a couple. They really just ignore the noise and focus on their own lives. Their day-to-day life is pretty simple. They work and then spend as much family time as possible. They’re great parents. Jack is the cutest, happiest little boy.”
This came after Hailey posted a sweet snap with Justin on her Instagram following their 2026 Grammys attendance.
Justin can be seen sporting jeans, sneakers and a hoodie left open to show his tattooed chest.
While Hailey donned a beaded, backless mini dress.
“That’s my baby,” she wrote under the picture.
Why didn’t Rebecca Ferguson name ‘idiot’ costar who shouted at her?
Rebecca Ferguson has explained why she chose not to publicly name the co-star she once described as an “absolute idiot” after a distressing on-set confrontation, saying the experience was more about her own growth than exposing someone else.
The Golden Globe nominee revisited the incident two years after first speaking about it in a February 2024 appearance on the Reign with Josh Smith podcast.
In a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Ferguson made it clear that her decision to keep the person’s identity private was intentional.
“It wasn’t about the person. It was about me,” she said, reflecting on how unprepared she felt at the time to stand up for herself in a calm, direct way.
She admitted the situation felt overwhelming, adding that she didn’t know how to ask for a private conversation back then, something she believes she could handle differently now.
Ferguson also addressed wider conversations about behaviour in the workplace, pushing back against criticism of changing industry standards.
“A lot of people say that we’ve become too woke, but I think, no, it’s great. The pendulum needs to swing to the other side so that we can find a balance in between,” she said, suggesting that open discussions about power and respect are long overdue.
The original incident, which took place years earlier, involved a co-star who shouted at her during filming, leaving her so upset that she walked off set in tears.
At the time, Ferguson recalled the actor yelling, “‘You call yourself an actor? This is what I have to work with?’”
She later revealed that she demanded the individual leave the set and asked to act opposite a tennis ball instead, explaining that the person’s senior status made the situation feel particularly isolating.
“Because this person was number one on the call sheet, there was no safety net for me,” she said in 2024. “No one had my back.”
Since she first shared the story, online speculation has swirled around the identity of the unnamed actor.
Ferguson has firmly ruled out some of the most common guesses, confirming it was not Hugh Jackman or Tom Cruise.
Dwayne Johnson also appeared to distance himself from the claims after publicly showing support for her.
Despite the curiosity surrounding the incident, Ferguson remains focused on why she spoke up in the first place, not to shame someone else, but to highlight an experience that many performers quietly endure, and to show how far she has come since that moment.
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Across culture, animals are not just part of nature. They stand for strength, courage, patience, and balance. Many ancient names grew from this deep respect. Choosing a baby name inspired by powerful animals can feel meaningful and timeless. These names carry stories, values, and a quiet reminder of nature’s force. Here are 8 baby boy names inspired by nature’s strongest animals.
Can chia seeds and bone broth really ‘heal’ your gut?
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Bobby Knight’s son Pat resigns from Marian amid staff dispute
INDIANAPOLIS — Pat Knight, the son of the late Bob Knight, has resigned as coach of the Marian Knights men’s basketball team after refusing to comply with an administrator’s demand he fire someone on his staff.
Knight did not name the staff member, but told The Indianapolis Star he did not intend to fire the person. So he quit.
Knight was ejected in what turned out to be his final game with Marian — Saturday’s 75-74 loss to another NAIA school from Indiana. With the victory, Goshen snapped a 19-game losing streak to Marian and also ended a 54-game skid in conference play.
Marian athletic director Steve Downing hired Knight in 2024, and he went 16-34 at the school located in Indianapolis. Downing played on Knight’s earliest teams at Indiana, but was not part of any of the elder Knight’s three title-winning squads.
Knight also succeeded his father at Texas Tech during the 2007-08 seasons and spent four seasons with the Red Raiders. He landed later at another Texas school, Lamar.
In seven seasons as a Division I coach, Knight went 79-123 before making the jump to the NBA where he served in several capacities, including as a scout for 10 seasons with the Indiana Pacers. He told The Star he would like to return to that job.
Bob Knight retired with the most victories in the history of Division I men’s college basketball, 973, a mark later surpassed by one of his former players, Mike Krzyzewski. This season also marks the 50th anniversary of the elder Knight’s first title team, which happens to be the last men’s undefeated national champion.
Alarming levels of ‘hidden salt’ discovered in popular soups
Almost one in four shop-bought soups exceed Government salt targets, with some tins containing most of an adult’s maximum daily limit of 6g, a new study has revealed.
Action on Salt and Sugar (AoSS) found that 48 per cent of branded soups surpassed the maximum salt target, a stark contrast to just 6 per cent of supermarket own-label alternatives.
The group analysed 481 ready-to-eat soups across major UK retailers, concluding that 23 per cent still fail to meet the Government’s voluntary maximum salt target of 0.59g per 100g, which was due to be met by the end of 2024.
The saltiest product identified was Soup Head Tom Yum Soup, containing 1.01g of salt per 100g or 3.03g in a 300g pack – an amount comparable to more than two McDonald’s cheeseburgers.
A spokesman for Tom Yum Soup said the brand “always continue to look at ways to better our products for the consumer, and absolutely salt is very, very high on that list or priorities, especially with this flavour”.
AoSS warned that suggested serving sizes on packs could understate actual salt intake, with many brands listing a serving as 200g (half a tin), even though consumers were likely to eat more in a single meal.
Other high-salt examples included Daylesford Organic Minestrone Soup (1g per 100g) and Baxters Luxury Cullen Skink (0.95g per 100g).
Under front-of-pack labelling guidelines, one in six soups (16 per cent ) would receive a red warning for high salt content, while just 11 products (2 per cent) would achieve a green label.
Across the range, the average serving offered 1.43g of salt, while 51 products (11 per cent) packed more than 2g in a single suggested serving – more than a third of an adult’s maximum limit for the day.
Sonia Pombo, head of impact and research at Action on Salt and Sugar, said: “Soup is often marketed as a healthy, everyday choice, but our findings show it can be a major source of hidden salt.
“Nearly one in four soups are still exceeding the maximum salt target, despite food businesses being expected to meet it more than a year ago. A full 12 months on, that level of non-compliance is disappointing and difficult to justify.
“The UK used to be a world leader on salt reduction, but progress has stalled. Government must get back on the front foot with stronger incentives to drive reformulation, and proper accountability, so the healthier option becomes the default, not the exception.”
Asda said: “We are really proud to have set a healthy sales target based on the nutrient profiling model – as observed in the data, all Asda branded soups surveyed in this report are healthy under this classification.
“Reformulation and new product development are a key part of us driving this target and salt content is a key consideration in our decision making when it comes to product formulation.”
California man arrested for sending texts to Guthrie family asking for bitcoin during missing mother case
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TUCSON, Ariz. — Federal prosecutors have charged a California man with sending a fake ransom note in an effort to extort Savannah Guthrie and her siblings as their 84-year-old mother remains missing in what local authorities say looks like a forced abduction from her home near Tucson.
Derek Callella is accused of demanding a ransom across state lines and using anonymous telecommunications to abuse, threaten or harass the Guthrie family.
“Did you get the bitcoin were [sic] waiting on our end for the transaction,” Callella allegedly wrote to Annie Guthrie and her husband, Tommaso Cioni.
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An undated photo of Nancy Guthrie and Savannah Guthrie provided by NBC in response to the disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of the “Today Show” host. (Courtesy of NBC)
Nancy Guthrie is a mother of three, including NBC’s “Today Show” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, who canceled plans to cover the Olympics to return home after her mother’s disappearance.
Investigators determined the text had come through a voice over IP service capable of spoofing phone numbers.
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Investigators arrive to the home of Annie Guthrie in Tuscon, Arizona, on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, has been missing since last being seen on Saturday night. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
According to court documents, they tracked the account to Callella’s Google email account.
After being read his Miranda rights, Callella allegedly confessed to sending two messages, saying he had found the family’s contact information online and had been following news coverage of the case.
According to the FBI, he also allegedly called the family afterward.
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Savannah Guthrie and her mother Nancy Guthrie are pictured Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)
Earlier Thursday, FBI Phoenix Special Agent in Charge Heith Janke told reporters about the arrest but said the FBI was investigating a different ransom demand as potentially having come from the actual abductor.
Nancy Guthrie has been missing since the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 1 in what Pima County Sheriff Christopher Nanos has said appears to be a forced abduction from her home in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood, a low-crime suburb north of Tucson.
She was last seen the prior evening after going to dinner at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, about 4.5 miles away from her own house.
Savannah Guthrie released a new video on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Investigators are still searching for her mother Nancy. (Getty Images and Savannah Guthrie)
Family dropped her off at her home. Her doorbell camera was removed shortly before 2 a.m. Home security software reported that motion had been detected a few minutes later, and then her pacemaker device lost connection with her phone, indicating a time when she may have been forced out of her house.
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Police were not able to recover videos from her home security system, despite multiple cameras, Nanos said Thursday.
Police found a blood trail from her front door to the edge of her driveway.
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She hasn’t been seen since.
The senders have not provided proof of life, according to authorities, or a means of contacting them. They did, however, set a 5 p.m. deadline Thursday for their ransom demand.
Fox News’ Paul Mauro and Matt Finn contributed to this report.