内容摘要：Rail users were warned the bus services could add extra time to their journeys.

Rail users were warned the bus services could add extra time to their journeys.

from 19 August as part of a government drive to return attendance to pre-pandemic levels.Local authorities currently have their own policies on when to issue fines, so the likelihood of parents having to pay depends on their school's location.

Jasmine Clarke, who lives in Brighton and has taken her twins out of school before for a holiday, said the increased fines were "nothing compared to the saving you make."if they travelled during the summer holidays.She said she did not think the increase would be a deterrent, but was worried about larger fines if absences were persistent.

Parents who know their child is failing to attend school regularly, and fail to ensure the child does so, could be fined up to £2,500 by their local authority."That would probably be my deterrent, but I would possibly look at working holidays around inset days," said Ms Clarke.

She explained that she wanted the government to tackle price hikes during school holidays, rather than targeting "the middle, working-class families that work hard all year to have a week or two with their kids".

Labour MP for Chatham and Aylesford, and former teacher, Tristan Osborne said he thought the increase was the "correct measure".“It also stops businesses like farms from being able to operate while the owners deal with the mess, often leaving them out of pocket as well.”

Solihull Council said protecting and enhancing the area’s environment was a priority and pledged to continue prosecuting fly-tippers “to the fullest extent”.Actor Idris Elba says young people have solutions to tackle knife crime, from tougher sentences to removing loopholes for obtaining knives.

Speaking at an anti-knife crime event in Hammersmith, the actor said he did not know what to say to young people carrying knives."They're literally holding these out of fear," he said.