Interim report on measure due on Monday, but trials already in pipeline for football matches later this month Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has given firm backing to the use of Covid passports with pilots for large events planned for this month. Johnson, who […]
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New NASUWT president will tell annual conference that trust boss salaries are ‘verging on criminality’ Academy trust bosses in England are being paid “eye-watering” salaries that are “verging on criminality”, according to the incoming president of one of the country’s leading teaching unions. Phil Kemp, the new national president of […]
Mark Runacres says claim officers had bones broken at ‘kill the bill’ event were ‘hugely regrettable’ A police commander has accepted that his force was too slow to correct a false claim that two officers had suffered broken bones during clashes with “kill the bill” protesters in Bristol. Supt Mark […]
Review set up after Black Lives Matter protests says family and socioeconomic background bigger factors than racism A landmark report on racial disparity has been widely condemned by MPs, unions, and equality campaigners as “divisive” and a missed opportunity for systematic change. Critics said the report by the Commission on […]
Exclusive: Whistleblower claims HMICFRS decided to support Priti Patel in seeking stronger powers before gathering evidence The official policing inspectorate showed repeated bias in favour of the police and against peaceful protesters as it compiled a report which backed a government clampdown, a whistleblower has alleged. The complainant says a […]
Survey also reveals only half of Britons who develop signs of virus fully self-isolate Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Fewer than a quarter of people in the UK with Covid symptoms are requesting a test, while only half say they are fully self-isolating after symptoms develop, […]
Cardiff hopes most of economy including indoor hospitality will be open by end of May Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Welsh government has set out a detailed roadmap out of lockdown that it hopes will culminate in the reopening of most of the country’s economy, […]
Labour leader’s scepticism deals blow to government hopes of scheme regulating access to venues like pubs Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Keir Starmer has dealt a blow to government hopes of pushing through a domestic Covid passport scheme, expressing scepticism about the idea and saying the […]
Exclusive: Amanda Spielman’s request over ‘potential safeguarding issues’ was ignored by ministers The chief inspector of schools in England asked for greater powers to monitor independent schools over “potential safeguarding issues”, but was ignored by ministers, the Guardian can reveal. Despite concerns raised by Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s chief inspector, the […]
Anger as long-awaited report on race and ethnic disparities concludes ‘claims of institutional racism not borne out’ Downing Street’s official response to the racial justice movements connected to Black Lives Matter has suggested the UK should be seen as an international exemplar of racial equality, and has played down the […]