Research for Local Government Association renews questions over government’s ‘academisation’ policy Council-maintained schools in England continue to outperform academies in Ofsted ratings, according to research, prompting renewed calls for councils to be able to open their own schools. Research conducted on behalf of the Local Government Association (LGA) found 93% […]
Month: August 2023
Save the Children and Oxfam urge government to restore aid budget back to 0.7% of national income UK aid cuts are a “death sentence” for children in the world’s most dangerous places, aid charities have warned after an internal government report revealed the impact of budget reductions on the most […]
Former US president, who faces four conspiracy and obstruction counts, will have bail conditions set on Thursday Donald Trump charged – live updates Trump’s January 6 indictment – key takeaways Donald Trump is due to appear in court on Thursday after federal prosecutors indicted the former US president for attempting […]
A large chunk of audience appears to have followed veteran presenter to rival Greatest Hits Radio, figures show BBC Radio 2 lost more than a million listeners since Ken Bruce left the station for commercial rival Greatest Hits Radio, according to official audience data. Bruce spent three decades presenting the […]
Ukrainians in occupied territories who refuse Russian passports face threats, intimidation and possible detention or deportation, Yale study says Ukrainians living in Russian-occupied territory are being forced to assume Russian citizenship or face retaliation, including possible deportation or detention, a new US report has said. Yale University researchers found that […]
Latest criminal case before ex-president comes just weeks after he was charged with retaining national defense information Trump indictment – live updates Analysis: latest indictment finally holds Trump to account Federal prosecutors have charged Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in a desperate […]
Unions say widespread job losses in recent months have left UK ‘teetering on the brink of recession’ The TUC has urged the Bank of England to call a halt to interest rate increases after warning that widespread job losses in recent months have left the UK “teetering on the brink […]
FBU to write to Home Office with overcrowding concerns after first group’s arrival delayed due to safety issues on Dorset-based vessel Firefighters have accused ministers of attempting to house asylum seekers on a “potential deathtrap” after health and safety officials prompted a further delay to the use of a giant […]
Cells taken without consent from cancer victim can reproduce indefinitely and were sold for unjust profit by Thermo Fisher Scientific, relatives argued Laboratory equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific has settled a lawsuit brought by the estate of Henrietta Lacks, a long-deceased cancer victim whose “immortal” cells have lived on to […]
In 2023, an average of 16,000 babies have been born a month, compared to as many as 23,000 babies born monthly before Russia’s invasion Ukraine’s birthrate has fallen by 28% since the start of the war, according to new data, with 38,324 fewer babies born in the country in the […]