Government adviser says teachers feel ill-equipped to talk about controversial topics but avoiding debate risks fuelling anger Schools in England are closing down legitimate debate about the Israel-Gaza conflict because teachers feel ill-equipped and are concerned about political impartiality, the government’s independent adviser on social cohesion has said. Dame Sara […]
Year: 2024
Labour party analysis of figures since 2010 shows raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours last year Waterborne diseases such as dysentery and Weil’s disease have risen by 60% since 2010 in England, new figures reveal. Analysis of NHS hospital admissions by the Labour party has found that […]
Donaldson has stepped down after being charged over ‘allegations of a historical nature’, party says Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has resigned as leader of the Democratic Unionist party after being charged with sexual offences, throwing Northern Irish politics into turmoil. At an emergency meeting, the party suspended the membership of Donaldson […]
Counter-terror police lead investigation after presenter was reportedly attacked by group of men An Iranian journalist working for a Persian-language news channel has been stabbed outside his London home, sparking an investigation led by counter-terrorism police. Pouria Zeraati, a presenter for Iran International, was reportedly attacked by a group of […]
Actor says onus should not be on parents to prove their children can take part in normal activities Parents of children with special needs are being put under an “unbearable” strain to enable their kids to be able to do “normal things”, the actor Sally Phillips has said. Phillips, known […]
A group of men at the club who hope the male-only rule will change have nominated a set of possible new members Seven women with leading positions in the British establishment have been nominated as prospective female members of the Garrick in the event that the club agrees to change […]
Only survivor after vehicle falls 50 metres and catches fire is eight-year-old who was taken to hospital with serious injuries An eight-year-old child was the sole survivor after a bus carrying 46 people fell 50 metres from a bridge in South Africa into a ravine and caught fire. The child, […]
Judges issue unanimous decision and say Palestinians are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance The international court of justice has ordered Israel to allow unimpeded access of food aid into Gaza, where sections of the population are facing imminent starvation, in a significant legal rebuke to Israel’s claim it is […]
Former PM’s meeting with President Maduro, in capacity as hedge fund consultant, is under further scrutiny Labour is demanding answers over what the party said was “potentially serious impropriety” by Boris Johnson after it emerged that the former prime minister met the Venezuelan president in his role as a consultant […]
Mohamed Mansour, a Conservative senior treasurer, is one of several surprise recipients of honours A businessman and former Egyptian government minister who donated £5m to the Conservative party last year has unexpectedly been given a knighthood on the recommendation of Rishi Sunak. Mohamed Mansour, a senior treasurer of the Conservative […]