New leader Martyn Oliver says he will heed unions’ call, after coroner ruled inspection had contributed to headteacher’s death Ofsted inspections will be halted until assessors have been properly trained in protecting the wellbeing of school staff, the watchdog’s new chief has announced, after a headteacher’s suicide. Martyn Oliver becomes […]
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Hospital bosses worry BMA will not honour agreement to return junior doctors to work in event of major incident NHS bosses fear patient safety could be compromised during this week’s junior doctors strikes if medics do not honour an agreement to abandon picket lines if hospitals become overwhelmed during the […]
Figure estimated to be down by a fifth, as rising interest rates and high house prices had impact What will happen to house prices and mortgages in 2024? Top 10 hotspots in Great Britain experts say are in demand The number of first-time buyers who bought a home with a […]
PM promised to clear backlog of cases from before June 2022 by end of 2023 but 4,500 complex cases need further checks The Home Office is yet to make decisions on thousands of asylum applications from before June 2022 despite Rishi Sunak’s promise to clear the legacy backlog. Caseworkers have […]
Retailers warn post-Brexit checks on fresh food due from April could further drive up shopping costs Shop prices continued to rise at 4.3% in December as a price rise on non-food items offset easing costs on food. The increase in the price of goods in stores compared with a year […]
Monarch will step down on 14 January, the 52nd anniversary of her accession, and leave the throne to her son Frederik The queen of Denmark has announced that she is to abdicate after 52 years on the throne. Announcing the surprise news to the nation in her new year speech, […]
Plymouth winter wonderland and train services also scrapped as Met Office warns of gales along southern English and Welsh coasts Inclement weather has caused several New Year’s Eve firework displays to be cancelled, as heavy rain and high winds threatened to dampen the party spirit of thousands of revellers. In […]
Pioneering initiative to consider children’s addresses after coroner ruled air pollution a factor in death of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, nine Doctors at Great Ormond Street are being encouraged to consider air pollution levels at their patients’ home addresses when assessing the causes of their illnesses, under an innovative pilot scheme. Data […]
Heavy bombing continues, while Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has shown unparalleled ‘morality’ in its conduct in Gaza Israel-Gaza war – live updates At least 100 people have been killed in Gaza in the past 24 hours, as the three-month-old conflict between Israel and Hamas rolls into the new year with […]
Sarah Matthews, Cassidy Hutchinson and Alyssa Farah Griffin insist Trump’s behavior would be worse if he wins second term The re-election of Donald Trump in 2024 could “end American democracy as we know it”, according to three women who worked for him in the White House during his chaotic term […]