Outrage over jailed opposition leader’s death grows with detention of over 350 people in Russia who attended vigils Alexei Navalny – obituary Alexei Navalny’s allies have accused the Kremlin of “covering their tracks” as, two days after the imprisoned opposition leader’s death in custody, uncertainty continued to surround the whereabouts […]
Teaching unions say guidance includes practices already adopted and most schools already have policies in place Ministers have confirmed plans to ban the use of mobile phones in English schools, releasing guidance for headteachers which some unions said included practices that had already been widely adopted. However, one headteacher welcomed […]
In some areas young people have been waiting more than two years for plan detailing help they require, FoI reveals Analysis: responsibilities were heaped on councils as funding shrank Special school places allocated on ‘very fine margins’, twins’ father says Hundreds of children with special educational needs have been waiting […]
Airstrikes continue on Gaza as diplomats at Munich Security Conference voice concerns over planned IDF operation Israeli forces have arrested 100 people at Gaza’s largest functioning hospital amid mounting fears for patients and staff trapped inside, as airstrikes across the Palestinian territory killed dozens more people. At least 120 patients […]
Retreat from Avdiivka deals military blow and hands initiative to Putin as war’s second anniversary looms Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a desperate plea for fresh arms on Saturday as his army commanders announced that Ukrainian troops were pulling out of the key eastern city of Avdiivka, handing Moscow its first major […]
The environmentally friendly LignoSat probe – set to orbit this summer – has been created to combat harmful aluminium particles Japanese scientists have created one of the world’s most unusual spacecraft – a tiny satellite that is made of timber. The LignoSat probe has been built of magnolia wood, which, […]
A review of 1,930 papers into home working found major pluses, but also downsides such as antisocial hours and being overlooked for promotion Working from home allows people to eat more healthily, feel less stressed and have lower blood pressure, according to a large-scale review of academic literature on post-pandemic […]
In Russia, the battle to eradicate the opposition leader and his legacy will continue long after his death In Russia, it is not enough to kill an opposition leader. His ageing mother must travel to the Arctic Circle to search a prison colony and a morgue for his body. Russians […]
Russian opposition leader’s death described as political assassination attributable to president Chemical burns, poisoning and prison: the persecution of Navalny Long opposed to exile, Navalny dies in dark and dangerous Russia Western leaders have held Vladimir Putin directly responsible for the death of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as […]
Perhaps he might have been able to coordinate from abroad a powerful anti-war movement. Instead he is silenced for ever For years, Alexei Navalny remained clear on a key message: he was a Russian opposition politician and he was determined to stay in Russia. Exile, he believed, would lead to […]