Lords report says there is too much learning by rote and many key Tory changes should be reversed A major parliamentary report has called for an urgent overhaul of secondary education in England that would reverse many of the Conservatives’ key education changes of the past decade. The House of […]
Faruk Koca hits Halil Umut Meler in face after Rizespor equaliser Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemns attack A Turkish Super Lig game erupted in chaos on Monday night when the match referee was punched in the head by the president of one of the teams before being kicked in […]
Second pause may rely upon Israel proving it has captured or killed some of Hamas’s senior operatives Diplomats at the annual Doha Forum conference in Qatar have said they are not expecting any reopening of Gaza ceasefire talks for some weeks and say their resumption may turn on Israel being […]
Government’s underestimation of inflation has eroded teaching resources, according to thinktank University students in England are seeing less spent on their education than at any time since their tuition fees were tripled in 2012, according to new analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies. According to the IFS, students are […]
Israel says there are still 137 hostages left in Gaza; Tzachi Hanegbi says US has set no deadline for Israel to achieve goals See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage Mediation efforts are continuing to secure a new Gaza ceasefire and free more hostages held by Hamas despite the ongoing Israeli […]
Estate agent Hamptons estimates rise of 10.2% year-on-year means people paid record £85bn in rent this year Tenants in Britain last month were hit by the highest increase in rents for any November in at least a decade. Rents on new tenancies rose 10.2% year-on-year, according to the estate agent […]
PM’s allies spend weekend pleading with groups on left and right of party in effort to prevent rebellion on flagship legislation Rishi Sunak is facing the biggest week of his premiership, with his authority in the hands of two warring Tory tribes vying to set out their battle lines on […]
Ukrainian leader invited by Joe Biden, as US president pressures Republican senators to back aid bill US President Joe Biden has invited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the White House, days after his administration warned it would run out of money for Ukraine aid in weeks unless feuding US […]
In a recording in 2020, the actor made a case for giving ‘human beings true agency over their bodies at the end of life’ • Read more: ‘Push me over the edge’ – Diana Rigg’s daughter Rachael Stirling writes about her mother’s dying wishes Diana Rigg made an impassioned case […]
Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy slams Israeli ‘death and destruction’ and urges UK travel ban on violent settlers • Read more: Labour will oppose expulsions of Palestinians and bar violent settlers from UK The Labour party today delivers its strongest criticism of Israel over its attacks on Palestinians, describing the […]