A quarter of secondary school staff say they have witnessed sexual harassment in their place of work Sexual harassment is still “rife” in schools in the UK, according to a poll of mainly female support staff, some of whom complained of inappropriate sexual comments and physical harassment by male pupils […]
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Leader says election is first step ‘for our party and for me’ as Gove dismisses idea of Farage in No 10 as ‘ridiculous’ Nigel Farage has unveiled a raft of populist pledges, massive tax cuts and £140bn in spending commitments in a Reform UK manifesto that economists said did “not […]
Boeing 737-800 plane travelling from Queenstown to Melbourne diverts due to bird probably being ‘ingested into an engine’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A suspected bird strike has caused a Virgin Australia plane […]
IFS research shows 670,000 more children will be hit by policy by end of next parliament if limit stays in place Keir Starmer is facing renewed pressure to scrap the two-child benefit limit, as research reveals that 250,000 more children will be hit by the policy over the next year […]
Israel’s prime minister is said to have called the decision ‘unacceptable’ after Itamar Ben-Gvir said whoever decided it was a ‘fool’ Read all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly criticised plans announced by the military to hold daily tactical pauses in fighting along […]
Make UK survey foresees growth in sector, but warns next government must tackle skills shortage Britain’s largest manufacturers are expecting orders and output to increase dramatically in the second half of the year, even as a chronic shortage of skilled workers is threatening the ability of some companies to do […]
England are up and running. Again. It has been a happy feature of the Gareth Southgate years that his team always win their opening game at tournaments. It never used to be the case with England but to the list that features Tunisia, Croatia and Iran can be added the […]
Rightmove says demand from buyers up 5% with caution detected only among would-be sellers at top of market The average asking price for a UK home remained near its record high in June, with the housing market maintaining its “2024 momentum” across much of the country, according to the latest […]
Prison term of Sandra ‘Sandy’ Hemme, 63, longest-known wrongful conviction of a woman in US history A Missouri woman who was imprisoned for more than 40 years for murder has had her conviction overturned after a judge found “clear and convincing” evidence that she was innocent of the killing in […]
Catherine takes part in trooping the colour for king’s official birthday but has said she is ‘not out of woods yet’ The Princess of Wales watched the spectacle of the trooping the colour ceremony from the windows of a major general’s office, along with her three children, Prince George, Princess […]