Exclusive: Chief inspector says some children excluded from school are placed in unregistered, unsafe settings ‘Written off at five’: inspectors’ fears for children in AP Amanda Spielman: A loophole leaves the most vulnerable pupils at risk The schools inspectorate Ofsted has launched an urgent inquiry into a sharp rise in […]
Maroš Šefčovič says Brussels has seen no concessions from UK side in Northern Ireland protocol dispute Britain and the EU appear on the brink of a trade war after Brussels accused Boris Johnson of lacking sincerity in negotiations over Northern Ireland’s future and warned of “serious consequences” if Downing Street […]
Frozan Safi, 29, is believed to be the first women’s rights defender to be killed since Taliban return to power A 29-year-old activist and economics lecturer, Frozan Safi, has been shot and killed in northern Afghanistan, in what appears to be the first known death of a women’s rights defender […]
Conservative MPs react with fury at ‘own goal’ after PM ditches bid to shield former minister from lobbying claims Boris Johnson was engulfed in a sleaze crisis last night following a humiliating government U-turn that saw veteran Tory MP Owen Paterson resign from parliament after Downing Street ditched a bid […]
UK-wide campaign will ask people to open their windows for 10 minutes every hour when they are socialising Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People are being urged to open their windows for 10 minutes every hour when they are socialising at home in an attempt to […]
$11tn fossil fuel asset crash could cause 2008-style financial crisis, warns new study Q&A: how fast do we need to cut carbon emissions? About half of the world’s fossil fuel assets will be worthless by 2036 under a net zero transition, according to research. Continue reading…
Management company says he died on Thursday morning surrounded by his family Lionel Blair: a life in pictures Lionel Blair, the veteran actor, dancer and entertainer, has died at the age of 92, his agent has said. Born Henry Lionel Ogus, he grew up in Stamford Hill, north London after […]
Employees at dozens of academic institutions back industrial action in dispute dating back to 2018 Strikes are set to take place at dozens of universities across the UK, potentially before Christmas, after University and College Union members backed industrial action over cuts to their pensions. UCU announced that 76% of […]
Critics hit out at effort to ‘weaken independent scrutiny’ with Keir Starmer saying Owen Paterson ‘not fit to serve as MP’ Boris Johnson tore up the independent system for combating sleaze in parliament on Wednesday as he threw the government’s weight behind protecting a Conservative MP who was found to […]
Missiles and fireworks thrown at demonstration in loyalist area with trouble also on nationalist side of peace wall Two children have been arrested following disorder in Belfast after a rally against the Brexit protocol. Police came under attack with missiles and fireworks close to a peace line on Wednesday evening. […]