Category: News
Phillipson to ask schools to end exam ‘tunnel vision’ and look to wellbeing
Top exam grades will not transform children into happy and healthy adults, the education secretary will say, calling on schools in England to replace a [more…]
Wall Street and bitcoin soar to record highs as Trump wins US election
Wall Street and bitcoin rallied to fresh record highs and the dollar soared after Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election, while renewable energy [more…]
Suzy Lamplugh murder suspect dies in prison at 70
A convicted murderer and rapist who was the prime suspect in the disappearance of the missing estate agent Suzy Lamplugh has died in prison aged [more…]
Woman unfairly dismissed over gender-critical views to get £69,000 payout
A rape crisis worker who was found to have been unfairly dismissed over her gender-critical views has received £69,000 in compensation. In May, a tribunal [more…]
More than 50 people rescued from Channel, says French coastguard
More than 50 people have been rescued after attempting to cross the Channel and the bodies of several others were found floating at sea. The [more…]
Guyana citizens to receive £370 each in payouts from ‘mind-boggling’ oil wealth
Hundreds of thousands of Guyana citizens living at home and abroad will receive a payout of around £370 each after the country announced it was [more…]
Cuba braces for Hurricane Rafael amid fallout from blackout and storm last month
Cuba is bracing for Hurricane Rafael, which is expected to make landfall on Wednesday and compound the misery wrought by a recent blackout and Hurricane [more…]
US cancels $1.1bn of Somalia’s debt in ‘historic’ financial agreement
Somalia has announced that more than $1.1bn (£860m) of outstanding loans will be cancelled by the US, a sum representing about a quarter of the [more…]
‘Time for patriots’: global far-right figures celebrate Trump’s win
Key members of the global far right have celebrated Donald Trump’s US election win, with tributes to the former president rolling in from Rio de [more…]
Lightning strike kills football player during match in Peru
Lightning has killed a 34-year-old player and injured five others during a football match in Peru. Sunday’s game between Juventud Bellavista and Familia Chocca in [more…]
