Category: UK
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…]
English universities could miss out on millions from tuition fee increase
Some universities in England could lose out on millions of pounds from increased tuition fees because their contracts with existing students may prevent changes to [more…]
Post Office campaigner Alan Bates says he’s been waiting a month for reply from PM about compensation delays – as it happened
4.07pm and 4.23pm.) 4.07pm) because the government wants to take time to get it right. Asked about Bates’ comments to the business committee, the prime [more…]
Post office operators may sue over compensation delay, Alan Bates says
Alan Bates has suggested post office operators could take fresh legal action if the government fails to set a deadline for compensating them. The campaigner [more…]
Tube drivers call off planned strikes after ‘improved offer’
A planned strike by tube drivers that threatened to halt all London Underground services on Thursday has been called off, their union announced. Talks between [more…]
Treasury may have broken law by failing to reveal £9.5bn spend in Tory budget, MPs told
Treasury officials may have broken the law when they failed to alert the Office for Budget Responsibility about £9.5bn of spending that should have appeared [more…]
