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Social workers on the front line have described “Dickensian” conditions as some families choose between heating and eating. Professionals in the sector are “all too often” reporting that people they are trying to support are “living in substandard and dangerous housing”, the Social Workers Union (SWU) said. In a snapshot of the experiences of some […]
Pep Guardiola praised Phil Foden following his hat-trick in Manchester City’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa. With Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne dropping to the bench, Foden moved into a central position and orchestrated the demolition of Villa with an outstanding display, playing a hand in Rodri’s opener and then taking the game away […]
A planned relaxation of rules around airline passengers carrying liquids in hand luggage has been delayed by a year. The Government announced it has granted extensions to several large UK airports unable to meet its June 1 deadline to fully install new scanning technology. The new scanners produce more detailed images, meaning passengers can be […]
The World Central Kitchen charity is calling for an independent investigation into the IDF strikes that killed seven members” of its team in Gaza on Monday. British victims John Chapman, 57, James “Jim” Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47, were among the seven who died in the attack. WCK’s chief executive officer Erin Gore and executive co-chairman/treasurer […]
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended the UK’s “careful export licensing regime” Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended the UK’s “careful export licensing regime” amid calls for the UK to stop arms exports to Israel. Aid organisation World Central Kitchen (WCK) confirmed British victims John Chapman, 57, James “Jim” Henderson, 33, and James Kirby, 47, […]
Taiwan’s strongest earthquake in a quarter of a century has rocked the island during the morning rush hour, damaging buildings and major roads and leaving nine people dead. The quake, which also injured hundreds, was centred off the coast of the rural, mountainous Hualien County, where some buildings leaned at severe angles, their ground floors […]
They say age is the driving force in changing how stars move within galaxies. Stars in galaxies start life rotating in an orderly pattern but in some the movement of stars is more random. Until now scientists had been uncertain about what causes this, with the surrounding environment or the mass of the galaxy itself […]
They say it’s because Ofsted has “many problems” The majority of teachers (90%) said they do not believe single-word judgments are a fair reflection of the performance of a school. A poll, of more than 4,500 National Education Union (NEU) teacher members in state schools in England, suggests 62% feel the inspection system causes them […]
More than four out of five teachers in England believe a new system of inspection should be introduced. A survey claims Ofsted has “many problems”. The majority of teachers (90%) said they do not believe single-word judgments are a fair reflection of the performance of a school. A poll, of more than 4,500 National Education […]
Ministers should develop proposals like a frequent flyer tax to reduce the demand for air travel. That’s if other measures aimed at cutting aviation emissions fall short of expectations. Under Government plans, emissions will be reduced significantly each year by technological measures, like increasing fuel efficiency and the adoption of sustainable aviation fuels. The first […]