A deputy head teacher “gestured” to a “difficult cohort” of pupils over their incorrect answers during Sats tests, a report has said. When one pupil asked Peter Hill for a rubber, he “said ‘if I was you I would leave it’ or words to that effect”. Mr Hill said the students in question were under...
Rishi Sunak was asked to “guarantee” that none of the prisoners released early were considered high risk. The PM told Sir Keir Starmer there were “strict eligibility criteria” and no-one would go into the early release scheme if they were deemed a threat to public safety. In between their exchanges on prisons, the pair both...
Stephen Flynn criticised the PM comparing those calling for Scottish independence with Russia, Iran, and North Korea. It followed a speech by Rishi Sunak majoring on defence earlier in the week. The Tory leader told PMQs that was not what he said. But he added the SNP was a threat to the integrity of the...
“And a lot of them I haven’t seen hung properly or hung at all. And so walking through, it’s been hung so beautifully and the different sections and wall colours. I couldn’t be happier. I’m just astonished by what we’ve collected and so proud of what we’ve collected because we both love photography so much.”...
Ousman Sonko is convicted of crimes against humanity, including killing and torture, committed in The Gambia. Source link
A large-scale manhunt is underway in France after armed men attacked a prison van at a toll booth in Rouen, Normandy on Tuesday. Two officers were killed, several more were injured, and prisoner Mohamed Amra escaped in the ambush. The 30-year-old, known as “The Fly”, is a convicted burglar and a suspect in a Marseille...
Under a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO), “petting or touching any New Forest pony, horse, mule or donkey” is banned, along with “feeding or providing or depositing food.” Anyone carrying out these activities is liable for a fixed penalty fine of £100, rising to £1,000 following a successful prosecution. The order was introduced in 2023...
But this time, he says, he saw a backlash. “It’s fine, I just blocked them,” he says. “Some of my friends unfriended me because they hold different views. But what I can do? I believe I’m doing a right thing. I want to be a role model for my daughter.” It’s a sign of hope...
At least 11 people have been killed in Chiapas state as two cartels battle for control of the area. Source link
The broadcaster replaces Martha Kearney, who announced in February she was standing down from the show. Source link