Gavin Williamson was warned of major flaws in exam grading algorithm two weeks before A-levels fiasco but was told by Ofqaul that problems could be fixed with appeal By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 08:29 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 09:00 BST, 2 September 2020 Gavin WIlliamson was warned of major flaws in the … Read more
Extraordinary moment pregnant mum is arrested and handcuffed in front of her two children over a Facebook post about lockdown – moments before she was due to have an ULTRASOUND By Nic White For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:55 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 09:08 BST, 2 September 2020 A pregnant woman has been … Read more
President Donald Trump has praised his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, for her speech to the Republican National Convention, and defended her from cruel criticism over her English pronunciation, noting it is not her first language. ‘They like her, they love her style, her class, her grace,’ Donald Trump said when asked by Fox News … Read more
British mother, 23, is found dead in her Ibiza hotel room by devastated sister after dying in sleep during family trip Amy Connor, 23, was staying at Ibiza Rockets Hotel in resort of San Antonio Body was found by her sibling, Toni, 26, after she returned from sunbathing Toni said: ‘It was so surreal, it didn’t … Read more
Elvis Presley’s iconic Graceland estate in Memphis was defaced by vandals overnight with ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Defund the Police’ graffiti. The protest slogans were painted in thick black and orange lettering on the stone wall that surrounds the King’s mansion along Elvis Presley Boulevard, the Commercial Appeal first reported. Graceland, where Elvis lived for … Read more
Teaching union chiefs today admitted schools were as ‘safe as possible’ as millions more children returned to classes in England and Wales after six months at home during the coronavirus lockdown. The National Education Union said schools were seeing a ‘very calm, managed and positive’ return to the classroom as families largely appeared to defy … Read more
The government has angered council leaders in Bolton and Trafford by lifting local lockdowns in parts of north-west England despite their pleas to keep the restrictions after a spike in cases. Trafford Council leader Andrew Western blasted the ‘chaotic’ way local lockdowns had been handled and accused ministers of making a ‘purely political calculation’ to … Read more
Tour operator Tui will no longer offer holidays to the resort of Laganas on Zante as ministers today hold an emergency meeting with Welsh and Scottish officials about quarantining travellers from Greece and Portugal. Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething said he would be pressing the UK Government to consider the potential risk in Greece following six … Read more
‘Widely recyled’ labels on pre-packed sandwiches are ‘misleading’ because the boxes have a plastic lining, says TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Sandwich packaging may be highly exacerbating the plastic waste problem Labels on boxes claiming they are ‘widely recycled’ are ‘wholly misleading’ Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall found that many packets had a plastic lining By Xantha Leatham For The … Read more
Shine on harvest moon! Earth’s nearest neighbour provides skywatchers with a stunning display after heatwave summer saw below-average sunshine First full moon of September, known as the ‘Corn Moon’, photographed over Hengistbury Head in Dorset It will reach its peak at around 6.22am today and continue to illuminate the sky again overnight until Thursday Stunning … Read more