Crispin Blunt lost the whip after he was detained by Surrey Police on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances. The former minister, who denies wrongdoing, is the latest in a string of sitting MPs to be arrested on allegations of
A United Nations refugee agency has announced $90.5 million in funding cuts. The reduced U.N. funding is jeopardizing the education of tens of thousands of refugee children. The funding constraints have also affected provisions such as food, shelter, and health care for
Parry, 45, of no fixed abode, was convicted of one count of stalking. He had also denied impersonating a police officer by flashing what Sir Gavin said appeared to be a warrant card and making comments about arresting him on the June
A top official within Turkey’s Ministry of National Education has posted a message on X telling Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “One day they will shoot you too” and “You will die.” The inflammatory remarks by Nazif Yilmaz, a married father
The Prime Minister is axing A-levels and T-levels, in order to replace them with a new Advanced British Standard. Students will spend longer in classrooms being taught about five subjects, compared with the current average of three. Pupils will have to study
King Charles has crowds in fits of giggles as he visited an education centre in Scotland. The King was paying a visit to the Global Underwater Hub in Westhill, Aberdeenshire, today (September 29). He met staff and learnt about the educational outreach programmes
Schools for millions of students in Nepal were closed Friday as tens of thousands of teachers protested in the capital against an education reform bill in parliament. Teachers have been demonstrating in Kathmandu since Wednesday against the School Education Bill while teachers’
The issue of RAAC has grabbed headlines and caused great concern for parents and schools. The Education Select Committee is summoning Ministers to seek urgent answers. Whilst only a small percentage of the country’s schools are directly affected, we can be
The Education Secretary has admitted that hundreds more schools in England could be beset with crumbling concrete. Speaking on the BBC this morning, Gillian Keegan said around 1,500 schools are yet to return their surveys detailing discovery of RAAC – around 10
Piers Morgan has vented his fury at Educatiobn Secretary Gillian Keegan for not making herself available to answer questions “and be held to account” on the concrete crisis gripping scores of schools. With children set to return this week, at least 154