Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Rubble lies at a scene of a damaged building, after Ukraine’s attack destroyed a childcare facility in the city of Belgorod in Russia, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, 2 September 2024, in this picture obtained from social media. Photograph: Vyacheslav Gladkov/Telegram/Reuters Share … Read more
Bridget Phillipson says failing schools could still be forced to become academies despite Ofsted giving up single-word ratings Here is the news release from the Department for Education about the removal of single-word verdicts on schools in England from Ofsted. In interviews this morning, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, explained that Ofsted reports issued during … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Eurozone manufacturing “going downhill, and fast” Just in: Eurozone manufacturing remains in contraction, weighed down by Germany and France. The latest healthcheck on the eurozone’s factory sector confirms that activity continued to contract in August. The HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing PMI, has … Read more
BBC Cai says violent and disturbing material appeared on his feeds “out of nowhere” It was 2022 and Cai, then 16, was scrolling on his phone. He says one of the first videos he saw on his social media feeds was of a cute dog. But then, it all took a turn. He says “out … Read more
New Delhi: Over 6,900 corruption cases probed by the CBI were pending trials in different courts, 361 for more than 20 years, according to the latest annual report of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). Besides, as many as 658 corruption cases were pending CBI investigation, 48 for more than five years. Of the total of … Read more
Supplied Fawziyah Javed had reported her husband’s abuse to police before he killed her The mother of a pregnant woman who was pushed off a cliff by her husband is to visit the scene of her murder for the first time to unveil a memorial. Yasmin Javed said the bench in her daughter Fawziyah’s name … Read more
BBC Catherine O’Sullivan’s days are now driven by an ongoing search for her son Jack, who went missing in Bristol six months ago In March of this year, Catherine O’Sullivan’s son, Jack, went for a night out in Bristol and never came home. In the weeks that followed, she left the porch light on, just … Read more
Protestors block roads in Israel as general strike begins Dozens of protesters have blocked Ibn Gvirol Street in Tel Aviv, demanding the government agree a deal to release the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza amid widespread public anger at the government’s handling of the war. Protesters also gathered at Shilat Junction near Modi’in and … Read more
“Seven long years on from Grenfell, progress has seemed agonisingly slow on any number of fronts, but I find the seeds of hope in many places,” said Mary White from the Latymer community church in the shadow of the burnt-out tower. The church was one of several places of worship and community centres that opened … Read more
A woman without biological children is running for high political office, and so naturally that quality will at some point be used against her. Kamala Harris has, in the short period since she emerged as the Democratic candidate for US president, been scrutinised over her lack of children. The conservative lawyer Will Chamberlain posted on … Read more