PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 24 March 2023 06:20
Ofsted and Ruth Perry: The dam has burst on strength of feeling
Headteacher Mrs Perry killed herself after an Ofsted inspection that downgraded her school's rating from Outstanding to Inadequate. Now a dam has burst. Her family blame her death on the Ofsted inspection pressure, and many headteachers…
Friday, 24 March 2023 06:19
Met Police corruption
A damning report has found institutional racism, misogyny, and homophobia in the Metropolitan Police - and suggested the force could be broken up if it fails to improve. Met Police Commissioner, Mark Rowley, accepts the findings…
Friday, 24 March 2023 06:18
UK tries to push through £120m migrant scheme
Britain’s closest ally, America, has criticised Rwanda’s dire human rights record describing conditions in the country’s detention centres as harsh and life-threatening. Home secretary, Suella Braverman, took a group of journalists on a trip to Rwanda…
Friday, 24 March 2023 06:18
Rick Warren backs split in Church of England
The Church of England’s qualified decision to bless certain same-sex relationships is harming the witness of the Church, said Californian megachurch pastor and author of The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren. He said he would separate…
Friday, 24 March 2023 06:16
100,000 people are impossible to ignore.
NGOs, unions, and charities are joining with Extinction Rebellion for ‘The Big One’ from 21 to 24 April, when thousands will descend on Parliament. Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Earth Day. NHS, Workers Say No, Greener…
Friday, 24 March 2023 06:16
Spring covid booster jabs available
A spring booster vaccine against Covid-19 is to be available in April to everyone over 75, care-home residents and people aged five and over who are extremely vulnerable, to protect them this summer. The Joint Committee…