Campaigners fear surge in university exam cheating this summer due to unsupervised online tests that let students use the internet Only a small minority of subjects will have traditional ‘closed book’ exams Invigilation may involve videoing students and tracking eye and body movement A surge in cheating has been predicted this summer because of lax … Read more
The government has approved plans for American developers to turn the 450-year-old bell foundry that cast Big Ben into a boutique hotel. The Whitechapel Bell Foundry in east London has made some of the most famous bells in history, including those in St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and the original Liberty Bell – an icon of … Read more
The government has approved plans for American developers to turn the 450-year-old bell foundry that cast Big Ben into a boutique hotel. The Whitechapel Bell Foundry in east London has made some of the most famous bells in history, including those in St Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey and the original Liberty Bell – an icon of … Read more
New Government plans to crack down on harmful content online risk stifling the free press, ‘silencing marginalised voices’ and introducing ‘state-backed censorship on a scale never seen in a liberal democracy’, campaigners have warned. The proposed Online Safety Bill is intended to make tech giants accountable for ‘harmful’ content on their platforms. But instead of … Read more
Campaigners call on Priti Patel to intervene in case of mechanic serving 38 months in jail for attempted citizen’s arrest that ended in death of hammer-wielding man Petition demands Home Secretary Priti Patel intervene in case of Benjamin Hunt Hunt, 32, is serving a 38-month prison sentence after admitting manslaughter He had attempted to make … Read more
Campaigners vow to fight ‘indefensible’ Fire Safety Bill, which leaves leaseholders liable to bills of up to £150,000 each for repairs Hit out at the ‘indefensible’ Fire Safety Bill which causes bills of up to £150,000 Follows a parliamentary battle over who should pay to fix fire-trap flats Bill means leaseholders are still legally liable … Read more
Campaigners vow to fight ‘indefensible’ Fire Safety Bill, which leaves leaseholders liable to bills of up to £150,000 each for repairs Hit out at the ‘indefensible’ Fire Safety Bill which causes bills of up to £150,000 Follows a parliamentary battle over who should pay to fix fire-trap flats Bill means leaseholders are still legally liable … Read more
Support is growing for the Daily Mail’s campaign to lift Covid restrictions on funerals more quickly. An influential committee of MPs will meet next week to pile further pressure on ministers to raise the cap of 30 mourners and allow singing again. It came as Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey became the latest senior … Read more
Support is growing for the Daily Mail’s campaign to lift Covid restrictions on funerals more quickly. An influential committee of MPs will meet next week to pile further pressure on ministers to raise the cap of 30 mourners and allow singing again. It came as Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey became the latest senior … Read more
Campaigners are urging the BBC to drop links to a £3.5 billion theme park dubbed ‘British Disneyland’ over environmental fears. The mega-attraction is earmarked for Kent marshland which just last month was declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The BBC’s Studios arm has joined ITV Studios and Paramount Pictures in agreeing to lend naming … Read more