A senior Department for Education warned Gavin Williamson the exams algorithm was ‘doomed’ and could see hundreds of students receive the wrong results last month, it has been claimed. Former director-general Sir Jon Coles wrote to Mr Williamson six weeks ago to reveal his concerns about the Ofqual algorithm, claiming that it would only be … Read more
Watchdog Ofqual knew its algorithm was ‘doomed’ as far back as June but pressed ahead anyway, it has been claimed. An adviser who helped it develop the software said there was ‘always an understanding there would be winners and losers’. Ofqual has always said its system was as ‘fair as possible’ – despite so many … Read more
The three hero firefighters pictured desperately trying to force their way into the doomed Beirut warehouse to put out the flames can be named by MailOnline today. Jo Noon, Methal Hawwa and Najib Hati were part of a 10-person rapid response team. Nine of them are still missing while one female colleague, 25-year-old Sahar Faris, … Read more
The three hero firefighters pictured desperately trying to force their way into the doomed Beirut warehouse to put out the flames can be named by MailOnline today. Jo Noon, Methal Hawwa and Najib Hati were part of a 10-person rapid response team. Nine of them are still missing while one female colleague, Sahar Faris, has been … Read more
Some 518,000 people would commute to the Square Mile on a normal day before the coronavirus devastated Britain’s economy – and potentially altered the nation’s working habits for good. The streets of the City of London are still deserted a week after Boris Johnson’s call for workers to return to their offices – with ten of … Read more
The doomed Pakistan International Airbus A320 which crashed in May was seen on CCTV scraping along the runway at Karachi airport after its pilots ‘forgot’ to put its wheels down for landing. The airliner plunged into a residential neighbourhood in Pakistan’s capital city, killing 97 of the 99 people on board after its pilots aborted an … Read more
Coronavirus ‘immunity passports’ plan is doomed to fail after only 10 per cent of Italians have developed Covid-19 antibodies, says top health official Head of the civil protection agency Silvio Brusaferro said the ‘target is far off’ But regional governments plan on rolling out antibody blood-testing schemes Italy has registered 575 deaths over the past 24 … Read more
Fears have been raised that care home residents who are seriously ill with coronavirus are being kept away from hospital after national guidelines suggested they should only be admitted if ‘appropriate’. The advice, in two separate sets of guidance, says care home managers should consider whether being sent to hospital is ‘the best course of … Read more
Fears have been raised that care home residents who are seriously ill with coronavirus are being kept away from hospital after national guidelines suggested they should only be admitted if ‘appropriate’. The advice, in two separate sets of guidance, says care home managers should consider whether being sent to hospital is ‘the best course of … Read more