Revealed: NHS gave hospital at the centre of a baby deaths scandal a £1.2million bonus for maternity care East Kent Hospitals was given money by the NHS in 2018 after hitting ten targets A major independent review has been launched after at least 15 babies died Staff were suspected of covering up deaths by not referring … Read more
Ofqual boss threatened to quit unless Gavin Williamson backed exams U-turn and gave body credit for U-turn that upgraded tens of thousands of grades The boss of Ofqual Roger Taylor demanded public support from Education Secretary Gavin Williamson He was speaking in wake of Government’s U-turn over how A-level and GCSE results are graded in … Read more
Ofqual boss threatened to quit unless Gavin Williamson gave his public backing to embattled exams regulatory after A-levels results U-turn Roger Taylor demanded a public statement of support from Gavin Williamson He was speaking in wake of Government’s U-turn over A-level and GCSE results In aftermath Mr Williamson refused to declare his ‘confidence’ in the … Read more
Mark Wright has revealed his insatiable drive to succeed stems from his parents Carol and Mark Snr having ‘absolutely nothing’ after the recession in the early 90s. The former TOWIE star, 33, recalled how his family’s business investments took a hit during the period and seeing the ‘trauma’ his parents went through stuck with him. … Read more
The cricketer Liam Plunkett has already started saving up for his children’s education – even though he and his wife haven’t had any kids yet. Plunkett, 35, who helped England win the 2019 World Cup, also reveals his biggest money mistake was trusting a financial adviser with £50,000 – the adviser later vanished and Plunkett … Read more
Exam bosses responsible for accrediting qualifications in Scotland have marked down 124,564 pupils – after ‘optimistic’ teachers tried to give them the highest results in history for their coronavirus-cancelled tests. The Scottish Qualifications Authority downgraded the students’ marks for the exams that were not sat, changing a massive 93.1 per cent of all the moderated … Read more
Exam bosses responsible for accrediting qualifications in Scotland have marked down 124,564 pupils – after ‘optimistic’ teachers tried to give them the highest results in history for their coronavirus-cancelled tests. The Scottish Qualifications Authority downgraded the students’ marks for the exams that were not sat, changing a massive 93.1 per cent of all the moderated … Read more
A window cleaner who says he gave away his dead brother’s fortune to the poor in gold coins faces a £250,000 bill after a judge ordered him to repay his family. Peter Ivory, 58, from Hendon, London, claims he ‘did the right thing’ by following tube driver Mick’s wishes not to let the rest of … Read more
Meghan Markle tearfully told a friend ‘I gave up my entire life for this family’ and said she was ‘willing to do whatever it takes’ to avoid quitting, according to a bombshell biography. Extracts from Finding Freedom claim an emotional Meghan made the confession in March, months after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced they … Read more
‘Let 999 crews treat sepsis’: Thousands of patients suffering from blood poisoning could be saved if paramedics gave intravenous antibiotics, study finds Sepsis UK death rate of 44,000 a year is halved if treatment starts within an hour Researchers say lives could be saved if paramedics are trained to use antibiotics There are no national guidelines … Read more