Teachers are urged to give up part of summer holiday to deal with ‘national emergency’

Unions have angrily dismissed calls for teachers to give up part of their summer holidays amid desperate efforts to get schools up and running and shore up the prospects of millions of children. The proposals are being pushed by former education secretaries from across parties, amid mounting alarm at the damage being done by the … Read more

Teachers are urged to give up part of summer holiday to deal with ‘national emergency’

Teachers are being urged to give up part of their summer holiday to deal with the ‘national emergency’ after Gavin Williamson bungled the reopening of schools. The education secretary will be ousted in a cabinet reshuffle expected in the autumn, according to The Sunday Times.   Boris Johnson’s top team are ‘livid’ at Mr Williamson for … Read more

Business lobby groups demand cuts to National Insurance bill

Business lobby groups demand cuts to National Insurance bill ahead of mini-Budget By Helen Cahill For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 20 June 2020 Three major business lobby groups have demanded cuts to National Insurance bills in the mini-Budget next month. They have told the Treasury … Read more

Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice blasts Trump administration as ‘racist to the core’

Barack Obama’s national security adviser blasted the Trump administration as ‘racist to its core’ and said that electing Joe Biden as president was vital in order to ‘remove Donald Trump and consign those who supported him in the Senate to the trash heap of history.’ Susan Rice, who has been mentioned in recent weeks as … Read more

Obama’s national security adviser Susan Rice blasts Trump administration as ‘racist to the core’

Barack Obama’s national security adviser blasted the Trump administration as ‘racist to its core’ and said that electing Joe Biden as president was vital in order to ‘remove Donald Trump and consign those who supported him in the Senate to the trash heap of history.’ Susan Rice, who has been mentioned in recent weeks as … Read more

Ex-Google chief warns Huawei poses a national security threat to Britain

The former head of MI6 has warned that it will take the West ‘two or three decades’ before they can build up rival companies to Huawei. Sir John Sawers, who was in charge of MI6 from 2009 up until 2014, said creating a rival company to the Chinese telecoms firm would take time and could … Read more

Ex-Google chief warns Huawei poses a national security threat to Britain

The former head of MI6 has warned that it will take the West ‘two or three decades’ before they can build up rival companies to Huawei. Sir John Sawers, who was in charge of MI6 from 2009 up until 2014, said creating a rival company to the Chinese telecoms firm would take time and could … Read more

National Trust urges people not to bring barbecues on visits to the countryside

More people have started taking barbecues to the countryside since lockdown measures started to ease, increasing the risk of wildfires, the National Trust warned.  Park rangers have also seen a notable increase in the amount of litter being left behind by visitors, saying this poses a threat to wildlife who get caught up in it. … Read more