Thousands of doctors have slammed the government for refusing to extend free school meals over the holidays – as a petition by Premier League footballer Marcus Rashford reaches more than 700,000 signatures. More than 2,000 paediatricians have today signed an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging a rethink. In the letter, co-ordinated by the Royal … Read more
Downing Street insisted yesterday that it would not back down over footballer Marcus Rashford’s campaign for free school meals – as Tory party rifts over the issue burst out into the open. Two Tory MPs were criticised for controversial remarks about the Manchester United player’s call for the meals to be funded over the school … Read more
Tories in turmoil over Marcus Rashford’s free school meals drive as MPs spark outrage and Downing Street refuses to back down – but poll shows 71% of voters support the footballer’s campaign Downing Street said it would not back down on the free school meals campaign Two Tory MPs criticised for controversial remarks about Marcus … Read more
The most extreme school bus on the planet: Torsus’ Praetorian guarantees to get your kids to class, even if it’s in a war zone The durable bus transports 35 children to schools in the most remote locations It starts life as a MAN vehicle with a 6.9-litre diesel engine producing 286bhp Long-travel suspension, huge steel … Read more
MPs have voted against Labour’s motion to extend free school meals over school holidays until Easter 2021, by 322 votes to 261 – a majority of 61. The division list numbers differ to those announced in the chamber, showing 319 no votes and 259 ayes. Here is the breakdown of the division list published after … Read more
A fourth-grader from New Mexico has been pictured lying outside of his elementary school using the internet connection so he can take part in remote classes. Nine-year-old Jonathan Endecott from Roswell had to sit outside the elementary school’s building, closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, because he doesn’t have internet access at home. Schools in … Read more
A fourth-grader from New Mexico has been pictured lying outside of his elementary school using the internet connection so he can take part in remote classes. Nine-year-old Jonathan Endecott from Roswell had to sit outside the elementary school’s building, closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, because he doesn’t have internet access at home. Schools in … Read more
The discovery of a war plaque has rewritten history books to reveal Walter Tull was not the first black British Army officer. Experts believed that Tull, an ex-Tottenham Hotspur footballer, was the first black man to be commissioned and also killed fighting in the Great War in 1918. But a plaque honouring Lieutenant Euan Lucie-Smith, of the … Read more
Millionaire business minister Nadhim Zahawi claims struggling parents would rather pay than have the ‘label’ of accepting free school meal handouts – as 300,0000 sign Marcus Rashford’s petition demanding scheme is extending to holidays Zahawi also said extending scheme ‘isn’t as simple as writing a massive cheque’ Pressure is mounting on ministers to perform a … Read more
‘No one should be ashamed of their heritage’: Bachelor winner Irena Srbinovska reveals she was bullied in school for being the ‘wog girl’ By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:10 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 15:23 BST, 20 October 2020 This years’ season of The Bachelor had a culturally diverse cast. And … Read more