White working-class children are UK’s most deprived pupils MPs warned

White working-class children are UK’s most deprived pupils – and they’ll be hardest hit by Covid fallout too, researchers warn MPs Research was submitted to the Committee Education Select Committee Children eligible for free school meals half as likely to do well in GCSEs as poor people from ethnic backgrounds One Oxford University don said … Read more

White working-class children are UK’s most deprived pupils MPs warned

White working-class children are UK’s most deprived pupils – and they’ll be hardest hit by Covid fallout too, researchers warn MPs Research was submitted to the Committee Education Select Committee Children eligible for free school meals half as likely to do well in GCSEs as poor people from ethnic backgrounds One Oxford University don said … Read more

The price is NOT right: Home sellers warned against overpricing

The price is NOT right: Home sellers warned against setting their sights too high as those who don’t have to reduce asking prices sell much quicker Just one third of sellers who listed a property but then had to reduce the asking price found a buyer between May and September, says Rightmove  Two thirds of … Read more

Hospitals are warned to clear beds and brace for a rise in coronavirus patients in TWO weeks

Hospitals have been warned they must clear beds and brace themselves for a rise in coronavirus patients in the next few weeks.  Covid-19 cases, hospital admissions and deaths are all on the rise, government figures revealed yesterday as more than 10 million people will soon be living under local lockdowns as the North East became … Read more

Hospitals are warned to clear beds and brace for a rise in coronavirus patients in TWO weeks

Hospitals have been warned they must clear beds and brace themselves for a rise in coronavirus patients in the next few weeks.  Covid-19 cases, hospital admissions and deaths are all on the rise, government figures revealed yesterday as more than 10 million people will soon be living under local lockdowns as the North East became … Read more

Home sellers and buyers warned to act within weeks if they want to benefit from stamp duty holiday

Chief executive of NAEA Propertymark Mark Hayward, says that sellers should ‘make sure everything is in order to help maximise your chances of completing ahead of 31st March’. Show you are serious from the get-go Read up on and adhering strictly to all social distancing measures. Rearrange any cluttered furniture to prevent viewers from needing … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: Be warned, Boris – if you trash the UK’s reputation, you’ll destroy your own, too 

Bear in mind with what follows that I voted Brexit in 2016, and for Boris Johnson and the Tories last December. I long for the moment that Britain truly leaves the EU. With that said, let me express my shock that Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis should have told the Commons on Tuesday that the … Read more

Buyers warned about hidden costs of purchasing a property

Homebuyers are being warned about hidden purchase costs that can run into thousands of pounds if they rush to buy without checking out properties fully first. It comes amid a Covid property mini-boom that has seen buyers pile into the market as they shrug off economic uncertainty and social distancing. A survey by property website … Read more

Gavin Williamson ‘was warned of major flaws in algorithm two weeks before A-levels fiasco’

Gavin Williamson was warned of major flaws in exam grading algorithm two weeks before A-levels fiasco but was told by Ofqaul that problems could be fixed with appeal By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 08:29 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 09:00 BST, 2 September 2020 Gavin WIlliamson was warned of major flaws in the … Read more