Posted by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2021 | Education, England, Exams, GCSEs, Schools, Secondary schools, The Guardian, UK news |
Thirty per cent of entries gain grades 7 and above – equivalent to A and A* – but rise is well below that in A-levelsRecord numbers of top GCSE grades were awarded to pupils in England but the rise remained well...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2021 | Afghanistan, South and Central Asia, Taliban, The Guardian, US foreign policy, US military |
Insurgents capture city 95 miles south of Kabul, the 10th provincial capital to fall in less than a weekThe Taliban have captured the strategic city of Ghazni, 95 miles (150km) south of Kabul, as they continued to tighten their...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2021 | Boris Johnson, Climate change, Conservatives, Cop26: Glasgow climate change conference 2021, Environment, Green economy, Green politics, Greenhouse gas emissions, Politics, Rishi Sunak, The Guardian, UK news, WWF |
Just £145m of budget went on environment with £40bn spent on emissions-increasing measures, says charityThe UK government is spending many times more on measures that will increase greenhouse gas emissions than on...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 12, 2021 | Heathrow airport, The Guardian, Transport, Travel, UK news |
NHS picks up shortfall as Heathrow airport calls for travellers to be allowed to use lateral flow tests Air passengers to the UK have spent at least £500m on PCR Covid-19 tests from private companies since mid-May, a...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 11, 2021 | A-levels, Boris Johnson, Conservatives, Coronavirus, Education, Exams, Gavin Williamson, Inequality, Keir Starmer, Labour, Politics, Schools, Sixth form, The Guardian, UK news |
Exclusive: two years of chaotic policies and ‘yawning’ attainment gap makes position untenable, says Labour leaderKeir Starmer has called on Boris Johnson to sack his education secretary, Gavin Williamson, for...
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