GCSE results in key subjects to steadily worsen until 2030, predicts research that blames failure to tackle impact of schools lockdownChildren in England could face the worst exam results in decades and a lifetime of lower...
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Read MoreHigh court strikes out part but not all of Bridgen’s case and orders him to pay Tory MP’s costsThe MP Andrew Bridgen has been ordered to pay Matt Hancock more than £40,000 in legal fees after an early stage of...
Read MoreMark Drakeford criticises UK ministers and says there is ‘plausible case’ that Welsh government should have acted soonerThe Welsh first minister, Mark Drakeford, has launched a scathing attack on the UK...
Read MoreFamilies say Vaughan Gething’s ‘arrogance is astonishing’ after he reveals loss of WhatsApp messagesUK politics – latest updatesBereaved families who lost loved ones to Covid have accused the former Welsh...
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Read MoreA review of 1,930 papers into home working found major pluses, but also downsides such as antisocial hours and being overlooked for promotionWorking from home allows people to eat more healthily, feel less stressed and have...
Read MoreResearchers say policy created more psychological duress to ethnic group than Covid lockdown effects on UK populationThe UK’s hostile environment policies had a worse effect on the mental health of black Caribbean people...
Read MoreFormer first minister of Scotland admits to inquiry that she failed to properly record key discussionsNicola Sturgeon has admitted failing to properly record key discussions about the Covid crisis after being pressed at the UK...
Read MoreScotland’s former first minister says ‘every death is a tragedy that I regret’Sturgeon once again says she wants to be “very clear” that it was not her practice to have lengthy or detailed...
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