3 d. ago New Zealand’s controversial bill to reinterpret treaty with Māori should be scrapped, committee finds

Justice committee said the majority of public submissions oppose the legislation, which seeks to reinterpret the country’s founding document A parliamentary committee has recommended a bill that seeks to radically reinterpret New Zealand’s founding treaty between Māori tribes and the British Crown should not proceed.The treaty principles bill, which was introduced to parliament by the minor coalition Act party, seeks to abandon a set of well-established principles that guide the relationship between Māori and ruling authorities in favour of its own redefined principles. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago New trade association guide sets out support on spray foam insulation

National trade body the Property Care Association (PCA) has published a new consumer guide, to help householders in Scotland with concerns over spray foam insulation installed in their properties.

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1 week ago Aspiring doctor, 21, died when 65kg bar fell on top of him in freak accident at university gym

Norfolk Coroner's Court heard how fitness fan Mohammed Farraj, 21, had failed to set the correct position for locking brakes on guide rails on a Smith Machine while doing a calf raising exercise.

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1 week ago Aspiring doctor, 21, died in university gym when 65kg bar fell on top of him after he failed to correctly lock brakes on Smith Machine

Norfolk Coroner's Court heard how fitness fan Mohammed Farraj, 21, had failed to set the correct position for locking brakes on guide rails on a Smith Machine while doing a calf raising exercise.

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1 week ago Aspiring doctor, 21, died in university gym when 65kg bar fell on top of him after he failed to incorrectly lock brakes on Smith Machine

Norfolk Coroner's Court heard how fitness fan Mohammed Farraj, 21, had failed to set the correct position for locking brakes on guide rails on a Smith Machine while doing a calf raising exercise.

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1 week ago Aspiring doctor, 21, died in university gym after 65kg bar fell on top of him in front of horrified onlookers in 'accident', coroner rules

Norfolk Coroner's Court heard how fitness fan Mohammed Farraj, 21, had failed to set the correct position for locking brakes on guide rails on a Smith Machine while doing a calf raising exercise.

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2 w. ago Daphne was talked into paying £4,000 for spray foam loft insulation, £2,000 to get it repaired

For months after Daphne Wood had spray foam roof insulation installed, she was surprised to receive cold calls from firms offering to remove it.

Economics

2 w. ago Trump is setting the US on a path to educational authoritarianism

While we watch students getting handcuffed, vague new guidelines create a culture of fear over teaching our historyOn 14 February, the US Department of Education’s office of civil rights issued a letter providing notice to American educational institutions, schools and universities of the department’s new interpretation of federal civil rights law. The letter lays out new conditions for institutions to receive federal funding, including in the form of student loans or scientific and medical research.Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color and national origin in federally assisted programs or activities. The education department’s “Dear Colleagues” letter redefines the central targets of Title VI to centrally include supposed discrimination against whites. The letter was followed, on 28 February, with a set of guidelines for its interpretation. The novel understanding of anti-white discrimination in these documents is a chilling mani...

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3 w. ago St Patrick’s Day celebrations start at dawn in city with ‘most authentic’ link

Ireland’s nation saints’ day is set to be celebrated across the world but an Armagh city guides says they have the strongest claim to him.

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3 w. ago Can you tell the £40 silk pyjamas from the £550 set? Here's the expert guide to the best posh PJs on the high street that every woman wants, by fashion editor CAMILLA RIDLEY

Fashion has fallen so hard for silk and satin pyjamas that celebrities, including Gigi Hadid, have embraced the nightwear-as-eveningwear trend.

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3 w. ago No nationwide smartphone ban in Welsh schools, report recommends

The Welsh Government is being urged to produce clear guidance and a robust framework to allow teachers to set their own rules.

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3 w. ago Justice secretary set for showdown with judges over sentencing guidelines

Comes as Sentencing Council write a letter angrily rejecting minister’s claim that they have created a ‘two tier’ justice system

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