3 d. ago Campaigners tear into Labour's plans to 'decolonise the curriculum' by hacking back traditional English literature after report found history is too 'white'

A wide-ranging report on the current curriculum, led by left-wing academic Professor Becky Francis, was released this morning.

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3 d. ago 'She's attacking the wrong people!': Daily Mail readers stick the boot in to Rachel Reeves over tax hike plans... and predict what will happen next

Commenters were staunchly opposed to reports the Chancellor will go back on Labour 's manifesto promise not to increase taxes for 'working people' in her Budget on November 26.

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4 d. ago Government announces plan to cut GCSE exam time by up to three hours

The final curriculum review report, commissioned by Labour last year, has recommended exam volume at key stage 4 be reduced by 10%.

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8 d. ago Despair spreads across historic seaport in Jamaica that Hurricane Melissa demolished

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwest Jamaica this week near the coastal town of Black River, which the government has described as “ground zero.”

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9 d. ago Labourer who was named by schoolgirl, 16, as man who sexually assaulted her just weeks before her body was tragically found in a river is jailed

Leah Bedford, 16, accused labourer Kristian John Franks, 35, of forcing sex on her before her tragic death.

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9 d. ago Schoolgirl, 16, whose body was found in river weeks after reporting labourer for rape helped convict him from beyond the grave

The body of Leah Bedford, 16, was recovered from the River Ouse in York on September 28, 2023.

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9 d. ago Reeves warned she must end child benefit cap altogether or face rise in poverty

A report by the Resolution Foundation will fuel demands from Labour MPs for the chancellor to find another £3.5bn to tackle end the two child benefit cap

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1 week ago Three DWP benefits face being scrapped in weeks as government issue warning

The Labour Chancellor is reportedly considering sweeping changes to the widely-used Motability scheme in her upcoming Autumn Budget.

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2 w. ago Lola Daviet's haunting final hours before schoolgirl's body is dumped in suitcase

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - Lola Daviet was discovered dead in a suitcase on the streets of Paris, and authorities there say the 12-year-old girl was sexually assaulted and murdered

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2 w. ago POLL OF THE DAY: Do you feel safe in your area, as Tories warn of 'massive crimewave'?

Britain is heading for a 'massive crimewave', the Conservatives have warned after the impact of Labour 's soft justice masterplan was highlighted in a damning official report.

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2 w. ago Caerphilly byelection result live: Labour, Plaid Cyrmu and Reform UK braced for results of pivotal Welsh parliament vote

Outcome of byelection in historically Labour stronghold could mark historic shift in Welsh politicsLabour has long held the Caerphilly Senedd and Westminster constituencies but, unless opinion polling is wide of the mark, the party is likely to be beaten into third this week with either Plaid or Reform UK seizing the Welsh parliament seat.As Steven Morris has reported, Plaid appears to be picking up Labour votes disenchanted with the party’s performance both in Cardiff and Westminster while Reform hoovers up traditional Conservative voters and those impressed by its promises to end what it calls the other two parties’ “mass immigration agenda”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Moment Brazilian woman, 26, screams for help after being attacked by man who tried to rape her in empty Paris train carriage

In disturbing footage, a woman can be crying loudly as the man accused of attacking her points towards the passenger who came to her aid.

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2 w. ago Sue Johnston 'had to fight for her life' after actress attacked in terrifying assault

Sue Johnston, who played Sheila Grant in Channel 4 soap Brookside, has spoken out about the soap's groundbreaking rape storyline - and how it helped her

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3 w. ago Rape survivor whose own mum set up attacks helps lock up abusers from beyond the grave

Dana Fowley died more than a year ago after leading a successful crusade to help other rape victims.

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