6 h. ago Teachers should be able to work one day a week at home, union head says

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, told the Sunday Times that teachers need flexible working.

Society

6 h. ago The Guardian view on the future of the EU: in search of a braver, bolder vision for a new era | Editorial

The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, is right about the challenges Brussels faces. Far more ambition is required if they are to be metDelivering her state of the union address in Brussels last week, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, painted a grim but accurate picture of the challenges faced by Europe as the first quarter of the 21st century draws to a close. “A world of imperial ambitions and imperial wars,” she noted, is “a world in which dependencies are ruthlessly weaponised. And it is for all of these reasons that a new Europe must emerge.”Few would quibble with that analysis. As Ms von der Leyen spoke, the news that Nato aircraft had shot down Russian drones over Poland graphically underscored her point. In an era of great power rivalry in which the United States has become an unreliable ally, there is an emerging consensus that the European Union must be more robust in defending its own interests and cha...

Politics

66 h. ago TfL invites RMT union to resume talks after week of London tube strikes

TfL invites RMT union to resume talks after week of London tube strikes  The Guardian

Events

3 d. ago WW3 nuclear threat issued by Putin henchman as Trump prepares to 'collapse' Russian economy

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week signaled that the U.S. and European Union (EU) could "partner" on increased sanctions to "collapse" the Russian economy amid its ongoing war with Ukraine

Politics

5 d. ago London Underground Tube strikes: Exactly when drivers' walkout ends

London has ground to a halt this week as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union stage a series of strikes, designed to impact the Underground and other services

Events

6 d. ago Traders voice frustration at Tube strike with city economy facing hit of £230m

Experts believe the true cost of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union strike could rise further this week

Economics

7 d. ago Tube strike chaos as RMT members walk out as travel alert issued for weeklong disruption

The first day of this week's strikes by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has begun, resulting in a limited Tube service today

Events

9 d. ago US music star Post Malone postpones London concerts due to Tube strikes next week as union holds firm on pay increase demands

US music star Post Malone postpones London concerts due to Tube strikes next week as union holds firm on pay increase demands  Daily Mail

Economics

1 week ago Commuters brace for week of travel HELL as London tube network grinds to a halt: Militant union demand 32

The RMT is seeking a 32-hour working week - three hours fewer than present - combined with a pay rise, a demand Transport for London has branded unaffordable.

Politics

1 week ago Accepting my gray hair was one thing. Going back to school was another

I stopped dyeing my hair to avoid the hassle. As an older college student, responses from teachers and younger classmates surprised meA year ago, on my first day of graduate school, the lecture hall filled up around me – and I plotted revenge on the friend who’d persuaded me to enroll.To cure a thousand days of malaise, loneliness and brain fog, she’d suggested I apply to Columbia’s journalism school. So there I was, back in New York after two years in California, armed with 13 books about words and writing, every item of clothing I owned that looked like something my teenage nephews would wear, plus dried persimmons, avocados and walnuts from local farmers markets, the thing I’d miss about LA. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The lesson I needed: going back to school later in life with gray hair

I stopped dyeing my hair to avoid the hassle. As an older college student, responses from teachers and younger classmates surprised meA year ago, on my first day of graduate school, the lecture hall filled up around me – and I plotted revenge on the friend who’d persuaded me to enroll.To cure a thousand days of malaise, loneliness and brain fog, she’d suggested I apply to Columbia’s journalism school. So there I was, back in New York after two years in California, armed with 13 books about words and writing, every item of clothing I owned that looked like something my teenage nephews would wear, plus dried persimmons, avocados and walnuts from local farmers markets, the thing I’d miss about LA. Continue reading...

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