11 h. ago Teachers’ union reopens nominations for top role days after Matt Wrack elected

The NASUWT was facing a legal challenge with a hearing set to take place in the High Court on Monday.

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3 d. ago Teaching union faces legal action over appointment of firebrand leader amid anti

Matt Wrack, a hard-Left Jeremy Corbyn ally, was appointed uncontested as the General Secretary of the NASUWT despite being a former fireman with no teaching experience.

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3 d. ago Snooker star's wife is refereeing at the Crucible in very different role to her day job

Tatiana Woollaston is one of the top snooker referees in the sport, but she also has a full-time job away from the baize and away from husband Ben Woollaston

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5 d. ago Elon Musk to pull back in Doge role starting May amid 71% dip in Tesla profits

CEO to pare back White House work to one to two days weekly as analysts say role has caused branding crisisThe Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said he will start pulling back from his role at the so-called “department of government efficiency” starting in May. Musk’s remarks came as the company reported a massive dip in both profits and revenues in the first quarter of 2025 amid backlash against Musk’s role in the White House.On an investor call, Musk said the work necessary to get the government’s “financial house in order is mostly done”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago New head of teaching union NASUWT named as 'overly combative', hard

Matt Wrack, who led the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) until January, has been confirmed as the new general secretary of the NASUWT.

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9 d. ago Barking at female staff and blocking doorways: Teachers warn of rise in misogyny and racism in UK schools

Survey finds social media main cause of poor behaviour, with pupils mimicking Donald Trump and Andrew TateA rise in misogyny and racism is flooding UK schools as pupils ape the behaviour of figures such as Donald Trump and Andrew Tate after exposure through social media and online gaming, teachers have warned.A survey by the NASUWT union found most teachers identified social media as “the number one cause” of pupil misbehaviour, with female staff bearing the brunt. Teachers also raised concerns about parents who refuse to accept school rules or take responsibility for their children’s behaviour. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Misogyny and sexism in schools is 'direct result' of social media influencers such as Andrew Tate

It comes as the Teachers Union, NASUWT, has its annual conference in Liverpool

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1 week ago Afghan teenager charged in Oklahoma plot for Election Day attack pleads guilty

An Afghan teenager has pleaded guilty for his role in a plot to carry out an Election Day attack in Oklahoma

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1 week ago Teachers will strike this autumn to 'make Labour MPs pay' unless they get more cash, says union boss

The National Education Union (NEU) said it is poised to mobilise its half a million members to cause political damage to the Government.

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1 week ago Ofsted inspection system placing teachers in ‘imminent serious danger’ – union

The claim was made at the annual conference of the National Education Union in Harrogate.

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1 week ago Teaching union votes to launch strike ballot if pay offer remains ‘unacceptable’

It comes after National Education Union teacher members in England suggested they would be willing to take action over pay.

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1 week ago Gary Lineker’s TV presenting plans after Match of the Day role ends confirmed by football legend

Gary Lineker has been the face of BBC's Match of the Day for more than two decades, but the former England striker's future in the media is set to become quite different

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1 week ago Union to debate launching formal ballot for strike action over teachers’ pay

The majority of National Education Union (NEU) teacher members have said they would be willing to strike over the Government’s proposed 2.8% pay rise.

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2 w. ago Trump adviser Peter Navarro says ‘we’re great’ after Elon Musk calls him ‘moron’

‘I’ve been called worse,’ says top trade adviser after Musk said he was a ‘moron’ and ‘dumber than a sack of bricks’Peter Navarro, a top trade adviser to Donald Trump, said he and Elon Musk are “great” after the president’s multi-billionaire business adviser publicly called him “a moron” who was “dumber than a sack of bricks”.“I’ve been called worse,” Navarro said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press in some of his most extensive remarks about the insults Musk directed at him days earlier. Praising Musk’s role in the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), Navarro added: “Everything’s fine with Elon.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago BBC Breakfast star Louise Minchin teases 'interesting' daytime presenting role

BBC Breakfast star Louise Minchin spoke about her new presenting venture on The One Show on Friday night

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3 w. ago Trump news at a glance: sweeping tariffs announced; Musk could be nearing end of role

Trump announces ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on largest US trading partners; Elon Musk may leave government role at end of 130-day cap. Here’s your roundup of key US politics stories from 2 April 2025Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on some of its largest trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of US trade policy and threatening to unleash a global trade war on what he has dubbed “liberation day”.Trump said he will impose a 10% universal tariff on all imported foreign goods in addition to “reciprocal tariffs” on a few dozen countries, charging additional duties onto countries that Trump claims have “cheated” America. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago BBC Breakfast's Nina Warhurst sobs on final day in role after moving tribute from co

Nina Warhurst presented her final ever BBC Breakfast sho, and told co-star Jon Kay that he 'made her cry' after he shared touching words about the 'fun and fearless; journalist

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3 w. ago BBC Breakfast host sobs on her final day in role after emotional tribute from co

Her colleague, Jon Kay, posted a touching statement on his Instagram announcing her move and wishing her well.

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4 w. ago Jacqueline Jossa lets slip Dan Osborne is part of Mother's Day celebration with daughters

Jacqueline Jossa included Dan Osborne in a post about their daughters for Mother's Day, sharing that he'd had a special role to play in celebrations despite their split earlier this month

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4 w. ago Ferris Bueller's Day Off icon's completely new life on a farm in quaint UK village

Mia Sara was just 18 when she became one of the most recognisable faces of 1980s cinema, thanks to her role as Sloane Peterson in John Hughes' Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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