6 h. ago Pope Leo criticises pay packages of Musk and other corporate chiefs

Pontiff expresses concern about the widening gap between corporate bosses and workers

Culture

42 h. ago AD FEATURE: High school in East Didsbury announces open day and excellent GCSE results for Year 11

Parrs Wood High School saw 70% of Year 11 students achieve at least a grade 4 in GCSE English and Maths

Politics

6 d. ago Teachers' fury at 'Nando’s style' school grades as Ofsted issues huge update

Teachers have reacted with fury at a new 'Nando’s style' grading system for schools after Ofsted confirmed it will be introduced in November

Politics

6 d. ago As a country with staggering debt and a widening inequality gap, who or what can save France from itself?

To lose one prime minister is unfortunate, but to lose six in eight years is downright negligent.

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1 week ago Trump’s war on Fed is ‘serious danger’ to world economy, says ECB head

Undermining independence of central bank will affect the US and other countries, says Christine LagardeBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s attempt to influence the US Federal Reserve could pose a “very serious danger” for the world economy, the head of the European Central Bank has warned.Christine Lagarde, the president of the ECB, said Trump undermining the independence of the world’s most powerful central bank would have an impact for the US and other countries. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK’s richest set to produce 13 times more transport emissions than poorest by 2035

Thinktank predicts wider inequality gap and calls for revised policies to tackle flying and excess private car useInequality in transport emissions between the richest and the poorest in the UK is set to widen dramatically over the next decade, an analysis has found.The most affluent and mobile already produce 10 times more carbon through their domestic travel than the poorest and least mobile. Under current decarbonisation policies, thinktank researchers forecast this to grow to 13 times by 2035. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago UK retail shares fall amid fears of squeeze in consumer spending

Parent groups of Primark and B&Q hit as analysts say jobs and inflation concerns could affect salesBusiness live – latest updatesFears that UK consumers will rein in spending in the second half of this year has knocked the values of some of Britain’s biggest retailers including the parent groups of Primark and B&Q, and DIY chain Wickes.The retailers’ share prices dropped on Tuesday morning after analysts at Deutsche Bank warned that retail spending could be hit by the cooling UK jobs market and easing growth in household income. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Arsenal's biggest transfer blind spot could allow Liverpool to widen gap further

Arsenal have been busy in the transfer window but lacking in one area could cost Andrea Berta providing Mikel Arteta with what he needs to win the Premier League title

Sport

3 w. ago Why where you live can affect your school grades – and the gap between areas is only widening

Educational inequalities in England have ‘grown wider and more pronounced’ since the Covid pandemic

Politics

3 w. ago Mum grins as son who killed dad for taking away phone aged 15 AVOIDS prison

Lincoln Peterson killed his dad after his parents decided to take his electronics as a punishment for his school grades - his mum smiled in court as he was spared jail

Events

3 w. ago Transgender teacher from Florida buys 'souvenir plot' of land in Scotland in bid to be called Lord instead of Miss

Toby Tobin, 30, who teaches maths and science to fifth graders, claims to have been forced to resign after school authorities insisted a female title and pronouns were used.

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3 w. ago The Online Safety Act is good start, but it’s time to get serious with digital literacy

Much of what happens in young people’s online lives is already invisible to the adults who care for them; regulation without education risks widening that gap

Politics

4 w. ago UK state school in deprived borough outshines Eton on A level results day

Over 250 students at the school in East London achieved straight A grades

Politics