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BTEC U-turn ‘unacceptable’ as Tory MP denies algorithm did disadvantage poorer pupils
Schools and colleges have been told not to issue BTEC results to students on Thursday following a last-minute U-turn on grading.
‘Surprised by the high levels of virus’ in children as schools due to reopen
As schools plan to reopen, understanding the potential role children play in the spread of the disease and the factors that drive severe illness in children is critical, experts say.
Daily Mail calls for Britain to “wake up to the migrant tragedy”
The hypocrisy was described as "astonishing" by one person.
French politician blames UK for death of young Sudanese migrant
Pierre-Henri Dumont said the death was caused by Britain’s refusal to allow asylum claims to be made outside the UK.
RNLI launched lifeboat to help stricken migrants crossing the Channel
One onlooker said: "It appeared that a couple of dinghies carrying migrants had come into trouble in the Channel.
Low-ranking universities ‘crippled’ by Tories’ A-level U-turn
The government’s handling of the A-level grades fiasco was “a clear fail”, the IFS said, which would have “repercussions for universities and students” for years to come.
France to make masks compulsory in work as Hancock refuses enforce use
Face coverings are required in many indoor settings in England, but are not currently required for “employees of indoor settings”.
Drowning of 16-year-old Sudanese migrant is ‘good’, Mail readers say
One of the comments on the Daily Mail’s coverage of the drowning, said that the boy’s death makes “our kids safe from one of them”.
Killers of PC Andrew Harper appeal convictions days after anniversary of death
Pc Harper died last summer when he was dragged down country lanes behind a car driven by fleeing quad bike thieves.