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‘They don’t work’: experts criticise Liz Truss’s grammar schools plan

22/09/2022 17:59 The Guardian

Government policy faces opposition, with many saying that selection does not improve social mobilityAcademics, education unions and politicians of every hue have attacked government plans for more grammar schools, warning that selection does not improve social mobility and will not solve the challenges facing schools in the next decade.It follows confirmation from the new education secretary, Kit Malthouse, that the prime minister has tasked him to look at areas of England that would like to open new grammar schools, as well as those that want to expand existing grammars. Continue reading...

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Police serve search warrant on New Orleans archdiocese in child sex abuse case

A judge approved the warrant in investigation to determine if church hierarchy illegally covered up systemic child molestationLouisiana state police went into the office of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans on Thursday to begin the process of collecting records from the organization span...

25/04/2024 17:21 The Guardian
Student protesters are demanding universities divest from Israel. What does that mean?

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators are calling on universities to sell investments in companies they say are complicit in war in GazaAs protests against Israel’s offensive in Gaza are spreading throughout American campuses, one demand made by students across schools keeps coming up: divestment from Isr...

25/04/2024 17:08 The Guardian
MEPs urged to fight far right as they head home to campaign for European elections

European parliament term ends as lawmakers warn of nationalists and authoritarian dangersThe starting gun has been fired on the next European parliamentary elections with more than 600 MEPs departing Strasbourg urged to use their “strength and patience” to fight the far right and disinformation...

25/04/2024 16:45 The Guardian
Poland and Lithuania pledge to help Kyiv repatriate Ukrainians subject to military draft

Strong rhetoric boosts Ukraine’s effort to reinforce frontlines, but mechanism by which émigrés could be sent back remains unclearPoland and Lithuania have said they are prepared to help Ukrainian authorities return men subject to military conscription to the country, after Kyiv announced this w...

25/04/2024 16:28 The Guardian
Russia-Ukraine war: ‘mortal’ Europe needs stronger defence, says French president – as it happened

Emmanuel Macron says Europe faces existential threat from Russian aggression and calls on continent to adopt ‘credible’ defence strategy. This live blog is closedRussia has vetoed a UN security council resolution calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, des...

25/04/2024 15:25 The Guardian
Relatives ‘surprised and shocked’ after 68-year-old Gaza woman’s Australian visa cancelled on security grounds

Palestinian Australian advocates call for transparency after home affairs department cancels visa of Fatma Almassri, a diabetic living in displaced persons’ camp, without warningGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA 68-year-old Palestinian woman with ill health...

25/04/2024 15:00 The Guardian
Macron criticises Rwanda-style asylum schemes days after UK passes bill

Such policies are ‘betrayal’ of values, says French president in speech covering defence and negative effects of BrexitEmmanuel Macron has criticised migration policies that involve sending people to African countries as “a betrayal of our [European] values”, just days after the UK governmen...

25/04/2024 13:59 The Guardian
Slovakian journalists wear black to protest media overhaul

Populist government accused of trying to undermine independent media with move to replace public broadcaster RTVSJournalists in Slovakia are protesting against a government move to overhaul the country’s public broadcaster, warning that the populist prime minister, Robert Fico, and his allies are...

25/04/2024 13:48 The Guardian
Captain Tom Moore’s Bedfordshire house on sale for £2.25m

Family lists property where war veteran raised funds during Covid – minus unauthorised spa poolThe listed family home where Captain Sir Tom Moore walked laps of his garden to raise millions of pounds for the NHS during the Covid pandemic has gone on sale for £2.25m.The sight of the 99-year-old wa...

25/04/2024 13:26 The Guardian
Georgians arrested over cross-Europe thefts of rare library books

Suspects alleged to have posed as academics to access books and replace them with copies, says EuropolEurope live – latest updatesPolice have arrested nine Georgians suspected of running a sophisticated criminal operation stealing valuable antique books – including an original Alexander Pushkin...

25/04/2024 13:11 The Guardian
Oil price could exceed $100 a barrel if Middle East conflict worsens, World Bank warns

Increase in cost of crude could drive inflation up and force central banks to keep interest rates high• Business live – latest updatesA serious escalation of tensions in the Middle East would push the price of oil above $100 (£80) a barrel and reverse the recent downward trend in global inflati...

25/04/2024 12:31 The Guardian
Dozens more protesters arrested as Mike Johnson suggests calling in national guard | First Thing

The Republican House speaker visited Columbia University as another 80 people arrested at colleges in Austin and LA. Plus, Arizona indicts Trump allies over ‘fake elector’ schemeDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Dozens of people were arrested on Wednesday as...

25/04/2024 10:23 The Guardian
US Congress passes foreign military aid package with $5bn boost for Aukus agreement with Australia

Defence minister Richard Marles welcomes confirmation of congressional funding that ensures US can produce Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines for AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA United St...

25/04/2024 08:44 The Guardian
Europe live: Venice residents protest as city begins visitor charging scheme

Locals say city is against plan and accuse authorities of turning Venice into a ‘theme park’ by charging day trippers for visitsTransport & Environment, an NGO campaigning for cleaner transport, has warned about the impact of over-tourism.”The current number of cruise ships globally is hig...

25/04/2024 08:18 The Guardian
Thursday briefing: How Michael Gove’s ‘new deal’ for renters went sour

In today’s newsletter: The renters’ reform bill was meant to address a spiralling housing crisis, but as a watered-down version finally passes, we look at the ways a great hope has become a crushing disappointment• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning, and if you ar...

25/04/2024 05:55 The Guardian
Nature destruction will cause bigger economic slump in UK than 2008 crisis, experts warn

Green Finance Institute report said further pollution could cut 12% off GDP by 2030sThe destruction of nature over the rest of the decade could trigger a bigger economic slump in Britain than those caused by the 2008 global financial crisis and the Covid pandemic, experts have warned.Sounding the al...

25/04/2024 05:00 The Guardian
Senior Democrat calls for arrests of ‘leftwing fascists’ urging Gaza ceasefire

Congressman Adam Smith says ‘totalitarian’ protesters are ‘trying to silence anyone who dares to disagree with them’Protesters calling for Israel to cease fire in its war with Hamas who have disrupted US public events and infrastructure are practicing “leftwing fascism” or “leftwing to...

25/04/2024 04:00 The Guardian
Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert

Illnesses such as dengue and malaria to reach unaffected parts of northern Europe, America, Asia and Australia, conference to hearMosquito-borne diseases are spreading across the globe, and particularly in Europe, due to climate breakdown, an expert has said.The insects spread illnesses such as mala...

25/04/2024 04:00 The Guardian
Synthetic opioids: warning issued in NSW after nitazenes cause cluster of overdoses

NSW Health investigating after powerful drugs detected in samples related to overdoses in Nepean Blue Mountains local health districtFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA cluster of 20 drug overdoses in New So...

25/04/2024 03:16 The Guardian
Australia news live: mass pilot whale stranding on WA beach; NSW Health warns of severe opioid overdoses

NSW Health is investigating around 20 severe opioid overdoses in the Penrith area from the past month, and have issued a warning. Follow the day’s news liveThousands gather for dawn services and marches to mark Anzac Day around AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily...

25/04/2024 03:09 The Guardian
Burkina Faso soldiers massacred 223 civilians in one day, finds rights group

Human Rights Watch demands investigation into killings in two villages just weeks after Russian troops fly in, amid intensifying conflictBurkina Faso’s military summarily executed 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in a single day in late February, according to an investigation into on...

25/04/2024 03:00 The Guardian
Russia vetos UN resolution to prevent nuclear arms race in space

Moscow described the security council resolution, which would have called on countries not to deploy weapons of mass destruction in outer space, a ‘dirty spectacle’Russia has vetoed a UN security council resolution calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, d...

25/04/2024 01:14 The Guardian
Fox journalist among dozens arrested at Texas university as protests swell

Local and state police clash with demonstrators in state capital of Austin while rightwing governor says protesters ‘belong in jail’At least 20 people were arrested, including a photojournalist, as police and demonstrators violently clashed at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday.Hundr...

25/04/2024 00:44 The Guardian
Mike Johnson calls on Columbia president to resign; students arrested at campus protests in California, Ohio and Texas – live

House speaker says ‘madness has to stop’ while visiting Columbia University; videos show tense scenes and arrests on campuses across several statesUS campus protests over Israel-Gaza war – in picturesMike Johnson, the Republican House speaker, will visit Columbia University today to speak to J...

24/04/2024 22:38 The Guardian
Freezing nights forecast for parts of UK, with snow possible in some areas

Temperatures could hit -3C in northern England and Scotland, but Met Office says conditions are ‘nothing exceptional’Freezing overnight temperatures will hit parts of the UK on Wednesday and Thursday, with experts warning some areas could see snow.The cold Arctic air is expected to cause frosts...

24/04/2024 22:23 The Guardian
Mega-warehouses heap more pollution on hard-hit Illinois neighborhoods

Proliferation of hubs for online shopping disproportionately sited in low-income neighborhoods or communities of colorHundreds of mega-warehouses have been built in Illinois for online shopping in recent years and the rise in delivery trucks is polluting neighborhoods already burdened with poor air...

24/04/2024 20:22 The Guardian
Evan Gershkovich’s appeal against his detention rejected by Moscow court

Wall Street Journal reporter, held since March 2023 on espionage allegations, to remain in Russian jail for at least two more monthsThe American journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested over a year ago in Russia, will remain in jail for at least two more months after a Moscow court rejected his...

24/04/2024 19:50 The Guardian
Inquest finds gross failings in care of woman who drank too much water

Staff at private mental health hospital near Weston-super-Mare missed chances to prevent Lily Lucas’s death, jury findsAn inquest jury has found there were “gross failings in care amounting to neglect” before a woman had a heart attack at a private mental health hospital due to complications f...

24/04/2024 18:25 The Guardian
Biden signs $95bn foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

President says legislation is ‘going to make the world safer’ after months of congressional gridlock threatened support for KyivJoe Biden has signed into law a bill that rushes $95bn in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, a bipartisan legislative victory he hailed as a “good day for wor...

24/04/2024 16:49 The Guardian
Russian priest who led Navalny memorial services is demoted

Dmitry Safronov is suspended from leading services and ordered to serve three years of ‘penance’A Russian priest who presided over a memorial for the opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been suspended from leading services and ordered to serve three years of “penance”, as persecution of peo...

24/04/2024 16:09 The Guardian
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