11 minutes ago About sharing Ruth Perry was the head at Caversham Primary School in Reading An Ofsted inspection “likely contributed” to the death of head teacher Ruth Perry, an inquest has ruled. Senior coroner Heidi Connor said the inspection “lacked fairness, respect and sensitivity” and was at times “rude and intimidating”. Mrs Perry, 53,…
7 minutes ago About sharing A statement posted on Zephaniah’s Instagram account confirmed he died in the early hours of Thursday. By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah has died aged 65, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago. A statement posted on his Instagram account confirmed he died…
Politics / December 7, 2023 The Trump Dictatorship Goes on Autopilot The MAGA world is making all the same fascist threats it did the last time around—and the media is still twiddling its thumbs. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy Former president Donald Trump speaks during a visit to a Team Trump Volunteer Leadership Training, at the…
December 7, 2023 The Planet Is Burning And the US’s habits of primacy are why. Sarang Shidore Ad Policy Smoke shrouding the sun as it rises behind the skyline of Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on June 7, 2023. (Gary Hershorn / Getty) Yet another COP comes along with…
World / December 7, 2023 The “Hunt for Hamas” Narrative Is Obscuring Israel’s Real Plans for Gaza The US press and politicians are trying to fit the Gaza “war” into a Zero Dark Thirty mold, but it’s something much simpler—and sinister. Adam Johnson Ad Policy An aerial view shows the destruction caused by Israeli strikes…
Politics Today 5:00 am As Costs and Demand Skyrocket, Abortion Funds Struggle to Keep Up As Costs and Demand Skyrocket, Abortion Funds Struggle to Keep Up Abortion funds received a huge wave of donations in the aftermath of Dobbs. But that initial swell has receded even as demand for help, and the costs of aiding…
1 hour ago About sharing By Chris Vallance Technology reporter, BBC News All Facebook and Messenger chats will be encrypted automatically, parent company Meta has announced. Messages and calls protected by end-to-end-encryption (E2EE) can be read only by the sender and recipient. It has been possible to opt in to encrypted messages for years, but…
A vehicle drove off after a crash in Folkestone which left a boy dead, Kent Police says.
7 minutes ago About sharing Colin Pitchfork was jailed for life for raping and strangling two 15-year-old girls, Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth By Greig Watson BBC News Double child murderer and rapist Colin Pitchfork will not be released from prison, the Parole Board has ruled. Pitchfork was jailed for life for raping and strangling…
9 hours ago About sharing By Jana Tauschinski, Becky Dale and Esme Stallard BBC News With world leaders at COP28 in Dubai, there is a renewed sense of urgency to limit emissions to curb the harshest impacts of climate change. Many of these governments have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in order to…