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Sir Keir Starmer’s overhaul of the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system is finally out. But it seems much of the educational world, while broadly positive today, is withholding its final verdict as there’s still so much we don’t know or have not fully digested. We don’t know whether the money to create special…
TEHRANΒ βΒ Iranians β battered by a government crackdown whose dead have yet to be fully tallied, still reeling from the 12-day conflict with Israel last year and fed up with endemic economic malaise born of sanctions and corruption β now face the prospect of another war with emotions ranging from anger to anticipation, but above all,…
Brazilβs Supreme Court on Thursday found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of conspiracies related to his failed 2022 reelection bid. The court found that Bolsonaro tried to instigate a military coup and to poison his opponent, current President Luiz InΓ‘cio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro, the former president of Latin Americaβs largest democracy and its wealthiest…
The government says it wants to recruit 10,000 more foster carers by the end of the next parliament, launching what ministers describe as a major drive to reverse a long-term decline in support for vulnerable children. Backed by Β£88m in funding, the plan promises to open fostering up to younger and more diverse households, sweep…
Think of Mike Buckley as a kind of double agent. Not the sinister kind, who give away state secrets for money or revenge; Buckley is privy to much lower-level intelligence. But that doesnβt mean itβs not just as valuable to the people involved. Buckley is the Kingsβ goaltender coach and his chief pupil is Darcy…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Eric Swalwellβs downfall has raised the possibility of a broader reckoning on Capitol Hill as congressional staffers, reporters and opposition researchers race to verify long-standing rumors of a sordid underground culture among the cityβs most powerful. Former lawmakers across the political spectrum have warned for years of a hushed congressional bacchanal marked by inappropriate revelry…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Days after he was named Iranβs next supreme leader, and over a week since U.S. and Israeli bombing wiped out much of his family, Mojtaba Khamenei issued his first statement on Thursday demanding vengeance against the alliance over the war it unleashed. He called on Iranian forces to continue thwarting vital shipping traffic through the…
Will Smith and his company Treyball Studios Management Inc. are being sued by an electric violinist who is claiming wrongful termination, retaliation and sexual harassment β allegations denied by the actor-rapper-producer in a statement from his attorney. Brian King Joseph alleges in a lawsuit filed earlier this week that Smith hired him to perform on…
Eddie Murphy is celebrating not just his lifetime achievement award, but also the arrival of his third granddaughter, perhaps the funniest baby alive. Murphyβs son Eric and Martin Lawrenceβs daughter Jasmin have welcomed their first child together, baby Ari Skye. On Saturday, Murphy was honored with the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award at a gala…
SpaceX on Tuesday launched its Super Heavy-Starship, the most powerful rocket in the world, for a test flight after three other flights failed earlier this year. NASA hired SpaceX to build a lunar lander version of Starship to carry astronauts to the moon. Despite the successful launch, there is rising concern that China’s space program…
