Minor party leader Qiulae Wong says ‘populism doesn’t deliver results’ and that her vision for a low emissions future will drive its talks with major parties
The UN's annual climate talks kick off Monday in Turkey as rising temperatures heighten the urgency of action, with financial constraints and geopolitical tensions complicating efforts to secure global…
President Donald Trump vowed a political comeback on Sunday after Republicans lost control of Congress in last Tuesday’s midterms, as incoming Democratic leaders pledged to hold his administration to…
Lucy Powell says proposals to end widespread practice will be included in overhaul of England’s national curriculum Pushing GCSE subjects on younger pupils risks turning England’s secondary schools into “early exam factories”, the education secretary has said, warning that it is increasing disengagement from education. Lucy Powell wants schools to end the widespread practice of teaching GCSE topics to pupils in year 9 or earlier, before they officially start in year 10, and says she plans to reduce the amount of GCSE content to make it easier to fit into the official timetable. Continue readin
£40m scheme in England aims to keep most vulnerable people well at home and avoid unnecessary hospital stays Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable patients in England are to receive extra support from their GP as part of a £40m drive aimed at keeping them out of hospital this winter. As the NHS gears up for the pressures of the coming months, family doctors will offer 300,000 people with frailty and long-term conditions health checks, medication reviews and respiratory tests designed to prevent avoidable hospital admissions. Continue reading...