Phillipson accuses lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needs pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 1 minuto Education secretary has claimed lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profitLawyers have been accused of exploiting parents of children with special needs by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, who claimed their criticisms of the government’s policy changes were motivated by profit.Speaking at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) annual conference, Phillipson said the special educational needs overhaul outlined last month would “move the system away from the very adversarial system that we have, where parents have had to fight so hard for support”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Give mayors more powers to tackle youth unemployment crisis, says Alan Milburn pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 38 minutami Exclusive: Government’s work tsar warns that having young people not in work will create ‘long-term scarring effect’Mayors across England should be given greater powers to tackle the youth unemployment crisis and avoid the “long-term scarring” of regions outside London, the government’s work tsar has said.Alan Milburn, who is leading a major review into increasing inactivity among Britain’s young people, said the issue could not be solved by Whitehall alone. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK drops plan to cut benefits for survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 39 minutami Campaigners rejoice after Keir Starmer backs ‘Philomena’s Law’ to protect payments for up to 13,000 survivors living in BritainSurvivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes can continue to receive benefits in the UK after Downing Street dropped a plan to cut payments.Keir Starmer bowed to pressure from campaigners to back a bill known as Philomena’s law, which would ringfence survivors’ benefits if they accepted compensation from Dublin. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump’s ‘racist hate speech’ and migration crackdowns violate human rights, UN panel says pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 28 minutami Watchdog ‘disturbed’ by president and US political leaders’ use of dehumanising language to target migrantsThe “racist hate speech” being used by Donald Trump and other US political leaders, along with the country’s intensified crackdowns on migration, has led to “grave human rights violations,” a UN watchdog has said.In a non-binding decision issued this week, the UN‘s committee on the elimination of racial discrimination (CERD) called on the US to uphold its obligations as a signatory to the international convention on combating racism and discrimination. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
King Charles concerned about Alberta separatist movement, First Nation chief says pred 1 dnevom, 18 urami in 55 minutami Joey Pete of Sunchild First Nation said king seemed ‘committed to learning’ after meeting Indigenous leadersKing Charles has expressed concern over a simmering separatist movement in western Canada, according to Indigenous leaders who met the head of state at Buckingham Palace.Members of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations travelled to London from their territories in the province of Alberta to raise the alarm over the secessionist movement, arguing that it ignores key agreements signed between First Nations and the crown nearly 150 years ago. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Halal certifier accused rival of Islamic extremism links – then signed contract to replace them, court hears pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 23 minutami Accusations were false and primary cause of major meat supplier ‘panicking’ and cancelling contract, Victorian judge finds on balance of probabilitiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA halal certifier wrongly accused a rival of being connected to Islamic extremism to secure the business of a major meat supplier, a Victorian court has found.The Victorian county court ruled that the Islamic Co-ordinating Council of Victoria (ICCV) suffered from malicious or injurious falsehood when Midfield Meats cancelled a lucrative halal certification contract primarily because its managing director was told the Australian federal police were investigating the certifier for financing terrorism. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US targeting Iran’s mine-laying capabilities in strait of Hormuz, says military chief, amid global oil shortage – US politics live pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 31 minutami Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s comment comes as war chokes global oil supplies; Pete Hegseth says ‘no clear evidence’ that Iran has laid any new minesSign up for the Breaking News US email for newsletter alerts in your inboxMiddle East liveblog – latest updatesWhat is the strait of Hormuz and can the US stop Iran from blocking it?Both Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine were asked today about energy secretary Chris Wright’s comments to CNBC on Thursday, where he said that the US Navy cannot escort ships through the strait of Hormuz now but it was “quite likely” that could happen by the end of the month.Gen Caine appeared to agree with Wright’s assessment, calling the waterway a “tactically complex environment”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
High court claimant was fed answers through his smart glasses, judge finds pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 41 minutami Witness statements by Laimonas Jakštys ‘were clearly prepared by others’, insolvency judge rulesA claimant was being fed answers through his smart glasses while giving evidence in the high court in London, a judge has found.Laimonas Jakštys was “untruthful in denying his use of the smart glasses” and his witness statements “were clearly prepared by others”, the insolvency judge Raquel Agnello KC ruled. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US Jewish communities warn increased security is needed after Michigan attack pred 1 dnevom, 19 urami in 42 minutami Attack has stoked fears of increased violence against Jewish targets in backlash to escalating US-Israeli war against IranSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxJewish communities across the US have condemned an attack on a Detroit-area synagogue by a man driving a truck containing explosives, and are warning that increased security is needed at places of worship to help prevent future acts of violence.Security staff at Temple Israel in Michigan’s West Bloomfield township reacted quickly to Thursday’s incident in which the vehicle was rammed into the temple building and the assailant killed during an exchange of gunfire. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack had lost family in Israeli strike on Lebanon pred 1 dnevom, 20 urami in 11 minutami Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, who was born in Lebanon and became a naturalized US citizen, lost two brothers, a niece and a nephew in the airstrikeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe armed suspect who drove a vehicle into the hallway of a large Michigan synagogue complex that includes a school had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon just last week, an official said on Friday.A potential mass-casualty event was averted when security guards already in place at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township on the outskirts of Detroit killed the driver before any harm could come to the synagogue’s staff, teachers and 140 children at the early childhood center there on Thursday afternoon. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
