Istanbul mayor jailed on day of likely presidential nomination | Turkey
The Istanbul court officially arrested the city's mayor Ekrem Imamolu on corruption charges and sent him to pre-trial detention on the day he was appointed by the party to run for president. Turkey's biggest city mayor and presidential rival, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with dozens of staff and local government officials, has been jailed for […]
South African ambassador expelled from US welcomed home by supporters | South Africa
The South African ambassador, who was expelled from the US and declared Persona non-grata by the Trump administration, was welcomed into the home by hundreds of supporters who sang songs praise him on Sunday. The crowd at Cape Town International Airport surrounded Ebrahim Lasol and his wife Rosieda, who appeared at their home country's arrival […]
MPs could axe clause in bill banning forced labour in GB Energy supply chain | Modern slavery
The action found this week could be overturned this week for businesses found to have used forced labour in any of the state-owned UK energy supply chains. Labour lawmakers were whipped Tuesday to discard the clause inserted in the Senate energy bill in February. However, Labour MP Alex Sobel suggests supporting the measure by amending […]
The trouble with T-levels and the academic/vocational divide | Vocational education
I appreciate her rigorous analysis of Susanna Rustin not addressing post-16 academic/professional disparities (T-level is a disaster, and young people suffer because the pastors don't acknowledge it). I agree that there is little evidence that T levels marks the end of the “second class status” of vocational education, but the question is part of the […]
Scotland v Greece, Spain v Netherlands, Germany v Italy, and more: Nations League – live | Nations League
Important Events Shows key events only Please turn on JavaScript and use this feature Sir Alex Ferguson is there and leads his respect for Dennis Law By waving his No. 10 shirt. Steve Clark's big handshake and smile. *sob*It was a rather special moment. Share This is the Scottish flower. The second poem is Capella. […]
IRS nears deal with Ice to share data of undocumented immigrants – report | Trump administration
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is reportedly approaching a transaction to enable immigrant officials to use tax data to support Donald Trump's deportation agenda. Washington Post. Under the proposed data sharing agreement, it is said to be in negotiations for weeks, so immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) can hand over undocumented names and addresses […]
England v Italy: Women’s Six Nations – live | Women’s Six Nations
Chinese premier meets pro-Trump senator and calls for ‘dialogue over confrontation’ | US foreign policy
Republican Sen. Steve Daines, a solid supporter of Donald Trump, met Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang on Sunday in Beijing. The meeting marks the first time US politicians have visited China since Trump took office in January. Earlier this month, China's Foreign Ministry promised that China will “fight to the end” with the United States […]
In a town far from Whitehall, I saw just how devastating Labour’s cuts will be. So why can’t ministers? | John Harris
jTwo weeks ago, UST, my work day began at 6:45am, in a quiet cul-de-dead near Berry in Manchester. I was there to shadow Julia, a home care worker, on her daily morning round. She was about to put herself in the house of a 93-year-old woman. “She's going to be sleeping in the bed,” Julia […]
Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the courage to brawl for the working class | Democrats
Bernie Sanders is not running for president. But he portrays more crowds now than he was when he was campaigning for the White House. The message has hardly been changed. Also, there is a shock and vibrant delivery of white hair, and there is no messenger. What's different now is that, according to the senator, […]