English courts consider nixing mandatory wigs for barristers amid concerns they’re ‘culturally insensitive’
A UK court is considering whether to scrap the requirement to wear wigs for barristers over concerns that the dress code requirement is “culturally insensitive”. A spokesperson for the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales, said: “Following questions from barristers about wigs and hair discrimination, the Bar Council has made decisions about […]
French Navy ‘Working For the Traffickers’ in English Channel
France failed to stop the French navy from escorting an overcrowded dinghy to Britain and a small boat into British waters after five people fell overboard and drowned on Tuesday. , is accused of aiding and abetting a smuggling organization operating off the coast. A day after Britain finally passed legislation to send illegal boat […]
‘Triple spending’: Zimbabweans bear cost of changing to new ZiG currency – Al Jazeera English
Harare, Zimbabwe – At a shopping center in Glenview, a working-class downtown area in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, carpenter Arnold Mtiri stops to buy a two-liter (half-gallon) Mazoe raspberry drink. The price tag said $3.70. Due to Zimbabwe’s unstable currency and years of economic crisis, most products are priced in the more stable US dollar, and […]
The disease-busting hybrids that could bring back the majestic English elm | UK news
The constable drew them. Shakespeare wrote about them. And Francis Drake sailed the world in ships made from them. English elms were central to Britain’s landscape and culture until they were almost wiped out by Dutch elm disease in the 1970s. Since the devastation of the 25-metre elm tree, enthusiasts and scientists have been searching […]
Venezuelan man tries to rob Ohio bank with translation app because he can’t speak English, police say
A man from Venezuela tried to rob an Ohio bank using a translation app. according to to the local police. Sandusky police said they don’t know if 20-year-old Akeson Brito Gonzalez is in the country legally or illegally because he doesn’t have any identification. Brito Gonzalez allegedly entered a bank in Sandusky around 11:30 a.m. […]
English schools could lose £1bn by 2030 as pupil numbers fall | School funding
Schools in England could lose up to £1 billion in funding by 2030, researchers have warned, with an extraordinary drop in pupil numbers making some facilities financially unviable and threatening to close. The waves continue. Schools have already begun to merge or close in some areas of London, and the number of students has been […]
Ohio English teacher faces firing for using sick days to attend Nashville concert
An Ohio high school teacher who was fired for two days after calling out sick may have been found enjoying a concert in Nashville instead of being stuck at home due to inclement weather. Eileen Washburn, an English teacher at Lakota West High School in Beckett Ridge, Ohio, has been placed on unpaid leave as […]
Ohio high school English teacher, Jennifer Ruziscka, resigns after OnlyFans account discovered
A 50-year-old high school teacher resigned after her OnlyFans account was discovered by her school district, becoming the latest educator to lose her job over a side hustle with adult content. Jennifer Ruziska worked for the Springfield (Ohio) Local School District for nearly 30 years before school officials learned about her “pornographic/sexually explicit website” in […]
Reds’ Elly De La Cruz goes viral after giving first press conference entirely in English
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Record Number of Illegal Migrants Cross English Channel This Year
A record number of illegal migrants crossed the English Channel in the first three months of this year, despite Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s government claiming it had succeeded in “stopping ships”. On Tuesday, a further 338 foreigners were recorded arriving on British shores on boats run by smugglers that set off from French coasts, taking the […]