T he Government’s levelling-up policy has significant flaws and is unlikely to achieve its objectives without a significant shift in approach, MPs have said. A damning report by the cross-party Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee found funding for short-term initiatives and a lack of transparency on allocations created barriersContinue Reading
A murder investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found in Dundalk, Co Louth. A postmortem examination has been completed on her body after she died in an assault at a house on Bridge Street on Wednesday evening. The results are not being released for operational reasons, gardaí said.Continue Reading
M argaret Ferrier’s proposed 30-day suspension from the House of Commons for breaching coronavirus rules has been delayed. A motion was listed on Thursday’s order paper which, if approved, would have confirmed Ms Ferrier (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) was suspended from Friday. But Conservative whip Ruth Edwards replied “not moved”Continue Reading
T he family of a teenager who died in London after an allergic reaction to a burger is calling for the law to be changed so restaurants must display allergens on menus. Owen Carey fell ill as he walked by the London Eye with his girlfriend on April 22, 2017,Continue Reading
R ishi Sunak faced a growing storm on Thursday after immigration to Britain hit a record of nearly 1.2 million last year, according to official figures. They showed that 925,000 out of the total of 1,163,000 were non-EU nationals after the UK quit the European Union. Once emigration of 557,000Continue Reading
Simon Coveney has denied there are any tensions within the Coalition and said no one is being bullied. Responding to a question about an Irish Independent story in which three Fine Gael Ministers called for tax breaks of €1,000 for the average family in the next Budget, the Minister forContinue Reading
F resh figures are expected to show net migration reached record levels last year as Labour accused the Government of making a mess on immigration and the Prime Minister claimed the Opposition have “absolutely no ideas” on the subject. The Office for National Statistics will publish data on Thursday forContinue Reading
U nderstanding artificial intelligence (AI) should be part of teacher training courses, the professional body for computing has said. Using digital technology, including AI, should be prominent in initial teacher training (ITT) and headteachers’ leadership qualifications, according to BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. The measure would help teachers toContinue Reading
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has said the use of so-called floating hotels, or “flotels”, is not a “silver bullet” for housing international protection applicants. His comments come after the Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman said flotels could offer safe accommodation. However, Mr McGrath said the consideration of flotels isContinue Reading
S enior Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg said the Government climbdown on revoking EU laws showed a lack of “backbone” and questioned whether it is seeking to remain aligned with the bloc. The Conservative former Cabinet minister also appeared to criticise the Prime Minister, saying it was “not factually accurate” to describeContinue Reading
