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Figures expected to show net migration reached record levels last year
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
Understanding AI ‘should be part of teacher training courses’
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
Flotels are not a ‘silver bullet’ for migrant accommodation — McGrath
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
Rees-Mogg questions whether Government seeks to remain aligned with EU
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
Bank of England chief says Government could still meet inflation goal
T he Governor of the Bank of England said there is still a chance the UK Government will meet its pledge to halve inflation this year after a welcome drop below double-digits in April. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak previously promised to halve inflation by the end of this year, targetingContinue Reading
Suella Braverman won’t face investigation over speeding row, says No10
T he Home Secretary will not face an investigation over the row about whether she attempted to avoid a speeding fine, Downing Street confirmed on Wednesday. In a letter to Suella Braverman, Rishi Sunak said he had conferred with independent adviser on ministerial interest Sir Laurie Magnus and determined noContinue Reading
More than a third of parents ‘cut back on heating due to inflation pressures’
More than a third of parents said they had to cut back on, or have gone without, heating over the past six months due to pressures caused by inflation, a report has said. The research is based on a survey of a sample of 315 parents, as well as 30Continue Reading
Sunak: Uncontrolled migration leads to unmanageable pressure on housing, schools
P rime Minister Rishi Sunak said net migration must be controlled or it could lead to “unmanageable pressures on housing, schools and hospitals in many of our communities”. Writing in the Telegraph, Mr Sunak said: “We can’t have uncontrolled legal migration… when it is too high and too fast, itContinue Reading
Boris Johnson in row with Cabinet office after police referral
B oris Johnson is accusing the Cabinet Office of making “bizarre and unacceptable” claims about him after the department referred the former prime minster to police over further potential lockdown rule breaches. Mr Johnson said the Government was “entirely wrong” after it emerged he had been reported to two forcesContinue Reading
Five rare and unusual psychiatric syndromes – including one where people believe they are dead
Most people are familiar with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but some conditions are so rare that many psychiatrists won’t come across a single case in their professional lives. Here I present five of the rarest – and strangest – syndromes known to psychiatry. 1. Fregoli syndromeContinue Reading