London stock market is red-hot, with Victorian Plumbing becoming latest firm deciding to list in deal that could hand founder’s family a £920m windfall By Mark Shapland For The Daily Mail Published: 22:25 BST, 1 June 2021 | Updated: 22:25 BST, 1 June 2021 The London stock market is red-hot, with Victorian Plumbing becoming the … Read more
Three in five schools plan to rely on tests when deciding GCSE and A-level grades – even though official exams are cancelled A survey by the school leaders’ union ASCL found seven per cent of schools will base assessments entirely on exam-style papers Fifty three per cent said they would give greater weight to exam-style … Read more
At the start of the year it looked as though the fiasco of 2020’s exam results, in which thousands of children were unfairly downgraded by an algorithm, would be averted for this year’s cohort. The Education Secretary seemed determined to press ahead with tests, albeit with certain caveats, in order to ensure the fairest possible … Read more
Andrea McLean has spoken out on leaving Loose Women, admitting she agonised over the decision for months. The star stepped down from the ITV show last month after 13 years, and in a new interview with OK! Magazine she explained that while her leaving left her co-stars in ‘absolute shock,’ she was confident it was … Read more
Social services ask judge to decide whether autistic man with ‘unusual sexual interests’ is mentally capable of understanding risks of auto-erotic asphyxiation Mr Justice Keehan has been told that the man has ‘unusual sexual interests’ Auto-erotic asphyxiation is when people strangle themselves to get aroused Judge has been asked to consider whether the man fully understands … Read more
Rishi Sunak plans to axe the £500million-a-year ‘Facebook tax’ on US tech giants after deciding that angering Donald Trump is ‘more trouble than it’s worth’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to ditch the ‘Facebook tax’ on big tech companies He reportedly decided The Digital Services Tax is ‘more trouble than it is worth’ The tax is … Read more
Disability advocate, 26, with lung disease reveals she’s ‘preparing to die’ because her life won’t be considered a ‘priority’ by doctors deciding who should be given ventilators Lucy Watts, 26, has penned a series of blogs about the casualties of covid-19 Advocate from Essex, suffers a life-limiting condition requiring 24-hour care Fears her life won’t … Read more