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Primary school enrages parents with plan to finish at lunchtime on Fridays

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A primary school has been slammed by furious parents after revealing plans to finish at lunchtime on Fridays to save cash and give teachers more planning time.    Stanley Road Primary School in Worcester sent a letter to parents suggesting their children will finish classes at 1.15pm on Fridays from December. But the proposal has enraged parents … Read more

FTSE 100 is 1.4% up by 87 to 5,227 at lunchtime

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The FTSE 100 today rallied with a 1.4 per cent rise as markets reacted favourably to the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates 0.1 per cent and pump £200billion into the economy to fight the coronavirus crisis. A surge this morning of nearly five per cent – up 220 points to 5,371 – levelled off, leaving the index … Read more