‘We want the truth’ – families of Nottingham attacks victims speak ahead of public inquiry
‘We want the truth’ – families of Nottingham attacks victims speak ahead of public inquiry “It’s taken a long fight to get here.” Dr Sanjoy Kumar told the BBC he had a “tear in his eye” when Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced a public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks last year. His 19-year-old daughter Grace O’Malley-Kumar died […]
13,000 calls in three months: How one city is keeping ahead of measles
13,000 calls in three months: How one city is keeping ahead of measles Sometimes Lorna Grinnell-Moore, a nurse in Birmingham, gets the phone slammed down on her. Often, she has to listen to the most outlandish conspiracy theories and, on one occasion, she recalls being verbally abused. “There’s always going to be ones like that, […]
Tories vow to lower interest on some student loans
Tories vow to lower interest on some student loans Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has said her party would cut the rate of interest charged on some student loans issued in the decade up to 2023. Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Badenoch said the Plan 2 loans from that period “increasingly feel like a scam”. An […]
‘Effective’ SEND support won’t be taken away, minister says
‘Effective’ SEND support won’t be taken away, minister says The government will not be withdrawing “effective support” from children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) under its planned school reforms for England, the education secretary has said. Bridget Phillipson told the BBC the government would be “spending more money”, not less, on supporting children […]
