[ad_1] 2 hours agoBy Sarah Montague, Presenter, BBC World at OneGetty ImagesThe Labour Party has pledged to add tax to private schools fees and use the funds to recruit teachers for state schools.The policy, proposed in Labour’s manifesto, has split opinion. Some argue it is a reasonable way to raise revenue and others think it’s an unfair charge that will fall on parents.The BBC’s Sarah Montague spoke with Sam Freedman, former adviser
[ad_1] Sanaa Hamri, executive producer and director of the Prime Video fantasy series “The Wheel of Time,” feels like she’s just getting started. The Moroccan-born filmmaker began her career in the late 1990s directing music videos for artists such as Prince, Mariah Carey, Sting and Nicki Minaj. She transitioned to television in the mid-2000s, directing episodes of “Desperate Housewives,” “Glee,” and “Nashville.” Hamri made her feature directorial debut in 2006
When you purchase your next smartphone, it is likely you will find the homegrown Indus Appstore pre-installed. This app store, developed in India, is positioned as a strong rival to the Google Play Store. Indus Appstore's creator, PhonePe, is negotiating with two prominent smartphone makers to feature the Indus Appstore on their devices. According to The Economic Times report, this move is part of a strategy to expand the app store's
[ad_1] Despite an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, the popularity of raw milk has only risen. Advocates claim raw milk has superior health benefits over pasteurized milk. There is little evidence to support these claims, however, and the risk of serious illness is much greater.Mississippi State University food scientists Juan Silva and Joel Komakech and nutritionist Mandy Conrad explain the difference between pasteurized and raw milk, addressing
[ad_1] A gang of cyber criminals causing huge disruption to multiple London hospitals has published sensitive patient data stolen from an NHS blood testing company.Overnight on Thursday, Qilin shared almost 400GB of the private information on their darknet site.The gang has been trying to extort money from NHS provider Synnovis since they hacked the firm on 3 June.Cyber security expert Ciaran Martin told the BBC it was "one of the
Robert Winnett, the editor selected to run The Washington Post, will not take up that position after reports raised questions about his ties to unethical news gathering practices in Britain. Mr. Winnett will stay at The Daily Telegraph, where he is the deputy editor, according to emails sent on Friday to employees of the London-based newspaper and to staff at The Post. Key Statements: Chris Evans, Editor of The Telegraph: “I’m
[ad_1] DALLAS -- Federal officials are investigating a Southwest Airlines jet that triggered a low-altitude alert as it prepared to land in Oklahoma City but was still nine miles from the airport.The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that an air traffic controller notified the Southwest pilots after an automated warning sounded around 12:05 a.m. Wednesday morning. According to data from Flightradar24, the plane descended to about 525 feet above the
[ad_1] The Financial Times reports on what they call a "flurry of bets" as four people linked to the prime minister are being looked into over allegations of bets on the date of the July election. During the Leaders' Special on the BBC's Question Time programme on Thursday, Rishi Sunak said he was "incredibly angry" to learn of the allegations.The paper's front page also looks at a report which found
[ad_1] Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCLate on a Tuesday afternoon at a community centre in east Newcastle, nine-year-old Lavender is at an after-school group being taught how to link economics to the maths she’s learning at school. This is part of a programme that’s nurturing her ambition to study medicine at university in 2033.That might sound improbable, to dream so far ahead, but there is good reason for this
