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Friday, 22 September 2017 10:40
Schools break law on RE
Recent research suggests that more than a quarter of England's secondary schools do not offer religious education, despite the law saying they must do so. The National Association for RE Teachers, which obtained the unpublished official…
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:38
UK and the Mozambique debt crisis
Liam Fox, secretary of state for international trade, has visited Mozambique, which is in a debt crisis after surreptitiously borrowing from two London-based banks in 2013. The loans remained hidden until 2016: none were agreed by…
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:36
Theresa May condemns modern slavery
Theresa May has told the UN that people need to wake up to the horrors of modern-day slavery, and victims must have confidence to come forward and be given the support they need. She added, ‘Modern…
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:33
EU: Macron demands EU treaty changes
In what will be seen as a kick in the teeth to Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, Emmanuel Macron insisted that the EU should set goals for the next ten years and enforce treaty changes,…
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:30
EU: Theresa May’s Brexit speech
On 21 September, the day before Theresa May delivers her first major Brexit speech in Florence, she met with her Cabinet to discuss her terms for Brexit. The last time she addressed the EU was in…
Friday, 22 September 2017 10:27
Mexico: earthquake disaster
Rescue workers, backed by an army of untrained volunteers, are still searching for survivors buried under mounds of rubble in Mexico City. The death toll from the magnitude 7 earthquake, on 19 September, has reached 237…