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Keir Starmer to attend European Council meeting in wake of US president’s tariff warfare threatsQ: Is it impossible to have a report card system for schools with enough detail to keep the unions happy, but enough simplicity to make it clear to parents?Phillipson replies:I think the system should and can do both. I think parents are more than able to process more information than is the case currently provided.I think it’s, frankly, deeply insulting to suggest that somehow parents either don’t want or can’t understand a wider range of areas that need further improvement, or where there is real strength

President says measures against bloc will ‘definitely happen’ following moves against Mexico, Canada and ChinaUS President Donald Trump has asserted South Africa is “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly” as he announced he was cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation.“I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social media platform. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/feb/03/donald-trump-trade-tariffs-eu-mexico-canada-china-us-politics-live Author : Martin Belam Publish date : 2025-02-03 09:18:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Israeli PM expected to begin discussions on second phase of ceasefire with Hamas ahead of Trump meetingHello and welcome to our live coverage of the Middle East.Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to begin talks today on brokering a second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas, his office said, as he visits the new Trump administration in Washington. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/feb/03/middle-east-crisis-live-benjamin-netanyahu-israel-gaza-ceasefire-donald-trump Author : Yohannes Lowe Publish date : 2025-02-03 07:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Home Office process will leave some with eight-week gap when they are unable to prove right to live and work in UKUkrainian refugees face losing their jobs and homes due to uncertainty over the Home Office’s visa extension process which will leave some with an eight-week gap in which they are unable to prove their right to live and work in the UK.Some have already been refused tenancy renewal because their visas are about to expire, while others have been told they will have to stop working during the extension process as landlords and employers fear hefty fines and criminal