A better way to inspect and evaluate schools Letters: Gareth Jones and Richard Hooper draw on their experience as educators to offer alternatives to the Ofsted system that is not fit for purpose The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
Legal rights must be retained for children with special educational needs Letter: Campaigners and Send parents including Chris Packham and Sally Phillips urge ministers to work with families and organisations to preserve individual provision and improve accountability in the system The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
Campaigners led by Chris Packham urge prime minister to rethink Send overhaul Exclusive: Letter to government says changes will unfairly remove legal protections for children in England The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
To reduce reoffending, prisoners need better support after release Letters: Pavan Dhaliwal responds to an article on the early release of prisoners. Plus a letter from someone who works in a men’s open prison The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
Say a little prayer for the guests to leave Letters: Pass the rosary beads | Let the cat out | Turn on the TV | Show the holiday slides | Passive-aggressive wit | Tea before you go? The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
Honouring Sylvia and Emmeline Pankhurst on stage and in political action Letter: As we approach the centenary of equal franchise in 2028, it is important to build on the rights that were won by the suffragettes, writes Helen Pankhurst The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
Harvey Nichols’ Birmingham store to close in January Closure will cost at least 60 jobs, while Leeds and Bristol outlets to be converted to Flannels brand The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
Ethiopia launches drone attack against Eritrean troops who crossed into Tigray Government forces’ attack raises risk of internal conflict in Ethiopia that could trigger regional war The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
Valtteri Bottas reveals lizard-leaping, python-dodging cycling exploits on epic ride Valtteri Bottas has revealed the details of an incident-packed 418km bike ride between Malaysia and Singapore The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
Victor Montagliani eyes re-election at Concacaf that would rule out Fifa presidency run Concacaf president Victor Montagliani has clarified his intentions to staff at the confederation after he was touted as a potential rival to Gianni Infantino at Fifa The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
Two Latvian men arrested at RAF base in Cambridgeshire used by US military Men aged 32 and 36 detained on suspicion of trespass, causing criminal damage and entering a prohibited place The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
BBC pays compensation to PinkNews couple over false sexual misconduct allegations Broadcaster apologises after admitting claims against Benjamin Cohen and Anthony James were defamatory The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
E.ON Next deal to buy Ovo Energy leaves UK with just ‘big three’ energy suppliers Competition watchdog clears takeover despite concerns that suppliers will have less incentive to lower bills The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
Thousands march in Madrid after death of evicted pensioner Maricarmen Rally to remember woman, 87, whose rent battle with investment firm triggered nationwide protests over housing crisis The Guardian - UK · Oct 8
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 ‘Entitled’ ex-police chief guilty of gross misconduct over affairs with junior officers Scott Chilton, who led Hampshire and the Isle of Wight police force, barred from becoming a police officer again
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 Can hope save the planet? An endangered parrot that is beating the odds can help us find out A new global biodiversity report strikes an encouraging note. But we cannot rest on our laurels – and resilience is key, says science writer Helen Pilcher
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 French ministers scramble to appease students after 10 days of protests Education minister promises 3,000 substitute teachers by Tuesday with schools still blockaded across France
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 Franz & Marie review – Woyzeck folk musical finds heart amid the horror Büchner’s jagged masterpiece about a soldier’s descent is told with enchanting and stirring songs that occasionally defuse its stark terror
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 Willem de Kooning review – the artist’s lifelong rebellion against himself is thrilling to watch Marking a century since the Dutch artist stowed away to New York, this vast retrospective gloriously showcases the abstract expressionist’s fierce boundary-pushing
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 The woman with the mattress: the radical, rage-fuelled history of anti-rape art A performance piece from 2014 has gone viral in response to an allegation of rape at Cornell University. But with such defiant pieces stretching back hundreds of years, will things ever change?
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 Spygate: one of football’s stranger and more pointless transgressions In today’s Football Daily: A bit of a spy theme
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 Manchester United offer JJ Gabriel new deal but risk losing prodigy for £350,000 Manchester United have made JJ Gabriel an official scholarship contract offer, but remain at risk of losing the teenage forward for as little as £350,000
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 Former Labour MP cleared over role in fraudulent Covid-19 testing company Court hears former justice minister Shahid Malik had only ‘very limited’ role in business that made £6.67m in three weeks
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 Fierce, frantic and loaded with menace: Fontaines DC’s 20 greatest songs – ranked! Ahead of the Irish alt-rockers’ highly anticipated fifth album, Dopamine Chamber, we count down their potent, occasionally political, catalogue
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8 Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood audiobook review – a dryly funny memoir The Handmaid’s Tale author reflects on her loves, losses and literary achievements in a memoir that showcases her wisdom and wit