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In today’s newsletter: After decades of political tinkering, a new review of England’s national curriculum promises change without chaos – but can it really add without overwhelming​?

When I think of my first encounter with horror, I don’t think of a vampire, a witch, or even a possessed girl’s head spinning round (I saw The Exorcist at the age of seven). I think of a Sun God, I think of teeth and claws slicked with blood, I…

A band of rabbits must leave their warren to find safety in a film that, even in a digital age, still has the bloody force to scare young minds

‘Common sense minister’ denies plan to Channel 4 News despite saying earlier this week that lanyards should be a ‘standard design’

In today’s newsletter: The government is hiring teachers and trainees in Jamaica and elsewhere to help plug the gaps. But can this really solve the issue at home – and is it creating new ones abroad?

My colleague Christian Burset is an outstanding legal historian, and he sent along this splendid revisionist account of Sackville's Case (1760). If you have advisory opinions on the mind, you'll be interested. -- Every year since 1967, the British consulate in Chicago has received an anonymous delivery of roses on…

Boris Johnson’s winning manifesto said it would ‘level up’ deprived parts of the UK by making the most of Brexit. Our writers drill down into the numbers to judge whether the party is making good on this promise

The Metropolitan Police sergeant was killed on September 25 2020 by Louis de Zoysa, 26, who opened fire with an antique revolver in Croydon.

In today’s newsletter: Pupils across the UK await the results of A-levels, BTecs and more – and face marked-down grades to restore ‘pre-pandemic grading’