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Advanced British Standard: A-level replacement will require more teachers – but bonuses may not be the way to get them

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a new qualification to replace A-levels and T-levels. The planned Advanced British Standard (ABS) will also come with more teaching time for students: an extra 195 hours over two years.

The Conversation

Keir Starmer says he cannot commit to building HS2’s northern leg

Rishi Sunak savaged by two ex-PMs for cancelling high-speed rail link to Manchester

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s new A-level exam is the HS2 of educational reform: it’ll never happen

The rotten system is crying out for a bipartisan inquiry, not a last-minute fudge like the ‘Advanced British Standard’, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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Commons showdown expected over Sunak’s decision to axe sections of HS2

The Prime Minister said the Government wants to replace HS2 with something that’s going to ‘benefit far more people’ and do so ‘far quicker’.

The Independent UK

As transphobic hate crimes rise by 11% in a year, how to be a better ally

Hate crimes against trans people have increased by 186% in the last five years.

The Independent UK

Firms will hesitate to invest in UK after Sunak’s climate U-turns, says Mark Carney

Former Bank of England governor says businesses prioritise countries with clean power and consistent strategies

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman: Firebrand Tory mimics US culture-war rhetoric to stoke support

LONDON: Suella Braverman lowered her voice and leaned in to the lectern to emphasize her point: “The future could bring millions more migrants to these shores; uncontrolled and unmanageable.”

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Douglas Ross heaps praise on 'bold' and 'radical' Rishi Sunak speech

The Conservatives are seeking to “stoke the culture wars” for political gain, Humza Yousaf has said.

The National (Scotland)

Irish premier concerned ‘to see UK disengaging from the world’

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was speaking ahead of a European Political Community meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Spain.

The Independent UK

It is concerning to watch UK disengage from the world, says Irish PM

Leo Varadkar warns that Brexit, aid cuts and talk of abandoning human rights treaty ‘not the Britain I know’

The Guardian - UK

Britain ‘to get access to EU intelligence on migrant crisis in new deal’

Officials in London and Brussels have reportedly concluded the substance of an agreement which is in the ‘final stages’

Evening Standard

Advanced British Standard: Sunak's proposed replacement for A-levels and T-levels could make education less divisive

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans to scrap A-levels and the recently introduced T-levels. He unveiled proposals for young people to instead study the new Advanced British Standard (ABS) at the Conservative party conference in Manchester.

The Conversation

Debunked: No, that ‘University of Kentucky’ photo of Rishi Sunak isn’t photoshopped

Why has a University of Kentucky jumper ignited a photoshop conspiracy?

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s former food tsar attacks Sunak’s smoking ban: ‘Odd to prioritise cigarettes over fast food’

Exclusive: Henry Dimbleby says smoking is ‘far less’ of a health issue than a poor diet, as he calls on the prime minister to act

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UK ‘to get access to EU intelligence on migrant crisis in new deal’ – report

Officials in London and Brussels have reportedly concluded the substance of an agreement which is in the ‘final stages’.

The Independent UK

Tories seeking to ‘stoke culture wars’, claims Yousaf after Sunak’s speech

During his Tory conference address, the Prime Minister declared ‘a man is a man and a woman is a woman’.

The Guardian - UK

HS2 will not extend to Euston without private funding

Rishi Sunak’s promise depends on a substantial portion of the cost being met by third-party investment

The Independent UK

HS2 will not reach Euston without private investment

The PA news agency understands Rishi Sunak’s commitment to extend the high-speed railway to central London is contingent on private money.

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OPINION - Rachel Johnson: Now it’s the ‘manopause’, but can’t we finish the fight for female equality first?

If the week so far was subjected to one of those trendy word clouds, the biggest by far would be change — both with and without the definite article. For starters, an ambulance service in the East Midlands is allowing staff to take a year of paid leave for the…

The Independent UK

How to talk to kids about cigarettes and vapes, following Rishi Sunak’s smoke-free generation plans

The government planning to crackdown on smoking and vaping in the UK once and for all.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak squirms as he's confronted with 'hurricane of migrants' comments

RISHI Sunak has refused to say whether he backed the hardline language used by his Home Secretary on immigration, in which she warned of a…

Evening Standard

Euston HS2 station may not go ahead if private funding can’t be raised

The Euston terminal for the high speed rail line may not go ahead if the Government is unable to raise enough private sector money to fund it.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Partygate still matters: how the Tories made morality an issue

After 13 years of power and five prime ministers, the Conservatives increasingly appear to be held together by string. The consensus is that the party faces either significant decline or catastrophe at the next general election. Amid the talk of sleaze, incompetence and chaos, what is often missed about post-Covid…

Evening Standard

What are the current smoking rules? As the UK marks No Smoking Day 2025

The annual awareness day aims to help people kick the habit

The Independent UK

What dog breeds are banned in the UK?

The UK government banned Pit Bulls in 1991 after a spate of attacks – here is a list of all the dog breeds banned in the country

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