RAC patrols attend highest number of pothole-related breakdowns in three years
The RAC’s patrols attended over 10,000 pothole-related breakdowns last year – the equivalent of 27 every single day and the highest annual total since 2018, new figures show...
Friday, 14 January 2022 00:01
State schools being more heavily impacted by covid-related staff absences than private schools, says new Sutton Trust research
State schools are being more heavily impacted by covid-related staff absences than private schools, with state school teachers almost twice as likely to report that one in 10 or more of their colleagues were absent due to covid...
Friday, 14 January 2022 00:01
LGA responds to new RAC statistics
Responding to new RAC figures that reveal pothole-related breakdowns have reached a three-year high, Cllr David Renard, Transport spokesperson for the Local Government Association, said...
Friday, 14 January 2022 00:01
ASCL comment on Sutton Trust report on the impact of school staff absence
Commenting on research from the Sutton Trust conducted with Teacher Tapp revealing that state schools are being more heavily impacted by Covid-related staff absences than private schools...
Friday, 14 January 2022 00:01
NEU comments on Sutton Trust research on Covid-related staff absences
Commenting on new research from Teacher Tapp published by Sutton Trust, Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...
Friday, 14 January 2022 00:01
NAHT comments on Sutton Trust report showing staff absence worst at most deprived schools
Commenting on new research by the Sutton Trust with Teacher Tapp on the impact of the pandemic on schools at the start of this term, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said...
Friday, 14 January 2022 00:01
Gove closes tax loophole on second homes
Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to pay under tough new measures announced by the government today...
Friday, 14 January 2022 00:01
'Golden opportunity' for Scotch whisky as UK launches India talks
A free trade deal between the UK and India could bring huge benefits for Scotch whisky producers, as the UK Government looks to cut tariffs of up to 150%...
Thursday, 13 January 2022 16:46
Direct Air Capture and other Greenhouse Gas Removal technologies competition
This competition will provide funding for developing technologies that enable the removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere in the UK...
Thursday, 13 January 2022 16:31
Written statement on Gibraltar: UK-EU negotiations - Jan 13
Minister for Europe (Chris Heaton-Harris): On 14 and 15 December 2021 the UK hosted a fourth round of negotiations with the European Union (EU) on Gibraltar, following previous rounds in December, November and October 2021...
Thursday, 13 January 2022 16:28