We all know now that students’ ability to learn suffered significantly during the pandemic. Some kids struggled to pay attention and some just dropped out entirely, never to return. National test scores since then show that most students haven’t recovered even five years later. Nevertheless, I guess I’d had it in the back of my...
Megyn Kelly is a tour de force in American journalism. Her daily podcast boasts several million subscribers. She’s recently launched a morning briefing news segment in addition to her afternoon show. In March, she announced she was expanding her platform into a video and audio podcast network called MK Media, which...
The Unite union has agreed to attend mediation talks with conciliation service Acas next week to try to settle the ongoing bin strike in Birmingham. It said talks with the city council broke up after 45 minutes on Wednesday but a deal could now be “in touching distance”. The all-out strike by Unite members over...
Police are warning people in the South West to be responsible when watching marine wildlife. After an increase in whale sightings recently, Devon and Cornwall Police said it had received reports of people disturbing them to get a closer look. Officers said people should keep at least 100m (328ft) away from whales and other marine...