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Non-Worcester residents could have to pay to visit the city's museum and art gallery under plans being considered by councillors. The museums service is subsidised by the city council and with growing pressure on budgets, a £2.50 entrance fee for some visitors could be introduced. Details of exactly how it would be implemented are still to be worked out, but the council said it felt confident a charge would not […]
The sister of headteacher Ruth Perry has said she is worried that new Ofsted proposals for inspecting schools are a “rehash” of the “dangerous” system they are supposed to replace. Schools in England could be graded across a variety of different areas – including attendance and inclusion – using a colour-coded five-point scale. Schools would receive ratings – from the red coloured “causing concern” to orange coloured “attention needed”, through […]
The UK risks becoming an “incubator economy”, where technology start-ups develop before selling or moving abroad, a House of Lords committee has warned. Urgent action is needed by the Government to foster innovative UK companies, including AI and creative technology start-ups, and support them in scaling up, a new report from the Lords Communications and Digital Committee has said. The Prime Minister has previously said he wanted the UK and […]
Farmer Tony Martin, who was jailed for shooting dead a teenage burglar, has died at the age of 80, a friend has confirmed. Martin served three years in prison after shooting Fred Barras, 16, at his home in Emneth Hungate, Norfolk, in 1999. He was initially found guilty of murder, but this was reduced to manslaughter on appeal. Martin’s friend, Malcolm Starr, told the PA news agency that the Norfolk […]
The Princess of Wales has launched a new initiative aimed at developing the nation’s “social and emotional skills” to alleviate the human cost from a world sometimes filled with “mistrust and misunderstanding”. Kate said the state of modern life was leaving many feeling “isolated and vulnerable” during troubled periods, resulting in “poor mental health, addiction and abuse” that was “devastating” for those affected and society. The solution is to “develop […]
US President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, fulfilling a campaign promise but raising the prospect of increase prices for American consumers. Mr Trump is declaring an economic emergency to put duties of 10% on all imports from China and 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada — America’s largest trading partners — except for a 10% rate […]
The Government is launching a crackdown on AI-generated images of child sexual abuse. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced the UK will be the first country in the world to make it illegal to own artificial intelligence tools designed to make images of child sexual abuse. The new offence will be punishable by up to five years in prison. Those who have been found to own AI “paedophile manuals” could […]
A Shropshire zoo has welcomed a family of eight squirrel monkeys, who have been transported 250 miles to reach their new home. The troop of monkeys are settling in at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford, after travelling from Port Lympne Safari Park in Kent. The "lively group" consists of Gustavo, Horacio, Maria, Tucette, Antonio, Garcia, Pedro, and Pablo. Hoo Zoo director Will Dorrell said they would be ambassadors […]
A major IT glitch is still affecting Barclays customers, with some locked out of their accounts throughout the night and almost 24 hours on from the bank’s initial outage. The bank has apologised to customers, saying they are facing “ongoing technical issues that are impacting our customers’ accounts”. They warned some people may see an outdated balance, and payments made or received may not show. “We will ensure that no […]
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