Fernando Alexandre’s push to digitise marking process deemed a failure with some students and parents contemplating legal action Pressure is growing on Portugal’s education minister to resign amid student and teacher protests over his handling of this year’s national school exams. Fernando Alexandre is accused of failing to take responsibility for what critics say is an unprecedented and chaotic school exam season affecting children aged 14 to 18, prompting student protesters to call for him “to
Scheme brought in up to 500 foreign-trained doctors a year and was seen as example of British ‘soft power’ The NHS has scrapped a longstanding scheme that let overseas doctors boost their skills in UK hospitals and was seen as an example of British “soft power”. Senior doctors have criticised NHS England’s decision to axe the Medical Training Initiative, under which 400 to 500 foreign-trained doctors were given placements in Britain every year. Continue reading...
She Plays to Win face losing one of their female players after being told team must include a male The UK’s only all-female chess team have been promoted to the game’s top tier – only to be told they will have to add a man to their squad. She Plays to Win Lionesses A Team have fallen foul of a rule designed to boost female participation in the sport. Continue reading...
Exclusive: ADF personnel who were discriminated against for being LGBTQ+ are owed a national apology, federal government told Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A national apology should be issued to LGBTQ+ veterans and service personnel who experienced discrimination at the hands of the Australian Defence Force, according to recommendations to the federal government. David Gibson, who was discharged from the milita
US announces attacks early on Thursday, as experts say strikes carried out by both sides in previous day increase risk of return to all-out war US-Saudi strikes in Iraq push region into ‘uncharted territory’, analysts warn Welcome to our live coverage of the continuing crisis in the Middle East. The US has said it is conducting airstrikes in Iran , after a lull of several days in direct US attacks on targets in Iran. The renewed hostilities sent oil prices spiking . Brent crude, the intern
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In today’s newsletter: The legal protections once considered foundational in conflict are now routinely bypassed, with healthcare personnel treated as legitimate targets Good morning. While you were asleep, Donald Trump claimed a deal had been reached for the “complete disarmament of Hamas” in Gaza. His announcement, characteristically, does not yet seem watertight, with briefings from both sides revealing points of contention, and as such is being treated with caution by some world leaders.
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Searchers continued to work in the Kumamoto area, including at the site of the collapsed mall, where some of the most serious damage was recorded. (Image credit: Kyodo News)
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The rapper had been accused of sexually assaulting a woman after performing in Perth in 2024.
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President Trump says a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza. But many hurdles, conditions and long timelines remain to wind down the war in the Palestinian territory. (Image credit: Jehad Alshrafi)
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It's been a seismic 48 hours for football after Uefa threatened to boycott the World Cup and Concacaf rejected Gianni Infantino's funding plan - what happens now, and can Fifa's president survive?
