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Third of disadvantaged white pupils in England leave primary school without being able to read properly
Exclusive: Analysis finds lower reading fluency than children from other ethnic backgrounds and richer peersA third of disadvantaged white pupils in England leave their primary sc…
How the 1986 Mexico World Cup was almost cancelled after a devastating earthquake
Guardian reports after the disaster told of 5,000 deaths, much of the capital being razed, and doubts about Mexico hosting the finalsMexico last hosted the World Cup in 1986, but …
‘The situation is terrible’: aid workers on life in Sudanese city pummelled by drone strikes
El Obeid becomes key battleground in war between Sudan’s armed forces and their paramilitary enemies, the RSFFatima is losing count of the number of drone attacks on the besieged …
Birdsong data from Merlin ID app to help global biodiversity project
Cornell Lab for Ornithology plans data linkup between app and population monitoring on eBird platformThe Merlin bird ID app will allow users to feed real-time bird identifications…
‘Emotional connection’: Wonderwall becomes England’s World Cup anthem
Oasis tune has been sung from Texas to Massachusetts and soon in Mexico City – and the players have joined in tooIt has become England’s World Cup anthem more three decades after …
UK woman, 21, arrested in Thailand after allegedly stabbing boyfriend to death
Officers found the body of a 34-year-old man in a luxury rental home in the Pattaya area, local media saysA 21-year-old British woman has been arrested in Thailand after allegedly…
Labour should win next election under Burnham after work already done, Starmer says
Prime minister holds no ‘personal animosity’ toward Burnham and emphasises success at improving NHS waiting lists and ‘stabilising economy’Labour “should go on to win the next ele…
‘Trump accounts’: Wall Street-backed investment funds for children to go live
Savings plans for children born between January 2025 and December 2028 launched as president seeks electoral boostTrump accounts, a savings vehicle named after the US president an…
British Medical Association could axe up to a third of its staff amid cash crisis
Exclusive: Anger at union’s decision to put 200 of its 600 staff in England at risk of redundancyThe British Medical Association is threatening to axe up to a third of its entire …
Labour MPs call on water firms to save Britain’s lost lidos
Group, whose constituencies have derelict or at-risk pools, are campaigning to make outdoor swimming available for allCooling, blue expanses of water have been a lifesaver for man…
