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Behaviour in schools is worse since Covid, says Ofsted head

Schools in England are being plagued by increasing levels of poor behaviour since the pandemic, with pupils refusing to comply with rules, talking back to teachers and walking out of class mid-lesson, according to the head of Ofsted

'Gobsmackingly bananas': climate scientists stunned by record-breaking September heat

Global temperatures soared to a record in September by a huge margin, stunning scientists and leading one to describe it as \"absolutely gobsmackingly bananas\"

Fur flying in Peru after red tape blamed for decision to film Paddington in Colombia

When it came to finding a filming location for Paddington in Peru, the clue really should have been in the name

CPS updates guidance on when to bring charges over mercy killings

Prosecutors in England and Wales have been given guidance on when it may not be appropriate to bring charges in cases of mercy killings

Starmer must be bold, urges team from Labour 1997 win

Keir Starmer’s caution risks damaging his chance of winning the next election, according to key figures from Tony Blair’s 1997 campaign who say the current Labour leader is in danger of learning the wrong lessons from his predecessor’s victory

EU joins forces with UK and Albania in effort to stop people smugglers

The EU has joined forces with the UK and Albania to extend the fight against people smugglers across the wider continent, after forceful interventions by Giorgia Meloni and Rishi Sunak at a summit of 47 European leaders in Spain

No fireworks off the tournament field but should be a cracker

Opening ceremony cancelled but faster scoring rates hint at excitement to come over next seven weeks in India

Tycoon must remove 'harmful' windows from £40m mansion

The restaurant and nightclub tycoon Richard Caring has been ordered to remove three windows from his £40m mansion in South Kensington, London, after losing a battle with the local council.

Food price inflation is easing off at last, says Tesco chief

Tesco has said that food inflation has dropped in the past six months and will continue falling, with the supermarket cutting prices on 2,500 products, including bread and broccoli, by an average of 12%.

France to deploy sniffer dogs to inspect train seats for bedbugs

Sniffer dogs will inspect French trains and the Paris Métro for bedbugs after dozens of reports of infestations, the transport minister has promised, but he made clear there was no evidence of an outbreak.

Protesters in Gaza being 'deliberately shot in the ankle', say doctors

Medics in the Gaza Strip have reported treating an influx of protesters who appear to have been deliberately shot in the ankle in recent unrest at the volatile boundary of the blockaded Palestinian enclave.

Lesson from history Kennedy's view on 'riding the tiger' still holds true

'In the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside.\"

Nobel prize in chemistry given to US and Russian scientists for quantum dot discovery

Two American scientists and a Russian have been awarded the 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots, which helped drive a revolution in nanotechnology.

Tory council's warning to No 10 as it faces threat of 'financial meltdown'

One of the UK's largest Conservative-run councils has warned it faces \"financial meltdown\" and has called on ministers to fix the \"broken\" local government funding system to avoid it and many other authorities plunging into effective bankruptcy.

Sam Bankman-Fried's empire was built on lies, prosecutors say, as crypto fraud trial begins

Sam Bankman-Fried took more than $10bn (£8.2bn) from unsuspecting customers of his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, a US prosecutor said yesterday in opening statements at the 31-year-old former billionaire's fraud trial.

"Out of touch with reality' Unions criticise Sunak's plan to replace A-levels

Rishi Sunak wants to scrap A-levels and replace them with a single \"Advanced British Standard\" qualification including compulsory English and maths, bringing upheaval to sixth form education in England that would last a decade.

'It feels like a boozy wake' Tory leader's reset beset by scene stealers and infighting

Rishi Sunak was desperate to downplay suggestions of a reset - but this week's Conservative party conference in Manchester was undoubtedly meant to be a turning point in his premiership.

Sunak scraps HS2 northern link with pledge to revive local transport plans Tories tore up

Rishi Sunak has been accused of the \"biggest and most damaging U-turn in the history of UK infrastructure\" by scrapping the northern leg of HS2, with a promise to divert £36bn into transport in the Midlands and north.

Not just hocus pocus: try the UK's first degree in magic

If you've been getting into crystals, manifesting your dream board or exploring feminist readings of witchcraft, you can now take your hobby to the next level - with the UK's first postgraduate degree in magic and the occult.

Corporate manslaughter investigation launched into Lucy Letby hospital

Police have launched a corporate manslaughter investigation into the Countess of Chester hospital after the neonatal nurse Lucy Letby's convictions for the murders of seven babies and attempted murders of six more.

Sunak ignites Tory civil war after declaring he is 'change' candidate

PM axes northern leg of HS2 and seeks to phase out smoking and A-levels

Wahi and Thomasson apply the heat as Arsenal wilt in Lens furnace

Arsenal had been delayed by one storm in the buildup to this match and then, on a night that may have wider consequences, wilted under another. They were deservedly beaten by a relentless, passionately. backed Lens side in a reminder that progress to the round of 16 cannot be taken remotely for granted; there was another cost to count, too, Bukayo Saka leaving the field in the 34th minute with the latest and potentially most serious of a seemingly endless string of knocks.

Meta may charge EU users €13 a month to use apps without ads

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is considering charging users in the EU €13 (£11) a month to access an ad-free version of Instagram or Facebook on their phones, as the company grapples with regulatory pressure on how it uses people's data.

McCarthy becomes first House speaker to be removed from office in US history

Kevin McCarthy has been removed from his role as US House speaker, ousted by hard-right members of his Republican party less than a year after his election following a successful effort to avoid a government shutdown over the weekend.

UK's class divide in the frame as London film festival begins

The London film festival is being held in what is being hailed as a banner year for UK cinema, with British movies that highlight the country's sharp social divide taking centre stage.

Dire warning of refugee 'camps' crisis after eviction notice is cut

Makeshift refugee \"camps\" are likely to spring up across England this winter as an unprecedented number of people newly granted the right to remain are sleeping rough after speeded-up Home Office evictions, charities have warned.

Boy, 13, admits killing Sheffield social worker run over by her own car

A 13-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to causing the death of the Sheffield social worker Marcia Grant by dangerous driving.

Bent bananas Strange angles on fiction and fact as Tories twist the truth

His government, Rishi Sunak said, had scrapped plans to ban Christmas, Strictly Come Dancing, and puppies. This was a very obviously self-knowing joke. But at times at the Conservative conference it can feel as if the joke is on voters.

Braverman 'Hurricane' of mass migration coming to UK, says home secretary

Suella Braverman has warned of a \"hurricane\" of mass migration and attacked the \"luxury beliefs\" of liberal-leaning people in a populist speech aimed at cementing her position as a standard bearer of the Conservative right.

Trial of crypto firm FTX founder gets under way in New York

The criminal trial of the former cryptocurrency mogul Sam Bankman-Fried began yesterday, with jury selection getting under way in a Manhattan federal court.