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Ofsted's single-word school ratings scrapped

Single-word Ofsted judgments for state schools will be scrapped with immediate effect to be replaced by report cards aimed at improving standards and helping parents to better understand schools' strengths and weaknesses.

German far right hails 'historic success' in vote

A far-right party became the biggest force in a German state parliament for the first time since the second world war, exit polls showed last night, while a new populist force on the left established a firm foothold in the country's political landscape.

Protesters turn on Netanyahu in fury over deaths of six hostages

Thousands of Israelis take to streets as union chief calls general strike

Housing market at its strongest since Truss mini-budget flasco

The housing market is its strongest since the aftermath of former prime minister Liz Truss's mini-budget, which sent borrowing costs soaring, according to the latest figures.

Genetic gold rush The hunt for data from nature - and a fight over profits

Even in the warm summer sun, the stagnant puddles and harsh rock faces of Ribblehead quarry in North Yorkshire feel like an unlikely frontier of the AI industrial revolution.

Project aims to reforest Outer Hebrides with 1m trees planted on crofts

An ambitious plan to plant at least 1m native trees on crofts in the Outer Hebrides has taken root, its organisers say, with more than 200 small new woods planted across the islands.

Ex-member of Red Brigades held in Buenos Aires after four decades on run

Police in Argentina have arrested a former Red Brigades member who has spent more than 40 years on the run from Italy, where he is wanted for crimes including kidnapping and criminal association committed as part of the far-left guerrilla group.

'Jam-packed': mayor of Santorini warns of overtourism crisis amid building boom

Santorini, the island so instagrammable it has become Greece's most popular destination, will not be able to \"save itself\" if runaway development the most tangible effect of overtourism - is not instantly curbed, its mayor has warned.

Recipes for survival Running a takeaway in Iraq

The town of Qaim lies on the border of Iraq and Syria, close to the Euphrates River. Near the central market, Alhan al-Salmani, who has six children and a harrowing history, runs her kitchen, Al-Eiz.

Leftwing German leader sprayed with pink paint at state election hustings

The leader of a breakaway populist leftwing party in Germany, Sahra Wagenknecht, has been sprayed with pink paint while campaigning before elections in the eastern state of Thuringia.

'A hatch left open' Human error must be cause of sinking, says boss of boat builder

The superyacht that capsized off the coast of Sicily this month, in which the British tech magnate Mike Lynch and six others died, could only have sunk because of human error, according to the chief executive of the company that owns the vessel's manufacturer.

‘This is not the end’ West Bank defiant in face of Israeli operation

Israel said yesterday it had killed three militants including a senior Hamas official in a drone strike on a car outside Jenin on the third day of extensive military operations across the West Bank.

Key revelations Where will evidence lead and who will be blamed?

A web of blame spanning from corporate headquarters in the US and France to elected chambers in Kensington and Westminster is set to be exposed next week when the Grenfell Tower public inquiry delivers the first official verdict.

BBC future Relief over Labour win, but radical change remains on the agenda

Within days of her appointment as culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, met one of the few prominent BBC presenters who is not currently embroiled in a scandal: Hacker T Dog, the puppet star of CBBC.

Car crash to carrying away gold: GB cyclist powers past last-minute adversity to track glory

Being hit by a car the week before cycling in the Paralympics is not ideal preparation. But it takes more than being sent flying over a car bonnet to stop Jaco van Gass - and yesterday afternoon he took gold, defeating teammate Finlay Graham in the C3 3,000m individual pursuit final.

Keir Starmer Jittery MPs seek some signs of hope amid the gloom

With most of the nation still enjoying the late summer sunshine and the news that Oasis are re-forming, it seemed like an odd moment for Keir Starmer to bring everyone back down to earth with a bump.

Stop accepting freebies from alcohol and junk food makers, MPs told

MPs are being urged to stop accepting freebies to sports and cultural events from tobacco, alcohol and junk food firms because they cause so much illness and death.

'Keir hates love!' The partners who first kissed over a cigarette

When Lara Bose heard about the proposed ban on outdoor smoking areas, she was shocked. \"Literally living with the person I got with in the smoking area three years ago. Keir hates love!\" she posted on X.

Basel to host Furovision next year as song contest returns to its Swiss roots

The Swiss city of Basel will host Eurovision in 2025, as the song contest's 69th edition returns to the country where it was born in 1956.

Radically normal Solidly unspectacular - a pair to have coffee and cake with

Donald Trump spent Thursday in Michigan raving about bacon, windmills, AI Capone, trans boxers, nuclear war and, of course, his crowd size. Weird! Kamala Harris and Tim Walz gave an interview on CNN that was ... radically normal.

Democrats praise Harris interview as next step in her perfect campaign’

Democrats have lauded Kamala Harris's first interview as the party's presidential nominee as the perfect pitch, while her rival, Donald Trump, dismissed it as \"boring\" and his fellow Republicans invoked derogatory terms like \"gobbledygook\".

Erotic films are back as Venicescreens titles to get pulse racing

It has been 25 years since Nicole Kidman starred in Stanley Kubrick's erotic classic Eyes Wide Shut opposite her then husband Tom Cruise.

Badger culling to end in England by 2029 despite farmer lobbying

Badger culling will end in England by 2029, the government has said.

Thames Water lobbied officials for higher bills

Pressure put on government to make Ofwat allow big increase

Ageless Root the master of Lord's again to place Sri Lanka under his spell

After 12 balls of increasing tension for the expectant crowd, bums fidgeting in seats and all trips to the bar put on hold, Joe Root opened the face of his bat, glided the ball through vacant fourth slip, and punched the air before it had even crossed the rope. Test century number 33 was in the bag and with it, a couple of slices of history too.

Relief for Maresca as Chelsea scrape through against lowly Servette

In the end there were fireworks being let off from the stand behind Filip Jörgensen's goal and a few too many being allowed to take place in Chelsea's area.

Sinner continues to keep focus despite drugs test revelation

Throughout the past week, as Jannik Sinner has taken his first steps toward putting the revelation of his failed doping tests behind him, the Italian has repeated in almost every appearance that he is taking things match by match and day by day.

Passive Boulter rues missed chances in loss to Maneiro

British No 1 fails to find her aggressive streak in latest grand slam disappointment

Golden girl Maskill makes splash with world record

Britain's first gold medal of the Paralympic Games went to a teenager, and in world record time, as Poppy Maskill cleared the field in the pool to win the S14 100m women's butterfly, a moment she described as \"unreal\".

Klopp cheers on friend and the Paralympics

Wojtek Czyz was soundly beaten in the para badminton but his long-time friend was on hand to offer support