School catch-up plan is thrown into doubt as union makes pay demand

Plans to help school students catch-up from a year of Covid disruption were thrown into doubt last night after teaching unions issued a fresh pay demand. Britain’s largest teaching union, the National Education Union (NEU), said any plans to lengthen the school day or extend terms dates would require a new pay deal. It comes … Read more

Boris Johnson accuses EU of ‘casting doubt on Good Friday Agreement’

Boris Johnson today promised Arlene Foster the UK Government will ‘do everything we can’ to make trade to Northern Ireland smoother as he demanded the EU take ‘urgent action’ to relax checks on goods.  The PM spoke to the First Minister of Northern Ireland this morning amid a worsening row over post-Brexit customs checks which … Read more

China spreading doubt on Pfizer vaccine and suggesting pandemic originated in US military labs

China has been spreading doubts about the safety of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine and suggested that the virus originated in an American military laboratory. Beijing’s cynical propaganda campaign comes after the recent arrival of World Health Organisation investigators in Wuhan to probe the origins of coronavirus. As the Pfizer jab is rolled out across the world, the … Read more

I’m A Celebrity fans doubt Toni Pearen DOESN’T read gossip magazines

‘She seems to know all the tea’: I’m A Celebrity fans doubt Toni Pearen DOESN’T read gossip magazines as she confronts Grant Denyer over the ‘ruthless’ headlines he’s endured By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:57 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 12:57 GMT, 14 January 2021 Toni Pearen rose to fame on soap … Read more

Aston Villa forced to close training ground after Covid-19 outbreak – putting Liverpool tie in doubt

BREAKING NEWS: Liverpool’s FA Cup tie at Aston Villa in doubt as hosts are forced to shut their training ground after a ‘significant’ Covid outbreak with ‘a large number of first team players and staff’ testing positive Aston Villa and Liverpool’s FA Cup clash is in doubt after a Covid outbreak A large number of … Read more

Michelle Keegan talks about her self doubt in her acting career

She hung up her leading role in the BBC drama Our Girl earlier this year.  And Michelle Keegan reveals in Thursday’s Jonathan Ross Show that she wouldn’t rule out a return as medic Georgie after ‘giving everything to the role’ to prove the people who ‘doubted me straight away’ wrong.  The actress, 33, also discusses … Read more

Fears over mutant strain’s spread among children puts January return in doubt

Schools could be closed for all of January amid fears that the mutant coronavirus strain spreads more easily among children. With cases surging in many parts of the country, Downing Street sources admitted yesterday that it was ‘too early’ to guarantee all pupils would be back in their classrooms by January 11. Officials told the … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Bailey deserves the benefit of the doubt over LC&F

As a rule, public servants rarely apologise, even when faced with world-class mistakes.  Montagu Norman never said sorry for putting Britain back on the gold standard in 1925 and there was no mea culpa from the late Eddie George over the Barings implosion in 1995. In that context, the apology by Andrew Bailey to bondholders … Read more

Sizewell C nuclear plant in doubt as China ponders pulling out

Sizewell C nuclear power station, thrown into doubt as China ponders pulling out of £20bn project By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 11 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 11 December 2020 China is considering pulling out of the Sizewell C nuclear plant in a move that throws the future of … Read more

Future of 13th century church thrown into doubt by Kent’s new 27-acre Brexit lorry park

The future of a historic Grade I-listed church has been thrown into doubt after the Government bought neighbouring land and are converting it into a Brexit lorry park. On surrounding land near medieval St Mary’s Church, in Sevington, Kent, construction is well underway for a large customs clearance depot with room for up to 2,000 … Read more