Branwen Jeffreys Education editor Getty Images The poorest children are missing more school and falling further behind classmates, research shared with the BBC suggests. According to new analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) – which looked at pupil performance after the Covid-19 pandemic – children from the lowest income families are now up to […]
British chancellor to meet regulators on Monday to announce ‘action plan’ for cutting red tape. The United Kingdom’s Labour Party government is set to announce a “radical shake-up” of bureaucracy aimed at cutting administrative costs for businesses by a quarter. British Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves is set to meet with regulators on Monday […]
McIlroy started the day four shots back at eight under par but birdied the first and then had an eagle three at the par-five second to virtually eradicate Spaun’s advantage. After a bogey at seven, he joined the leaders with a birdie at the eighth and remained in top spot, despite persistent challenges from Spaun […]
Regulators are being summoned to No 10 on Monday to meet Chancellor Rachel Reeves as the government moves to slash bureaucracy and cut the cost of regulation for business by a quarter. The government will also announce plans to streamline environmental permitting and cut red tape it says blocks new housing and infrastructure, as well […]
Sam Gruet Business reporter BBC Canadian retail boss Joanna Goodman is considering no longer ordering from US suppliers Made in Canada. Three words that are now a common presence on Canadian shelves, after Donald Trump’s tariffs sparked a trade war with the US’s northern neighbour. In Canada the economic measures against it have been met […]
Mar 16, 2025, 07:15 PM ET MADRID — Barcelona delivered a sensational 4-2 comeback win over title rivals Atlético Madrid on Sunday, to go top of the LaLiga table. Julián Álvarez put Atlético ahead in the 45th minute at the Metropolitano — finishing off a sweeping move involving Antoine Griezmann and Giuliano Simeone — before […]
ESPN college basketball broadcaster Dick Vitale had an emotional moment at the end of the ACC men’s basketball championship game Saturday, expressing how grateful he was to be back in the broadcast booth after nearly two years away due to health issues. “It’s been, to me, a miracle, really, to sit here with you guys. […]
Mar 16, 2025, 02:33 PM ET Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney praised a “brilliant show of humanity” from visiting supporters and Wycombe after it was confirmed that a fan who suffered a medical incident during Saturday’s game in English football’s third tier is now recovering in hospital. The promotion-chasing teams met in a League One clash […]
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station at 1:35 a.m. Eastern time, paving the way for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — two NASA astronauts who have remained in space for months longer than planned — to finally return home. The Crew-10 mission, an international team of four astronauts from the U.S., […]
Mar 15, 2025, 04:53 PM ET While Pep Guardiola and Manchester City are in the unlikeliest of positions having to battle desperately for a Champions League berth next season, the manager did not mince his words in describing the enormity of the challenge. City dropped points in a 2-2 Premier League home draw with Brighton […]