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Susanna Reid has slammed calls for ITV to sack her Good Morning Britain co-host Richard Madeley. Last month, Richard, 67, was forced to apologise after asking British-Palestinian MP Layla Moran if she was aware of Hamas' plans to conduct their terror attack in Israel before it happened. Richard asked the MP if there was "any word on the street" before Hama attacked Israel on October 7.

Mobile phones will be banned in classrooms under new government rules, the Education Secretary will announce today (Monday October 2).

Former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson accused teaching unions of 'hating work' and described them as 'a bunch of absolute arses' during the coronavirus pandemic.

Rishi Sunak has been branded "weak" and his judgement questioned after Gavin Williamson quit Cabinet following a number of bullying allegations.

Sir Gavin Williamson has resigned from Government following accusations of bullying, saying the allegations against him were "becoming a distraction".

A senior Conservative minister allegedly told a senior civil servant to "slit your throat" in what they claimed was a bullying campaign. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under increasing pressure over his decision to bring Gavin Williamson back into Government after The Guardian reported fresh incendiary claims about his conduct.

When Newall Green High School closed its doors in August last year, hundreds of young students were left displaced. Many were forced to start afresh in schools miles from home where they had no friends.

@BorisJohnson #SirShane." It comes after controversy was sparked by the decision to give former Education Secretary Gavin Williamson a knighthood despite being sacked from the government twice.The tweet was sent out in full view of Piers’ 7.9 million followers. His fans were then quick to jump on to the post and make their thoughts on the subject known. @Msmansk penned: “Good idea but doesn’t he have to be British ?”@NavyReg1970 said: “My lasting memory isnt actually the bowling, its that little wicket keeper constantly harassing the batsman, giving a running commentary and growling "bowling warnie" or "nice one shane" after every single ball.”(sic)@PaddyBriggs chimed in: “Australia no longer appoint knights and dames under its honours system, PM Malcolm Turnbull has said.(sic)“Mr Turnbull said the titles were "not appropriate" in modern Australia, and that Queen Elizabeth had accepted the cabinet's recommendation to drop them.”@Portsmouthfclee said: “I can’t ever remember an overseas sportsman, who quite frankly put England to the sword in ashes cricket, be so loved and adored! “We loved him like our very own national treasure!”@Stevefry penned: “Let’s face it, if Gavin Williamson can get a Knighthood then the whole Commonwealth is now in the mix to get one.”Shane Warne died on Friday morning following a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand, where he was holidaying with friends. The star’s management team released a statement, which read: "It is with great sadness we advise that Shane Keith Warne passed away of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand today, Friday 4th March.” "Shane was found unresponsive in his villa and despite the best efforts of medical staff, he could not be revived."The family

Kate Garraway was cheered by Good Morning Britain viewers as she shared a scathing response to Gavin Williamson receiving a knighthood.

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Russell Kane is not daring to dip a toe into politics full time, which won’t be welcome news to anyone who caught his appearance on daytime TV this week.The comedian was inundated with support following his Good Morning Britain interview in which he spoke passionately about his experiences with higher education.Despite the calls for him to boot Gavin Williamson off his throne as Education Secretary, Russell is sticking to the day job.‘It just makes me nervous,’ he told Metro.co.uk about the idea of getting into politics, ‘and my instinct is to be funny and liked.‘I worry that I would drift into that sort of populism.

More than 1.1 million pupils were forced to miss class due to coronavirus at the end of the summer term as absence levels hit a record high.

raped and was then bullied online because of it. Rachel Halliwell says that the last words her daughter Semina ever said to her was that she had been raped.According to The Mirror, devastated Rachel said: "After having her innocence taken, Semina was bullied online on a daily basis.

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Boris Johnson has left the door open to U-turning over the paltry 1% pay rise for NHS staff after fury from thousands of nurses.

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The head of Ofsted has issued a sharp warning to Boris Johnson over plans for longer school days, shorter holidays and five-term years.

direct to your inboxThe government and Ofqual have unveiled how students in England will receive their grades this summer.Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has said 'trust will be put in teachers' after GCSE and A-level exams had been cancelled for the second successive year amid the pandemic.Mr Williamson will set out exactly how the grades of hundreds of thousands of students will be awarded in the Commons later today, in a bid to avoid a repeat of last year’s exams fiasco.This is what we know so far on how it will work:No.

Pupils may not be back in the classroom within the week of March 8 as schools struggle to ramp up mass-testing.

For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereWigan MP Lisa Nandy has urged the prime minister to set out a 'real plan' for schools as they prepare to reopen to pupils.The shadow foreign secretary accused education secretary Gavin Williamson of 'going missing' as the government finalises its plans for easing lockdown, which could see schools reopen in just over two weeks time.She told Sky News that schools needed to be the " absolute overriding priority" and urged the government to ensure that the current lockdown would be the last one."What we need to hear is a real plan to make sure that this is the last lockdown, and that we reopen in a way that is sensible and consistent with scientific advice," she

Children may not return to school until after the Easter holidays and could face many more months of homeschooling, it is reported.