Kevin Courtney: Last News

A woman died following a drug overdose in the weeks after she was viciously beaten by her boyfriend. Kevin Courtney, 36, punched Jessica Lewis in the face and dragged her by the hair.

Planned strikes for teachers all across England have been called off after the union accepted a 6.5 per cent pay rise.

Teachers in England are to stage fresh strikes in July amid their long-running dispute over pay.

A teaching union has recommended to its members to reject a new pay offer from the Education Secretary which it labels 'insulting'. The National Education Union has put this recommendation to its members in a ballot, which could lead to more strike action.

closed early for Christmas after more than two dozen students tested positive in one week. Teaching unions have been calling on the government for greater transparency over Covid cases in schools, saying they and the public were being 'kept in the dark'.

Backed by Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, members say the lockdown will not have the same impact on lowering transmission of the virus if schools remain open. Alongside an ad campaign in support of the closures, the union is launching a new 'Escalation App' for its members, with a step-by-step guide to getting individual schools to shut their doors over safety fears.If members in a school feel their safety concerns are not being adequately addressed, they could agree to withdraw labour under employment laws or request a ballot for strike action in their local branch.Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said: “It is clear from ONS data that schools are an engine for virus transmission.

The UK's biggest teachers' union has backed calls for a 'circuit breaker' lockdown and has said it would support an extended two week half term in order for the measures to be properly implemented.

Hundreds of teachers have died of an illness related to asbestos exposure over the past 15 years.

Good Morning Britain's Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid were left in an awkward position on Monday's episode.