Labour MPs call for Andy Burnham to restore aid spending target set by Brown pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 56 minutami Thinktank urges prospective prime minister to reclaim UK’s role as an international leader on developmentInfluential backbenchers are calling on Andy Burnham to reclaim Labour’s leadership on international development and chart a course back to spending 0.7% of national income on overseas aid.In a collection of essays to be published soon by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) thinktank, MPs lay out proposals for a Burnham-led government to rethink foreign policy. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 56 minutami Teachers call for schools to be urgently adapted for hot weather amid reports of nausea, fainting and heatstrokeThe extreme heat that has hit the UK twice in the past few weeks has left teachers struggling to cope as temperatures in some classrooms climb above 40C, with pupils and staff suffering from heatstroke, nausea and headaches.Teachers say they have been desperately trying to keep children safe, with some covering younger pupils in wet paper towels as they lie on the floor, while older students have been given trays of water under their desks to put their feet in. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pianist Jayson Gillham ‘very disappointed’ after losing Melbourne Symphony Orchestra discrimination case pred 1 dnevom, 6 urami in 6 minutami The federal court on Friday threw out the concert pianist’s case against the MSO, finding he was not unfairly dismissed due to Gaza war commentsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe concert pianist at the centre of a high-profile unfair dismissal case has revealed his deep disappointment with his courtroom defeat.Federal court justice Graeme Hill on Friday threw out Jayson Lloyd Gillham’s case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, finding he was not unfairly dismissed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
'We've saved 34 tonnes of food and a carpet' pred 1 dnevom, 6 urami in 8 minutami Two community groups say they have welcomed "record attendances" and given away many 'random items".(BBC News)
Losing our religion? Australia would no longer be majority religious if format of census question changed, survey finds pred 1 dnevom, 6 urami in 15 minutami Ahead of the census in August, campaign group suggests current poll design overstates the nation’s religiousnessGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia would no longer be a majority religious country if the format of a question in the census was changed, according to a new survey.The Essential Media poll tested the existing census format, where people choose from a list that includes the most common religions, “no religion” and “other”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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Elderly man, 74, fighting for life after he was assaulted by a mystery attacker while on his daily early morning walk