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The inquiry found a growing belief among white working-class families that the current education system does not guarantee future success.In the summer, the inquiry also acknowledged that the true scale of white working-class disadvantage is “likely to be substantially larger”, as the education data they looked at did not include families who were on low incomes but did not receive free school meals.Since then, all families receiving Universal Credit have become eligible for free school meals.Under the new phase of the inquiry, practical recommendations for government, schools, colleges and other organisations working with white working-class communities will be developed.This action…

Malaysia’s king and government are in a standoff after attorney general disputed order allowing former PM to leave jail.A royal order, a jailed former prime minister, and a dispute over who has the final say.Malaysia’s king has warned the government not to challenge his authority in Najib Razak’s transfer to house arrest.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listRazak was due to leave prison after his party paid a $12m fine as part of the conditions of his royal pardon.But the transfer was suspended after the attorney general sought clarification on the court order.Najib is appealing a separate 15-year sentence…

Abuse in the media industry is probably still happening as organisations are not doing enough to protect women, the culture secretary has warned in the wake of Russell Brand’s conviction.Lisa Nandy told the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme: “Time is up, it really is time for the media industry to take this seriously.”She added that since entering government, “many people” from within the industry had reached out to her “to allege that things have happened to them”.Brand is due to be sentenced on Monday after being convicted last week of one count of rape and three counts of sexual…

An ex-girlfriend of Russell Brand has accused him of “violence, coercive control and abuse” while the two were together.Jemima Goldsmith, who dated the disgraced entertainer for roughly a year around 2014, alleged that she “had to call the police to have him removed from my house in 2014 during a violent incident” but chose not to press charges.In a lengthy statement on social media, the 52-year-old said she was “in awe of the courageous women who came forward at Brand’s trial” and was “glad and relieved” he had “finally faced justice”.Brand, 51, was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison earlier…

Labour has faced extra political pressure over its climate ambitions since coming to power, as Reform UK rose in opinion polls and the Conservatives under Kemi Badenoch disowned their previous ambition of reaching net zero by 2050.Both opposition parties have taken particular aim at public subsidy schemes designed to boost renewable sources of electricity generation, arguing that the drive for cleaner energy has driven up costs for consumers.UK households currently pay one of the highest rates for electricity in Europe. Bills have increased due to subsidies but also because of the high price of gas (a fossil fuel) driven up…

Democrats’ blue wave blew up the 2028 battle map. But Josh Shapiro insists Texas isn’t going to replace Pennsylvania as the “ultimate swing state.”He needs it to be true.Shapiro’s theory of the case for 2028 has long rested on his ability to win resoundingly and repeatedly in what has recently been the nation’s biggest battleground state. On Tuesday, he helped deliver Democrats four congressional flips and their first trifecta in Harrisburg in three decades, all while running up a more than 20-point margin in his own reelection bid. He plowed over $10 million into state Democrats’ campaign arms and helped…

Poundland is unable to buy new stock to fill its shelves after being blocked by its owners from accessing cash in its bank accounts.The discount chain is on the brink of collapse with one insider describing it as “running on fumes”. It has until Thursday to secure a rescue dealAbout £50m has been frozen by its American owner Gordon Brothers, the BBC understands, meaning its 600 shops are running out of stock.Pressure is building on Gordon Brothers, which bought Poundland for £1 last June, after the owner rejected a takeover bid that could have saved the thousands of jobs currently…

The French judo star and five-times Olympic gold medallist Teddy Riner has announced plans to run in next year’s presidential election, describing himself as someone neither leftwing nor rightwing but who would seek to “bring people together”.With more than five months before the April-May ballot to replace Emmanuel Macron, the race has been shaping up to be a showdown between political extremes. Polls point to a hollowing out of the political centre, suggesting that the anti-immigrant National Rally leader Marine Le Pen could be the frontrunner, with the radical-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon trailing behind.Riner joins a crowded field of candidates,…

Prosecutor Ben Holt said the North West Essex MP and her husband were left “distressed” and “upset”, particularly by the “racist language and threats of violence used towards them”.He added Cheryl Bacon, head of Badenoch’s parliamentary office, said the emails were “disgusting” and “distressing” to read.Baiju Thittala, defending, told the court Kyle “did not know” who Badenoch was at the time of the offences, adding “he only realised later, once he had sent the emails”.Asked by the judge how Kyle, a former secondary school teacher, could not know who Badenoch was, Thittala said: “He just ‘Googled’ it and it came…

With a large area of high pressure across the UK, conditions are ideal for the formation of dense fog.Temperatures overnight into Monday morning dropped to around 3 to 5C across England and Wales which meant moisture at ground level condensed into water droplets, creating cloud – which is essentially fog.Light winds then meant fog was able to get denser through the night, leading to visibilities less than 100 metres on Monday morning.Fog has been particularly dense and widespread on Monday morning because there has also been a lot of fireworks and bonfires over the last few days.Tiny smoke particules act…