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In the years since the Oct 7 attacks on Israel, reports have emerged of teachers wearing pro-Palestine badges in England’s schools. In doing so, some parents have claimed they are creating a hostile atmosphere for pupils of Jewish heritage.
Teachers now face being banned from wearing such badges in the wake of a review of anti-Semitism in schools, which will expose the scale of abuse suffered by Jewish pupils.
The report by Sir David Bell, a former Ofsted chief inspector, commissioned by the Government, will make 27 recommendations on how to tackle anti-Semitism in schools.
These will include strengthening guidance for schools on political impartiality, particularly regarding geopolitical issues. He will say that schools should “consider the appropriateness” of political expressions or identifiers.
While he will stop short of recommending a blanket ban on pro-Palestine badges, his advice is expected to lead to some schools banning such symbols in the classroom.
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Philip Johnston Unrest is spreading across Europe from France to Spain and Albania, yet the UK has no dedicated riot squad Continue reading ➤
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard The green case for drilling in the North Sea Continue reading ➤
Annabel Denham Despite everything, I still love France Continue reading ➤ |
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The world is about to begin a race to build up oil reserves. Global inventories are at unprecedented lows and the West’s usable emergency buffer has been cut in half, writes Melissa Lawford, our Economics Correspondent. The boss of Aramco says governments around the world have “huge plans” to rebuild stocks. Rystad Energy expects this coming wave of demand will absorb the majority of the enormous anticipated supply glut when the war ends. This could support prices for years to come. Continue reading ➤ |
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There was no shouting, infidelity or a plate-smashing row, writes Clare O’Reilly. Yet after 23 years together and raising three children, my husband, Jon, and I realised we had become strangers. The compliments dwindled, replaced by 28 hours per week of children’s clubs. After admitting I wanted more than a comfortable companionship, I made a heartbreaking choice about our future. For subscribers only ➤ |
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Is nothing sacred in the murky world of Russian hybrid warfare? The Kremlin’s agents have already been caught trying to blow up arms factories and assassinate defence industry chiefs in Europe. Now they are coming after Europe’s holiday homes in an attempt to use properties located near Nato military sites to plot sabotage in the West. James Rothwell and Lily Shanagher reveal how the cynical tactic works and which countries are affected. Continue reading ➤ |
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The eagerly awaited, battery-powered Range Rover is finally on sale, writes Andrew English. I drove it in the wilds of Scotland and, as you might expect, it’s crushingly competent, luxurious and even better than the combustion-engined models off-road. However, technology – and rivals – have advanced, so how does it compare? Continue reading ➤ |
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For many, diet is the most common cause of high cholesterol. One major culprit is unfiltered coffee. The effect seems to stem from a compound called cafestol, which interacts with genes that maintain cholesterol balance in the body. Read on to discover the other key culprits – plus the high-cholesterol foods that are surprisingly good for you. Continue reading ➤ Here is another article that I hope you’ll find helpful this morning:
- After last week’s disastrous Technical, the only way was up in yesterday’s episode of The Great British Bake-Off. Perhaps the biggest shock of all was Nigella and Paul finally agreeing on something. Read Benji Wilson’s review here.
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Christopher Howse |
In Leatherhead in the 1960s, our next-door neighbour was a blacksmith. His old father puffed at his hot tea poured into the saucer just as he puffed at the fire in the forge.
On the verge in our road, pig bins collected swill from the kitchens. Milk churns waited beside the station.
At the end of our road of semi-detached houses stood a row of elm trees where my father and I, in the snow, pulled home a great log when the coal gave out in the long, freezing winter of 1962-63.
Those trees with their rookery died, like millions more, from Dutch elm disease, transforming the landscape of England.
Though, as a boy in our half-rural Surrey suburbia, I knew nothing of him, the great architectural critic of the time, Ian Nairn, had only scorn for “the fake-Tudor National Provincial Bank” at the crossroads in the middle of the town. He called it “hideous”.
The mock-Tudor building drew the ire of Ian Nairn | Credit: Alamy Stock Photo / Greg Balfour Evans |
It wasn’t the worst kind of mock-Tudor, with boards nailed on to a facade; it had stout structural timber beams, herringbone brick nogging and a hand-made tile roof. I liked it. I still do, and the architectural historians have changed their tune. It is now a building listed for its “special architectural or historical interest”, but it’s no longer a bank.
There are none left in Leatherhead. The High Street feels abandoned. After a spell as a secondhand bookshop, the timbered building became a branch of Kall Kwik.
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Pen to paperEvery weekday, Orlando Bird, our loyal Reader Correspondent, shares an off-piste topic that has brought out the best of your opinions and stories. Orlando writes...
It’s often said that people fear death less than they fear public speaking. Well, Lucy Powell is here to change that. Last week, the Education Secretary announced plans to give “oracy” equal weight to reading and writing in GCSE English.
Leaving aside the fact that oracy is an annoying word, I think it’s a good idea. You don’t have to be a genius to address a crowd, but a bit of practice helps.
Readers tended to agree. Michael Hearn recalled his experience at school in Plymouth in the 1960s: “My English teacher opined that we might forget the laws of physics as we aged, but speaking with confidence would support us for life. He was right, and I owe him a great debt for the gift he gave me. Every year, we had to select and read to the class a poem we had learnt, along with a piece of prose, and give a 15-minute lecture on a chosen subject.
“Presenting at house meetings and school assemblies were additional opportunities. The confidence to speak and engage others has never left me.”
Not all public speaking classes are created equal, however. “Michael must have gone to a better school than I did,” replied Bruce Bosworth. “I had to recite a tongue twister: ‘If your Bob don’t give our Bob the bob [shilling] that your Bob owes our Bob, our Bob will give your Bob a bob in the eye’.”
Still, he did concede: “Later, when in business, I gave many presentations and always fared better than other speakers.”
Chris Yates added: “As part of the Army officer recruitment process, we were required to take turns to talk to the class without notice about a random subject chosen by the instructor. Mine was ‘A packet of cigarettes’. In my later career (not in the Army), before speaking publicly, I tried to remember PPPPPP – proper preparation prevents pretty poor performance.” How’s your public speaking? Send your responses here, and the best of the bunch will feature in a future edition of this newsletter.
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1805 | Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats the combined French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar
1960 | HMS Dreadnought, Britain’s first nuclear-powered submarine, is launched
1966 | 116 children and 28 adults die as a coal waste heap slides and engulfs a school in Aberfan, South Wales (you can see how we covered this the following day below)
2021 | Alec Baldwin, the actor, shoots cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and injures director Joel Souza with a prop gun during a rehearsal
Birthdays: Kim Kardashian (46), Andrew Scott (50), Geoffrey Boycott (86)
Plus, Sea Life London Aquarium has faced continued pressure over the living conditions of its gentoo penguins. To where are they going to be relocated in 2028?
1. An ‘enhanced’ enclosure in Birmingham
2. A wildlife sanctuary in Scotland
3. A larger aquarium in London
Click one of the options to reveal the answer...
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