An study of 9-10 year olds from 50 different countries ranked the UK’s youngsters as eighth for their reading ability – the country’s highest rating for 16 years. Via: Focus on phonics sees reading standards rise
The abuse and theft of foreign aid is a story as old as the hills into which much of the money disappears. Thus the latest horror is merely a twist in a long-running scandal. Via: Cash for jihadis must be the end for foreign aid racket
You’re more likely to see him in magazine pages than on the football field. Via: David Beckham treats Cruz and Harper to Winter Wonderland
President signs two proclamations slashing protections for Utah monuments, representing a triumph for fossil fuel industries, ranchers and RepublicansDonald Trump was widely condemned on Monday for drastically shrinking two national monuments, representing the biggest elimination of public lands protection in US history. Related: ‘We’ll see the battle lines’: Trump faced Read more
Exhibition showcases 20 people who ‘died for their convictions’ includes French jihadist Ismael Omar Mostefai and Mohammed AttaA Berlin art installation dedicated to “martyrs” has prompted outrage by including one of the Paris jihadist attackers alongside the likes of Martin Luther King and Socrates, with the French embassy calling the Read more
All national police will refuse to enforce a curfew after days of deadly violence triggered by allegations of electoral fraudHonduran police have announced they will refuse to obey orders from the government of the incumbent president, Juan Orlando Hernandez, and will remain in their barracks until a political crisis triggered Read more
Staff forced to run for cover as gang smash through glass door of store on Fleet Street Via: Gang armed with knives and samurai sword raid central London watch shop
Justices say the ban on residents of countries traveling to the US can take full effect even as legal challenges against it make their way through the courtsThe US supreme court ruled on Monday that a ban ordered by Donald Trump on travelers from six Muslim-majority countries and two other Read more
Public health budgets slashed but Government says councils 'know their area best' and can decide priorities Via: Efforts to beat cancer hamstrung by cuts to local anti-smoking services
Move follows reports that Singer clashed with actor Rami Malek, who plays Freddie Mercury in the filmThe Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody has lost its director, Bryan Singer, in the middle of production.A representative for 20th Century Fox said on Monday that Singer was no longer the director of the film. Read more