Teachers at Ravensbourne school claim senior staff asked them to downgrade students’ marks this yearTeachers and parents at a London secondary school have called for hundreds of GCSE and A-level results to be reassessed independently amid claims senior…
UK councils urged to offer housing and support to fleeing Afghans
Government calls on two-thirds of local authorities yet to come forward to make firm offers of helpAfghanistan: live updatesBritain’s councils have been urged to come forward and provide accommodation and other help for Afghans fleeing the Taliban afte…
Kevin Clarke death: police watchdog reopens investigation
Mentally ill man was heard saying ‘I can’t breathe’ while being restrained by Met officers in LondonThe Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has reopened its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Kevin Clarke, a mentally…
Jamaica calls for deportation flight from UK to be halted over Covid fears
High commissioner urges Home Office to stop flight after outbreak among those due to be onboardCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Jamaican government has called on the Home Office to halt a controversial deportation flight …
Home Office records 70 racist incidents by far right at asylum accommodation
Campaigners say figures for last two years underestimate the true situation at barracks and hotelsThe Home Office has recorded 70 racist incidents by far-right supporters against asylum seekers in barracks and hotel accommodation, according to a freedo…
Migrant website set up by Home Office decried as ‘unethical’
Site offering supposedly independent advice is part of a £23,000 government social media campaignThe Home Office has been censured for setting up a website that purports to provide independent advice to migrants considering travelling to the UK – but w…