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A Department for Education spokesperson said: “We are aware of the additional challenges faced by disadvantaged children during this crisis, which is why we are providing 1.3 million laptops and tablets for those who need them most, with more than 800,000 of these delivered already, alongside access to free mobile data for disadvantaged families. … [Read more...] about Home schooling is widening attainment gap between rich and poor, finds report

Dr Zac Turner, CEO of Concierge Doctors, delivering the private health and quarantine service, said: 'The family will be entirely segregated for the period of their quarantine and will participate in standardised testing and monitoring, in full compliance with current NSW Government requirements.' … [Read more...] about Matt Damon says he’s ‘excited to call Australia home’ as he becomes the latest Hollywood star to move Down Under after joining the cast of Thor: Love and Thunder

The latest warning was declared by the Environment Agency (EA) for the village of Fishlake, just north of Doncaster at around 1am, after a prolonged period of “biblical” rain fell on the River Don. … [Read more...] about Entire South Yorkshire village told to evacuate homes as government announces emergency flood funds

One masked Proud Boy I met at a rally in Portland, ostensibly there to support Gibson’s Senate bid, told me that anyone in their crew who expressed racist views would be stomped out – but “not literally”, the Proud Boy, who said his name was John, quickly added. But for every John, there’s a “General Graybeard” – an older man who led members of the “Freedom Crew” and “Hiwaymen”, two patriot groups from Arkansas, wearing tactical gear and bearing shields emblazoned with the Confederate battle flag. He explained that the imagery was about honouring the south’s history. “We fly it so people know it’s not racist,” the self-proclaimed general said. “It’s about heritage. It’s about the constitution.” When I asked John whether he accepted this explanation, he shrugged. “I gotta take that at face value,” he said. … [Read more...] about Trump’s useful thugs: how the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys

Meanwhile, Public Health England (PHE) issued a cold weather alert from "first thing" on Thursday until 9am on January 25 for the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber. … [Read more...] about UK weather – Storm Christoph floods spark ‘danger to life’ warnings as 2,000 homes evacuated and 30cm of snow to fall