Day: January 31, 2024
Sturgeon to give day of evidence at UK Covid-19 Inquiry
January 31, 2024Nicola Sturgeon will give evidence to the inquiry on Wednesday (PA) PA Wire Nicola Sturgeon is to begin giving evidence at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry amid ongoing scrutiny around the deletion of WhatsApp messages. The former first minister will give evidence for a full day as the inquiry, before Baroness Heather Hallett, holds hearings in […]
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Government set to publish deal which will set stage for Stormont return
January 31, 2024He said: “On checks, on goods, moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland and staying within the UK there will no longer by physical checks, identity checks, save where, as is normal in any part of the UK there is a suspicion of smuggling, of criminal activity; that is the same for every part of […]
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What the papers say – January 31
January 31, 2024What the papers say – January 31 (PA) PA Archive A warning over tax cuts and the first brain chip to be implanted in a human are among the stories leading Wednesday’s papers. The Times and Financial Times report the International Monetary Fund has warned the Chancellor against pre-budget tax cuts as it downgraded Britain’s […]
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‘Name-blind’ applications for teacher training could boost diversity – report
January 31, 2024The review was funded by Mission 44, a charitable foundation launched by Formula One star Lewis Hamilton (PA) PA Wire Teacher training providers should look at introducing “name-blind” recruitment to improve ethnic diversity in the workforce, a report has said. An evidence review by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) found that teachers of […]
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