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OPINION - Labour's 20mph speed limit plans are very worrying

It’s not often that the nation looks to Wales for lessons in reactive government — Labour’s record there has been startlingly bad — but on one crucial issue perhaps it should. Wales, like London, introduced a 20mph speed limit across much of the country in September. The Welsh responded with…

Evening Standard

GCSE results: more young people are studying languages – but the overall picture for language learning remains bleak

The 2024 GCSE results reveal that more young people in schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are opting to study a language. French and Spanish remain the most popular languages, with increases of 2.9% and 6.2% from last year respectively.

The Conversation

UK bank holiday: Storm Lilian adds to train disruption and worsens heavy traffic jams causing delays

Network Rail work will delay some journeys by train while roads are expected to be extremely busy – with Friday the busiest day in the skies

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GCSE top grades down on last year as north-south divide in England grows

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland picked up their results on Thursday morning in a year when grades were due to be restored to 2019 levels in all three nations

The Independent UK

GCSE results for 16-year-olds return to pre-Covid levels

Results show wide regional variations across England, while share of top grades in Wales and Northern Ireland drops

The Guardian - UK

Gap between top GCSE grades at private and state schools grows – as it happened

Gap on top grades between private and comprehensive schools rises from 28.2 percentage points to 29 percentage points

The Guardian - UK

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh says she will support local 20mph speed limits despite opposition

The transport secretary dubbed the last government’s approach ‘ridiculous’

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Why we need to approach masculinism as a terrorist threat - Q&A with Stephanie Lamy

Masculinism is on the rise. In the age of the internet, male influencers such as Andrew Tate preaching the belief that men should have more rights, power, and opportunities than women have a bigger platform than ever. So widespread has the phenomenon become that in July the British Police said…

The Conversation

Hundreds of XL bullies put down in England and Wales since dog banned, new data reveals

Government pays out £74,000 to more than 400 American XL Bully owners to have pets put down after ban

Evening Standard

Ministers urged to end water ‘postcode lottery’ with single social tariff

Firms in England and Wales offer separate discounts but charities say central fund would help struggling customers

The Guardian - UK

Stop and search study in England and Wales ‘casts doubt’ on effectiveness

Controversial power had less impact in 2022-23 than tactics such as focused deterrence and hotspot policing, says charity

The Guardian - UK

20mph restrictions force key British race to make late route change

Junior Tour of Wales altered at last minute due to 11 kilometres of 20mph sections

Cycling Weekly

Union warns of probation officer shortage ahead of prisoners’ early releases

Up to 2,000 offenders due to be freed in England and Wales in September after serving 40% of sentence

The Guardian - UK

Starmer highlights green measures on Welsh visit and attacks Tories’ ‘incoherent’ energy policies – as it happened

PM pushes plans to make Britain an ‘energy superpower’ and makes first official visit with new Welsh first minister, Eluned Morgan

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The seven countries you probably didn’t know have amazing beaches

Looking for a hidden seaside gem? Camilla Foster shares some destinations you may not have considered

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When do kids go back to school? The 2024/25 term dates you need in your diary

Back-to-school season is nearly upon us

The Independent UK

Dan Biggar sees promising signs with Warren Gatland’s Wales rebuild

Wales are on a run of nine successive Test match defeats.

The Guardian - UK

GCSEs should be branded separately in England, Wales and NI, expert says

Professor says diverging content and results make move necessary for the exams to be compared accurately

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Black children in England and Wales four times more likely to be strip-searched, figures show

Children’s commissioner finds wide disparity with white counterparts in year to June 2023, with 88% of searches aimed at finding drugs

The Independent UK

Child strip-searched every 14 hours by police in England and Wales, report finds

Black children remain four times as likely to be strip-searched in new data uncovered following the case of schoolgirl Child Q

The Independent UK

The ‘haunted’ Victorian asylum hospital that is now set to be turned into homes

North Wales complex hosted television programme ‘Most Haunted’ but now it’s set for redevelopment

Inverse

One Of Stonehenge’s Biggest Stones Traveled 430 Miles — But How?

The Altar Stone is one of the most enigmatic rocks at Stonehenge, and is generally grouped with the bluestones.

The Guardian - UK

Vets extend strike in first industrial action to hit Britain’s pet-care sector

Staff at a practice in Wales have accused its private-equity-backed owner of poor pay and overcharging customers

The Guardian - UK

Museum restoration in Snowdonia will put slate back at centre of Welsh history

An up-to-date visitor attraction will serve as the core of the new Unesco world heritage site

The Guardian - UK

Warning over rise in children on disability benefits in England and Wales

Resolution Foundation points to growth in claims for conditions such as autism and says adulthood brings financial cliff edge

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