Politics
Michelle Obama takes aim at Donald Trump in scathing convention speech
Vote for Joe Biden ‘like our lives depend on it’, she said.
Sajid Javid takes extra job as adviser to JP Morgan
The former chancellor has accepted the paid position but will continue to serve as an MP.
Former TalkTalk exec with “no public health experience” put in charge of new Public Health England body
MP Justin Madders said he is "literally speechless" about the appointment.
Gavin Williamson apologises after U-turn over A-level results
Ofqual’s chairman Roger Taylor also admitted the regulator had gone down the “wrong road”.
Public Health England should not be a ‘scapegoat’
PHE chief executive Duncan Selbie told staff that he was “sorry beyond words” that the media had been briefed on changes before them.
Major government U-turns this year
Today is just the latest in a long list of government reversals.
Boris Johnson faces Tory backlash over deepening A-level crisis
“No algorithm is going to sort our problem out", former Conservative education secretary Lord Baker said.
Melania Trump repeatedly rejects Donald’s hand in excruciating clip
She’s voting for Biden.
Teenagers suing Ofqual over ‘insane’ A-level fiasco
Student Curtis Parfitt-Ford has launched a legal bid against Ofqual to “force them to come up with a fairer system”.