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OECD reveals England’s teachers have suffered second biggest pay cut in developed world.
England's teachers have had the second biggest pay cut in the developed world. Pay has only fallen more for teachers in economically unstable Greece. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) today reported on education trends from around the world, revealing that teachers’ pay has fallen 10 per cent in England and Wales between 2005-2017. Despite a generally higher starting salary for teachers in Scotland compared to England, pay progression in Scotland appears worse, with Scotland behind England for...
Three violent muggers used acid & alkali to rob people in North & East London selling or buying phones on Gumtree
Antoine Mensah, 21, Miracle Osondu, 19, and Mohammed Ali, left victims scarred for life and with damaged sight
Two men & teenager in court accused of being members of National Action in rebranded group called “Triple K Mafia”
Daniel Ward, 28, Garry Jack, 22, and the 17-year-old were accused of being members of the group for nine months
No-deal Brexit would decimate UK motor industry, says Jaguar Land Rover chief
If the UK does not mange to agree a deal with the EU,over Brexit, it could lead to tens of thousands UK motor industry jobs being lost. These worrying forecasts come from Ralf Speth, chief exec of Jaguar Land Rover. Speth made these comments at the zero emissions summit in Birmingham. He told Sky News: "Just one part missing could mean stopping production at a cost of £60m a day. That is a huge risk. We depend on free, frictionless,...
Mark Carney will remain at Bank of England to help economy through Brexit process
These are turbulent times and the Governor of the Bank of England is going to extend his period in the role before stepping down. He will now remain in post until January 2020. Carney said in a letter to UK treasury chief Philip Hammond. "I recognise that during this critical period, it is important that everyone does everything they can to support a smooth and successful Brexit," Carney is the first foreigner to run Britain's central bank, and was appointed...
Bum rap: police crack smuggling op when drugs wraps found poking from dealer’s bottom
Mohammed Rahman, 24, was stopped by cops on a motorway with £1,000 worth of drugs
Two men murdered within two hours during violence spree across north London
Isaiah Popoola and Ben Drummond, both 18, were part of an eight-strong group who launched five attacks on February 20
Lotto ‘winner’ Edward Putman to appear in court over alleged £2.5m lottery fraud
Putman is alleged to have used a fake ticket to claim the seven-figure sum in 2009
Elite private school’s “buy your dad a jag” advert slammed
A private school has withdrawn an advert and apologised after an advert for the elite school appeared to suggest that those who attended the school would one day be rich enough to “buy their dad a jag.” The advert for Vinehall School in East Sussex told the story of a boy arriving in his father's Volvo, but wishing he had the headmaster's Jaguar. After attending the school and being "very successful in business" he buys his father a Jaguar when...