Parents, pupils and teachers made their opposition clear to testing four-year-olds in English schools. For Politics Live, reporter John Owen spoke to some campaigners in Parliament Square before they delivered a 65,000 name petition to Downing Street against the plans to test youngsters, weeks after they start primary school. UK viewers can watch the full […]
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ATLANTA — A few years ago, Mark Begor checked his credit report, as befits a corporate executive with proper personal finance hygiene. It was filthy. There was a notation about a Kirby vacuum purchase that he had not made and a credit card that was not in his wallet. Later, he found out about a
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Rami Malek won an Oscar for playing Freddie Mercury Oscar-winning actor Rami Malek is to play a villain in the 25th official James Bond film, it was confirmed at the movie’s launch event in Jamaica. Malek won the Academy Award for best actor in February for playing singer Freddie Mercury
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Image copyright PA Two UK betting giants have said they will change how they advertise as part of a move to fight problem gambling. GVC, which owns the Ladbrokes, Coral and Gala brands, and William Hill say they are stopping football shirt sponsorship and perimeter adverts. From August, the industry will also end advertising during
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For Americans who want to visit Cuba, things got even murkier as the Trump administration last week said that it would further restrict nonfamily travel to the island. The new restrictions are part of a tougher policy toward Nicaragua, Venezuela and Cuba, said John Bolton, the president’s national security adviser, who called the three countries
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BBC Click’s Dan Simmons looks at some the week’s best technology stories including; The first all-female space walk is cancelled due to a lack of appropriately sized space suits The EU passed a law which holds tech firms responsible for material posted without copyright permission Estonia plans to launch an artificial intelligence (AI) judge to
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While the NCAA Tournament is providing some thrills, the NBA’s Jeremy Lamb just achieved the absurd. The Charlotte Hornets guard banked in a half-court shot to beat the host Toronto Raptors on Sunday, 115-114. Just how ridiculous was his heave? Watch it below. Jeremy Lamb with the wildest game-winner……ever? (via @SportsCenter) pic.twitter.com/uIGI6wHkfP — Sports Illustrated
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Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced Thursday that he would seek the Democratic nomination to challenge President Trump in 2020, marshaling his experience and global stature in a bid to lead a party increasingly defined by a younger generation that might be skeptical of his age and ideological moderation. Mr. Biden, 76, is
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SAN FRANCISCO — David Dancer is a 48-year-old marketing executive who has worked for big brands like Charles Schwab and Teleflora. A year ago, he got a call from a recruiter for a different kind of company: MedMen, a cannabis retailer that has been called “the Apple Store of weed.” The opening was for a
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Image caption A DNA test of a cancer tumour could provide huge amounts of information Scientists at Glasgow University have developed a cancer testing technique that they say could transform the way we treat the disease. The medical team based at The Glasgow Precision Oncology Laboratory are able to extract huge amounts of information from
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