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Exams grades in England to be decided by teacher assessment, mocks and coursework
Today the exam regulator in England said GCSE and A-Level grades would be awarded based on mock exam results, teacher assessments and coursework.
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FactCheck: chloroquine death shows why people should not self-medicate
A man died in the US after taking chloroquine days after US President Donald Trump heavily backed it as a possible coronavirus treatment.
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DWP pay out close to £1million to Windrush victims
This programme has learned that the Department of Work and Pensions has had to pay close to a million pounds of unpaid benefits to Windrush victims of the Government’s ‘hostile’ immigration environment.
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FactCheck: what is herd immunity?
If enough people become immune to an illness – because they’ve already had it or been vaccinated – the disease can’t spread anymore, so even people who aren’t immune probably won’t catch it.
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FactCheck: why hasn’t Britain closed its schools?
Boris Johnson has said that closing schools could do “more harm than good”.
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Many still in prison six months after India crackdown in Kashmir
While President Trump refused to comment on protests in the Indian capital, he did offer to mediate on the crisis in Kashmir, saying the region had been “a thorn in lots of people’s sides” for a long time.
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Chancellor gives post-Brexit warning to businesses
Food and drink manufactuers have warned that prices will rise after the chancellor promised that Brexit will spell the end of alignment with EU rules.
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Could Harry and Meghan’s split from the royal family modernise the monarchy?
The Queen is said to want the issue of Prince Harry and Meghan’s role resolved ‘at pace’. And tomorrow along with Princes Charles, William and Harry she will hold a meeting to discuss how the Duke and Duchess of Sussex can step back and be financially independent while remaining Royal with all its benefits.
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FactCheck: is Labour’s ‘£6,000 savings’ claim misleading?
FactCheck thinks that almost every figure Labour have used is questionable.
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FactCheck: will the Conservatives ‘send Trump £500 million a week’?
It would cost the health service £500m a week if British patients had to pay the same price for drugs as people in the US do.
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FactCheck: would food be cheaper in a no-deal Brexit?
The government says tariff cuts ‘will mean lower prices in shops’ but experts say these will be cancelled out by no-deal costs.
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Revealed: Families on housing benefit can’t afford to rent 9 in 10 homes in England
Families on housing benefit can’t afford 9 out of 10 privately rented homes in England – pushing many into homelessness.
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FactCheck: Corbyn’s changing Brexit stance
Is Labour now the party of remain?
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FactCheck: Johnson on Scottish taxes
The Prime Minister said Scotland has ‘the highest taxes anywhere in Europe.’
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Glasgow University first institution to pay slave-trade reparations
Glasgow University has become the first UK institution to raise money to pay reparations in recognition of the benefits it gained from the slave trade.