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In today’s newsletter: After decades of political tinkering, a new review of England’s national curriculum promises change without chaos – but can it really add without overwhelming?Good morning. I’m Martin Belam, and this is my first time in your inb…
Hut where father of immunology trialled first smallpox vaccine among 138 additions to Historic England listA rustic, ordinary-looking English garden hut regarded as the birthplace of immunology – revolutionising global public health and saving countles…
Reliance on overseas students’ tuition fees under scrutiny as scholars describe chilling effect of being targetedUK academics whose research is critical of China say they have been targeted and their universities subjected to “extremely heavy” pressure…
First 50 vehicles, costing nearly £10m each, finally ready to deploy to Nato’s eastern flank, where drones now dominateBritain’s military has announced the first delivery of Ajax armoured vehicles, eight years behind schedule and amid questions about t…
Government plans include more short sentences being suspended and earlier releases from jailGovernment plans to radically reform sentencing will lead to an increase in crime by as much as 6% in a single year, according to police chiefs.The reforms, whi…
PM defies critics calling for a slowdown as he flies to Brazil, where he may have frosty reception after opting out of tropical forest fundUK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forestsThe UK will lead on tackling …
Statement by administrators puts PPE Medpro’s total debts at £188m, including £39m said to be owed to HMRCThe firm linked to the former Conservative peer Michelle Mone that was found last month to have supplied unusable personal protective equipment du…
Singer-songwriter says curriculum changes reflect points raised in open letter to PM organised by his foundationEd Sheeran has taken partial credit for the government’s move to overhaul the teaching of music in England’s state schools shortly after bei…
Resident doctors in England to strike for five days next week, saying health secretary’s latest offer is too limitedWes Streeting has failed in an attempt to end the long-running resident doctors’ dispute with a new offer to them, which means their fiv…
Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers apologises for invading privacy of man wrongly arrested for high-profile murderRupert Murdoch’s news publisher in the UK agreed to pay “substantial damages” to a man wrongly arrested for a high-profile murder, aft…