Report backs teacher 'taster' plan
Teenagers should be put in charge of lessons to encourage them to train as teachers, MPs have said.
View ArticleBest teachers 'deserve higher pay'
The best teachers should be rewarded with higher pay than their colleagues, according to new proposals from MPs.
View ArticleJudgement day: MPs to criticise phone-hacking bosses
MPs will deliver their verdict on phone-hacking at the News of the World in a hotly anticipated report later this morning.
View ArticleGive Parents Tips On Raising Children, Say MPs
Parents should be given tips on how to bring up their children to ensure all youngsters have equal chances in life, according to MPs.
View ArticleJust 16% believe Hunt should stay in his job
Only a tiny minority of voters agree with David Cameron's handling of the Jeremy Hunt row, a new survey has revealed.
View ArticleClegg: These local elections won't be as bad as last time
Nick Clegg is in an upbeat mood ahead of this week's local elections, as he insists that Liberal Democrats are "getting a hearing".
View ArticlePoor teachers should be paid less, say MPs
The government should go ahead with its plans to introduce "payment by results" for teachers to weed out those whose students perform poorly, say MPs.
View Article'Wilful blindness': MPs demand Murdoch exit
Rupert Murdoch is "not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company", MPs have concluded.
View ArticleCommons bar staff to refuse intoxicated MPs
Speaker John Bercow is taking action against drunken MPs - by encouraging Commons bar staff to refuse serving politicians looking a little the worse for wear.
View ArticleAnti-euro UKIP scents Conservative blood
DUDLEY, England (Reuters) - British voters are sick of an out-of-touch political elite and want a new breed of leaders to stem immigration and free Britain from the shackles of the European Union. So...
View ArticleMurdoch attacks 'partisan' report
Rupert Murdoch has hit back after MPs branded him "not a fit person" to be in charge of a major media firm.
View ArticleRupert Murdoch 'Not Fit' To Run Company
News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch is "not fit" to run a major company, according to an MPs' report - as the firm claimed some parts of the report were "unjustified and highly partisan".
View ArticleMurdoch hits back at Commons report
Rupert Murdoch has hit back after MPs branded him unfit to be in charge of a major media firm.
View ArticleCall for 'radical' rethink of PFI
An influential committee of MPs has demanded a "radical" rethink of the Government's Private Finance Initiative, branding the model for attracting private cash into public sector projects expensive and...
View ArticleMurdoch has iron grip on empire despite pressure
Rupert Murdoch faces stepped up pressure over control of News Corp. following a blistering report from MPs on a hacking scandal but his grip on the firm is not in immediate danger, analysts say.
View ArticleKen on back foot as all signs point to Boris
Ken Livingstone's team launched a frantic last-minute bid to stay in the race for City Hall today, as all signs started to point towards Boris Johnson.
View ArticleGovernment comes out to bat for Murdoch
The cross-party consensus on phone-hacking threatened to fall apart completely today after William Hague went out of his way to praise Rupert Murdoch.
View ArticleMurdoch: Hacking Report Was 'Difficult Reading'
News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch has admitted an MPs' report that branded him "not a fit person" to run a major media company was "difficult reading".
View ArticleFive arrested after Occupy target Paternoster Square
Five members of the Occupy movement were arrested last night after an unsuccessful attempt to replicate the St Paul's camp in nearby Paternoster Square.
View ArticlePM's father-in-law warns of BNP 'train crash' over Lords reform
Government plans for an elected upper house could lead to the British National Party (BNP) gaining its first seats in parliament, according the Viscount Astor, the stepfather of the prime minister's...
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