Report blames misguided local authorities for sidelining adoption agenciesMore than 1,000 children are trapped in England’s care system because local authorities wrongly believe that seeking the help of the voluntary sector to recruit adoptive parents is more expensive than trying to place children themselves, according to a report published tomorrow.Local authorities are also deliberately delaying [...]
Krishna Avanti primary opens its doors to media as founders propose £30m single-faith secondary in London or LeicesterSome of the things that set Krishna Avanti apart from other primary schools are its yoga sessions, green credentials, an exclusively Hindu intake and vegetarian menu. But the most striking difference is at the centre of the building: [...]
House of Lords constitution committee says No 10 has effectively merged with Cabinet OfficeNo 10 has in effect merged with the Cabinet Office and expanded its role to deliver policy, straying into the realms of departments across Whitehall, an influential committee of peers says today.The Lords constitution committee says that under Labour the Cabinet Office [...]
Andrew Wakefield was at the centre of a media storm about the MMR vaccine and is now being blamed by journalists as if he were the only one at faultIn medicine, “untoward incident inquiries” tend to look for systems failures, rather than one individual to blame. It’s certainly clear that Andrew Wakefield and [...]
Environmental group says the plan will create a legal headache for any government pushing ahead with airport’s expansionEnvironmental activists have invited some of the UK’s leading architects to design an “impenetrable fortress” to be built on land earmarked for the third runway at Heathrow.Greenpeace plans to build the winning design at the centre of the [...]
General Medical Council finds Andrew Wakefield, who linked MMR with autism, failed in duties as responsible consultant• Datablog: what’s happened to MMR vaccinations – and how do we compare to the rest of the world?• From the Lancet to the GMC: How Andrew Wakefield fell from graceDr Andrew Wakefield, the expert at the centre of [...]
Jeffrey Tesler accused of asking colleague to give false evidence in £80m Nigerian bribery scandalA British lawyer alleged to be at the centre of an international bribery scam was accused of trying to persuade a colleague to give false evidence to prosecutors, a court heard today.The accusation against north London lawyer Jeffrey Tesler has been [...]
BBC prepared own studio for Euro 2008 football in Austria and Switzerland as host’s facilities didn’t overlook ‘key buildings’The BBC spent £250,000 on a purpose-built studio at the Euro 2008 football championships in Austria and Switzerland because it did not like the view from the facilities provided by the host broadcaster, it was revealed today.A [...]
Survey shows more liberal attitude to gay couples• Datablog: get the numbers behind this storyFor the first time in almost 20 years Britain has more Conservative supporters than Labour, despite becoming more liberal on homosexuality and cohabitation, the annual British social attitudes survey reveals today.The study, by the National Centre for Social Research (NCSR), which [...]
Lance Corporal Daniel Cooper, one of his battalion’s ‘great characters’ hit by roadside bombA British soldier killed by an explosion while on foot patrol was named by the Ministry of Defence today as Lance Corporal Daniel Cooper from 3rd Battalion The Rifles.Cooper was trying to clear a path in an area south of the Sangin [...]