Gove ‘state schools like private’
Craig TaylorEducation Secretary Michael Gove says he wants to end the “Berlin Wall” divide between state schools and private in England. BBC News – UK
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Ofsted row deepens as Laws ‘furious’
Lib Dem schools minister David Laws accuses Conservation Education Secretary Michael Gove of removing the head of Ofsted for political reasons. BBC News – UK
Kercher family ‘still want truth’
The family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher say they “are still on a journey to the truth”, after murder convictions were reinstated against Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito. BBC News – UK
Terror suspects may lose citizenship
The home secretary seeks new powers to strip terrorist suspects of their UK citizenship as the Immigration Bill is debated by MPs. BBC News – UK
Coulson ‘called hack tape brilliant’
An ex-News of the World journalist played a hacked voicemail left by actress Sienna Miller for Daniel Craig to his editor, Andy Coulson, a court hears. BBC News – UK
Environment Agency blamed over floods
The Environment Agency has been criticised as areas in south-west England already hit by flooding were warned that more could be on the way. BBC News – UK