Teachers in England to get 3.5% pay rise
Schools will need to fund some of the rise, which unions say will further stretch existing budgets.
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Funerals held for 14 Pakistani children killed in tutoring center collapse
Police are investigating whether negligence during construction work caused the collapse in the eastern city of Lahore…
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Lambie, Hanson and Pocock form unlikely alliance to protect transparency campaigner Rex Patrick
Exclusive: Patrick is using freedom of information rules to seek where nuclear waste from Aukus submarines will be…
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Rapid demand for AI datacentres in Australia could stoke inflation, experts warn – and crowd out land for housing
Calls are growing for new datacentre approvals to be halted until stronger protections are consideredGet our breaking…
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Arts degrees to cost $50,000 until at least 2028 as measures to lower Australian university fees put on hold
Barney Glover, head of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission, says he will provide advice about degree funding…
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Is Andy Burnham facing a £5bn defence funding 'black hole'?
BBC Verify investigates whether a shortfall in funding for the government's defence investment plan is a "black hole".
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Colorado primary election results: Melat Kiros wins – key takeaways
Melat Kiros defeated Diana DeGette, who has been in office for as long as the 29-year-old Kiros has been alive.
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‘Beautiful blobs’: synthetic life a step closer as scientists make cells using lab-made DNA
Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and…
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Caught between the US and China, can Europe remain competitive?
As trade tensions grow, Europe tries to remain competitive while balancing ties with the US and China.
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Australia’s mortgage burden is now above 1989 levels – when interest rates were 17%
KPMG analysis rebuts claims older generations had it harder when it came to buying and paying off a homeGet our…
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Trump accused of ‘disgusting’ crypto greed after earning over $1bn since return to office
Elizabeth Warren and colleagues demanded tighter rules on political figures’ crypto dealings, citing disclosures of…
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After Afghanistan fires drones into Pakistan, what’s next?
Pakistan and Afghanistan have been locked in an on-off cycle of cross-border strikes, leaving their ties in tatters.
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Canada to join Eurovision song contest from 2027
Country is first to join since Australia in 2015 as event director says it ‘continues to welcome the world’Canada will…
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Venezuelan police officers arrested over alleged looting after earthquakes
Anger at authorities and government grows as local people, volunteers and rescue teams continue search for survivors…
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Man spends £40k house deposit on dad's World Cup dream
Jack Goodwin describes it as a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" for him and his father.
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PlayStation will stop releasing games on discs in 2028
The firm said future games would still be sold in shops, but they would come with a digital code only.
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Algeria heads to legislative polls amid record-low turnout fear
Post-Hirak distrust, candidate exclusions and political apathy are expected to drive low turnout.
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England's warmest June on record down to record-breaking heatwave
England saw its warmest June since records began in 1865 and the second warmest for the whole of the UK according to…
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Man charged after arson attack on Islamic centre in Dublin
A man set fire to an Islamic centre and mosque in Dublin, shouting Islamophobic and anti-immigrant slogans.
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Judge 'wrong' to spare rapists jail, court told
Three teenage boys convicted of rape should have been jailed, the Court of Appeal has heard.
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Businessman accused of ordering Daphne Caruana Galizia murder stands trial in Malta
Yorgen Fenech, who denies all charges, appears in court more than nine years after the journalist’s deathThe…
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Crypto ventures and stock purchases: key takeaways from Trump’s financial disclosures
US president raked in more than $1bn from crypto – an industry he has sought to deregulate – and a total $2.2bn last…
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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship: Who wins, who loses?
Court struck down US President Trump's executive order abolishing it, but he has pledged to challenge the ruling.
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UN Human Rights Council to hold urgent meeting on Sudan crisis
The emergency session follows warnings that 500,000 civilians around el-Obeid are at risk of large-scale atrocities.