Delegates at the annual conference of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers condemned the Government’s failure to deal with disruptive pupils after hearing a catalogue of incidents in which pupils had attacked teachers.
The conference, meeting in Blackpool, was told how a headteacher was attacked with a hammer in his office, how a [...]

An anarchic set of unhappy republics in the northern hemisphere, a harmonious, multi-racial state in the south. Further details from: Avoncroft Museum of Buildings, near Bromsgrove Worcestershire (0527 831886).. Eating beef did not increase the risk of developing Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), the human equivalent of BSE, he said ‘The risks to human health, if they [...]

Next year, it is expected to show losses of at least pounds 1bn, making a total over four trading accounts of more than pounds 6bn.Those anxious to see changes at Lloyd’s also fear that Mr Rowland’s growing power as chairman is another example of Lloyd’s insiders keeping control by undermining the power of outsiders brought [...]

Not long after, the doorbell rang and two burly policemen requested admission.’Yes,’ said Mick and Polly, ‘yes, we have been sending out letters to people but there’s no law against that.”That’s as may be,’ said the policemen, ‘but every time we investigate the death of a Tory MP, we always find one of your letters [...]

We had learnt something about boundaries by then.The artist Lincoln Tobier’s radio played ‘Protest (Pop) Music of the Thatcher Era’ as categorised by the British Library’s National Sound Library: ‘Food for Thought’ by UB40 ‘Stand Down Margaret’ by the Beat ‘Tramp the Dirt Down’ by Elvis Costello It all made sense. He is a communist [...]

She’s a lot more settled, not torn between issues in her life. Brian Saunders, the hospital manager, refused to discuss the case but said he would be issuing a statement.After Mr Segawa’s death the Home Office informed the local Environmental Health Officer and any immigration officer who had come into contact with Mr Segawa. ‘We [...]

Yorkshire has been relatively cautious in developing non-core divisions to sit alongside the regulated water business. There’s an awareness of problems for all train builders at the moment. From our own experience, we know that they can become disillusioned and lose confidence when all their lecturers are white.’Dr Qureshi said his complaint against King’s highlighted [...]

This was the lowest rate for underlying inflation – the retail price index excluding mortgage interest payments – since March 1988. Last year, BA made pre-tax profits of pounds 285m against a backdrop of heavy losses among many other flag-carrying airlines. About 550 corporate decision makers – a euphemism for prospective tenants – were entertained [...]

The 798- strong force has already been increased by 50 officers following the Baltic Exchange bomb last year and shifted resources to foot patrols.The force will almost certainly increase the frequency of the random armed road checks it has been staging since December; the last check was on Friday night in the Bishopsgate area and [...]

Within Lloyd’s Register, this involved the timely restructuring of the organisation; without, the aim was to increase the effectiveness of the world’s classification societies in assessing ships’ fitness for purpose.Success required serious co-operation between keenly competitive societies.MacLeod’s diplomatic skills, experience in shipping and concern for safety were ideal qualifications for the Presidency of the International [...]