‘Exam-obsessed’ schools leave pupils unready for work, Alan Milburn says

Former minister leading review into young people and work cites survey showing most teachers decry lack of ‘soft skills’ An “exam-obsessed” school system is leaving young people unprepared for work, Alan Milburn has said, as new polling suggests teachers believe pupils are leaving education without the skills they need for adult life.Milburn, a former cabinet minister under Tony Blair and now leading a government-commissioned review into young people and work, said the system had become overly focused on academic sorting rather than real-world readiness. Continue reading...

Сьогодні температура в Києві опуститься нижче +10°

У столиці буде мінлива хмарність, можливий невеликий дощ.

Delitto a Padova: un uomo morto in strada, è stato colpito con un’arma da taglio

Alcuni passanti nella notte l’hanno trovato agonizzante e hanno chiesto aiuto, inutili i soccorsi

ЗСУ знайшли ефективний спосіб перекрити постачання боєприпасів для артилерії РФ, – Forbes

Україна дедалі частіше націлює свої удари на машини з боєприпасами для російської артилерії.

Poonawalla Fincorp launches AI platform to automate 80% of customer interactions

The platform is designed to autonomously handle up to 80% of voice and chat interactions, routing complex or sensitive cases to human agents

Rumen Radev set to win Bulgarian Parliamentary election

Early results put his Progressive Bulgaria on 45%, well ahead of the liberal PP-DB coalition, which stood at 15%.

Як довго можна зберігати відкритий майонез: коли його треба викинути вже через годину

Розбираємося, як і де зберігати майонез у відкритій упаковці або банці та як довго він може так стояти.

Як довго можна зберігати відкритий майонез: коли викинути треба вже через годину

Розбираємося, як і де зберігати майонез у відкритій упаковці або банці та як довго він може так стояти.

Fly91 flight to Hubballi diverted to Bengaluru amid bad weather

The flight, which departed Hyderabad at around 3.30 pm, was scheduled to land in Hubballi at about 4.30 pm but was unable to do so due to unfavourable weather

Ризик глухого кута: союзники США бояться наслідків поспішної угоди з Іраном, – Reuters

Поки в Ісламабаді відновлюються прямі контакти між США та Іраном, європейські столиці б'ють на сполох.

U.S. Attacks Iranian Cargo Ship While Preparing for New Round of Talks

President Trump said a Navy destroyer had attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Oman. The White House said it is dispatching a high-level delegation, including Vice President JD Vance, to Pakistan for negotiations.

Nifty Prediction Today – April 20, 2026: Nifty 50 Futures: Wait for dips to take fresh long positions

Nifty 50 April Futures contract has good supports at 24,260 and 24,200

Человек погиб при крушении самолета во Флориде

Drivn builds $140 million war chest for electric trucks, buses

Backed by Nomura, startup lines up 300-vehicle pipeline, bets on financing to unlock heavy EV adoption

Adelaide University considers dropping Santos name from building

Head of newly formed institution questions whether naming is ‘reflective of our current reality’ amid criticism of ‘shameful’ fossil fuel company promotionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe newly formed Adelaide University is considering removing gas company Santos’s name from one of its buildings.On Saturday, students and conservationists rallied outside the Santos Petroleum Engineering building, calling on the university to dump the name because of the company’s new gas projects. Continue reading...

Rupee rises 13 paise to 92.78 against US dollar in early trade

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 92.73 and moved up to 92.70 level before trading at 92.78 against the greenback in early deals, up 13 paise from the previous closing level

Силы ПВО за ночь сбили 112 украинских БПЛА над регионами России

Air quality moderate in New Delhi

Delhi's air quality settled in the 'moderate' category in the morning with the air quality index (AQI) reading of 194

What is really happening in northern Nigeria

There is no US-led conspiracy or a ‘Christian genocide’. There is an insurgency that has adapted.

В общественной палате призвали сократить сроки отключения горячей воды

Australia news live: NSW police reviewing Herzog protest charges after laws struck down; petrol prices continue to fall

Meanwhile treasurer warns of ‘big risks’ to inflation and growth as global oil price jumps again. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTreasurer says capital gains changes and other tax reform still under considerationSticking with the budget, Chalmers said the government hasn’t made any decisions on capital gains tax reform.We haven’t taken any decisions on those policies, whether the specific ones you mentioned [or others].There’s more work to do on our options for tax reform in this budget.The savings package won’t be exactly the same as what we

Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mass shooting

The children, aged from one to 14 years old, were killed in a shooting that police are describing as a "domestic disturbance".

MCA proposes overhaul filing architecture, seeks suggestions

Consultation paper outlines form consolidation, data-centric shift and threshold-based rules in line with Viksit Bharat @2047 vision

Росіяни проводять штурми по всій лінії фронту: в ISW пояснили, що відбувається

Можливо, ворог проводить розвідувальні операції перед майбутніми наступами.

Coach of empty local train derails in Thane; Mumbai suburban network services hit

The incident occurred at 8.09 am when the train was heading from Kalwa car shed to Kalyan

‘The Moon and The Zoo’: Simon Armitage poem celebrates 200 years of ZSL

Zoological Society of London commissions poet laureate for animation to mark its 200th anniversaryOver its two centuries, acclaimed writers and artists have found inspiration at London zoo, from Edwin Landseer’s Trafalgar Square lions, to AA Milne’s naming “Winnie” after resident bear Winnipeg, and Sylvia Plath’s poem Zoo Keeper’s Wife.Plath’s husband, Ted Hughes, who would become poet laureate, worked at the zoo briefly as a dish washer, an experience said to have helped fuel his inspiration for The Thought-Fox. Continue reading...

V&A East Storehouse and Norwich Castle among finalists for museum of the year

National Gallery, the Box in Plymouth and the Fitzwilliam in Cambridge also shortlisted for £120,000 Art Fund prizeThe V&A East Storehouse, the National Gallery and an accessible castle in Norwich are among the contenders for this year’s Art Fund museum of the year award, the most prestigious UK prize in the sector.The annual prize offers the winner £120,000, with £20,000 going to each of the other finalists, who the Art Fund’s director, Jenny Waldman, said had all “innovated in different ways”. Continue reading...

Pollution, corruption, accaparement des terres par les entreprises chinoises : en RDC, le lourd tribut de la ruée vers l’or

Investis par des milliers d’orpailleurs artisanaux séduits par la promesse de gains rapides, les sites riches en or du Haut-Uele, dans l’est congolais, sont peu à peu rachetés par des compagnies minières étrangères. Dans un pays gangrené par la pauvreté, l’exploitation aurifère, galvanisée par la flambée du cours de l’or, se montre ravageuse pour l’environnement et les populations locales.

A Gaza, six mois après le cessez-le-feu, la phase deux du « plan de paix » de Trump dans les limbes

L’armée israélienne consolide son emprise dans l’enclave et a tué plus de 750 Palestiniens ces six derniers mois. L’aide humanitaire demeure en deçà des besoins et les négociations sur le désarmement du Hamas piétinent.

A Gaza, six mois après le cessez-le-feu, la phase deux du plan de paix de Trump dans les limbes

L’armée israélienne consolide son emprise dans l’enclave et a tué plus de 750 Palestiniens ces six derniers mois. L’aide humanitaire demeure en deçà des besoins, et les négociations sur le désarmement du Hamas piétinent.

In Turkey, Middle Powers Ponder Diplomacy With a Rogue U.S.

The U.S. remains an essential player. The problem, one analyst said, is how to deal effectively with a power that is “indispensable, coercive and unpredictable at the same time.”

Arrests fuel fears among Madagascar’s gen Z protesters that new regime no better than one they overthrew

Jubilation is turning to disenchantment as young activists arrested after protest calling for election date to be setThe arrest of several protesters in Madagascar has increased fears among young people that the military regime that took power last year after huge Gen Z demonstrations will be no better than the government it overthrew.Four Gen Z activists, Herizo Andriamanantena, Miora Rakotomalala, Dina Randrianarisoa and Nomena Ratsihorimanana, were arrested on 12 April, one of their lawyers said, two days after taking part in a protest calling for an election date to be set. Continue readin

Ed Miliband to double down on net zero with measures to combat Iran energy shock

As fossil fuel prices soar ‘the era of clean energy security must come of age’, energy secretary will sayEd Miliband will double down on Labour’s commitment to net zero in the face of the Middle East conflict this week, insisting that as fossil fuel prices soar “the era of clean energy security must come of age”.The energy secretary is set to announce a package of new policies in a speech on Tuesday in response to an expected energy crisis prompted by Donald Trump’s war with Iran. Continue reading...

England left with ‘toilet deserts’ as public facilities decline by 14% in a decade

Report says lack of provision is harmful to health and damaging for high streetsThe number of public toilets in England has fallen by 14% in a decade, harming public health and creating vast swathes of lavatory “deserts” and unpleasant environments, a report says.The analysis by the Royal Society for Public Health found a “significant shortfall” in provision, with 15,481 people for each public toilet in England. That contrasts sharply with Scotland, where there are 8,500 people for each toilet, and Wales, with 6,748. Continue reading...

Get a grip on ‘scandal’ of illegal child social care in England, ministers are told

Vulnerable children placed in caravans, Airbnbs and holiday camps, with children’s commissioner saying practice must stopMinisters must get to grips with the “national scandal” of England’s shadow child social care system, the children’s commissioner has warned, as a shocking new report reveals the number of children in unregulated settings has increased by more than 370% in five years.Some of the most vulnerable children in England are being temporarily placed in unregulated caravans, Airbnbs and holiday camps, which risk the “accumulation of increasing levels of harm for children who have al

‘It’s soul-destroying’: struggle to house vulnerable children can leave breaking law as only option

Social workers in England say they often have no choice but to place children in unregistered settings because no one else will take themThe sinking feeling is familiar now, says Anna*. It’s Friday, the clock is ticking, and there is a vulnerable child in her care for whom – despite hitting the phones for days – she cannot find a place. Once the foster carers have been exhausted, and the registered private children’s homes begged, there is nothing for it but to look elsewhere.“It always seems to be on a Friday that you are struggling to place a child,” says the social worker. “They need somewh

Reglas de origen, aranceles e inversiones: los temas a tratar entre México y EE UU en la segunda ronda de conversaciones sobre el TMEC

La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, recibirá en Palacio Nacional a Jamieson Greer, el representante comercial estadounidense

Nifty slips below 24,300 at open as Iran tensions, crude spike rattle investors

The sell-off comes after Iran hardened its position over the weekend, with the Strait of Hormuz reported closed again after briefly reopening on Friday

Crude oil futures rise as tensions escalate again in West Asia

At 9:18 AM on Monday, Brent oil futures were at $95.29, up 5.43%, while WTI crude oil futures were at $87.41, up 5.84%

This fuel crisis could last for a while. It’s time for a new approach to fuel use – end it

‘We could make all public transport free nationwide for three months and boost peak-hour frequencies where systems are already at capacity’

2 U.S. Government Workers Among 4 Killed in Car Crash in Mexico

Two of the victims were American and two were Mexican, the authorities in Chihuahua said. The accident took place on a treacherous mountain road.

CII proposes comprehensive reforms to streamline industrial land management for manufacturing growth

A key recommendation within the roadmap was the creation of a unified, GIS-enabled National Industrial Land Bank

Cognizant to launch Technoverse Hackathon in May

Hackathon goes national, to draw over 20,000 participants from more than 400 colleges across India

NSA Doval discusses bilateral relations, regional situation with Saudi leaders

Doval held meetings with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman and National Security Advisor Musaed Al-Aiban

Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty fall in early trade amid geopolitical tensions, crude surge

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: Indian markets opened lower as US-Iran tensions lifted oil prices and dampened sentiment, with analysts warning of volatility despite support from bank earnings, while investors track global cues, rupee stability and foreign investor flows closely.

МИД: Россия учтет планы Парижа о размещении ядерного оружия в Европе

Росіяни атакували Україну "Шахедами": є постраждалі та руйнування інфраструктури

Під атакою була Київська область.

India-Sri Lanka oil pipeline discussed during VP Radhakrishnan's meeting with Dissanayake: FS

Radhakrishnan and Dissanayake also had productive discussions on further deepening the multifaceted bilateral ties, housing projects and fishermen issues between the two South Asian neighbours

Outrage after Israeli soldier desecrates statue of Jesus Christ in Lebanon

A photo of an Israeli soldier smashing a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon has sparked widespread outrage.

Today’s Stock Recommendation: April 20, 2026

The stock that we have today is KFin Technologies

AI’s token economy revolution creates new China tech winners

Niche startups are quickly winning investor favor over established tech leaders as AI pure plays with greater growth potential

Q4 Results Today Live: Groww, PNB Housing, Bank of Maharashtra, Navkar Corporation, Nelco, Indosolar, SML Mahindra, Indbank Merchant to announce Q4, HDFC Bank, ICICI, Yes Bank, Jio Financial shares in focus

Q4 Results Today, April 20, 2026, Live Updates: Catch live updates

Petition alleges violation of trusteeship norms in Sir Ratan Tata Trust

Provisions of Section 30A of Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950, violated, says petition

US energy chief says gas prices could stay above $3 per gallon until next year

Trump ⁠administration officials have offered differing views on how gas prices may shift

La guerra fractura la sociedad iraní entre quienes temen más ataques y quienes se oponen a cualquier concesión

La incertidumbre atraviesa una población únicamente unida por la denuncia de su precaria situación económica