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educationandfamily.blogspot.com
Education & Family News
Education & Family News Friday, May 20, 2011 Private schools fight charity law 17 May 2011 Last updated at 16:52 GMT Independent schools say the law is difficult for trustees to assess what they can and cannot do The independent schools sector has accused the Charity Commission of introducing "vague, uncertain, legally flawed" new rules on charitable status.The commission brought in a new public benefit guidance test to assess whether schools are sufficiently charitable and adequately help
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politics-risioja.blogspot.com
Politics News
Politics News Friday, May 20, 2011 Lords reform plans to be unveiled 17 May 2011 Last updated at 00:44 GMT By James Landale Deputy Political Editor, BBC News Live coverage of the House of CommonsThe government will unveil its plans later to replace the House of Lords with an elected second chamber.There will be a draft bill included in a White Paper for a house of 300 members serving 15-year terms, with one third of them elected by proportional representation every five years.Deputy Prime
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business-risioja.blogspot.com
Business News
Business News Friday, May 20, 2011 US reaches $14tn limit on debts 16 May 2011 Last updated at 14:57 GMT Timothy Geithner warns the current impasse can only last until August The US has reached its debt limit of $14.3 trillion (?8.6tn) and is taking measures to cut spending to avoid breaching it. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said that he will suspend investing into two large government pension funds. This delays any breaching of the limit to 2 August.Congress is currently
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world-risioja.blogspot.com
World news
World news Friday, May 20, 2011 Pope orders action on sex abuse 16 May 2011 Last updated at 17:08 GMT The letter is the Pope's latest effort to eradicate child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church Pope Benedict has told bishops around the world to promptly report all suspected cases of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic priests to local police in new guidelines he has issued.Set out in a letter, the guidelines are the latest effort to eradicate child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church
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scienceandenvironment-bbc.blogspot.com
Science & Environment
Science & Environment Friday, May 20, 2011 Carbon copies 17 May 2011 Last updated at':43 GMT The government has been dogged by criticism that it was losing its green credentials For those of us brought up on a regimen of leaky windows, stalled trains and coal mining, the idea that the UK might be a global leader in the race to a clean, green low-carbon future is not an easy one to accept.Is not our home insulation a paltry thing beside Sweden's? Are we not incapable of running a proper