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Jack Straw to meet Kofi Annan

The Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is flying to New York today, and will talk with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan about the ongoing reconstruction of Iraq. Mr Straw had planned a two-day trip to New York some time ago, and will talk with the Secretary General ahead of the UK taking presidency of the Security… Read more »

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GCSE pass rate falls
GCSE pass rate falls

GCSE results published today have shown a fall in the pass rate for the second year running provoking criticism of the Government’s 14-19 education policy. Of the 5.73 million exams taken in May and June 2.4% did not even receive a grade G, 0.3% more than last year. However results were very polarised with the… Read more »