Teachers may get a four-day week... and a pay rise too

Daily Mail - Oct 23, 2026

The Education Secretary, Lucy Powell, has received recommendations from an independent body advising ministers how to make the full-time teaching requirements of 195 days per year more lenient.

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Oct 23, 2026

Agri losses from El Niño breach P8.5B across PH

MANILA, Philippines — Agricultural damage throughout the country due to the El Niño phenomenon has climbed to P8.57 billion, a 24.7-percent increase from the P6.87 billion recorded in September. According to the Oct. 21 bulletin of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the dry spell affected the livelihood of 288,058 farmers in different regions across the

Benguet set to host country’s sericulture revival

Oct 23, 2026

Benguet set to host country’s sericulture revival

BAGUIO CITY — A 1970s mulberry enterprise in Benguet province is getting a new lease on life, thanks to a government initiative to rebuild the country’s sericulture industry and ensure a local supply of silk. Science Secretary Renato Solidum said the old Benguet operation had been designated the north Luzon sericulture hub under the government’s

Self-driving Tesla struck and killed man, 71, who was trying to cross California freeway

Oct 23, 2026

Self-driving Tesla struck and killed man, 71, who was trying to cross California freeway

The vehicle hit the elderly pedestrian at 70 mph while the 26-year-old driver claimed the car was in Full Self-Driving mode.

Vietnam's largest island Phu Quoc strengthens security as APEC 2027 draws 10,000 delegates

Oct 23, 2026

Vietnam's largest island Phu Quoc strengthens security as APEC 2027 draws 10,000 delegates

The southern province of An Giang, home to Phu Quoc Island, is moving early to lock down security for the 2027 APEC Economic Leaders' Week, a major diplomatic event of the country.

Thai diner faces $29,770 lawsuit after calling $7.74 plate of basil rice expensive

Oct 23, 2026

Thai diner faces $29,770 lawsuit after calling $7.74 plate of basil rice expensive

A Thai man says a food shop at a Bangkok hospital is seeking 1 million baht (US$29,770) in damages from him over a Facebook video complaining that its chicken basil rice cost 260 baht ($7.74).

Vietnam could face super typhoon like Yagi every 7 years

Oct 23, 2026

Vietnam could face super typhoon like Yagi every 7 years

Vietnam could face a super typhoon comparable in intensity to Typhoon Yagi, the strongest to strike the country in 70 years in 2024, on average once every seven years if global temperatures rise by four degrees Celsius, according to updated climate change scenarios.

After MCMC's RM25k fine over 'fake news', Amanah Youth leader discharged and acquitted

Oct 23, 2026

After MCMC's RM25k fine over 'fake news', Amanah Youth leader discharged and acquitted

Regulator decides to drop charge against Aqili.

Twisted manosphere influencer Andrew Tate is 'very sick' in prison and needs medical help, his lawyer pleads: 'Pray for him'

Oct 23, 2026

Twisted manosphere influencer Andrew Tate is 'very sick' in prison and needs medical help, his lawyer pleads: 'Pray for him'

Andrew Tate, 39, is reportedly 'very sick' inside a notorious Miami federal prison, with his lawyer claiming repeated requests for medical treatment have been ignored.

Police rush to federal minister Anika Wells' office after threatening incident - days after alleged attack on Helen Haines

Oct 23, 2026

Police rush to federal minister Anika Wells' office after threatening incident - days after alleged attack on Helen Haines

Federal Communications Minister Anika Wells has shut her office after a security incident.

'I've killed people': What Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly told male friend days after Luke Davies and Jesse Baird's deaths - as jury is told he broke into mate's house to confront him

Oct 23, 2026

'I've killed people': What Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly told male friend days after Luke Davies and Jesse Baird's deaths - as jury is told he broke into mate's house to confront him

Follow Daily Mail's live coverage of Beau Lamarre-Condon's murder trial.

Trump teases 2028 ambitions as he tells Iowa rally crowd he 'has the right' to run for a third term

Oct 23, 2026

Trump teases 2028 ambitions as he tells Iowa rally crowd he 'has the right' to run for a third term

President Donald Trump once again teased that he wanted to run for a third term, telling his Iowa rally crowd Thursday night that he 'has the right' to do it.

Landmark 'what is a woman' ruling means Australian employers cannot exclude transgender women from female-only recruitment drives

Oct 23, 2026

Landmark 'what is a woman' ruling means Australian employers cannot exclude transgender women from female-only recruitment drives

A landmark discrimination ruling has major implications for Australian employers, with an expert warning transgender women cannot be excluded from female-only recruitment drives

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