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Gemma Lucketti, 37, has been kicked off a Manchester estate after furious locals set up a petition to have her evicted when she smashed an Audi and threaten to burn their homes down.
School day to be extended in England, leaked ‘Covid catch-up’ plan suggests Richard Adams Education editor © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images The government is considering paying teachers to add an extra 30 minutes to the school day in England under leaked proposals to help pupils overcome a year of disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. A plan drawn up by Sir Kevan Collins, the government’s education recovery commissioner, seeks to establish a minimum 35-hour week and add 100 hours of additional schooling compared with existi...