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by introducing some selection based on the results of a test. the move comes as ministers seek to lift the ban on new grammar schools. 0ur education editor, bra nwen jeffreys reports from the union s annual conference in cardiff. grammar schools have a long history. in altrincham, 100 years of tradition. then, almost 20 years ago, new grammar schools were banned. now, some comprehensives offera grammarstream for many, a way of stretching the brightest. but could this also be used to get around the law? so today, a warning of legal action. they fear ministers could encourage more of this. the schools where we d have an issue around this is a school that s advertising a grammar stream, that is putting children through tests for it, and where we get the sense from documents and other things that children stay in that stream, that it s actually a selective system that is being introduced. that s what we would want to challenge. is this essentially a shot across the bow of ....
of everton footballer ross barkley to that of a gorilla. the mayor of liverpool has called for the newspaper to sack mr mckenzie for making what he called racial slurs . from goodison park, frankie mccamley reports. the footballer in the centre of it all, everton midfielder ross barkley, whose grandfather was nigerian, compared here to a gorilla. and the man who wrote it, kelvin mackenzie, now suspended. he also claims the only other people in liverpool earning as much money were drug dealers. i ve reported it to merseyside police and they re investigating the complaint. i have also written to the press complaints commission. the comments, i believe, were overtly racist. the club reacted quickly, banning the sun, stating the newspaper has to know any attack on this city is not acceptable. it follows a long running hatred towards the newspaper who blamed fans for the hillsborough disaster that left 96 dead. with applause at today s match to mark the 28th anniversary. th ....
then not need to be a formalised process of stopping it? yes, and i think this is where we need to have more training for gps and medical professionals, people who are interacting with the older drivers who can see somebody has a problem. there mechanisms at the moment it you can phone dvla and tell them about somebody who has a problem on the road and dvla can take their licence away until they ve had a medical but that is a fairly extreme measure. we would like to see that the more formalised way to talk it is about having this discussion. this petition is useful and stimulating that discussion but compulsion, not at the moment but i think a lot more information, advice and access to voluntary assessment will help older people to make a really good, informed decision on the right time to give up. thank you. steel cloud around for most of us. a strea k of steel cloud around for most of us. a streak of cloud across the heart of england and wales. further north, another ....
for northern ireland, wales and scotland. nicola sturgeon thinks that this decision could backfire on the prime minister in scotland because she really believes the snp are in a position to do well in this election. and that, if they do, then that will make it much harder for a westminster government to refuse to allow a referendum on scottish independence. privately, though, the snp will admit it will be incredibly difficult for them to repeat the astonishing success they had in 2015. you could have a situation where the snp win most of the seats in scotland but it still looks like the support is slipping. the tories are convinced they can make significant gains in scotland now that they have successfully positioned themselves as the party most dedicated to keeping the uk united. there are many here in northern ireland who feel this vote could add to a sense of political instability. remember, people here have already been to the polls twice in the last 12 months, both ....
colorado lawmaker takes a stand that could cost him his political career. president obama hits the ground running after failing to get world leaders on board at the g20 summit. mr. obama will try to convince congress to authorize a military intervention in syria. he will make his case to the american people in a prime time speech on tuesday. the white house is still trying to get its allies to support a strike against the assad regime. john kerry is in a meeting in lithunia and then to paris. lawmakers in washington may have just a harder time, as the president had overseas. more and more members of congress are raising doubts but on friday, it officially became their issue. i now ask unanimous con st. louis 70 a notification be printed in the record. the awesration measure is expected to be voted on next week. the president, himself, says it may not have enough support and could be voted down. while the politicians continue discussing what to do, the war rages on ....