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Defence chiefs have drawn up plans to mothball all of Britain’s tanks under proposals to modernise the armed forces, according to The Times.

The Times reports that teachers are more likely to spread the coronavirus than their pupils.

The Times’ front-page story says a rift has emerged between Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak over pension reforms.

The Times says Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, was warned directly that the A-level and GCSE grading system could lead to hundreds of thousands of students being given the wrong results, but decided to push ahead anyway.

Thousands of students have been left in limbo after the A-level fallout, with many now having to defer their university courses until next year, says The Times.

The Times also says there will be a scramble for university places following the government’s U-turn. Sketch writer Quentin Letts says the political class of 2020 have shown “world-beating ineptitude”.

Boris Johnson is being told by MPs to end the exam shambles, following the release of thousands of downgraded A-level results last week, and ahead of the GCSE results day on Thursday, according to The Times.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has said every school in England will be able to appeal against A-level and GCSE grades free of charge, The Times reports.