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The school day in England will be extended by half an hour under a £15bn Covid rescue plan to help children catch up after the disruption of the pandemic, the Times reports. The paper has seen a leaked presentation of a report by Sir Kevan Collins, the government’s education recovery commission, which it says calls for children to receive an extra 100 hours of schooling each year from 2022, with a minimum 35-hour week.

Times Front Page 27th of July 2024

French police and security services have intensified a manhunt for those responsible for recent sabotage attacks on the country’s high-speed rail network, which are suspected to be linked to both militant and foreign entities.

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Times Front Page 24th of July 2024

General Sir Roly Walker, the chief of the general staff, warned that Britain has only three years to prepare for potential conflicts with adversaries such as Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran, highlighting the urgency to re-establish a credible land force to deter nations from engaging in battle with the West.

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