Birbalsingh has been influential in Tory circles since winning a standing ovation at the Conservative Party conference after she delivered a damning indictment of 'utterly chaotic' state schools in 2010.

He is also accused of engaging in controlling or coercive behaviour, namely 'monitoring her social media accounts and making threats and derogatory comments towards her, amounting to a serious affect upon her'.

Janet Potter, deputy chief crown prosecutor for CPS North West, said: 'The Crown Prosecution Service has today authorised Greater Manchester Police to charge Mason Greenwood, 21, with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

After the school published its latest GCSE results, the head clarified her stance on strictness, saying: ''An example of the mistake we make in thinking "strict and being in authority" is the same as "authoritarianism".

Earlier, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi insisted the 'pattern' of the mutant strain was not the same as Delta - with fewer patients needing a ventilator and generally staying in hospital for a shorter time.

Daly did not comment on the outlook for monetary policy or her views on the state of the economy in remarks prepared for delivery to the UCLA Anderson forecast webinar. Instead she focused her attention on the long-standing gaps in economic opportunity, wealth and well-being in the United States that have been brought into sharper focus during the pandemic.

The latest figures suggest growth in Covid hospitalisations in London - seen as a leading indicator of what may happen in the rest of the country - slowed in the run-up to New Year, although holiday reporting glitches could be affecting the total.

'I am proud to support this law as a lawful step in empowering Oregon citizens to determine their own role in Oregon history and their role in the community in which they live,' Nguyen told The Oregonian.

Nearly a third of rail services have been axed at some stations in recent days, after as many as one in ten staff called in sick with illnesses including Covid - while major engineering works on key commuter routes are scheduled to continue until midway through next week.

The PM revealed that the government is looking at redeploying personnel after the public sector was warned to brace for a worst-case scenario of a quarter of staff - around 1.4million people - being off work.

The couple objected to an archaic clause, known as a covenant, which said the property cannot be 'used or occupied' by anyone who is black or of Chinese or Japanese descent, 'except that persons of these races may serve as servants of residents may be employed'.