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High court dismisses challenges against adding VAT to UK private school fees

Surcharge was a Labour party manifesto commitment at the 2024 general election

The Guardian - UK

Private schools lose High Court battle against Starmer’s VAT raid on fees

Around 11,000 pupils have already left private schooling since the policy came into force in January

The Independent UK

Average private school fees increase following government’s VAT rise

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said applying VAT to private school fees would help ‘provide the highest quality of support and teaching’ in the state sector

The Independent UK

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Average private school fees rise to more than £22,000 a year

Independent schools have been hit with a ‘triple whammy of financial blows’ after the Government’s decision to impose VAT on fees, the ISC chief said.

Evening Standard

‘The ice is not freezing as it should’: supply roads to Canada’s Indigenous communities under threat from climate crisis

Northern Ontario is seeing a ‘shorter window’ for ice roads that deliver vital supplies to remote First Nations

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy refuses to criticise US for not backing UN resolution condemning Russian invasion – as it happened

Foreign secretary says the UK co-sponsored the motion, voted for it and will support Ukraine but refused to criticise US

The Guardian - UK

The Westminster whistleblower: how my friend Sergei tried to expose the Kremlin plot against Britain

Russian-born UK citizen and Tory party activist Sergei Cristo fought to make MI5 sit up and take notice of the Russian political interference operation now threatening democracy in Britain – and around the world

The Guardian - UK

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Families launch legal action over government’s private school fees VAT raid

The lawyer representing the claimants accused the government of rushing the VAT policy through

The Independent UK

'Be watchful' on national security, says minister backing UK universities offering places to Chinese students

Ex-National Security Adviser Lord Sedwill stressed earlier that universities should be ‘thoughtful’ about what courses they offer to Chinese students

Evening Standard

Advice ignored by ministers could have blocked Prince Andrew ‘spy’

Dominic Grieve, the former attorney general, tells the Observer he advised Tories to criminalise foreign agents in 2019

The Guardian - UK

ICSE, ISC board exams scheduled announced

According to the date sheet, the ISC Class 12 exams will commence from February 13, 2025 and end on April 5, 2025. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Private schools to take legal action against planned VAT on fees

Independent Schools Council says its focus is on children and it is concerned about impact on specialist schools

The Guardian - UK

Private school group to launch legal action over Government’s VAT plan on fees

Members of the Independent Schools Council board voted to take action after the policy was confirmed in the Budget.

Evening Standard

FIA stewards reject McLaren’s Right of Review petition over Norris’s US GP penalty

McLaren has had its request for a Right of Review into Lando Norris’s penalty in the United States Grand Prix rejected by the FIA stewards.

Autosport

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Motorsport

FIA stewards reject McLaren’s Right of Review petition over Norris’s Austin penalty

McLaren has had its request for a Right of Review into Lando Norris’ Austin penalty rejected by the FIA stewards for last weekend’s Formula 1 race in Austin.

The Guardian - UK

Private school campaigners liken education secretary to Nazi over VAT plan

Bridget Phillipson has been targeted with personal abuse on Facebook by campaigners opposed to Labour’s tax policy

The Guardian - UK

UK’s new industrial strategy shows welcome signs of pragmatism. But the watchdog must have teeth

Rachel Reeves’s green paper seems to take policy more seriously than Tory predecessors

The Guardian - UK

Demand for England’s grammar schools falls – despite VAT on school fees

Ending tax exemption for private education has not led to influx at selective secondaries predicted by critics

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The Guardian - UK

Private schools say drop in enrolments mainly due to impending VAT on fees

Survey by Independent Schools Council finds UK pupil numbers down 1.7% compared with 2023

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Bahaa Abdulhussein: A Businessman's Blueprint for Success in Iraq

Establishing a successful business in Iraq requires more than just entrepreneurial spirit—it demands resilience, innovation, and a deep understanding of the local market dynamics. Bahaa Abdulhussein, a businessman and the force behind the widely recognized Qi Card, exemplifies these qualities. His journey from a local entrepreneur to a national leader…

TechRadar

Samsung accidentally reveals plans to release a RISC-V CPU — this might be the mysterious MACH-1 AI accelerator that could rival Nvidia's H-series GPU

Samsung accidentally revealed that it is making a RISC-V CPU that could be used in its MACH-1 accelerator .

Motorsport

F1's superlicence change not about Antonelli as Red Bull stands to gain

The FIA's superlicence rules alteration to allow certain worthy 17-year-olds to enter Formula 1 is unrelated to Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli and may actually benefit Red Bull, Motorsport.com understands.

Autosport

F1’s superlicence change not about Antonelli, Red Bull stands to gain

The FIA’s superlicence rules alteration to allow certain worthy 17-year-olds to enter Formula 1 is unrelated to Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli and may actually benefit Red Bull, Autosport understands.

The Guardian - UK

Number of private school pupils rises despite claims families priced out by Labour’s VAT plan

Independent schools in England had warned plan to charge VAT on fees was putting parents off and had shut schools

Fortune

NASCAR’s CHRO talks about the DEI reckoning, how he navigated the aftermath of a merger, and his biggest struggle

John Ferguson discusses combining different cultures within the racing company and why 6 a.m. meetings were not the best idea.

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