The front pages on Wednesday focus on the “record-breaking” grades gap in schools and an royal’s apparent retreat to Balmoral.
The Daily Mail says there has been “fury” over A-level results after the gap between private and state school pupils “grew to its widest in the recent era”.
Wednesday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/uQ6oVTr0Qd
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) August 10, 2021
The Guardian reports the “record-breaking” set of results also saw black pupils and male pupils outperfomed by their peers.
Guardian front page, 11 August 2021: Gap widens between private and state schools pic.twitter.com/4sV2DKWeZp
— Guardian news (@guardiannews) August 10, 2021
Education experts warn in The Independent the results mean those at state schools could be “elbowed out” of university places by their privately educated peers.
Wednesday’s INDEPENDENT: Poor pupils squeezed out of leading universities #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/0U8NSFm6WZ
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) August 10, 2021
Politicians have called for the A-level system to be overhauled, according to The Daily Telegraph and The Times, with the latter saying Tory chairman of the education select committee chair Robert Halfon suggested it be replaced by the international baccalaureate.
?️The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘A-level grades could be scrapped to end top marks “free-for-all”‘#TomorrowsPapersToday
Sign up for the Front Page newsletter?https://t.co/x8AV4Oomry pic.twitter.com/or4ZdIA8Qp
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 10, 2021
Wednesday’s TIMES: Call for urgent overhaul as grades soar #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/eRCWiNbI8d
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) August 10, 2021
The i outlines the “plan to fix A-level inflation” which includes a gradual tightening of grades over several years to prevent employers losing confidence in the scheme.
Wednesday’s front page – Revealed: Plan to fix A-level inflation#TomorrowsPapersToday
? No ‘jolt back’ to pre-pandemic standards https://t.co/tJXFEBV3aS
? Inequality grows as private schools benefit https://t.co/BxDZQ5sPBX
? Analysis from @whazell: https://t.co/Pxjq14VRRm pic.twitter.com/zGf80MLVwI
— i newspaper (@theipaper) August 10, 2021
The Duke of York may face a second sexual assault lawsuit following the action brought by Jeffrey Epstein-accuser Virginia Giuffre, the Daily Mirror reports.
Tomorrow’s front page: Andrew may face 2nd lawsuit https://t.co/D6SdNtOU1b #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/eNtBVotHOE
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 10, 2021
Metro says the royal “is lying low at the Queen’s remote Balmoral estate” due to Ms Giuffre’s civil court case, which the paper calls “enough to make a duke sweat” in its headline.
Wednesday’s front page:
ENOUGH TO MAKE A DUKE SWEAT#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/YZirtOOIYJ
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) August 10, 2021
The Financial Times reports on the US Senate passing its “sweeping” 1 trillion dollar (£720 billion) infrastructure package to upgrade American’s “crumbling” transport systems.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Wednesday 11 August https://t.co/CEv5gaZVgW pic.twitter.com/sLDgfUNwln
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 10, 2021
A computer program that can spot tiny changes in the brain with a single scan has raised hopes of earlier treatment – and even an end to symptoms – for dementia, according to the Daily Express.
Wednesday’s EXPRESS: ‘Super’ scans give hope in dementia battle #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/GNuSOsq1DN
— Helen Miller (@MsHelicat) August 10, 2021
The Sun says Strictly Come Dancing’s Nadiya Bychkova has tested positive for coronavirus, which has sent cast and crew members into isolation just days into the show’s latest series.
On tomorrow’s front page: Strictly in chaos as show is SHUT DOWN after Nadiya Bychkova catches Covid https://t.co/URbglekz1S pic.twitter.com/7HsmOyoAFH
— The Sun (@TheSun) August 10, 2021
And the Daily Star hails “another triumph for the boffins” as it reports research has found spices in south Asian-inspired food can boost women’s sex drives.
Tomorrow’s #frontpage – KORMA SUTRA: Spices in south Asian inspire food. up until yesterday also known as curry.. can boost women’s SEX DRIVES#tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/4MX2VnrB5V
— Daily Star (@dailystar) August 10, 2021
