The UK Rwandan Refugee Act was officially enacted
King Charles of the United Kingdom has passed legislation on the Rwanda Refugee Bill, which is crucial to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to send refugees seeking asylum to Rwanda.
The British royal family's approval pass is the final stage of the parliamentary legislative process, after a long battle between the government and opponents of the bill, which is effectively a rubber stamp of Parliament's decision to approve the bill earlier this week.
On Thursday, Royal Assent was announced by the House of Lords, meaning that the Rwanda Security (Asylum and Immigration) Bill is now law. Parliament approved the legislation in the early hours of Tuesday morning. On Monday, Sunak said he expected the first flights to Rwanda to take off within 10 to 12 weeks of the bill's passage.
The Mayor of London unveils plans for a 'subway' rail transport system in London's suburbs
The Lord Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has pledged to bring rail service in London's suburbs under the control of Transport for London (TfL) to create a "revolutionary metro-style" rail transport system. The incumbent mayor, who is seeking re-election on May 2, said he would work with the incoming Labour central government if the London public elects a new Labour government. If he is re-elected, it will put an end to the pain point of the failure of rail service in London's suburbs.
Khan said he would seek which lines of London rail services could be handed over to TfL control when his current contract expired. Currently, all London rail services are operated by different private operators.
He proposed this morning that Underground services could be decentralised from Kent to the south-eastern suburbs of London's Victoria, Charring Cross and Cannon Street, and rail lines from Hertfordshire to Moorgate. Earlier, the Labor Party revealed that if it wins the next general election, it plans to carry out the process of nationalising the railways in the first five years of its rule.
Previously, MyLondon reported in February that the mayor wanted more commuter national rail lines to be brought under Transport for London's control. According to the Mayor, the first lines controlled by Transport for London will likely include:
South East Suburban Rail Service Line connecting Victoria, Charing Cross and Cannon Street with Dartford, Hayes and Seven Oaks
· Great Northern 铁路服务连接沼泽门（Moorgate）与韦林花园城（Welwyn Garden City）、赫特福德（Hertford）和斯蒂夫尼奇（Stevenage）
The mayor's team believes it will be a "real benefit" for Londoners who rely on these services. Labour activists said the measures included:
More frequent train frequencies, better transfers, and increased capacity on new trains for better commute times
Greater reliability for all passengers
Customer service is better and simpler thanks to integration into the Transport for London Passenger Information System
Opening hours may be longer at night and on weekends
Better accessibility and drive-and-go arrangement
Transport for London fares include more services, simplifying and increasing fares
The Mayor said the inclusion of Transport for London-controlled services would depend on a number of factors, such as whether these rail services operate mostly or fully across Greater London and when the contract with the Department for Transport expires.
In addition, the Mayor suggested that up to 130,000 new homes could be built within a kilometre of the existing station due to improved services in South and South East London.
"The operators who operate suburban rail services fail Londoners year after year," the mayor said. Commuters experience delays, poor service, and unjustified ticket price increases. The decentralization of railways would bring great benefits to Londoners. The Conservatives talked about the decentralization of the railways, but completely reneged on their promises. ”
The government said the rail fare increase initiated earlier this year was limited to 4.9%. Officials said this was well below July's 9% retail price index (RPI) inflation data, on which annual increases have historically been based.
The increase has also been postponed until March 2024, rather than from January as before the Covid-19 pandemic.
List of the best and worst secondary schools in London
A new survey has released the best schools in London. The School Achievement Report, created by Non-Stop Kids and Online Marketing Practice, ranks London secondary schools based on average progress scores.
The score is a way to measure a student's progress from Key Stage 2 to the end of Key Stage 4. Key Stage 2 is usually categorized as Years 3, 4, 5, and 6, while Key Stage 4 is usually classified as Years 10 and 11.
Progress 8 is graded by a student's best GCSE results (Secondary Examination) subject scores, as well as compulsory subjects in Maths, English and Science, and calculates their average grade compared to their primary school peers. However, special education schools are not included in school report reports. The mean is set to zero, and a score above zero indicates above-average progress. When a score is below zero, it indicates that progress has been made less than expected.
The report is based on Gov.uk data from last year's GCSE results, with a Progress 8 score indicating the extent to which each secondary school has helped students improve their overall grades.
In London, Brent's Michaela Community School is the highest-rated school in the city of London on the Progress 8 scale, 2.37 points above the average of 0. The school is known as "the strictest school in the UK", and students are required to sing the national anthem and are not allowed to sit around with friends for lunch.
其次是位于哈克尼区（Hackney）的叶索迪·哈托拉高级女子学校（Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School），得分为 1.65，其次是位于南华克（Southwark）的圣心天主教学校（Sacred Heart Catholic School），得分为1.38。 排名前五的学校是巴尼特（Barnet）的曼诺拉女子高中（Menorah High School for Girls）比平均水平高 1.37分和斯坦福山（Stamford Hill）的卢巴维奇之家女子高中（Lubavitch House School-比平均水平高 1.34。
另一方面，伦敦Progress 8平均分最低的学校是位于兰贝斯（Lambeth）的南岸中学（South Bank Utc），其得分为-1.59。 其次是希灵登（Hillingdon）的全球中学（Global Academy），为 -1.41，其次是布罗姆利（Bromley）的凯姆纳尔技术学院（Kemnal Technology College），为-1.27。
Below is the full table of the top 8 with the highest and lowest Progress scores in the London area. The figure does not include every school in London, with 495 out of 985 schools, but not special education schools. The number of students refers to the number of students at the end of Key Stage 4.
Top 10 Most Improved Schools in London:
- 米凯拉社区学校Michaela Community School，布伦特：评分2.37，121 名学生
- 叶索迪·哈托拉高级女子学校Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School，哈克尼：评分1.65，63名学生
- 圣心天主教学校Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School，南华克：评分1.38，129 名学生
- 曼诺拉女子高中Menorah High School for Girls，巴尼特：评分1.37，53 名学生
- 卢巴维奇之家女子高中Lubavitch House School，哈克尼：评分1.34，20 名学生
- 伊灵伊灵菲尔德高中 Ealing Fields High School：评分1.34，113 名学生
- 艾达·洛夫莱斯英格兰教会高中Ada Lovelace Church of England High School，伊灵：评分1.33，118名学生
- 威尔森中学Wilson's School，萨顿：评分1.33，184 名学生
- 圣马克天主教学校St Mark's Catholic School，豪恩斯洛：评分1.3，184 名学生
- Swanlea School,塔尔哈姆莱茨:评分1.27,208 名学生
Top 10 Most Improved Schools in London:
- South Bank Utc, Lambeth: Rated -1.59, 23 students
- Global Academic, Hillingdon: Rated -1.41, 58 students
- 凯姆纳尔技术学院Kemnal Technology College，布罗姆利：评分-1.27，71 名学生
- 西伦敦空间工作中学Space Studio West London,豪恩斯洛:评分-1.20,38 名学生
- 大主教特尼森学校Archbishop Tenison's School，兰贝斯：评分-1.17， 62 名学生
- 王亨利学校King Henry School，贝克斯利国：评分-0.97，283 名学生
- 威灵中学Welling School，贝克斯利：-0.97，有 283 名学生
- 南马斯中学和高中部Lammas School and Sixth Form，沃尔瑟姆森林：评分-0/83， 122 名学生
- Trinity Academy: Rated -0/82, 117 students
- 格林威治皇家格林威治信托学校Royal Greenwich Trust School：评分-0.81， 146 名学生