rs old brian has made this donation. 96 years old come he's offered to make this donation to winchester college go to young white working—class boys. there is evidence to suggest that that group is the most educationally disadvantaged in britain. but this is led to the two colleges in question turning down the offer for fear of being question turning down the offer for fearof being in question turning down the offer for fear of being in violation of some anti—discrimination laws. fear of being in violation of some anti-discrimination laws. we asked. they say it does not keep keep in value with their value. which is a range of concerns they might have. 0ther wealthy people have offered money to support other children from less polished backgrounds and that hasn't been... storms e, the example given here. i offered to pay tuition fees 11 consul for black students. at cambridge. —— stormzy. ithink they are airing on the side of caution here. on one hand how the professor somehow that will come into any question, but i feel like this is the wrong argument to be having. we are quibbling over a coupl

processor thwaite is an educationalist and a former pupil at dulwich college and winchester. o bestow this money to these colleges, but specifically for poor white boys. now there is evidence among educationalist, that among the population it is that group that is most educationally disadvantaged at the moment. that's not to say that other groups aren't, because they are, but it's white, poor boys that particularly suffer and so he has made this offer and yet it has been turned down. generous offer but it would only help a small number, when the problem is much wider than that. well, it would. and a guess that is what the two schools in question are perhaps erring on the side of caution around. i've personally don't really see the robin with these targeted bequests, because they come from various corners, we have had stormlea who has offered to pay for four black students at cambridge and their costs and fees, it like old—fashioned patronage. i think that is fine but we're not getting to the root of the problem, you say. i think this school should probably accept these but the

but dulwich college and winchester college said any donations on the grounds of a pupil's colour werehis two children, who drowned in a hotel swimming pool. they told the bbc that gabriel diya, his 9—year—old daughter comfort and 16—year—old son praise—emmanuel died because of a freak accident, and that the case can now be closed. but mr diya's widow wants the investigation to continue. our correspondent gavin lee reports. flowers a nd flowers and roses by the poolside, tributes from tourists in a case that has baffled investigators. how three members of the same family drowned within five minutes in the afternoon of christmas eve. how it could be that 16—year—old praise—emmanuel and his father gabriel, both over six feet tall and only ten centimetre stronger than the deepest part of the swimming pool could not save nine—year—old comfort or get out themselves. police returned to the scene today, though the initial investigation has concluded it was an accident, not a fault in swimming pool. what happened in the spoonful a spanish police he thinks was frankly a tragic and freak acciden

but dulwich college and winchester college said any donations on the grounds of a pupil's colour werehe shadow business secretary rebecca long—bailey says she's considering standing in the labour leadership election. writing in the guardian newspaper, she said labour had to rebuild trust after its election defeat, blaming the result partly on the party's stance on brexit. the headlines on bbc news: the government says it's "seriously concerned" about the fairness of a trial in which a british teenager was found guilty of lying about being raped by a group of men in cyprus. police investigating the deaths of a british father and his two children, who drowned in a pool in spain on christmas eve, say it was an accident and that the case can now be closed. a volunteer firefighter has died battling wildfires in australia, as temperatures exceeded a0 celsius in every single state in the country. the ousted head of renualt, carlos ghosn, has reportedly left japan where he's been under house arrest, awaiting trialfor corruption. it's reported mr ghosn arrived in lebanon. the news has come as

but dulwich college and winchester college said any donations on the grounds of a pupil's colour were west ham has been welcoming its new manager david moyes back for a second stint leading the premiership club. he said the club's owners had "acted with class" by turning to him to replace manuel pellegrini — who was sacked at the weekend following a string of defeats. jo currie has more. when you're struggling at the wrong end of the premier league table, sometimes it's best to turn to what, or who, you know. david moyes, back at the club he rescued from relegation in 2018, and with the same remit. in the premier league. i think i've probably got the biggest win rate out of a certain amount of managers as well. so i think if you are putting in that way, putting it that way, that's what i do, i win. moyes made his name in the top flight at everton, where he spent 11 years. but then went on to only last ten months at manchester united in 2013, before being let go after a year with real sociedad, and relegated with sunderland. but after the failed appointment of manuel pellegrini, west h

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