Education Secretary Michael Gove is vowing to break down the "Berlin Wall" between state and private schools in education. In a keynote speech today, Mr Gove said state schools were no longer 'bog standard'.
ITV News readers have been sharing their views on new guidelines for teachers on dealing with misbehaving pupils in school.
The proposals include writing lines as well as more controversial, community-service style sanctions like picking up litter and cleaning up graffiti.
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.