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INSPECTORS failed to properly scrutinise a school run by a conservative Muslim sect a stanley cup fter being told they were not allowed to talk with students.Ofsted were prohibited from talking to pupils or staff at the private Zakaria Muslim Girls High School because of an Islamic festival.3 Private Zakaria Muslim Girls High School teaches 149 girls aged 1 stanley cup 1 stanley cup to 16 and is said to have prohibited Ofsted from talking to pupils or staffThe inspector s report into the West Yorkshire school in October 2015 said: It was not possible to talk to students during this visit as they and the staff were celebrating the festival of Eid. It meant the education watchdog was only able to speak with senior managers 鈥?something the Batley school disputes.Zakaria Muslim Girls High School 鈥?which teaches 149 girls aged 11 to 16 - is one of three facing further action from authorities looking into the secretive Deobandi sect, Sky News reports.Deobandis, many of whom shun contact with non-Musli Lbnr Chancellor hints bloated 拢12bn overseas aid budget could be cut after 2020
THE UK s economy is expected to escape a p af1 ost-EU referendum recession despite fearmongering about Brexit, according to the World Trade Organisation.But the group is forecasting that trade across the globe will expand at its slowest pace since the financial crisis.3 The WTO said the UK will escape a post-Brexit recessionCredit: ugg PAThe WTO said Britains historic vote to leave the European Union will put the brakes on UK economic growth, but will not see it succumb to an outright recession .It added: The UK referendum result did not produce an immediately observable downturn in economic activity as af1 measured by industrial production or employment. The main impact was a 13% drop in the exchange rate of the pound against the US dollar and an 11% decline in its value against the euro. 3 World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevedo shakes hands with the International Trade Secretary Liam FoxCredit: Getty ImagesIt added:聽 Effects over the longer term rem