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No 10 says Badenoch’s claim PM should have intervened to stop China spy trial collapsing ‘absurd’ – UK politics live

16 October at 16:15 PM, via The Guardian

Downing Street says had Starmer intervened he would have been interfering in a case related to a previous government

Ward says that “no minister or special adviser played any role in the provision of evidence” under this government. He says he cannot say if that was the case under the last government.

There is a lot of jeering at this. The Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, reprimands Tom Tugendhat for...

UK students: have you been targeted by scammers?

16 October at 14:14 PM, via The Guardian

We would like to hear from UK students about their experiences of being targeted by criminals trying to steal their money

A survey by NatWest has found that 57% of UK students have been scammed by fraudsters, or have had close shaves.

Young adults had an average of £300 stolen by scammers in the last year, with one in four targeted by scammers impersonating their bank, according to a survey of...

Some parents of special school pupils in England spending £5,000 on EHCPs

16 October at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Sutton Trust’s research reveals huge inequalities in how parents navigate Send system, with poorer children ‘doubly disadvantaged’

One in eight children in special schools have parents who spent £5,000 or more on their assessments, according to research that reveals huge inequalities in how parents navigate England’s special educational needs system.

The research comes as the government is...

‘Alarming rise’ in mental health stigma in England, research shows

15 October at 17:00 PM, via The Guardian

One in 10 people unwilling to live next to someone who has been mentally ill even if they have recovered, Mind reports

The number of people in England who are frightened of living near people with mental health problems has nearly doubled to one in seven, which experts warn reflects an “alarming rise in stigma”.

Even if the mentally ill person had recovered, one in 10 people said they would be...

Reparations leaders ‘deeply disappointed’ as Newsom vetoes university bill

15 October at 15:00 PM, via The Guardian

Backlash as California governor rejects measure allowing preferential treatment for descendants of enslaved people

California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, is facing backlash from progressives over his veto of a reparations bill that would have allowed universities to give preference to applicants descended from enslaved people.

Assembly Bill 7, widely supported by Democratic lawmakers, established...

Kemi Badenoch wants to end ‘rip-off degrees’ – but I wouldn’t have created Horrid Henry without mine | Francesca Simon

15 October at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

I studied Old and Middle English. Although I didn’t know it, I couldn’t have chosen a better subject to train me to become a children’s author

Hwaet! When I was a Yale undergraduate, I hated being asked what my major was. “Medieval studies? What will you do with that?”, was the inevitable question from non-students. When I went on to Oxford and studied Old and Middle English, the...

Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds

15 October at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers

Pupils fear that using artificial intelligence is eroding their ability to study, with many complaining it makes schoolwork “too easy” and others saying it limits their creativity and stops them learning new skills, according to new research.

The report on the use of AI in UK schools, commissioned by Oxford University...

‘Under 5ft 5in? Forget about being a prince!’ How the Royal Ballet is kicking out the old rules

14 October at 17:16 PM, via The Guardian

What will the ballet dancer of the future look like? We visit the hunting lodge where the next generation are being trained – and find huge changes are under way

It’s an idyllic autumn day in leafy Richmond Park, London, where a grand Georgian hunting lodge houses the Royal Ballet school. Enter through the classical columns and it feels like a bubble away from the world. “I was on a video...

Majority of special education staff in US education department laid off – report

13 October at 19:38 PM, via The Guardian

Layoffs ‘decimating’ office responsible for protecting rights of infants, children and youth with disabilities, says worker

The majority of staff in the education department handling special education has been laid off, according to multiple reports.

Friday’s total of 466 layoffs across the education department also impacted the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, which...

A vampire novel that smells of garlic? Well, if it gets people reading … | Carys Afoko

13 October at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

The special edition of Jennifer L Armentrout’s new ‘romantasy’ will stand out on any bookshelf, even if you’ve got your eyes closed. I refuse to be sniffy about it

Would you like a book that smells like garlic? Didn’t think so. But that didn’t stop author Jennifer L Armentrout from using garlic-infused ink to print 1,000 copies of her new novel The Primal of Blood and Bone.

Seem strange? Maybe...

MPs highlight plight of Gaza students unable to come to UK with children

13 October at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

Politicians write to ministers about Palestinians who cannot take up scholarships because they are barred from bringing families

A cross-party group of more than 100 MPs has written to the government, highlighting the plight of Palestinian students unable to take up scholarships at UK universities because they have been barred from bringing their children.

The British government has now...

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