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Africa

The lowdown on England’s next opponents

Sunday at 12:58 PM, via BBC News

BBC Sport brings you all the information you need on DR Congo, England’s opponents on Wednesday in the World Cup Round of 32.

Education

School smartphone bans seen as ‘punitive’ by young people, study says

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Outright bans may have unintended negative consequences for young people, University College London report warns

School smartphone bans are “overly simplistic” and are not supported by young people who regard them as “punitive” rather than helpful, according to research by University College London.

The UCL report was published on Tuesday, the day after a statutory ban on smartphones in schools...

Education

Where have all the first jobs gone? – podcast

Today at 04:00 AM, via The Guardian

The number of young people in the UK not in work, education or training is spiralling. How much damage could it do to their long-term prospects – and the country? Sammy Gecsoyler reports

More than a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training. They are the Neets, and according to a new government report it’s a growing problem among 16- to 24-year-olds. Across...

Education

Andy Burnham confirms he will set up ‘No 10 North’ in Manchester in major policy speech – as it happened

Yesterday at 18:23 PM, via The Guardian

Makerfield MP and hopeful prime minister says he will ‘bring about biggest rebalancing of power the country has ever seen’

Andy Burnham vows to set up No 10 North as ‘nerve centre of rewired Britain’

Asked what she thought of Andy Burnham not taking questions this morning, Badenoch said:

Andy Burnham doesn’t like questions. Nigel Farage doesn’t like questions. Even Keir Starmer in...

Entertainment

Anarchy can be Ramaphosa’s death-knell

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Citizen

R600 million set aside and private security roped in, but Ramaphosa faces an acid test if cops sympathise with marchers today.

Entertainment

Hero to some, rogue to others

Today at 06:40 AM, via The Citizen

Mettler restored order by firing 43 striking workers in 2023, but now faces suspension amid claims of mismanagement and blocked investigations.

Science/Tech

Reflecting pool algae: the science Trump needs to know – podcast

Today at 06:00 AM, via The Guardian

The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC has hardly been out of the news since April when President Trump vowed to have it renovated, and painted ‘American flag blue’ by 4 July. Despite the pool being stripped, cleaned, coated and refilled, within days the algae that has plagued it for decades was back. To find out why these blooms happen, what makes them so difficult to tackle...

Science/Tech

South Korea Plans To Train Entire Military As ‘Drone Warriors’

Today at 02:34 AM, via Slashdot

“South Korea plans to train every single member of its nearly half-million-strong military to operate drones as easily as they handle personal firearms,” reports Ars Technica:The goal is to make drones a “universal combat tool” for all troops by training them to use drones like a “second personal weapon,” said Ahn Gyu-back, South Korea’s Minister of National Defense, in a June 26 briefing...