Cocaine overtakes heroin as leading cause of drug deaths in England and Wales

Cocaine was linked to more than one in five drug poisoning deaths registered in 2025, more than any other single substance, with charities blaming its increased purity and availability. Meanwhile a record 115…

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US parents and teachers: share your thoughts on Google turning off Search for schools that reject AI

We'd like to hear from teachers and parents. What do you think about Google's decision? Do you think students should have access to Google Search, regardless of AI's availability? Why or why not? What, if anything, do…

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PeopleCert appoints Paul Knowles to lead new PeopleLearn division

PeopleCert has announced the appointment of Paul Knowles as Managing Director of its newly established division, provisionally named PeopleLearn, effective 4 November. The division brings together Intertrain…

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Portland College’s Inclusive Newstart Activities Programme Returns

The term time programme, which is open to the wider community as well as current Portland learners and citizens, has returned with a refreshed timetable featuring some new activities alongside familiar favourites such as…

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Cambridge asks Post Office inquiry barrister to lead review into death of Jason Arday

Beer said he would consider whether wider institutional changes were needed at Cambridge after looking into the protection it offered to academics facing significant public and media scrutiny and the procedures around…

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Leeds City College opens new Leeds Dock campus

The campus will initially provide around 250 places for learners, helping to meet regional demand for skilled health and social care professionals, while increasing the availability of places on the college’s popular…

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Energy and utilities sector needs 360,500 people by 2032 as industry sets out four priorities for action

The Workforce Demand Estimates 2026–2032 forecast 246,200 additional jobs and 114,300 retirements. The workforce is expected to grow by 36%, from 676,100 people in 2025 to 922,400 by 2032, reflecting major infrastructure…

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Building Sustainable Prosthetic Services Across Uganda

Researchers at the University of Salford work in partnership with Timothy and his team to exchange knowledge and support the development of sustainable care for people with limb loss in Uganda. Timothy features in the…

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Higher Hull launch opens new routes to degrees and skilled careers

With a new dedicated facility at the college’s city centre campus, Higher Hull will support people progressing from college, adults returning to learning and those seeking a change of career or advancement at work.…

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More than 900 academics urge UK to reverse decision to bar Andreas Malm

Malm, the author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline and a leading climate scholar, was prevented from entering the UK last week by the Home Office after being told that his presence in the UK "may not be considered to be…

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