Family of man killed by tiger criticise online content after Trump reposts video
His family described him as "bright, warm and engaging" and suffering from severe mental illness. They said online footage being shared was "deeply offensive" and causing them "severe distress". One of those to circulate…
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Award-winning aerospace apprentice conquers Three Peaks ahead of Ghana mission
The 19 year-old, from Wrexham, completed the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge, taking on Pen y Fan, Cadair Idris and Yr Wyddfa as part of her drive to raise funds ahead of travelling to Accra this Christmas. Georgia, one of…
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‘Children are naturally drawn to beauty’: the head of the ‘Issey Miyake’ preschool on their pleated uniforms
The poster was responding to photos on the Montessori's website of the teachers' uniforms: raspberry, cobalt and apple green dresses in plissé fabric. They appeared to be from the Pleats Please line by Japanese designer…
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Wakefield College Student’s Film Features at Sheffield Film Festival
Hosted in Sheffield’s The Light Cinema, the independent film festival showcases emerging filmmakers, film lovers and industry professionals seeking innovative storytelling and diverse voices – Wakefield College student…
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BSDC celebrates student success at HE Graduation
Graduates gathered in full academic dress for official photographs in the grounds ahead of the ceremony, before joining family, friends and fellow students to celebrate their achievements. During the ceremony, students…
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Students challenged by McDonald’s UK&I to rethink recycling in UK-wide competition
The initiative invites post-16 students to design innovative waste solutions for McDonald’s restaurants nationwide. Open to individuals or teams, the McDonald’s UK&I Change Challenge 2026 encourages students to help…
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Affinity Workforce Solutions acquires Sugarman Children’s Services to expand support for vulnerable children
The move follows Affinity’s recent acquisition in September of education training platform Training Toolz and takes the group further into direct support for children, alongside its work supplying staff to schools…
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What did Party Conference Season tell us About the Future of Skills?
The conferences offer a valuable opportunity to understand the issues shaping political debates, build relationships and make the case for change. For AELP, the objective this year was clear: to ensure that those shaping…
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Stop making sense: focus on sounds to help learn a language, study suggests
A new study of how humans learn modern languages has found that the brains of the most talented linguists hear foreign terms as random noise, not words. Normally, when people learn a language, they try to understand it…
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Yes, obesity is a problem – but a greater one is the food industry and its greed | Letters
But the confrontation it calls for should be aimed less at obesity than at what produces it. Obesity is the intermediary; the exposure is a food system engineered for profit. The Lancet's series on ultra-processed foods…
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