Record numbers of 18-year-olds in England have applied for a place at university, figures from Ucas reveal. The admissions service statistics show 236,350 school leavers – 40% in total – had applied by this year’s deadline of 30 June – 3,970 more than in 2018. This comes as a government review recommended cutting tuition fees in England from £9,250 to ...

  Barnardo’s report, ‘Overcoming Poverty of Hope’, reveals BAME young people’s concerns about the Economy, Jobs and Education Celebrities Armeena Khan, Sonali Shah and Anila Chowdhry gave their support to the UK’s longest running children’s charity Barnardo’s at the charity’s Annual Parliamentary Reception on Monday 8th July. Other prominent British Asians at the event at the House of Commons, Terrace Pavilion included actors Priyanga Burford and Meryl Fernandes; as well as lifestyle blogger Rumena Begum. They were joined by further celebrities ...

A Japanese spacecraft has landed on a faraway asteroid, where it will collect space rock that may hold clues to how the universe evolved. The successful touchdown on the Ryugu asteroid was met with relief and cheering in the control room at Japan’s space agency, JAXA. It is the second landing for the unmanned Hayabusa-2, which touched down on the ...

Photo: The Iranian flag waves outside of the UN building that hosts the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, office inside in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. London, Jul 11 : Britain said Thursday that three Iranian vessels unsuccessfully tried to impede the passage of a British commercial vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a further escalation of tensions ...

Efforts by Thailand’s central bank to talk down a spike in auto loans amid wider concerns about household debt have sent a chill across the country’s car dealers, which are struggling to source finance for new customers. Although the Bank of Thailand (BOT) has taken no policy action yet, analysts say the mere prospect of car loan curbs has been ...

09 July 2019:   Barnardo’s new President Natasha Kaplinsky OBE praised Barnardo’s for highlighting the hopes and fears of young people in a special report launched by the charity at yesterday’s Parliamentary reception. Natasha Kaplinsky and children from Barnardo’s Wellbeing Hub The newsreader, presenter and journalist gave her first speech as President at the charity’s Annual Parliamentary Reception yesterday (Monday), ...

Former prime minister Sir John Major has told the BBC he would seek a judicial review in the courts if the new prime minister tried to suspend Parliament to deliver a no-deal Brexit. Sir John said such a move would be “utterly and totally unacceptable”. Using a judicial review, anyone can apply to challenge the lawfulness of decisions made by ...

Mayor John Biggs said: “I am deeply concerned to see videos of the arrest on Aberfeldy yesterday. “Although social media doesn’t always show everything the videos are clearly disturbing. I have spoken to the police this morning and told them the incident should immediately be referred to the independent IOPC for investigation. “While we should avoid jumping to conclusions, everyone ...

In this Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 file photo, an Amazon Alexa display is seen at a store in Hialeah, Fla. Britain’s health agency is teaming up with Amazon’s digital voice assistant to help answer medical queries with advice from the agency’s official website. London, Jul 10 : Alexa will see you now. Britain’s health care service is teaming up with ...

Photo: In this photo issued by ITV, showing Britain’s Conservative Party leadership candidates Boris Johnson, left, and Jeremy Hunt, during a live head-to-head TV debate hosted by ITV at their studios in Salford, England, Tuesday July 9, 2019. London, Jul 10 : A former British prime minister has threatened to take Conservative Party leadership candidate Boris Johnson to court if ...