Exclusive: Move penalises courses with a high proportion of working-class or minority ethnic students, critics say Rishi Sunak will force universities to limit the number of students taking “low-value” degrees in England, a measure which is most likely to hit working class and black, Asian and minority ethnic applicants. Courses […]
Month: July 2023
The Federal Trade Commission’s request to pause the deal was rejected, clearing the few remaining hurdles for it to go through A US appeals court on Friday rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s request to pause Microsoft’s $69bn (£53bn) purchase of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard. The appeals court decision […]
Hottest weather of the year just beginning, warns National Weather Service, as authorities prepare to protect most vulnerable After days of unrelenting temperatures across much of the region, the American west is bracing for even more intense heat this weekend with more than a third of Americans under extreme heat […]
Succession star says Hollywood actors strike could get ‘very unpleasant’ in Sky News interview The Succession star Brian Cox said the recently declared strike by Hollywood actors could get “very unpleasant” and last until the end of the year, taking actors “to the brink”. In an interview on Friday with […]
Two demonstrators removed almost immediately after sounding air horns and throwing confetti on the stage Two Just Stop Oil protesters disrupted the opening night of the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall after running on to the stage, setting off confetti cannon and sounding air horns. The pair were […]
Public service workers in England offered 5%-7% rises but departments must fund them from existing budgets Health union leaders have reacted furiously to a warning from Rishi Sunak that his offer of a 6% pay rise this year was final and that “no amount of strikes” would change his mind, […]
Simultaneous strikes by WGA and Sag-Aftra are expected to halt the majority of Hollywood’s film and TV production The union representing Hollywood actors formally announced a strike on Thursday, expanding the standoff between Hollywood workers and studio executives over wages, AI technology and how to divide the profits of the […]
As annual three-week survey kicks off, there are signs weather has taken toll on populations of common species Last summer’s drought may have reduced butterfly populations this year because grasses and flowers that would usually feed caterpillars withered and died in the heatwave, scientists say. People are being urged to […]
Spokesperson says ex-PM wants to hand over WhatsApp messages but experts describe latest development as ‘pretty lame excuse’ Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages are yet to be received by the Covid inquiry because he is said to have forgotten the passcode for his old phone. The former prime minister’s spokesperson said […]
Expert panels recommend that people should keep consumption of popular sweetener below 40mg/kg a day The sweetener aspartame is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains safe to consume at already agreed levels, two groups linked to the World Health Organization (WHO) have declared. The rulings are the outcome of two […]