Ageing users and record deaths – the data behind Britain’s £9.8bn-a-year cocaine habit
Deaths linked to the drug have risen to record levels, while its supply supports a multibillion-pound criminal industry. But who is using the drug, and how has the picture changed? The figures do not necessarily show…
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Greg Wise on how he and Emma Thompson coped with failed IVF: ‘We hit an existential crisis – she was not a proper woman and I was not a proper man’
We sit mute in our grief in the silence of the IVF doctor's office. This is a kind of grief that is often not understood even to be grief at all. A grief about the loss of a potential child. An anticipatory grief – a…
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Additional 178 cases of measles reported by US health authorities amid outbreak
The new data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) comes as experts criticize the agency for lack of transparency, and as health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr takes steps to further upend US…
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My mother donated her body to science. I really wasn’t prepared for what came next
Reluctantly, she filed for short-term disability from her job and paused her training to become a volunteer search and rescue EMT. My mom was 40 when she started physical therapy school. I was already a teenager. Despite…
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South Devon College Announces Planned Retirement Of Laurence Frewin As Principal
Laurence, who has led the College for the past seven years, will remain in post until the end of summer 2027. The College’s Board of Governors will oversee the process of appointing his successor. Laurence said: “It has…
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Will the Budget Back Employers To Create the Vacancies Young People Need? FE Soundbite Edition 870
Will the Budget Back Employers to Create the Vacancies Young People Need? This is the weekly e-newsletter and e-journal by FE News: ISSN 2732-4095. We know life is busy, so here’s a snapshot of the latest announcements…
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GP says she was forced out of job after raising concerns about gender treatment
Speaking publicly for the first time, Redvers said she felt she was "silenced" for doing her job after questioning whether another GP was appropriately assessing the needs of young people who were distressed about their…
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AAT appoints Craig Dyer as President and welcomes Libby Walklett as Vice President
Craig, who previously served as AAT Vice-President, has been appointed AAT President following the completion of Lucy Cohen’s one-year term, continuing a tradition of advocacy and representation of members. Both…
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Students honour Remembrance Day through creative designs
3D and Mixed Media learners have continued to build on previous years’ products while expanding the range with new and innovative designs, including Lest We Forget key fobs; ceramic items ranging from coasters to…
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Phil Smith on Jobs Plans, the Employability Skills Framework and Keeping Pace with AI
They last spoke in the summer to unpack Skills England’s Annual Report, looking at the Local Skills Compass and a common language of skills . This time Phil gives an update on the next phase of the Employability Skills…
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