Senior doctors call off two-day strike planned this month

The walkout was due begin on 25 November at 06:59 GMT, with consultants staffing emergency care only. This is known as Christmas Day cover and was likely to have a major impact on most routine and elective or planned…

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‘I’d steal 10-15 times a day’: ex-offenders on the addictions driving prolific shoplifting

"I'd feel that guilty about it. I'd pass them notes, saying I'm so sorry about this," he said. "But in the end, I was just that numb to it, and fearless as well. I'd walk in with a suitcase and ram everything into it…

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Bird flu fears prompt orders for farmers to keep poultry inside in England and Scotland

The British government has issued an England-wide avian influenza prevention zone, meaning individuals with 50 or more poultry or captive birds must house them inside. A similar designation was made across the whole of…

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Education Secretary Pledges to Remove College Funding Barriers at AoC 2026

Speaking at the Association of Colleges annual conference, ahead of Alan Milburn’s final report on the NEET crisis, due later this month, Powell said almost 150,000 16 to 18 year olds are currently NEET, which she called…

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SIAS and MTC Training announce landmark apprenticeship assessment partnership

Under the agreement, MTC Training will transition all its engineering fitter, machining technician, engineering maintenance technician and mechatronics maintenance technician apprenticeship standards to SIAS, bringing…

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71% of East Sussex College Students Believe They Have the Skills for the Future of Work

More than seven in ten (71.4%) students at East Sussex College are confident that the education and training they receive is helping them develop the skills needed for the future of work, according to a new college…

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Vocational qualifications matchmaking platform launched to help NEETs upskill

The UK’s £1bn-a-year regulated qualifications market has come under growing scrutiny in recent years, with concerns that its sheer scale makes it difficult for learners and employers to navigate. More than 10,000 active…

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City & Guilds partners with DAS Holding to advance AI capability and future-ready workforce development in the UAE

This milestone provides external recognition of the quality, relevance and rigour of the Group’s learning programmes and reflects its long-term investment in developing people and strengthening business capability. At…

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Hull College and HETA Unite to Strengthen Skills Pipeline Across the Humber

The agreement brings together two of the region’s leading education and training providers in a shared commitment to collaboration, innovation, and industry engagement, helping to address skills shortages and support…

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AI has made it ‘close to impossible’ to assess university coursework, regulator says

The Office for Students (OfS) said the credibility of degrees from England's universities was under threat from the prolific use of AI in essays, dissertations and "open book" exams, with students reporting that their…

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