ONS Labour Market Data October 2026: Vacancies Fall to Lowest Level Since 2014

This is the latest estimate of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment related statistics for the UK from the Office for National Statistics, looking at the last three months of Labour Market…

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Can a simple photo of your face reveal how ill you are?

Trained on millions of healthy faces, and 35,000 photos of cancer patients, the tool can make estimates on survival by looking closely at features near the eyes, the scientists say. While it's a long way from being…

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Public support for founding principles of NHS is falling across UK population

Backing for all three pillars dropped between 2021 and 2025 across the UK population, except for a small rise in millennials' support for the NHS being funded from taxation. Experts said the sharp rise in economic…

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Familiar Findings, Clearer Signals in DfE’s Common Findings Report

Several themes will be familiar, including planned learning hours, learner eligibility, withdrawals, ILR accuracy and supporting evidence. However, a comparison with the previous year’s report reveals notable differences…

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New AI tool can predict cancer survival by a single patient selfie, study suggests

The AI system was custom-built by experts at Mass General Brigham, a nonprofit, integrated academic healthcare system in Massachusetts, to estimate biological age and directly predict survival outcomes in patients…

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Are your bones brittle? If they were, how would you know? (To men: this goes for you too) | Ranjana Srivastava

"Because you have osteoporosis ." He is gobsmacked, acting as though I must have the wrong person. "But osteoporosis happens to women!" "Not quite," I say, and his eyes widen. Worldwide, one in three women and one in…

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Funding social care is a collective responsibility | Letters

Her question is framed as an issue of individual choice inviting the response: "Not me if I can avoid it." The responsible answer is, of course, all of us – collectively. It is an uninsurable risk that can only be solved…

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Jim Churm obituary

Jim joined the navy as an 18-year-old during the second world war and trained as a sick berth attendant before being assigned to landing craft operations. On D-day, , he sailed from Newhaven in East Sussex as the leading…

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United Colleges Group chosen to be Lead Host for Greater London Skills Competition 2027

Supported by the Association of Colleges, the Mayor of London and WorldSkills UK, the Greater London Skills Competition celebrates the outstanding work of colleges in developing the skills and talents that London needs…

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The Sandwell Colleges Take T Levels on the Road with the Big Yellow Bus

The T Level Roadshow will roll into schools to showcase the exciting range of T Levels on offer at Sandwell College and Cadbury Sixth Form College including digital, health, building and surveying, engineering, marketing…

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