The one change that worked: Anxiety had me hiding from the world – then two magic questions set me free

Throughout my time at school in the early 2010s, I hated the prospect of new social situations and would often lie awake at night overthinking the day to come. What I now know to be social anxiety I dismissed as just…

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Team UK Wins Two Golds and 19 Medal Honours at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026

A further 13 Medals for Excellence, denoting achieving worldclass standards, were awarded to the UK meaning medal recognition for 19 of the 25 skills* Team UK competed in. This is the strongest Team UK performance since…

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Ten NHS staff removed over Noah Woods data breach

Launching an "urgent" investigation, Dr Martin Mansfield, deputy chief medical officer at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, said any unauthorised access of patient data was "completely unacceptable". The…

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Itec Apprentice Proves Progression Has No Limits While Living with MS

Working at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, she began her learning journey doing a Level 3 Supervision and Leadership apprenticeship with Itec Skills and Employment and since then, everything has accelerated. Ready to Progress…

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The North’s skills gap is hiding untapped talent

Major infrastructure projects, such as improvements to transport links and digital connectivity, are being rolled out across the region. These initiatives are designed not only to boost economic prospects but also to…

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Subjects shine as University of Chester rises in 2027 Guardian University Guide

Subjects from across disciplines at the University have been ranked in the top 20 nationally, including Geography and Social Work rated in the top ten, which are joined by more subjects as the best in the North West. The…

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Is it true that … double-dipping food is unhygienic?

The concern is that bacteria from your mouth get transferred into the dip and could cause illness in the people you're sharing it with. "You do transmit bacteria from the food you have eaten back into the source," says…

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From Skills Intelligence to Career Action: What England Can Learn from Singapore

Careers, training and employment policies are increasingly being brought together to improve how people move between education, work and further learning. The challenge is less whether England has the individual…

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What Businesses Actually Need From FE and Skills Partnerships

It starts with the commercial requirement, the need to recruit people, develop employees, introduce new technology, to develop the business or, to prepare for skills they expect to need in the future. If colleges want to…

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Does GLP-1 use result in significant hair loss?

As their use has surged, we're learning more about their side-effects. One that's been getting a lot of attention from researchers lately: hair loss. In one survey of people who take these medications, 20% of respondents…

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