Bridget Phillipson said increasing the £9,250 maximum tuition fees for domestic students to £9,535 next year had “not been an easy decision”. University tuition fees will rise for the first time in eight years to help universities facing “severe financial challenges”, the Education Secretary said. The previous government raised the cap on university tuition fees in England to £9,000 per year in 2012, but it has been frozen at £9,250 for domestic undergraduate students since 2017. University tuition fees will rise in line with inflation, by 3.1%, and the changes will come into effect from the 2025/26 academic year. Following the announcement on Monday, Jo Grady, general secretary of the UCU, said the hike to tuition fees was “both economically and morally wrong”.

More infoManchester United legend Dimitar Berbatov will be back on screens on Monday night as he takes up a new role with Sky Sports. The former striker will be on punditry duty for the Premier League clash between Fulham and Brentford on Monday Night Football. It will be his first appearance on Monday Night Football, although Berbatov has previously been a pundit on Sky’s Super Sunday. READ MORE: Manchester United handed major injury boost just in time for Ruben Amorim arrivalREAD MORE: Bruno Fernandes makes feelings clear on one of Erik ten Hag's final Manchester United decisionsAhead of his appearance, here’s a closer look at the 43-year-old, who scored 56 goals in 149 appearances in a Manchester United shirt. Sir Alex Ferguson apologySpeaking back in 2020, Berbatov revealed that he received an apology from former manager Sir Alex Ferguson following his omission from the squad for the 2011 Champions League final against Barcelona.

It is hard to rank Quincy Jones’s work because it stretched over such a wide range. Comparing the pop innocence of, say, his production of Lesley Gore’s It’s My Party with the dirty funk of Jones’s own Cool Joe, Mean Joe (Killer Joe) is a fool’s errand. What really shines through, though, is his way of masking any complexities under a carapace of the things that make music flow by yet stick in the mind: tunefulness, grooviness, something unique to make it stand out. With that in mind, here are ten of the best, spanning the length and breadth of his varied career. Jones threw himself into disco funk abandon with a surprise cover of a song by the British singer Chaz Jankel, former member

Doctors Emma and Beth with BBC Radio 4 producer Alasdair Cross and presenter of the documentary Annabelle. A 21-year-old Inverness Courier journalist has created a documentary as a part of BBC Radio 4’s new series called Menopause Matters. In this 30-minute programme, Annabelle Gauntlett looks into the history of HRT, why there was a halt in prescribing and taking it in the early 2000s and the importance of women supporting women. She was diagnosed so young.”Doctors Emma and Beth with BBC Radio 4 producer Alasdair Cross and presenter of the documentary Annabelle. Today’s programme was the first episode of three in the new series of Menopause Matters with BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

The New York Times building in Manhattan, 26 October 2022. Picture: Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe Athletic made a profit in the third quarter of 2024 for the first time since its launch, according to the latest financial results from parent publisher The New York Times Company. In Q3 the New York Times Company surpassed 11 million total subscribers for the first time, reaching 11.09 million with 260,000 net new digital subscribers, the company said. The New York Times Company overall grew adjusted operating profit by 16% to $104.2m compared to the same period last year, while revenue was up by 7% to $640.2m. Advertising revenue was up 1% to $118.4m (with digital up 9% and print down 13%).

Now, lots of the primary school kids of the ’90s and ’00s are probably responsible for choosing a school for their own little ’uns. There are more than 16,000 primary schools across the UK, so there’s plenty of choice out there. So, without further ado, these are England’s top 10 primary schools right now, according to the times. Top 10 primary schools in England 2024, according to the TimesHampden Gurney CofE Primary School, Westminster Lowbrook Academy, Maidenhead St Stephen’s RC Primary School, East Ham St Andrew’s RC Primary School, Streatham Judith Kerr Primary School, Southwark St Ives Primary and Nursery School, St Ives The Russell School, Hertfordshire Carlton Junior and Infant School, Dewsbury Hartwell Primary School, Hartwell South Farnham School, FarnhamYou can find out where London schools placed in the list here. Have a look at this list of the UK’s 10 best state secondary schools and this one of England’s 10 best private schools.

A gold disc which Sir Rod Stewart swapped with Rangers legend Sandy Jardine in return for a Scotland cap has been featured on the Antiques Roadshow. During one conversation, Tartan Army fan Sir Rod told Jardine how he would love to own a Scotland international cap. When the former defender, who died aged 65 in 2014, said he would like to own a gold disc, the pair agreed to a swap deal. Many years ago he and Kenny Dalglish were very close friends with Rod Stewart. Bisram said: "As we know Rod Stewart is a crazy football fan and your husband is a Scottish legend.

As the sun rose on Sunday, thousands of runners packed into Fort Wadsworth, a 226-acre park on the eastern shore of Staten Island, where the New York City Marathon was set to kick off. It’s my first time doing the New York City Marathon or any other marathon. My run club has this checkered shirt that is inspired by New York taxi cabs but also the finish line flag. I wore it for my first marathon and that went well, so I guess it’s a good look. This is my 18th marathon, but my first time doing it in New York City.

British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair are among the airlines affected, each with several flights delayed. Water has entered some areas of the airport, including the public area of Terminal 1. The severe weather has also led to rail services being suspended and motorways being flooded. EasyJet issued a message to passengers which stated: “We have been advised that customers are receiving information to warn against all but essential travel to and from Barcelona due to severe weather conditions. At least six of British Airways’ nine flights from Barcelona to Heathrow on Monday were delayed, including one which was due to be three-and-a-half hours late.

When WH Smith is stocking vinyls for the first time in 30 years, you know the revival is more than just a fad. When an album exists only in digital form, it doesn’t possess much in the way of transporting power or allure. You can lie down on the sofa, stare at the cover, read the lyric sheet and go into a trance. In our age of constant digital distraction this is an appealing prospect, not just for listeners but for artists too. Streaming payouts are minuscule, CD sales are in freefall, and who doesn’t want their creative efforts captured on what might one day be a classic

Lee Hsien Yang, a member of the family that led Singapore for decades after its independence from British rule, said on Tuesday that he had been granted political asylum in Britain and accused his nation of persecuting him throughout his brother’s tenure as prime minister. Mr. Lee said in a statement posted on Facebook that the United Kingdom had determined that he faced the risk of political persecution and could not safely return to Singapore, granting the asylum protection he applied for in June 2022. “I never imagined in my worst nightmares that I would end up becoming a refugee from a country that my father built,” he said in a phone interview from London, where he and his wife have lived for two years. “But that’s the circumstance that I find myself in.”Mr. Lee is the youngest child of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister, who declared the country’s independence from British colonial rule in 1963. Mr. Lee’s older brother, Lee Hsien Loong, was Singapore’s prime minister for 20 years in a term that ended earlier this year, and he remains as a senior minister and secretary-general of the ruling People’s Action Party.

It is no secret President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris are not popular in West Virginia. Voter disenchantment is inevitable in West Virginia, which ranks at or near the bottom in most quality of life measures, from childhood poverty rates to overdose deaths. It’s to make gains with West Virginia voters by running against not Donald Trump but Governor Justice. Like President Biden, Elliott also has a history of stuttering and has been vocal about criticizing Trump over mocking people with this issue. It’s about ensuring that every woman in West Virginia and across this great nation retains the right to privacy, to healthcare, and to choose.

In a unanimous decision, the Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors recently declared All Saints by-the-Sea Episcopal Church a historic landmark. The decision to nominate All Saints by-the-Sea Episcopal Church came after the Historic Landmarks Advisory Commission (HLAC) reviewed its qualifications in September, finding it met the criteria for landmark status. However, the landmark designation process was not without its debates. These views, considered by some as integral to the church’s historical significance, were contested. Amber Long, representing All Saints through Long Historic Preservation Services, argued for the inclusion of the views as part of the church’s landmark status.

Accused Michael Jeffries (File photo)Michael Jeffries , the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, and two others have been taken into custody on charges related to sex trafficking and interstate prostitution , according to a representative for federal prosecutors on Tuesday.The specifics of the criminal charges were not immediately disclosed. "Details regarding the legal representation for the other defendants were not readily available.Jeffries departed from Abercrombie & Fitch, headquartered in New Albany, Ohio, in 2014. A civil lawsuit filed in New York last year alleged that Abercrombie permitted Jeffries to operate a sex-trafficking ring during his 22-year tenure. The lawsuit claimed that Jeffries employed modeling scouts to scour the internet for potential victims, and some of these aspiring models became victims of sex trafficking.Last year, Abercrombie stated that they had engaged an external law firm to conduct an independent investigation following a BBC report that aired similar allegations. The BBC investigation featured twelve men who described attending events involving sexual acts, which they alleged were orchestrated by Jeffries and his partner, Matthew Smith , often taking place at Jeffries' residence in New York and hotels in various cities such as London and Paris.

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