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'Dumbing Down?' King's College London Told To Ignore Poor Grammar — Would Cambridge Or Oxford Ever Allow This?

King's College London (KCL) is under fire for new assessment guidelines that encourage staff to ignore poor grammar in favour of 'inclusive' marking. Critics warn of a 'dumbing down' of academic standards while the university defends its push for linguistic diversity. Explore the impact on UK higher education and employer…

International Business Times UK

Sir Chris Whitty says ‘too many’ non-experts involved in puberty blocker debate

Kemi Badenoch and JK Rowling have expressed concern over a trial going ahead

The Independent UK

Sir Chris Whitty warns ‘too many’ non-experts involved in puberty blocker debate

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and Harry Potter author JK Rowling have expressed concern over a trial going ahead.

Evening Standard

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ChatGPT-5 offers dangerous advice to mentally ill people, psychologists warn

Research finds OpenAI’s free chatbot fails to identify risky behaviour or challenge delusional beliefs

The Guardian - UK

Warning issued as coroners’ advice to prevent deaths of pregnant women ‘not being acted on’

A study by King's College London (KCL) found that critical gaps in care are not being "systematically used nationally" to avert future tragedies

The Independent UK

Divided Britain: UK is riven with divisions over immigration and trans rights as national pride plummets, according to new poll

Researchers from King's College London (KCL) said post-Brexit division appeared to have ‘morphed into’ party political and other splits around immigration and so-called culture wars

Evening Standard

Greta Thunberg backs UK university student who fears for his safety after visa sponsorship revoked

Pro-Palestinian activist Usama Ghanem has been indefinitely suspended from King’s College London. Jeremy Corbyn, Your Party co-leader, labelled the move ‘deeply disturbing’

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AI Tool Helps Researchers Treat Child Epilepsy

An artificial intelligence tool that can detect tiny, hard-to-spot brain malformations in children with epilepsy could help patients access life-changing surgery quicker, Australian researchers said on Wednesday.

International Business Times

‘It changed my view’: the letter campaign urging pupils in deprived areas to try university

Personalised notes from students who share similar backgrounds are designed to make higher education feel more accessible

The Guardian - UK

‘Reform UK supporters most likely to say they feel powerless to make change’

The research highlights the risk of a ‘further spiral into public disengagement’, those behind the study said.

The Independent UK

Less than Greggs? Public have no idea of value of top universities, study finds

Belief that snack chain’s revenues exceed those of Oxford’s one of many misconceptions about UK’s HE sector

The Guardian - UK

New drug ‘could boost effectiveness of chemotherapy’, developers say

It is hoped KCL-HO-1i can be trialled on humans, with researchers suggesting it could one day be a ‘valuable companion drug’ to chemotherapy.

Evening Standard

The new take-at-home drug that ‘could boost effectiveness of chemotherapy’

New medicine will spare some patients from more aggressive treatments

The Independent UK

Family call for justice for student who died after being hit by van near campus

Aalia Mahomed, 20, died and three others were injured in the crash outside the King’s College London campus in the Strand.

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The Independent UK

ADHD diagnoses haven’t increased ‘that much’ despite more seeking an assessment

Experts said more patients seeking ADHD assessments could be down to greater awareness and less stigma

Evening Standard

Number of people with ADHD ‘probably isn’t increasing that much’ – study

Researchers said that while there is a link between social media and ADHD symptoms it is unclear ‘what’s driving what’.

Euronews

Farmers set to see lower trading costs from closer EU-UK ties

The EU and the UK remain each other’s most important trading partners for agri-food products, despite frictions linked to Brexit. A reduction of red tape could help farmers and other traders on both sides of the Channel, although businesses are waiting for details.

Evening Standard

Ministers pledge to improve voter ID law as research shows it 'significantly reduces' turnout

Campaigners warn the law is having a ‘damaging and disproportionate impact on our democracy’

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Evening Standard

Son accused of killing British war photographer father pleads not guilty

Emir Abadzic Lowe appeared at the West Covina Courthouse in Los Angeles, charged with murder.

The Guardian - UK

Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty

Led by King’s College London, study will recruit 360 people in England and Wales to explore benefits of scheme

Evening Standard

Karim Khan: The British ICC chief prosecutor pursuing Israel’s Netanyahu

The British barrister has developed a strong reputation as an international criminal law and human rights lawyer.

Evening Standard

Teenage son of war photographer appears in court charged with murder

Officials from the San Bernardino Fire Department pronounced Paul Lowe dead at the scene after being called by a passerby.

Evening Standard

Renowned UK war photographer and London academic Paul Lowe 'killed by his own son on Californian hike'

The 61-year-old photographer made his name covering warzones

The Guardian - UK

Nearly half of UK public think junior doctors are underpaid, survey finds

Poll shows ‘considerable alignment’ between perception of NHS pay levels and claims of unions and associations

The Independent UK

Public feel politicians invent or exaggerate culture wars as tactic – poll

Researchers said opinion is swinging against the use of identity divisions.

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