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A-level chaos as Ucas clearing website crashes after top grades plunge by biggest drop on record

Overall A-level pass rate at lowest level for 15 years as government backs decision to return to pre-pandemic grading

The Independent UK

Thousands fewer students in England awarded top A-level grades

Education secretary Gillian Keegan accused of ‘adding insult to injury’ for remarks about significance of exam results

The Guardian - UK

A-level top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels - old

Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their results.

The Independent UK

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Top A-level grades fall in Northern Ireland but remain above pre-pandemic levels

More than 26,000 students across the region received their results on Thursday morning.

The Independent UK

Getting the right care through your GP surgery

Millions of people make use of GP practices every year, but the pandemic has meant that these vital local health centres have had to rapidly evolve to meet our changing needs.

The Independent UK

A-level results 2023 LIVE: London students get highest A* rate in the country as attainment gap widens

In total, 30 per cent of exams taken in London were graded A* or A – which is just behind the South East at 30.3 per cent

Evening Standard

The story of how the deadliest virus to humans was revived

In August 1997, Johan Hultin requested permission to exhume a mass grave in Alaska, hoping to find the recipe for the deadliest virus ever known: the 1918 Spanish flu. Scientists routinely engineer viruses, but need nature to create them first. Jeffery Taubenberger wanted to understand why some flu strains caused…

The Hindu

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A-level students in England may miss out as stricter grading returns

Headteachers say pupils may be disheartened by their results as pre-pandemic marking process means fewer top grades likely to be awarded

The Guardian - UK

Students receive A-level results as ministers in England aim to restore pre-pandemic grades

This cohort could face greater disappointment as their inflated GCSE results could leave them with higher expectations, sector leaders say

The Independent UK

Kentucky gubernatorial rivals Andy Beshear and Daniel Cameron offer competing education plans

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has proposed awarding the largest pay raise in decades to Kentucky’s public school personnel

The Independent UK

Despite post-pandemic improvements, STAAR scores show Texas students are still struggling with math and reading

Test results have gone up since the pandemic in both subjects, but math scores are still below 2019 levels and about half of Texas students read below the level appropriate for most children in their grade.

The Texas Tribune

NHS trust failures contributed to suicide of girl, 12, London inquest told

Allison Aules from north-east London took her own life after her ‘mood changed completely during pandemic’

The Guardian - UK

‘I hope to keep going as long as possible’: the older people returning to work

As the pandemic subsides, people aged 50 to 64 are ‘unretiring’ – either through choice or necessity

The Guardian - UK

Auckland Transport wants to regain the city’s trust

The bus driver shortage is finally over, but roadblocks still await Auckland Transport as it marches forward on its quest to return patronage to pre-pandemic levels

Newsroom.co.nz

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The Independent UK

Michael Cera grapples with isolation and sibling strife in 'The Adults'

When director Dustin Guy Defa set out to make a movie about isolation, grief and familial strife, he wasn’t quite cognizant of the unmistakable ways in which the effects of the coronavirus pandemic were informing his script

The Conversation

A-level results 2023: what to do if your grades aren't what you hoped

It’s likely that the proportion of top A-level grades awarded in England this year will go down this year. The government wants to combat “grade inflation” and align results with those handed out in 2019, before the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Captain Tom Moore timeline: From NHS hero’s legacy in pandemic to controversy almost five years later

Decorated Second World War veteran turned pandemic hero raised £33m for NHS before passing away in 2021 but the foundation set up in his name has been heavily criticised in a watchdog report that also names Captain Tom’s daughter and son-in-law for mismanagement, Joe Sommerlad and Alex Ross report

The Hindu

KSCPCR to study mobile phone addiction among children in Karnataka

K. Naganna Gowda, Chairperson of KSCPCR, told The Hindu, “...during Covid-19 and post-pandemic, schools were conducting classes online. Children are now addicted to mobile phones. Even if Covid-19 pandemic is eradicated from India, there are no signs that this mobile obsession will end.”

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Evening Standard

Jamie Oliver gets £6.8 million payout as his companies return to growth

It represents a major turnaround after the Jamie’s Italian chain collapsed in 2018 with debts of £83 million, before the restaurant sector was devastated by the pandemic

The National (Scotland)

Pop-up cafe at independence marches helps raise hundreds for foodbanks

A POP-UP cafe at marches for Scottish independence has helped to raise hundreds of pounds for food banks across the country.

The Independent UK

Government urged to engage with employers over pandemic grading changes

Geoff Barton said the return to pre-pandemic grading in England will feel like a ‘bitter pill’ for many students receiving their A-level results.

The Guardian - UK

Harrods bounces back after pandemic hit as big spenders return to London

Knightsbridge department store reported 52% sales increase in year to January as impact of Covid-19 subsides

The Hindu

Antimicrobial Resistance has become a ‘silent pandemic’: expert

AMR in the environment is being identified through sewage surveillance in major cities. CSIR-CCMB and CSIR-IICT are carrying out studies and gene profiling to check antibiotics not working. TIGS director Rakesh Mishra stresses the need to scale up surveillance.

Evening Standard

Pupils will feel angry and hurt over getting lower A-level grades, schools leader warns

A-level grades in England are being brought back down to pre-pandemic levels after two years of massive grade inflation

The Independent UK

Put children at heart of pandemic inquiry, Covid chairwoman told

Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza has written to Baroness Heather Hallett, urging her to prioritise young people.

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