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A-level results: key takeaways for language learning

Exam-entry statistics in the summer tend to prompt debates about the future of language learning in the UK. These are often framed around languages being in crisis: fewer young people study languages than two decades ago, and concerns persist about the UK’s linguistic capacity in an interconnected world.

The Conversation

British Council to close offices in nine countries to survive financial problems

The British Council – core to UK cultural influence abroad – is to end its permanent presence in nations including Tanzania and Mozambique, closing its offices and withdrawing staff

The Independent UK

Colin Perchard obituary

Other lives: British Council official whose service culminated in India as director across south Asia

The Guardian - UK

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Future of British Council uncertain as institution still owes £197m of Covid loan

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The Independent UK

British Council faces more job cuts to help pay off £197m loan

National Audit Office says agency proposes closing operations in 11 countries as part of turnaround plan

The Guardian - UK

British Council in ‘precarious financial situation’ after failing to repay £197m Covid loan

There could now be a drastic reduction in the council’s operations, including making around a quarter of staff redundant and closing offices in 11 countries

The Independent UK

British Council is a strategic asset in post-Brexit era

Letter: Prof Mark R Sanderson says the council is Britain’s most effective instrument of soft power and should be funded properly, not hollowed out

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Soft power sell-off: anger as British Council announces sale of historic Madrid building

Backlash grows among European staff against radical cuts to pay off Covid-era debt, with some accusing council of ‘colonial attitude’

The Guardian - UK

British Council staff in Italy to strike over proposed 80% workforce cut

Soft power institution faces funding crisis linked to Covid-era government loan due to be repaid by September

The Guardian - UK

‘We put our heads above the parapet’: Lubaina Himid on winning her 40-year battle to storm the Venice Biennale

In the 1980s, she had to show her work in a corridor by the ICA’s toilet. Now she’s representing Britain at the ‘art Olympics’. So is the artist feeling a bit establishment? Quite the reverse

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘banned from horseriding’ by royal aides after arrest

The former prince is under investigation for misconduct in public office

The Independent UK

‘Rude, arrogant and entitled’: MPs line up to condemn disgraced Andrew

The speaker let it be known there was no prohibition on criticising royals in the chamber. So MPs had a go

The Guardian - UK

Gen Z names film stars as Britain’s top cultural influencers

Tom Holland, Millie Bobby Brown and KSI were among the most popular names on the list

The Independent UK

Who were recognised as Gen Z’s top cultural influences?

The British Council found that young people think film and TV have the largest cultural impact in society.

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The Independent UK

Northern Ireland, Egypt and Palestine unite in dance exchange

The project will see performances in all three countries.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘very disappointed’ with Putin as Kremlin accused of building up forces on frontline

Putin also claimed Moscow has never opposed Ukraine's potential membership of the European Union

The Guardian - UK

Russian missiles will not stop our support for Ukraine – the British Council’s vital work goes on

Our colleagues deliver educational and cultural programmes in some of the world’s most dangerous places. And they don’t give up when things get tough

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Politician Andriy Parubiy shot dead in Lviv after Moscow fires missiles and drones at Kyiv

Andriy Parubiy was killed in Lviv, Ukrainian authorities said, after reports of a shooting at around midday local time on Saturday

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International Business Times

Russian Attack Kills 17 In Kyiv, Unleashes New International Fury

Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Thursday, killing at least 17 people, including four children, in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky said highlighted Moscow's rejection of peace moves.

Evening Standard

UK summons Russian ambassador over ‘senseless’ attack on Kyiv

The Prime Minister condemned the attack as senseless.

The Guardian - UK

At least 23 dead in overnight Kyiv attack as UK and EU summon Russian envoys

Missile strikes on Ukrainian capital hit EU and British Council offices in deadliest assault in months

The Guardian - UK

Au revoir to French: Spanish becomes most popular language GCSE

More than 136,000 studied español for this year’s exams, as holidays and La Liga football help increase its appeal

The Guardian - UK

Gameshows, Cliff Richard and Stalin’s most hated play: the British culture sent behind the iron curtain

A thaw in relations during the Cold War led to some surprising collaborations between the two nations, involving everyone from Laurence Olivier and Rudolf Nureyev to Gilbert and George. As relations ice over again, what can we learn from this artistic detente?

The Guardian - UK

Charles Chadwick obituary

Other lives: British Council officer who had his first novel published at the age of 73, three decades after he had written the manuscript

The Guardian - UK

British Council cuts are a false economy that would erode the UK’s global influence

Letters: Jo Johnson and Michael Meadowcroft respond to an article about the effects of funding pressures on the foreign aid budget

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