The Trump administration is seeking $1 billion settlement* from the UCLA weeks after the Department of Justice accused the school of "antisemitism and bias." Tom Wait reports.
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Watch: How the Golders Green attack unfolded
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The subtle messages hidden in the King's speeches
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Nine arrested after allegations of modern slavery and forced marriage in religious group
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Shine Bright 5e: Ready for September
29 April 2026After 6e last year, there’s a new curriculum for English in 5e from September. Our authors have been busy on a shiny new textbook, Shine Bright 5e, to conform to the new curriculum. Have a look at what they’ve come up with! In the new curriculum, there are 6 axes in 5e, with several “objets … Continue reading "Shine Bright 5e: Ready for September"
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Seeing is Believing?
27 April 2026The title of the TV programme was already anxiety-making, "Will AI Take My Job?". But the programme on Channel 4 in the UK had a surprise up its sleeve. The programme, in the documentary series Dispatches, looked at the effects of AI on the British workplace, revealing, for example, that nearly three-quarters of UK companies … Continue reading "Seeing is Believing?"
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Lee Miller: From Muse to War Photographer
27 April 2026Lee Miller’s work has been having something of a revival lately, following the biopic starring Kate Winslet. An exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris follows her career from Vogue model and surrealist muse to Vogue photographer and war correspondent. Miller was born in New York State in 1907. She modelled, principally for Vogue, … Continue reading "Lee Miller: From Muse to War Photographer"