The number of deaths among people with severe learning disabilities more than doubled in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, damning statistics show. The Care Quality Commission, which regulates services caring for people with disabilities in England, found that 386 people died between April 10 and May 15. This was 134 per cent higher than … Read more
A-Level students are preparing to defer their university places or skip it altogether as lectures move online for a year or more with no cuts to fees of up to £9,250-a-year, it was revealed today. Cambridge has become the first university in the world to axe all face-to-face lectures until summer 2021 due to ‘rigid … Read more
A-Level students are preparing to defer their university places or skip it altogether as lectures move online for a year or more with no cuts to fees of up to £9,250-a-year, it was revealed today. Cambridge has become the first university in the world to axe all face-to-face lectures until summer 2021 due to ‘rigid … Read more
Two-year-old twin girls who were born connected at the brain are thriving after their separation surgery. Erin and Abbey Delaney underwent a risky 11-hour procedure in Philadelphia in June 2017 and were among the youngest separations ever recorded. The girls are now back with their parents in Mooresville, North Carolina, undergoing developmental therapy to improve … Read more
Studying flying reptiles called pterosaurs that lived 200 million years ago could help engineers develop a new generation of ‘super drones’ with better stability. The prehistoric reptiles that soared above the dinosaurs are the biggest animals ever to take to the air and they ruled the skies for 160 million years. Despite their aeronautic excellence, … Read more
A controversial ‘scoring system’ used by the NHS to decide who receives critical care has been slammed over fears disabled people will be denied life-saving treatment. The ‘Clinical Frailty Scale’ (CFS) ranks patients’ frailty from one to nine and is designed to prioritise those most likely to recover from the killer virus. It has been implemented as … Read more
Join the culture club from the comfort of your home: Six simple tips for learning a new language Have your Netflix show dubbed into a foreign language with English subtitles Organisations will send a ‘word of the day’ email to your inbox every morning Read online versions of overseas newspapers straight after reading a UK … Read more
Seneca Learning says it has 30.5 per cent of the UK pupil population registered for help with exams and homework and that number is dramatically increasing.
The most sought-after foods tend to divide opinion — and for good reason. The truffle, pulled from the dirt, often by a pig, can be overwhelming, caviar leaves many cold, and it’s best not to think about how foie gras is produced. The oyster is summed up by author Jonathan Swift: ‘He was a bold … Read more
MIDAS UPDATE: Our training provider tip Learning Technologies has risen from just 20p in 2014 to £1.35 today By Joanne Hart for The Mail on Sunday Published: 23:46 GMT, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 21:41 GMT, 15 March 2020 Learning Technologies Group may see sales rise, as companies and governments reflect on the impact of … Read more