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Gullis says low-achieving pupils should be banned from taking out student loans
The New Conservatives group say students with low grades “tend to undertake poorer quality degrees that do not lead to graduate-level salaries”.
Mick Lynch suggests RMT union will not comply with new anti-strike legislation
It could be years before the legislation is repealed, leaving union bosses with no other choice.
Crumbling concrete found in Parliament
The collapse-risk concrete at the centre of a crisis in school buildings has been found in Parliament.
One in three UK medical students ‘intends on emigrating to practise medicine’ rather than work in NHS
Reasons given for leaving the UK included better pay offers, work-life balance and improved conditions abroad.
Rayner to set out Labour’s vision of ‘real life levelling up’
She described Labour’s new deal as a ‘real game changer’ for workers as well as for good employers.
Timpson trends as Daily Mail hits out at ex-prisoners… for getting jobs
"I love it when Timpsons trends, because I know it's going to briefly restore my faith in humanity", Hugh Osborne said.
GB News presenter’s ‘terror man’ announcement was so bad people can’t pick a favourite line
"F***, it's all gone wrong"
BBC under fire for showing EU flags at Proms
Former Tory MP Harvey Proctor has called for an inquiry into the matter.
All 400 Wilko stores to close by early October, says union
It means redundancies now look likely for all 12,500 staff at the historic high street chain.