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Top of class graduate rejected from 500 jobs despite "100k degree
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (794+ words) (Pix via Khaled Sherif / SWNS) A 21-year-old who graduated top of his class after spending "100, 000 on his degree said "the system is broken" after he was rejected from 500 jobs. Khaled Sharif, 21, got a first in digital media tech from Kingston…...
Playdates are the best way to prepare young children for school, says expert
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (561+ words) (Pix via Katielee Arrowsmith SWNS) Playdates are the best way to prepare young children for school, according to an expert. Family psychologist Dr Martha Deiros Collado says one of the most valuable things parents can do before September has nothing…...
Jawort per Nintendo Switch " Gamer feiern einzigartige Hochzeit
1+ week, 6+ day ago (402+ words) (Pix via Cara Fisher / SWNS) Ein Pok'mon-verr'cktes Paar sorgt mit einer Hochzeit der ganz besonderen Art f'r Aufsehen " und setzt dabei auf eine 'berraschende Gaming-Idee. Amanda und Matthew Palladino, beide 30 Jahre alt, integrierten eine Nintendo-Switch-Konsole als Anspielung auf ihre lebenslange…...
Gamers tie the knot using Nintendo Switch in unique wedding ceremony
1+ week, 6+ day ago (391+ words) (Pix viaq Cara Fisher / SWNS) A Pok'mon-obsessed couple pulled off a wedding ceremony like no other " using a Nintendo Switch 2 console and each attaching a controller to symbolise their unity. Amanda and Matthew Palladino, both 30, incorporated the console into their…...
Graduate says "60k student debt rises despite "2k yearly repayments
2+ week, 4+ day ago (575+ words) A graduate with "60k of plan 2 student loan debt says each year she pays "2k off - to see it rise by "2k. A graduate with "60k of student loan debt says "4k annual increase means when she pays off "2k a year " it still gets "2k higher....
Toddler diagnosed with arthritis after symptoms dismissed as "growing pains
2+ week, 5+ day ago (890+ words) (Pix via Elaine-Maree Telfer / SWNS) A three-year-old was diagnosed with arthritis after doctors said it was "just growing pains. Skyler Smith started suffering from leg pain in early 2024. Concerned, her mum, Elaine-Maree Telfer, 31, took her to the doctors but was…...
Baby goats wear coats to keep warm
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (539+ words) Five-week-old Anglo Nubian goats, Sweetheart & Cedar, wear coats at Auchingarrich Wildlife Park, Perthshire. Cedar and Sweetheart are five-week old Anglo-Nubian goats, who are being raised by staff at Auchingarrich Wildlife Park. Due to their young age " and the typical chilly…...
Animal rescuers show off adorable orangutan mums in time for Mother's Day
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (245+ words) An animal rescue organisation has shown off its adorable work with orangutan mums in time for Mother's Day. An orangutan surrogacy programme run by YIARI, a partner of Sussex-based International Animal Rescue (IAR), is giving the most vulnerable babies in…...
Girl, 5, bursts into tears after learning she's getting brother
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (157+ words) This is the hilarious moment a five-year-old girl burst into tears when she found out she was getting a baby brother. Mum Fallon, 37, asked her daughter Olivia Lee, five, to help reveal the gender of her unborn baby by popping…...
Allergy training to become compulsory in schools after boy's milk allergy death
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (737+ words) Schools in England must provide allergy awareness training for all staff for the first time under new statutory guidance announced after a schoolboy died when he was given milk at school. The government have today (5) announced the new plans for…...