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thetimes.com > uk > science > article > working-from-home-birth-rate-mothers-98m5gf8sw

More working from home could reverse falling birth rates

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (632+ words) Allowing people to work from home more often could be the solution to Britain's falling birth rate, research suggests. Economists from King's College London (KCL) and Stanford University in America have concluded that, in the United States, remote working has…...

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thetimes.com > life-style > sex-relationships > article > gisele-pelicot-jeffrey-epstein-toxic-culture-porn-mlw8kzmwh

Epstein, Pelicot and the toxic culture of ‘teen’ porn

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (19+ words) Epstein, Pelicot and the toxic culture of "teen" porn'The Times Epstein, Pelicot and the toxic culture of "teen" porn...

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thetimes.com > business > companies-markets > article > unite-student-landlord-hit-lower-occupancy-3pjrngnfd

UK’s biggest student landlord hit as undergrads swap halls for home

9+ hour, 1+ min ago  (1202+ words) Britain's biggest student landlord has warned once again that its halls of residence will be emptier than it had hoped for next year because more students are staying at home to save money. As a consequence, Unite Group told shareholders…...

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thetimes.com > money > family-finances > article > martin-lewis-is-missing-the-point-on-student-debt-pbc6c9fk3

Martin Lewis is missing the point on student debt

16+ hour, 31+ min ago  (655+ words) Kemi Badenoch has pledged to slash interest rates on student loans in a significant victory for our End the Graduate Rip-Off campaign. However, Martin Lewis, the founder of the website Money Saving Expert, berated the Conservative Party leader on live…...

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thetimes.com > life-style > parenting > article > gen-z-arent-having-kids-give-them-a-break-rjwj39nhr

Gen Z aren’t having kids. Give them a break

23+ hour, 31+ min ago  (1652+ words) Gen Z are lagging. An analysis by the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies has added more numerical ballast to what has long been known: young people today are taking longer than previous cohorts to hit the big milestones of adulthood....

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thetimes.com > uk > london > article > brixton-queen-camilla-horse-riding-charity-gs86gn5ml

How the Queen’s horse charity helps troubled kids lead a stable life

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (338+ words) Tucked away in south London, horses line up outside their stable ready to be brushed and cuddled by bouncing children. Volunteers sweep up muck and staff members prepare dinner. These pampered ponies are living the dream. "Brixton's incredible and it's…...

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thetimes.com > comment > the-times-view > article > punitive-student-loans-system-must-be-replaced-with-a-fairer-alternative-qcjmg63zf

Punitive student loans system must be replaced with a fairer alternative

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (650+ words) Different cohorts face different liabilities under a system which crushes a generation of young earners under a debt they can never repay Punitive student loans system must be replaced with a fairer alternative Different cohorts face different liabilities under a…...

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thetimes.com > uk > politics > article > keir-starmer-send-reforms-brother-nick-xp90kz8qx

Keir Starmer: Special needs overhaul inspired by late brother

2+ day, 1+ min ago  (752+ words) Sir Keir Starmer's late brother's struggle to be "seen" in the classroom has inspired the most sweeping overhaul of special educational needs in a generation, the prime minister has said. Writing in The Times before the release of the schools…...

The Sunday Times
thetimes.com > uk > scotland > article > national-5-maths-attainment-independent-schools-analysis-dswmcvtf3

The ‘not for me’ trap: How Scotland’s private schools cure maths anxiety

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (841+ words) Less than 40 per cent of pupils passed National 5 maths last year, according to recent think-tank analysis " a figure that has reignited debate about attainment, engagement and Scotland's future skills base. The study by the Commission on School Reform, an independent…...

The Sunday Times
thetimes.com > money > family-finances > article > why-the-graduate-salary-premium-is-a-myth-fhpbj6q2x

Why the graduate salary premium is a myth

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1169+ words) Successive governments have used the concept of a graduate salary "premium" as an excuse for using university leavers as cash cows. But in reality graduates from 42 per cent of UK universities earn less than the average person in their twenties....