18 h. ago 1 in 4 young people still believe STEM jobs are 'boys' jobs'

Research suggests a quarter of young people still believe STEM - science, tech, engineering or maths - jobs are more suitable for boys.

Politics

6 d. ago Waitrose volunteer Tom Boyd backed by vicar's 'divine intervention' in job row

Revd Mark Edwards, a mental health advocate and vicar at St Matthews, Dinnington, near Newcastle, wrote to Asda at the same time as contacting the interim managing director of Waitrose Tina Mitchell on behalf of Tom

Politics

1 week ago Battle of the tutors! Applicants double overnight for £180k job preparing boy, 1, for Eton or Harrow

More than 100 elite tutors from six countries are now battling for the coveted role after a job advert went viral yesterday.

Economics

2 w. ago Theo Walcott: ‘I never thought Jack Wilshere would be a manager’

As Wilshere embarks on his first job in management, fellow Arsenal golden boy Walcott speaks to Will Castle about how his former teammate’s career path caught him by surprise - and why he might end up following suit

Politics

2 w. ago Theo Walcott on his shock at Jack Wilshere’s manager decision and why he might be next

As Wilshere embarks on his first job in management, fellow Arsenal golden boy Walcott speaks to Will Castle about how his former teammate’s career path caught him by surprise - and why he might end up following suit

Events

2 w. ago Diamond Sky review – fairytale heist thriller has its head in the clouds

Mesmerising leads Hassan Najib and Elena Rivers play a pair of young hotel workers who carry out high-end robberies in this oddly unconvincing storyIt’s not fair to critics who want to avoid spoilers but there’s a twist at the end of this romance-focused crime thriller that partly explains why everything that has come before has been so oddly stilted, unconvincing and thinly sketched out. Presumably, writer-director Felix Mackenzie was hoping to create a fairytale-like atmosphere but with a present-day London setting.We’re supposed to feel enchanted by the tale of Lucan (Hassan Najib) and Alice (Elena Rivers), two crazy young kids pulling off heists while working day jobs as a bell boy and chambermaid, respectively, in a small hotel. But most viewers will just wonder why their high jinks are so incredibly unconvincing, why they trust their criminal mastermind handlers to show up with escape cars at exactly the moment needed, and why they live in a flat that looks as if it was hired ...

Politics

3 w. ago Harry Potter TV series hires a SECOND child star to play lead role with 'perfect mop of hair and boyish looks' as mystery behind new face on set is solved

The job of playing the boy wizard, who is character from JK Rowling 's books, was originally given to Dominic McLaughlin, who was unveiled earlier this year - but now a second Harry has been spotted.

Society

4 w. ago Mum fakes terminal cancer to trick boyfriend into paying for her boob job

Laura McPherson, 35, tricked her boyfriend into shelling out almost £30,000 to pay for a raft of fake treatments after she claimed to be suffering from multiple kinds of terminal cancer

Politics

4 w. ago Trainee teachers to get up to £31k tax free to train in Stem subjects

The Department for Education will continue to provide bursaries and scholarships for trainee teachers in certain subjects.

Economics

4 w. ago Mother who faked terminal cancer to con boyfriend into paying for boob job must pay back £30,000

Laura McPherson, 35, took photos of herself in a hospital bed and wore clothing that said 'breast cancer support' as part of her 'elaborate tale of deceit' against company director Jon Leonard.

Economics