11 h. ago Businesses claim offering school children work experience is ‘too time consuming’

CEC is calling on schools and employers to sign up to its new approach to work experience to help give young people more choice

Economics

11 h. ago Offering work experience ‘too time consuming’, some businesses claim

Businesses polled by The Careers & Enterprise Company said making it easier to work with schools would make them more likely to offer work experience.

Economics

45 h. ago The loneliness fix: I wanted to find new friends in my 30s – and it was easier than I imagined

It is said to be harder to make friends as you age. But I found that a mix of apps and other tools, as well as a happy attitude, led to a world of potential new palsTonight, Rachel, Elvira and I will meet for dinner. A year ago, none of us knew the others existed. Six months ago Rachel and Elvira were strangers until I introduced them. But now, here we are, something as close to firm friends as is possible after such a short time.If you’ve ever consumed any media, you would be forgiven for thinking that life after 35 is a burning wasteland of unimaginable horrors: the beginnings of incessant back pain, an interest in dishwasher loading, the discovery that you’re ineligible for entire industries billed as “a young person’s game”, and, apparently, an inability to make friends. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Commentary classics: McLean, Parrott and a week of unbridled content joy | Max Rushden

When you work in the game it is easy to get cynical but this week I’ve been consuming all the #limbs I can findFor the second time in a week, I’m welling up. This time in a cafe on Northcote High Street in Melbourne at 9am. I punched the air when Kieran Tierney curled that one in. But Kenny McLean. From the halfway line. As the ball sails over Peter Schmeichel my hands involuntarily shoot to the sky. What a moment. The commentary is amazing. Before long I’m watching it on a loop. The unwritten rule of not talking over each other goes out of the window. In fact it’s better. You want the comms to feel like you feel.On BBC Scotland, Liam McLeod, Steven Thompson and James McFadden absolutely nail it. McLeod: “They’ve given it away.” Thompson: “SHOOT SHOOT.” McLeod: “He’s gonna shoot.” (McFadden is grinning wildly.) Thompson: “OH HE’S DONE HIM, HE’S DONE HIM, HE’S DONE HIM.” McLeod: “HAS THAT GONE IN? OOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOO THAT’S UNBELIEVABLE ” The fixed camera set on Thompson an...

Politics

7 d. ago New CMA investigation into "hidden fees" charged by ticket resellers

It is the first time the CMA has used new consumer protection powers to launch an investigation into anti-competitive behaviour.

Events

7 d. ago VAT: Head teacher accuses Rachel Reeves of 'live experiment' on private school pupils as 9

The head teacher of St Leonards independent school has accused the UK Government of a ‘social experiment’ on children’s education

Society

7 d. ago ‘The haste feels contagious I fear it’: a Xipaya journalist on attending Cop30

An Indigenous journalist’s experience of entering the belly of Cop where time does not flourish, it is consumedI feel as if I’ve been swallowed. And in the creature’s stomach, I walk with the sensation of being drowned. My nose hurts, with the same pain we feel when we are struggling to breathe. That’s my perception of the blue zone of Cop30, the official area for the negotiations. The architecture makes me think of the stomach of an animal.My eyes hurt, seeing so many people coming and going through the main corridor. This is the scene of a makeshift forest. On the walls are large paintings of a jaguar, a monkey, an anteater and a lizard. In the middle of the corridor are plants that resemble açaí palm trees, and below them, small shrubs. The place of nature within the blue zone is ornamental. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘The haste feels contagious I fear it’: a Xipai journalist on attending Cop30

An Indigenous journalist’s experience of entering the belly of Cop where time does not flourish, it is consumedI feel as if I’ve been swallowed. And in the creature’s stomach, I walk with the sensation of being drowned. My nose hurts, with the same pain we feel when we are struggling to breathe. That’s my perception of the blue zone of Cop30, the official area for the negotiations. The architecture makes me think of the stomach of an animal.My eyes hurt, seeing so many people coming and going through the main corridor. This is the scene of a makeshift forest. On the walls are large paintings of a jaguar, a monkey, an anteater and a lizard. In the middle of the corridor are plants that resemble açaí palm trees, and below them, small shrubs. The place of nature within the blue zone is ornamental. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago How Google’s DeepMind tool is ‘more quickly’ forecasting hurricane behavior

‘Less expensive and time consuming’ model helps with fast and accurate predictions, possibly saving lives and propertyWhen then Tropical Storm Melissa was churning south of Haiti, Philippe Papin, a National Hurricane Center (NHC) meteorologist, had confidence it was about to grow into a monster hurricane.As the lead forecaster on duty, he predicted that in just 24 hours the storm would become a category 4 hurricane and begin a turn towards the coast of Jamaica. No NHC forecaster had ever issued such a bold forecast for rapid strengthening. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago How many pints a day it takes to be at risk of deadliest form of stroke, warn experts

THE festive season is fast approaching - a time of joy, celebration and, often, increased alcohol consumption. But "heavy drinkers" have been warned they could be putting themselves at increased risk of the deadliest form of stroke, with scientists revealing exactly how many pints or glasses of wine a day it takes to put them...

Events

3 w. ago Man knocks bathroom wall down while wife is away and everyone has same response

A bathroom renovation can be an expensive and time-consuming undertaking, so one man completely tore down and rebuilt the bathroom in his home while his wife was away on holiday

Politics

3 w. ago How to turn pastry scraps into a quick and tasty caramelised onion tart – recipe | Waste not

This simple and on-trend upside-down tart turns leftover trimmings into a fun twist on a French classicThis is my quick version of pissaladière, and it transforms a small amount of leftover pastry scraps into a spontaneous treat. Keep and combine any trimmings into a ball and re-roll as and when required. Pastry keeps well in the freezer, and by skipping two time-consuming steps in the traditional recipe – that is, making the pastry and caramelising the onions – this one comes together about an hour faster. Instead, the onions are cooked upside down, steaming and caramelising beneath a blanket of pastry with anchovies and black olives for a fast, fun twist on a French classic. And if you have less pastry, you can always halve the recipe. Continue reading...

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last month Tess Daly's very different career away from Strictly as she hints at reason for quitting

Strictly Come Dancing's Tess Daly said her job away from presenting "consumes a lot" of her time, just days before announcing she is set to leave the show

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