2 h. ago Born into crisis, gen Z is saving for retirement like no other generation | Gene Marks

Older gen Zers, with memories of the 2009-10 financial crisis, are saving more, but experts say employers should helpResearch published at the end of last year by the Investment Company Institute with help from the University of Chicago found that gen Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – are “outpacing” earlier generations in contributing to retirement, having more than three times more assets in their 401(k) retirement savings accounts than gen X households had at the same time in 1989, adjusted for inflation.This mirrors a 2023 study from the TransAmerica Center for Retirement Studies, which found that gen Z is doing a “remarkable job” saving for retirement with many putting away as much as 20% of their income towards the future. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago The destruction of Palestine is breaking the world | Moustafa Bayoumi

The rules of the institutions that define our lives bend like reeds when it comes to Israel – so much that the whole global order is on the verge of collapseSereen Haddad is a bright young woman. At 20 years old, she just finished a four-year degree in psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in only three years, earning the highest honors along the way. Yet, despite her accomplishments, she still can’t graduate. Her diploma is being withheld by the university, “not because I didn’t complete the requirements”, she told me, “but because I stood up for Palestinian life.” Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Mum who translated for stars on Disney's 'Welcome to Wrexham' reveals secret cancer battle

Welsh mum, Maxine Hughes, who translated for Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney has just finished chemotherapy and now facing a double mastectomy

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5 h. ago Dining across the divide: ‘He was a “Stop the boats” person’

With immigration, universal tax rises and big tech on the menu, could a Tory IT director and a Labour-voting financial services technician find anything to agree on?Matt, 52, Leek, StaffordshireOccupation Account director in the IT sector Continue reading...

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5 h. ago DWP announces Universal Credit and PIP changes after welfare reforms backed by MPs

The Government's Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill was backed by MPs in the House of Commons on Tuesday, July 1, after significant concessions were made

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6 h. ago Voices: The man who wants to lead Cambridge, and the day he feared for his life

Free speech isn’t about comfort but about courage, writes Chris Smith, former Labour cabinet minister and master of Pembroke College, Cambridge. That principle applies in politics, journalism, and perhaps most vitally in universities

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7 h. ago Tories demand foreigners are banned from getting disability benefits as Kemi Badenoch seeks to tighten access to handouts after Labour's U

Kemi Badenoch 's party will attempt to change the Government's welfare Bill to tighten access to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Universal Credit.

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7 h. ago As if graduating weren’t daunting enough, now students like me face a jobs market devastated by AI | Connor Myers

With big accountancy and finance firms turning to tech rather than graduates, even those with ‘useful’ degrees find their prospects diminishedConnor Myers is a student at the University of Exeter and an intern on the Guardian’s positive action schemeSeptember is the beginning of many young people’s lives, as cars speed along motorways transporting 18- and 19-year-olds to their new university accommodations. I remember my own journey down to Exeter in 2022, the first stage in what I hoped would be an experience to set me up for the rest of my life. Little did I know that this was the calm before the storm, before anyone had heard of ChatGPT, or imagined the chaos that generative AI was about to cause for new graduates.Fast forward to 2025, and some of the young people I began this journey with have realised that they’ve spent the last three years training for graduate jobs that don’t exist. Many firms are now slashing their number of new hires. Big accountancy firms have cut back on ...

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8 h. ago ‘The best song to have sex to? Anything by Marvin Gaye. Nothing by Rick Astley’: Rick Astley’s honest playlist

The pop veteran works up a sweat to Biffy Clyro and recognises the dancefloor power of Abba, but which Kylie banger hits a little too close to home?The first song I fell in love with I’ve got two older brothers and an older sister. My sister played the grooves out of Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell. When I got my chance, I’d put on I Wan’na Be like You from The Jungle Book.The song I do at karaoke Tale As Old As Time from the Beauty and the Beast soundtrack, even though it’s a duet. My daughter Emilie is 33, but when she’s home, we’ll watch a Disney film together. She turns into a five-year-old, I turn into a young dad and it’s just lovely. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Secrets about Prince William and Kate Middleton's St Andrews love story revealed as royal author says the future Princess of Wales was 'very shy'

Vice Chancellor Brian Lang told the audience in 2005 that St Andrews prides itself on being 'Britain's top matchmaking university' and that one in ten students would go on to marry.

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10 h. ago Katherine Jenkins outed Sue Barker for breaking golden Wimbledon rule

Katherine Jenkins once called out former tennis ace and BBC legend Sue Barker for breaking one of Wimbledon's strict rules when the pair were together on Centre Court

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15 h. ago More than 100 NHS doctors warn Wes Streeting to honour promise to roll out screening clinics for osteoporosis

The doctors, part of the Royal Osteoporosis Society's clinical network who are backing the charity's campaign for universal Fracture Liaison Services.

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16 h. ago Jewish music bosses who called for Kneecap ban at Glastonbury targeted after names are leaked

The 'doxxing' attack is being orchestrated by former UK university professor David Miller, who is a presenter on the Iranian-backed Press TV channel.

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17 h. ago Family hubs to be rolled out across every council in England

The Education Secretary described the Best Start scheme as a lifeline.

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21 h. ago Best Superman stars rated as the James Gunn's DC Universe's Man of Steel returns

The top Superman stars are rated from Kirk Alyn to Henry Cavill as Superman is set to return to cinemas this Friday with David Corenswet, making his debut as the superhero character

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26 h. ago Scotland’s 14 universities ranked best to worst in new league table for 2026

Here are Scotland's best and worst universities, according to the Complete University Guide for 2026.

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27 h. ago F1 British Grand Prix: qualifying updates from Silverstone – live

Formula One latest (qualifying begins at 3pm BST)Sign up for The Recap | And you can drop Billy a mailHaas’s Ollie Bearman has received a 10-place grid penalty for tomorrow’s race for a ‘red flag infringement’ after spinning out and hitting the barriers by the pit lane while a red flag was being flown after Gabriel Bortoleto had himself spun offHere’s what the lap times looked like at the end of that chaotic third practice session earlier: Continue reading...

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27 h. ago ‘The American system is being destroyed’: academics on leaving US for ‘scientific asylum’ in France

Almost 300 researchers have applied for for positions at Aix-Marseille University after Trump unleashed his attack on academia It was on a US-bound flight in March, as Brian Sandberg stressed about whether he would be stopped at security, that the American historian knew the time had come for him to leave his home country.For months, he had watched Donald Trump’s administration unleash a multipronged attack on academia – slashing funding, targeting international students and deeming certain fields and even keywords off limits. As his plane approached the US, it felt as though the battle had hit home, as Sandberg worried that he would face reprisals over comments he had made during his travels to the French media on the future of research in the US. Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Is Pixar’s Elio on Disney Plus? Release explained and when it could come out on streaming

Elio is Pixar’s most recent film - but can you watch it on Disney Plus?

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29 h. ago Coronation Street fans gobsmacked as they realise two stars are real

Sue Jenkins and Richard Fleeshman both appeared on Coronation Street - but many fans had no idea about their real-life connection

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