10 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

10 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

44 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 Cote launches Black Friday deal with offer on gift cards and experiences

The cards can be used for in-restaurant and at-home dining

Economics

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...

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5 d. ago New museum in California offers immersive experience of the Shroud of Turin

A museum dedicated to the Shroud of Turin has opened at the Christ Cathedral campus in Garden Grove, California

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 ‘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...

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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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8 d. ago Google's popular Pixel phone plummets in price ahead of Black Friday

Google's phones are packed with AI skills and offer a smooth Android experience

Technology

9 d. ago This Morning icon refuses BBC offer over fears of 'dreadful' experience on set

EXCLUSIVE: A This Morning legend has spoken exclusively to Daily Star about the one TV show they've repeatedly turned down "about 50 times" for fear of an "appalling" time

Politics

1 week ago Rightmove faces £1bn legal claim over ‘excessive’ fees for estate agents

Damages could total around £1 billion, say the group behind the claim

Economics

2 w. ago Inside the Kent café where model trains deliver food to your table

Nibbles Railway Café in Newenden, a small village in the Ashford District of Kent, claims to offer a 'truly unique dining experience where nostalgia meets novelty'.

Society

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...

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3 w. ago Michelin Guide restaurant in Cardiff to relaunch 'without high prices' but there's a catch

Tom Simmons is revamping his restaurant offering in Pontcanna - but there'll still be an exclusive dining experience on offer

Politics

3 w. ago Michelin Guide restaurant in Cardiff to relaunch 'without high prices'

Tom Simmons is revamping his restaurant offering in Pontcanna - but there'll still be an exclusive dining experience on offer

Politics

3 w. ago Energy bills: I claimed back the £70 hiding in my energy account from my supplier

My energy company had been quietly hoarding my cash 💸 — I decided to do something about it

Economics

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 German dentists hold memorial recognising sadistic practices of profession under Nazis

Recent studies have exposed theft of gold fillings, excruciating extractions, human experiments and forced sterilisationsGerman dentists have offered a belated acknowledgment of their profession’s brutal practices under the Nazis, admitting broad “systemic” involvement in crimes at concentration camps including sadistic tooth extractions, human experiments, forced sterilisations and murder.Their central professional organisation, the German Society for Dental, Oral and Orthodontic Medicine (DGZMK), held its first memorial ceremony exposing the atrocities committed by dentists during the Nazi era and paying tribute to the victims, at Berlin’s Humboldt University on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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