46 h. ago Universities to make more lower grade entry offers to disadvantaged students who have faced 'barriers'

Universities UK (UUK), which represents campus bosses, unveiled an 'action plan' to 'boost access' for the 'most disadvantaged in society'.

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4 d. ago Castle Douglas Soap Box Derby organisers offer teams free entry for 2025 event

Thousands of spectators are set to line King Street in July to see home made racers tackle the course.

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3 w. ago Cyriel Dessers sparked a 'big fight' at Leuven – but Rangers star is proving cynics wrong and I keep letting them hear it

He hasn't always been universally popular but this man always believed Dessers would make the grade

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3 w. ago Scottish smaller businesses twice as likely to face barriers to finance as devolved nations peers

Smaller businesses in Scotland are the most likely to say they struggle to access finance among the UK’s devolved nations, according to new research from the British Business Bank in conjunction with Business Gateway.

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3 w. ago Blind and deaf people face significant ‘barriers’ to access medicines – report

A new report for the Patent Safety Commissioner explored the challenges faced by people with sensory impairment.

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4 w. ago Millie Bright: ‘I’m really proud of Lucy Bronze for coming out and sharing her story’

Chelsea and England defender on the power of football, the pitch named after her and a new reality for fan interactions“When you experience the things we have in the women’s game, it does open your eyes to the struggles of others,” says Millie Bright. “It does make you more aware of all kinds of different barriers people might face. You really appreciate the struggles that people have to go through and the constant barriers and battles that have to be fought every single day just to exist. Literally just to exist. You’re not asking to be better than anyone, you’re just asking to exist and be able to do what you love doing, whatever that is, in sport or beyond sport; things that are just part of living a full life, and everyone deserves a full life.”The Chelsea and England defender is sitting in the small stand at Cobham FC’s brilliantly named Leg O’ Mutton Field talking about the power of football. Last year Bright was back in Killamarsh, the village in north-east Derbyshire where s...

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4 w. ago Millie Bright: ‘I’m really proud of Lucy Bronze for sharing her story’

Chelsea and England defender on the power of football, the pitch named after her and praise for her teammate for talking about her ADHD and autism diagnosis“When you experience the things we have in the women’s game, it does open your eyes to the struggles of others,” says Millie Bright. “It does make you more aware of all kinds of different barriers people might face. You really appreciate the struggles that people have to go through and the constant barriers and battles that have to be fought every single day just to exist. Literally just to exist. You’re not asking to be better than anyone, you’re just asking to exist and be able to do what you love doing, whatever that is, in sport or beyond sport; things that are just part of living a full life, and everyone deserves a full life.”The Chelsea and England defender is sitting in the small stand at Cobham FC’s brilliantly named Leg O’ Mutton Field talking about the power of football. Last year Bright was back in Killamarsh, the vil...

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