“Countries such as Germany, Ireland, Italy and several other European destinations are attracting increasing interest from Indian students because of lower tuition costs, favourable post-study work pathways, strong employment prospects and a more attractive overall value proposition,” said Mayank Maheshwari, co-founder and COO of University Living, a student accommodation platform. …

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Sites including Instagram, YouTube and TikTok will become inaccessible for millions of children, the prime minister has announced. BBC News

A University College London (UCL) study suggests that smacking children “does no good whatsoever”. BBC News

More are reading for fun for the first time in five years, according to new research. BBC News

The prime minister has pledged “decisive” measures in response to calls for an Australia-style ban. BBC News

The guidance is set to include tips on how much screen time children aged five to 16 should have. BBC News

Naomi Gleit has weathered many controversies at Meta, but remains in what she tells the BBC is her “dream job”. BBC News

The union argues that instead of cutting teacher recruitment, the government should use falling pupil numbers to make class sizes smaller. BBC News

“We’re hearing stories – and I hear this directly from schools as I go up and down the country – of devices like supposedly hidden earpieces, smart glasses that play text covertly on the inside of the glasses that only the wearer can see, and even biros that have got …

The boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX is the world’s richest person and has used his platform to make his views known on a vast array of topics. BBC News

The BBC has been contacted by hundreds of users who claimed they had been wrongly banned from the sites. BBC News

Students blame the CBSE’s newly-launched digital evaluation system used for marking this year’s Grade 12 exams. BBC News

Ollie Gardner, founder at Rethink Repayment, which campaigns for student loan reform, added: “They are preventing many from reaching key life milestones such as buying a home, starting a family and saving for retirement, simply because they chose to pursue higher education.” BBC News

Those affected will have to resit, or will get a mark based on their performance in other assignments. BBC News

For many years, reporting a case like Emily’s was almost impossible, because of privacy rules governing Family Court proceedings. However, the Family Court has recently opened up its workings to journalists, and the BBC has been able to obtain a High Court order to tell her story. BBC News

The NCA and NPCC say children should be blocked from accessing sites which do not stop them seeing nudes or being contacted by strangers. BBC News

The education secretary defends videos starring The Only Way Is Essex star promoting post-16 education. BBC News