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Students using an e-learning website have been left “high and dry” after the company running it went into administration. Oxbridge Home Learning offered qualifications, including GCSE, Btec and A-level courses, with online tutoring. It ceased trading in September. Administrators said the website would remain live until July 2026, but with …

Family Photo Lyndee died at the age of two following an incident at her home in 2023 A family forced to move after a house fire said they were uncertain if their two-year-old’s ashes had been destroyed. Abbie’s daughter Lyndee died in June 2023 of an accidental death after an …

An Irish start-up is hoping to have the UK’s first food drone delivery pilot scheme operating in 2026, subject to regulatory approval. With a fleet of specially designed 23kg quadcopters, Manna Aero has carried out more than 200,000 food delivery flights in west Dublin, Espoo in Finland and Texas. As …

Guide Dogs UK wants the rest of the UK to follow Scotland and London in banning pavement parking. Nick Lancaster, 47, from Brecon in Powys is partially blind and has missed medical appointments, buses and struggles to go food shopping because of cars parking on pavements in his town. “It …

Paul PigottBBC Wales and Holly HarrisonBBC Wales, Cardiff The charity Guide Dogs UK is calling for the banning of pavement parking across the UK Pavement parking is making the streets “increasingly hostile” and leaving people with “no safe place to walk”, according to Guide Dogs UK. The charity wants Wales …

Alice CullinaneWest Midlands Deanna Newman Deanna Newman said she hoped things were still “on the up” with her business A jeweller has said AI scammers copied her business name and duped customers into buying cheap items. Deanna Newman set up C’est la vie Jewellery in March last year as an …

Food costs keep squeezing household budgets across the country, with grocery bills still causing the biggest sticker shock. To help people cope, we’ve tested different money-saving approaches: rescuing discounted food through apps like Flashfood, pitting name brands against generic alternatives and investigating whether discount grocers like Trader Joe’s live up …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! When someone stops breathing, the clock starts ticking. First responders often need to get air into the lungs fast, and one of the most reliable ways is to slide a tube into the windpipe. This process, called intubation, keeps the airway open …

Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter BBC The first series of the Celebrity Traitors kicks off later, with Sir Stephen Fry, Celia Imrie Alan Carr and Jonathan Ross among the contestants. Presenter Claudia Winkleman will welcome 19 famous faces to the Scottish highlands when the 70-minute opening episode launches at 21:00 BST. Charlotte …

“Now what they think about as they’re controlling our airspace is, ‘How am I going to pay my mortgage? How do I make my car payment? I have a couple kids at home, how do I put food on the table?'” Duffy continued. “‘I’m working six days a week, so …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Imagine the heartbreak of a missing pet. For Sharon, a senior living in Ridgefield, Washington, that fear became reality when her beloved Louie, an indoor-only cat who had never ventured outside, slipped out of a window. For 11 long days, she searched …

Adriana ElguetaLondon and Harry CraigLondon TfL Taking cats on public transport is a “shocking” idea, the Cats Protection charity says An animal protection charity has asked Transport for London (TfL) to remove a “disturbing” social media video giving advice to cat owners on how to take their pets on public …

The government has announced new financial incentives worth up to £31,000 tax-free for trainee teachers in maths, physics, chemistry and computing, in an effort to tackle long-standing recruitment challenges in England’s schools. From next year, bursaries and scholarships will be available to those training through both school-based and university routes, …

BBC Michael Beese said he had to lay off some of his staff The boss of a firm that supplies Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said his business still faces an uncertain future as production at the car giant is set to restart following a crippling cyber-attack. Michael Beese, managing …

Robbie MeredithEducation and arts correspondent, BBC News NI BBC Seventeen-year-old Lily said she liked doing AS-levels and it had taken the pressure off her A-levels There are set to be big changes to A-levels, AS-levels and GCSEs in Northern Ireland. The Education Minister Paul Givan has said that pupils are …

Matt Taylor and Ady DaymanEast Midlands BBC When asked about the transformation of her home, Isla said: “I love it” “It’s overwhelming to think that people would come together, not for money or recognition, but simply out of the kindness of their hearts — giving their time and skills to …

Daniela RelphSenior royal correspondent ‘Stress around family overwhelms me’, Prince William says Prince William’s conversation with Eugene Levy on the actor’s Apple TV show is revealing on many levels. It has clarified his vision for his own reign once he becomes king, reinforced how stressful family life has been for …

Suzanne BearneTechnology Reporter Getty Images Earlier this year, Rachel wanted to clear the air with a man she had been dating before seeing him again in a wider friendship group setting. “I’d used ChatGPT for job searching but had heard someone else use it [for dating advice],” says Rachel, who …

Getty Images An empty fee station at the eastern entrance to the Yosemite national park Conservationists have urged visitors to stay away from US national parks, as they called for the scenic attractions to close during the government shutdown. The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) said skeleton staffing means visitors …

A member of cyber attack-hit Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) supply chain has told Sky News the government must act to safeguard the sector as it has seen no financial relief to date. Mike Beese, who owns Walsall-based Genex UK, was speaking as an industry body complained that support revealed by …