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  • Childcare expansion in England may not meet parents’ expectations, says charity March 19, 2024
    Survey by Coram found nursery costs and dwindling places will put pressure on government plansRishi Sunak’s plans to expand childcare provision in England are at risk of not living up to parents’ expectations as nursery costs surge and available places dwindle, a charity has warned.The cost of 25 hours a week for a child under […]
    Jamie Grierson
  • Robin Okey obituary March 18, 2024
    My friend and colleague of 50 years, Robin Okey, who has died aged 81, was emeritus professor of history at the University of Warwick. He was a remarkable person in so many ways.In 1966, Robin was one of the first appointments to the history department at the newly founded University of Warwick, holding the positions […]
    Chris Read
  • Did you solve it? Lewis Carroll for insomniacs March 18, 2024
    The answers to today’s puzzlesEarlier today I set these puzzles by Lewis Carroll, who as well as writing books like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, was also a prolific puzzle setter.1. The Chelsea Pensioners Continue reading...
    Alex Bellos
  • Boarding schools have a devastating impact on society, says Charles Spencer March 17, 2024
    Brother of Diana reveals he was sexually abused as a child at Maidwell Hall and that a nanny would beat him and his sisterCharles Spencer, the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has said the brutalising effect of boarding schools on people who have come to power has been devastating for society.Spencer was speaking […]
    Jamie Grierson
  • ‘I don’t think I developed emotionally’: Earl Spencer on the pain of boarding-school abuse March 17, 2024
    The brother of Diana, princess of Wales, talks about his difficult decision to write about being physically and sexually abused and the resistance he faced from members of his own classIt was one thing writing about the abuses of his childhood, Charles Spencer tells me, with half an ironic laugh; it’s quite another talking about […]
    Tim Adams
  • Young carers in England and Wales ‘forced out of education’ by benefit rules March 17, 2024
    Charities and education providers say young carers should be eligible for welfare when they study more than 21 hours a weekYoung carers in England and Wales are being blocked from staying in education and going to college or university by benefit rules that unfairly penalise them, according to a coalition of charities and education providers.The […]
    Richard Adams Education editor
  • Cambridge college unmasks alumnae who were Bletchley Park codebreakers March 17, 2024
    Names of 77 ex-students of women-only Newnham College who worked at Bletchley Park are revealed for first timeThey worked day and night during the second world war, deciphering Nazi messages, breaking Enigma codes and analysing top-secret military documents. But until now it was not known just how many of the intrepid female codebreakers who worked […]
    Donna Ferguson
  • The week in TV: Manhunt; Accused: The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax; The Dry; Is University Really Worth It? – review March 17, 2024
    Abraham Lincoln’s killer flees justice in a ponderous drama; four mothers fight back in a chilling sex crime hoax doc. Plus, the welcome return of Irish comedy drama The Dry, and degrees get the third degreeManhunt Apple TV+Accused: The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax (Channel 4) | channel4.comThe Dry ITVXIs University Really Worth It? (BBC Two) | […]
    Barbara Ellen
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