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- Sex at arm’s length? Male octopuses use specialised arm to mate, scientists find April 2, 2026Sensory organ in male cephalopod able to detect female hormone progesterone, even if male cannot see partnerSex might seem an intimate act, but scientists have shed fresh light on how octopuses manage it at arm’s length.Male octopuses use a specialised arm called the hectocotylus to place a package of sperm inside the female’s reproductive system. […]Nicola Davis Science correspondent
- Labour is letting down Britain’s children, says National Education Union leader April 2, 2026Daniel Kebede tells his members that detail in new policies ‘just does not deliver’ and schools are ‘running on empty’The leader of the UK’s biggest education union has torn into the government’s record on schools, accusing Labour of letting down the nation’s children and failing to deliver on its promises for education.Daniel Kebede, the general […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- Pupils in England are losing their thinking skills because of AI, survey suggests April 2, 2026Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solvingPupils using artificial intelligence are losing their capacity for critical thinking, according to a survey of secondary school teachers in England.Two-thirds said they had observed the decline among children who they also said no longer felt the need to spell […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- Teachers made ill by rats and hit by toaster receive share of £15m payout April 2, 2026Details about compensation for personal injury awarded to UK school staff revealed by NASUWTA teacher who became ill from a rat infestation and another who was injured after a pupil threw a toaster and chair are among UK school staff who received a share of £15m paid out in compensation.The details were revealed by the […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- Chris Rokos: the camera-shy billionaire behind the biggest UK university donation in modern times April 2, 2026The 55-year-old is one of the most successful hedge fund managers of his generationWhen Chris Rokos decided to donate a record £190m to the University of Cambridge to set up a “school of government” this week, it became the latest mega project carried out in the hedge fund billionaire’s name.The publicity-shy tycoon has spent much […]Mark Sweney
- The brilliant students the UK doesn’t want - podcast April 1, 2026Why has the UK introduced a ban on student visas for four countries? Today in Focus talks to affected students in Sudan and Afghanistan, as well as our home affairs editor, Rajeev SyalIn early March, with little warning, the UK announced a ban on student visas for four countries: Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Cameroon.It came […]Presented by Helen Pidd with Rajeev Syal; produced by Eleanor Biggs, Sundus Abdi, Hanna Adan and Brian McNamara; executive producer Sami Kent
- Almost half of primary teachers in England see pupils with eating disorders, survey finds March 31, 2026Poll of 10,000 teachers also finds ‘overwhelming’ exam anxiety and rising absenteeism linked to poor mental healthAlmost half of primary school teachers are seeing pupils with eating disorders “at least occasionally”, rising to four in five at secondary level, according to a survey by the UK’s largest education union.The findings emerged in a poll of […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- The Guardian view on Welsh language learning: cultural shifts can deliver a bright future for Cymraeg | Editorial March 31, 2026As Plaid Cymru leads in polls ahead of Senedd elections in May, grassroots enthusiasm for one of its historic causes is growingIn Putting Wales First, a recently translated history of Plaid Cymru’s political ideas, Prof Richard Wyn Jones references a 1940s newspaper editorial satirising the party’s then preoccupations. Poking fun at its focus on language, […]Editorial
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