Sixty-two further education colleges will have to use more than 400 million to renovate their buildings and convert their campuses. Raising funds will help more people acquire the skills needed to find a good job, increasing opportunities across the country.The colleges announced today will be the last to benefit from the government’s միլի 1.5 billion in additional education capital conversion...
Homebuyers who make their property more environmentally friendly should return the stamp duty demanded by some of the UK’s top executives.A call to action by business leaders, including Chris O’Shea, head of energy giant Centrica, was voiced in a letter to Business Secretary Kwasi Quarteng ahead of his energy security strategy, which is due to be released this week.The reduction in the state duty...
American Jennifer Kupcho declared her first victory over the LPGA Toured with a two-stroke victory at the Chevron Championship.The 24-year-old began the day at Mission Hills six shots ahead, then hit a double-for-74 to finish 14 under, with compatriot Jessica Korda finishing second.Jennifer Kupcho is the first American to beat the title since 2015 (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)Kupcho became the first...
China Put nearly 30 million people on tight lock measures as the country saw new sharp growth in Coronavirus Infections that reached a two-year high.The country has taken the most drastic measures since the pandemic’s start. However, its incidence is lower than in other major countries because it was tightly tied “Zero Cove” strategy.The latest growth is driven by Omicron, which...
Will Smith left the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences in the path of his onstage assault on Chris Rock during last Sunday’s 94th Oscars. In a statement received by Variety on Friday, Smith called his actions during the tradition’ shocking, painful and inexcusable,’ adding that he would take any other consequences given by the Academy’s Board of Governors...
Liverpool takes on Watford at Anfield as they seek to climb to the top of the table premier league. Jurgen Klopp’s side has won their last nine league games to move within a point of leaders Manchester City, and victory here would send them above City, at least until Pep Guardiola’s side come up against Burnley at 3 p.m. Trent Alexandre Arnold’s return to fitness has boosted Klopp after the right...
The variant has been discovered in the U.K., but experts say it is too early to know whether it is more contagious than previous strains. The United Kingdom Health Insurance Agency (UKHSCA) said it was studying a mutation in the XE – BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron strains, referred to as “recombinant.” The government said that as of March 22, 637 cases of XE were detected in Georgia, England...
TEHRAN (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has said he plans to hold another round of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming days to discuss the situation in Ukraine. – Other media news – “I expect a new conversation with President Putin in the next 48-72 hours,” Macron said after a meeting of the Council of Europe in Brussels on Friday, adding that a humanitarian...
BBC News: It was only this month that TikTok began to be used for news after the start of the Russia-Russia war Ukraine. However, BBC Newswatch host Samira Ahmed asked if the bill simply provided “free content to people who would never pay the license fee”. He was interviewed by BBC News digital director Naja Nilsson, who tried to defend the BBC’s use of the Chinese social media platform. BBC...
A repeat of last year’s sizzling Easter weekend looks likely, but April is set to be a mixed bag with heavy rain at the start before the unsettled weather subsides just in time for the Bank Holiday There could be another roasting Easter around the corner with the scorching Spring sunshine set to return in the weeks ahead. Britain has baked in highs of 21C over the last four days and the...