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Wilko is the latest shop to be edged out by competition but it doesn't have to mean the end for the budget retailer

By selling pick ‘n’ mix, stationery, garden tools and bird boxes, Wilko has spent the last 90 years transforming from a one-store business into one of the UK’s major budget retail players. It now has around 400 stores, but it has also become the latest high street shop to face…

The Conversation

Ohio's Issue 1 Doesn't Mention Abortion. But That's Why People Are Voting Today.

Plus: What media gets wrong about "book bans," Yellow Corporation to default on $700 million pandemic aid loan, and more...

Reason

Scottish exams pass rate falls for second successive year

Dip comes after grading for National, Higher and Advanced Higher exams made stricter following Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

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A-level cohort ‘unluckiest’ to come out of pandemic – social mobility expert

School leavers waiting for results will be experiencing ‘the highest levels of anxiety and uncertainty’, according to Lee Elliot Major.

The Independent UK

Sachin Tendulkar bats for child nutrition, quality education for children in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar pitched for a nutrient-rich diet and quality education for children during his school visits in Sri Lanka where he also teamed up with people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the country's worst economic crisis.

The Times of India

Students celebrate as exam pass rate smashes pre-pandemic levels

STUDENTS are celebrating a record year in exam results as the overall pass rate for all National 5s, Highers and Advanced Highers increased from the…

The National (Scotland)

‘Irony’ as Zoom calls staff back to office

The company that epitomised the trend of working from home during the Covid pandemic is telling its employees to come back to the office. Zoom said it’s now enforcing a “structured hybrid approach”, meaning that employees who live near an office “need to be onsite two days a week” because…

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What is ‘Disease X’? UK launches vaccine centre to help tackle new pandemic

It is hoped the site will help protect the UK from future threats

The Independent UK

The housing market's seller strike is so ruthless that only 7 of the nation's 200 largest markets are back to pre-pandemic inventory levels

Among the 200 largest housing markets tracked nationwide, 193 markets exhibited inventory levels in July 2023 that were lower than those of July 2019.

Fortune

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo takes leave of absence to treat depression

Hidalgo said she was diagnosed with the condition last month and aims to return to her post in September. More people across the country have been diagnosed with the condition since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Texas Tribune

Yellow Corporation To Close, Lay Off 30,000 Employees, and Likely Default on $700 Million Pandemic Aid Loan

The company blames much of its problems on the Teamsters trucking union's "intransigence," while the Teamsters say Yellow is delinquent on benefit payments.

Reason

Zoom tells staff to come into the office at least two days a week

Policy to apply to those living within 50 miles and follows fall in post- pandemic demand for video-conferencing services

The Guardian - UK

Cattle Prices- Can the Bull Continue to Charge Higher?

Beef prices have exploded higher over the past years. After reaching lows as the global pandemic gripped markets across all asset classes, live and feeder cattle futures have been on a one-way street higher, with both at record higher levels in August 2023. As cattle move towards the offseason for…

Barchart

The horrors of ‘Scream 6’ and ‘Evil Dead Rise’ reflect pandemic confinement and contagion in cities

The pandemic changed our perception of space so that places we usually take for granted suddenly fell under heavy scrutiny.

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Evening Standard

Housing shortages, strikes and empty offices: is London or New York coming out of Covid stronger?

Both are loved, loathed and battling post-pandemic problems. But what can these rival metropolises learn from one another?

Evening Standard

What is Disease X? WHO boss warns planet is 'unprepared'

Scientists worry about the threat of a virus that could turn into another pandemic

The Independent UK

100 days vaccine goal for new pandemic threats is ‘really tall order’

The UK Health and Security Agency has launched a major research facility to develop vaccines against potentially deadly pathogens.

Evening Standard

Huge vaccine centre opened at Porton Down to bolster UK’s pandemic preparedness

It is hoped the site will help protect the UK from future threats.

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The Independent UK

Almost 100,000 fewer students in top A-level grades this year, researchers say

Government says number of A and A* grades awarded in England should fall back to pre-pandemic levels

The Independent UK

UK’s newly launched vaccine centre to help tackle ‘Disease X’ through pandemic preparedness

It is hoped the site will help protect the UK from future threats

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 100,000 fewer top A-levels this year in grading plan, research suggests

Tens of thousands of students face likely drop in As and A*s as ministers aim to return results in England to pre-pandemic levels

The Guardian - UK

New vaccine research centre in UK to help scientists prepare for ‘disease X’

Facility in Porton Down, Wiltshire will allow vaccines to be developed for future pandemic pathogens

The Independent UK

Huge vaccine centre launched to bolster UK’s pandemic preparedness

It is hoped the site will help protect the UK from future threats.

The Independent UK

Almost 100,000 more pupils could miss out on top A-level grades this year

The Government has said the number of A and A* grades awarded in England should fall back to pre-pandemic levels as exams return to normal.

The Independent UK

Employment levels still lower than before pandemic, analysis suggests

The research on official figures up to May showed the employment rate is lower now than it was in nine out of the 12 regions and nations.

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