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DT students needed to solve planets problems say experts

Design and technology pupils should be focusing on designing solutions to global challenges rather than creating products which often end up in landfill, one of the UK’s biggest education companies has suggested.Design and technology pupils should be focusing on designing solutions to global challenges rather than creating products which often end up in landfill, one of the UK’s biggest education companies has suggested. Pearson, which runs exam board Edexcel, is calling for the design and technology (D&T) curriculum to be […]

February 14, 2023 23

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Scottish social care overtime figures revealed

More than £150 million has been spent on social care overtime in the last five years, figures have shown. Data obtained by the Scottish Conservatives through freedom of information (FOI) legislation, revealed that 30 of Scotland’s 32 local authorities have had to fork out because of significant staff shortages. In 2018/19, £27,656,443 was spent on overtime in the sector, increasing to £34,316,478 by 2021/22 – a 24% increase. And in the year up to November 2022, a total of £150,499,914 […]

February 14, 2023 26

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Alex Iwobi drained by Sean Dyche training techniques but loving life at Everton

Everton winger Alex Iwobi is happier with his football than he has been for a long time – even if new manager Sean Dyche’s methods have left him too tired to get off the sofa. The 26-year-old, who said talks over a new contract are looking “positive”, has been one the club’s best performers over the last 18 months. But as he begins life under a fifth different permanent boss at Goodison Park since arriving in 2019, the Nigeria international […]

February 13, 2023 27

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I am completely here Jurgen Klopp still emotionally invested at Liverpool

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he gets emotional after defeats because he is a bad loser and not because he has run out of patience with the job. The German was involved in a terse press conference following last weekend’s 3-0 defeat to Wolves – their seventh in the Premier League this season – and with the team continuing to under-perform speculation has started concerning the 55-year-old’s future. Klopp, who arrived at Anfield in 2015, signed a contract extension last […]

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Son Heung min admits talk is cheap after Tottenhams thrashing at Leicester

Son Heung-min admitted talk was cheap after Tottenham were routed at Leicester. The Foxes thumped Spurs 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday in a damaging blow to their Champions League hopes. Rodrigo Bentancur grabbed a first-half opener but goals from Nampalys Mendy, James Maddison, Kelechi Iheanacho and Harvey Barnes left Tottenham fifth in the Premier League. Spurs go to AC Milan for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday and Son knows actions speak louder […]

February 13, 2023 22

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BBC chairman made significant errors of judgment over Johnson loan MPs find

BBC chairman Richard Sharp’s position is in increased peril after MPs found he made “significant errors of judgment” by acting as a go-between for a loan for Boris Johnson. A cross-party committee was furious that Mr Sharp failed to declare to MPs his role in facilitating the loan when he was applying for the job of BBC chairman and said he should “consider the impact his omissions will have” on trust in the broadcaster. They said his actions “constitute a […]

February 12, 2023 17

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Rihanna to make first live performance in years at Super Bowl VII halftime show

Rihanna is set to perform live for the first time in seven years with her highly anticipated title slot at the 2023 Super Bowl half-time show. The Barbadian singer is expected to be joined by multiple special guests during the biggest event in the US sporting calendar. The game at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, will see the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs. Ahead of the show, Rihanna said there was “something exhilarating” about the […]

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Gunners lose opportunity to hit 8 point lead

Ivan Toney scored a deserved equaliser as Brentford left Arsenal with a draw that could blow the Premier League title race wide open. Leandro Trossard’s first goal for Arsenal had given them the lead in a game where they toiled for large periods, with Toney nodding in a leveller to earn the Bees a 1-1 draw and extend their unbeaten league run to 10 games. Arsenal had lost at struggling Everton last week and could only follow that up with a share of the spoils […]

February 11, 2023 24

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Coronation emblem created by Apples former design guru unveiled

Design guru Sir Jony Ive has created an emblem inspired by the King’s “love of the planet, nature, and his deep concern for the natural world” to mark his coronation. Sir Jony, credited with designing Apple’s iPhone – one of the best-loved gadgets of the modern age, and his creative collective, LoveFrom, have produced the insignia to celebrate Charles’s new reign. It features a stylised image of St Edward’s Crown, which will be used to crown the monarch, created from the rose […]

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