White British students are now a minority at nearly one in five British universities, sparking debate over the fairness of race-based scholarships.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: White British students have become a minority at 27 universities in the United Kingdom, according to a Telegraph analysis. This demographic shift has likely been driven in part by the fact that many universities offer scholarships exclusively to students from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, while white and especially white male applicants have fewer opportunities. IMPACT: The exclusion of white students from certain scholarships has led to calls for the abolition of “racially discriminatory” programs. White working-class students, in particular, are now among the most underrepresented in higher education. DETAIL: Prominent universities such as Imperial College London and…Open
Labour Party candidate Andy Burnham is leading the polls in a crunch British parliamentary by-election (special election), with the Elon Musk-backed Restore Britain party likely to siphon enough votes from Nigel Farage's Reform UK party to hand him the victory.
Labour Party candidate Andy Burnham is leading the polls in a crunch British parliamentary by-election (special election ), with the Elon Musk-backed Restore Britain party likely to siphon enough votes from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party to hand him the victory. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester for Britain’s governing Labour Party, is leading in the polls ahead of a crucial parliamentary by-election (special election) in the Makerfield constituency (electoral district). Burnham’s five-point advantage over Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party is likely due to the presence of the Elon Musk-backed Restore Britain party, notionally led by ex-Reform politician Rupert Lowe, drawing votes away from Reform.…Open
Park Police investigating what it calls vandalism after the numbers 86 and 47 were found marked in National Mall grass, near the site of Trump's UFC event this weekend.
The French league leader will face Arsenal in the final in Budapest, Hungary, on May 30, after the Gunners defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 on Tuesday to progress 2-1 on aggregate.
Your doctor's new prescription might be for a fishing rod, or other goods or services you won't find at a pharmacy. The big picture: With the rise of "social prescribing," physicians are sending patients to choirs, art studios, walking clubs and lakesides. Overstretched health systems and a worsening loneliness epidemic are forcing a hard look at how social interventions can improve mental and physical health. - "The hope is that the care might not merely help address crises such as hospital waitlists and overreliance on prescription medications, but also tackle broader problems including social isolation," Andrew Dickson writes for Bloomberg (gift link ). - The term can encompass anything from programs that connect people with access to…