Author: Elizabeth Earl
Students at UK universities, including Sunderland, could pay close to £10,000 in tuition fees next year as a result of the government’s decision to tie them to inflation. Tuition fees in England will increase in line with inflation each year from 2026, Education Secretary (and MP for Houghton and Sunderland South) Bridget Phillipson has […]
Around five million British computer users will be at risk of cybercrime next week, when Microsoft ends its support for Windows 10 – but it seems Sunderland students may be largely unaffected. From October 14, PCs running on Windows 10 will no longer be provided with security and feature updates or technical support. Although they will […]
A pioneering scheme to help young people find guaranteed work – already being piloted in the North East – is to be rolled out nationwide. Chancellor Rachel Reeves made the announcement at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool this week, warning that any young unemployed person refusing to take part in the Youth Guarantee scheme […]
North East MP Bridget Phillipson will find out today (25 September) if she has secured the backing of the UK’s major unions to become Kier Starmer’s new deputy. Trade unions Unison and GMB are set to announce whether they will back Phillipson to become Angela Rayner’s successor as deputy leader of the Labour Party. Phillipson […]
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