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In a speech yesterday, Theresa May denounced the colossal racket of across-the-board maximum university fees. There is to be a year-long independent review of higher education funding.
Every language has a few phrases that don't always translate well -- and the British English has some absolute corkers. The team at the Business Insider UK office have compiled a list of the best British slang and idioms that define the weird and wonderful British dialect we grew up with. From our linguistic research, we've confirmed that above all, British people are sarcastic, unsympathetic, and often rather drunk.
Using Google autocomplete, The Original Tour reveals what countries across the world are really asking about Britain.
Decline in number of UK school-leavers and less interest from EU undergraduates mean HE sector is enduring its ‘toughest season’
Which products does the UK export, and where does it export them to? Read on to find out
Report on the gig economy by Frank Field reveals allegations of ‘poverty pay’ and shoddy treatment at Parcelforce, DPD and British Car Auctions
Children of factory workers and cleaners in Far East achieve better exam
results than offspring of British lawyers and doctors, says OECD
British Culture, British Customs and British Traditions - Marriage and Wedding Customs and Traditions
Grab your camera, a pen and some paper and check out these breathtaking places to see in Britannia before you die.
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Student population 2.3 million students were studying for a qualification or for credit at 163 HE providers in 2015/16. Of these HE providers, 162 were publicly funded and one, The University of Buckingham, was privately funded.
The British Empire once infamously covered a quarter of the globe. One way to write about the history of the world is through the history of empires built up by conquest. Historians in the 20th and 21st centuries often write about them as aberrations, doomed to fall, yet they've actually formed the most common and cohesive political structure for centuries, far more common than modern nation states. In this sequence of empires, Britain was just one of the more recent.
The long read: In 2014, documents alleging a conspiracy to Islamise Birmingham schools were leaked to the media, sparking a national scandal. The papers were debunked – but the story remains as divisive as ever. What really happened?
Almost one in seven countries around the world has a prime minister or head of state who studied in a UK higher education institution, according to an analysis by the British Council.
How well travelled are you around the UK? See how many of these places you have visited throughout Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
What are the Queen’s powers? We find out just exactly how much power Britain's longest reigning monarch actually has.
See today's, tomorrow's and archived newspaper front pages from the UK and around the world.
The ‘Last Week Tonight’ host didn’t mince words when addressing the media’s claims that London was ‘reeling’ and ‘under siege’ following the recent attack.
From summery picnics to star gazing on rooftop restaurants, if you like your ‘food with a view’ check some of our favourite hidden places to eat, drin
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