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Universities axe hundreds of lecturers - then appoint 'woke' diversity chiefs on £100k salaries despite nearly half of UK vice-chancellors expect university to be in financial deficit

Nearly half of UK vice-chancellors expect their university to be in financial deficit this year following a drop in the number of lucrative international students.

Pupil suspensions reach record high following lockdown school closures

Why have Gulf students fallen out of love with the US?

A record one in five pupils will miss out on their first-choice secondary school today amid a squeeze on places

Around one in five children are expected to face disappointed and attend less desirable schools or those far from their home.

Parents begin celebrating as their children get secondary school places on National Offer Day - while others face anxious wait with record one in five pupils set to miss out on their first-choice

The number of pupils applying to secondary school in the UK is expected to peak this year at 625,000. It could lead to national success rates falling to close to 80 per cent.

Preferred secondary school places for fewer than ever

Preferred secondary school places for fewer than ever

Rise in applications and 2010 baby boom blamed as record numbers will not be offered place at their first choice

University of York to accept foreign students with lower grades after 'financial challenges' - but bar still remains high for British applicants!

The Russell Group university in Yorkshire will now admit some overseas applicants that achieve the equivalent of BBC grades at A-level, or a 2:2 for postgraduate courses.

International students shun British courses over bad 'atmosphere created by ministers'

International students are pulling out of university courses because of an “unfavourable atmosphere” created by ministers, a vice-chancellor has claimed.

Immigration chiefs warn universities after THOUSANDS of foreign students claim asylum within months of arriving in Britain

Home Office chiefs (Professor Professor Alan Smithers pictured) have warned universities about a 'marked' increase in foreign students seeking asylum within months of arriving in the UK.