Summarize this content to 1000 words In 2020, there were more than 12,000 vocational qualifications at all levels, offered by more than 150 awarding bodies, according to Ofqual, which oversees qualifications in England.Plans by former Conservative governments to streamline post-16 education had meant many BTecs and other Level 3 courses were due to lose their funding, to make way for the new qualification, T-levels. However, MPs on the Education Select
Summarize this content to 1000 words “We discovered unique ways that stress hormones influence the activation of human genes,” said Hoffman. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw / NIEHS)Although stress is part of modern life, many people may not know that stress hormones regulate gene activity in breast cancer. Recently, a team of NIEHS researchers figured out the biological mechanism involved.Stress hormones control whether human genes are turned on or off,
Summarize this content to 1000 words Authorities in Virginia are investigating the death of Autumn Oxley, who appeared on the MTV reality show “16 and Pregnant" a decade ago and died over the weekend, police say.Police said they responded to a medical emergency shortly after 3:00 p.m. Saturday in Sandston, about 9 miles (14.5 kilometers) east of Richmond. Oxley, 27, was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.Authorities are
Summarize this content to 500 words Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Elon Musk hopes humanoid robots will be performing tasks at Tesla's factories by next yearArticle informationAuthor, João da Silva & Natalie ShermanRole, Business reporters, BBC News23 July 2024Updated 3 hours agoTesla boss Elon Musk says the electric car maker will start producing and using humanoid robots from next year.In a social media post, Mr Musk said the robots will
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesThe Dartford Crossing and Tunnel link Essex to Kent, with 180,000 vehicles using them on busy daysA family from Essex attending a funeral in Kent were among those caught up in Dart Charge account issues linked to a change in operator last year, a BBC Investigation has found.Data obtained via a Freedom of Information request revealed an increase in crossing payments not made
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCThe day before, official statistics had predicted that the number of children in English state nurseries and primary schools, which was already in decline, would fall by a further 4.5% over the next four years.Schools are given money per pupil, so for those like St Peter's Community Primary School - which is not the only one in Brighton threatened with closure - fewer pupils
Summarize this content to 100 words SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Season 2 of “UnPrisoned,” now streaming on Hulu. Kerry Washington refuses to rest on her laurels. In the six years since wrapping up her seven-season run as political fixer Olivia Pope on ABC’s “Scandal,” which made her the first Black woman in nearly 40 years to lead a primetime network drama, Washington has ventured further into producing
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesThe anti-obesity injection Wegovy contains the drug semaglutideWeight-loss treatment Wegovy has been approved by the UK's medicines regulator, for reducing the risk of serious heart problems in overweight and obese people.Wegovy contains the drug semaglutide, which is already prescribed on the NHS to help some people with a body-mass index (BMI) above 26 lose weight.And it now becomes the first anti-obesity drug to
Summarize this content to 100 words Vice President Kamala Harris framed her likely upcoming fight against Donald Trump as one between a prosecutor and a criminal — describing, from her new campaign headquarters Monday, her experience taking on “predators,” “fraudsters” and “cheaters.” Trump around the same time, meanwhile, took to Truth Social to call Harris “Dumb as a Rock.” The comments, both made as Trump and Harris began preparing to
Summarize this content to 100 words Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned Tuesday amid bipartisan fury over the agency’s failure to prevent the near-assassination of Donald Trump. Cheatle, who initially attempted to salvage her position and described herself Monday as the best person to lead the agency despite admitted failures on her watch, revealed her decision in an internal message to Secret Service employees. An agency spokesperson did not immediately
