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Earning a GCSE as an adult in Maths or English can be career enhancing Let's explore the benefits of returning to education Author | Sophie T Returning to education as an adult can open up new opportunities, whether the aim is to improve existing qualifications, change career direction or take the first steps towards higher education. Can you take GCSE courses as an adult? Are there age restrictions? Yes. There are no age restrictions on studying for GCSE qualifications, meaning adults can return to education at any stage of life to retrain, develop new skills or pursue further study. Adult learning offers a range of opportunities, and there is no need to follow the same educational route taken at secondary school. Whether someone has been out of education for a few years or several decades, it is never too late to gain new qualifications. Why take GCSEs as an adult? There are several reasons why adults choose to return to GCSE study. These include: - Meeting the requirements for a...

A historic moment for sport in Africa The opening ceremony of the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 at the 55,000-capacity Abdoulaye Wade Stadium officially marked the start of the Games in Senegal on Saturday 31 October. Author | George B More than 1,000 performers took part in the historic event, as the first Olympic Games to be staged on African soil got under way. The ceremony featured performances by Kiné Lam and Baaba Maal, alongside a special appearance from social media sensation Khaby Lame. The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, spoke with pride about the event "I think you're in for something very special! This is the Africa that I am so proud and so excited for the world to experience. And it makes me incredibly proud to be standing here tonight. A proud Zimbabwean. And proud to be an African woman. And so proud that our continent is welcoming the Olympic Movement for the very first time." Watch | Footage of the ceremony fro...

Israel v Republic of Ireland | Nations League This is about far more than football... Author | Sean M Republic of Ireland face Ireland in a Nations League match but many have called for the Irish players and coaching staff to boycott the fixture.  Keep reading for all latest developments Update a few hours before kick-off. Match expected to be played out. Republic of Ireland players will wear black armbands "in recognition of all lives lost in the [Gaza] conflict" for Sunday's Nations League game against Israel in Hungary, after confirming they will go ahead with the match.  Football Association of Ireland chief executive David Courell confirmed one player (Gavin Bazunu) has withdrawn from the squad before the match. Many Irish fans have praised the player with one saying : "he has shown a backbone sadly lacking amongst so many." News conference delay. Will the game go ahead? The Republic of Ireland have delayed their pre-match news conference ahead of Sunday...

Fifa president Gianni Infantino will stand for re-election in March This has now been confirmed by football's world governing body Author | George B Infantino, who has held the position since 2016, has faced mounting pressure over his abandoned plan to sell stakes in Fifa competitions to private investment firms. The lucrative proposal triggered a global outcry, with Uefa threatening to boycott all Fifa competitions, including the World Cup. Infantino declined to answer questions about his future when approached by reporters at the Women's Under-20 World Cup in Poland on Saturday. READ MORE | Trump backs FIFA president It is the first time Fifa has confirmed that he will seek another term since the plan was announced following the summer's World Cup. If re-elected, the 56-year-old Swiss will remain in office until 2031. Fifa this week accused Uefa of conducting a "smear campaign against it and its leadership" as the dispute over Infantino's plan escalated into...

Pace bowler Brydon Carse has been removed from England's squad for the second Test against Pakistan  This is amid an ongoing investigation into an incident that led to him being briefly arrested. Author | Andy Hopkins Carse was part of the England squad for the first Test against Pakistan, which the hosts won by an innings inside three days at Headingley. After being left out of the starting XI, Carse was released to play for Durham against Derbyshire, with the Division Two leaders securing victory on Saturday evening. After the win, Carse was filmed in handcuffs outside a bar in Derby. The incident took place less than 48 hours before he was due to arrive in London to join the rest of the England squad for the second Test at Lord's. Carse's Durham team-mate Matthew Potts also appeared in the footage, while former England captain Ben Stokes could be seen in the background. Although Stokes has retired from international cricket, he remains under a central contract with the E...

An iconic stadium won't be hosting a Test match in next year's Ashes Headingley is joining Old Trafford in not hosting England v Australia  Author | Michael Handsworth Ben Stokes has joined Joe Root in questioning the choice of venues for next summer’s Ashes, describing it as “shambolic” that Headingley will not stage a Test. Root, who preceded and later succeeded Stokes as England captain, said “it would be nice to have a choice” over the grounds at which his side play, with Yorkshire set to miss out on Test cricket until 2029. England’s emphatic victory over Pakistan was their seventh successive win in Leeds, extending their longest active winning run at any ground in world cricket. Yet they will not return to Headingley for a men’s Test for another three years, meaning they will be denied the opportunity to use their remarkable record at the ground during next summer’s home Ashes series. The England captain wants to become more of a legend For Root, the innings victory over ...

Thursday 13 August saw students across England and Wales receive A Level, T Level and Level 3 results  For some students, this means a place at university, with a record number of 18-year-olds securing their top choice institution. Author | Amy W Image from Bury College's social media Skills Minister Baroness Jacqui Smith was at Bury College as students from the Greater Manchester college received outstanding results foe their courses. How did the results look across the UK? In a landmark year for technical education, more than 65% more T Level students received results, with almost 20,000 completing their qualifications, up from nearly 12,000 in 2025. The pass rate was more than 90%. Watch | Telford College students celebrate their results A Level results at grades C and above continued their steady improvement, reaching 78.1%, up 0.4 percentage points on 2025. The proportion achieving A or A* grades also rose, reaching 28.3%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points. Students at New ...

One of the most absurd stories in modern sport geta even weirder Donald Trump says it would be a "terrible mistake" if under pressure Fifa president Gianni Infantino was ousted from his position. Author | George B Trump wants Infantino to stay. [image or embed] — European Super Football ( @eurosuperfootball.bsky.social ) 11 August 2026 at 07:02 Trump's backing followed Uefa, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation issuing an open letter accusing Infantino of breaking trust "through deception" with his aborted Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal. FFE would have meant a new company being created to manage commercial and ticketing rights of all Fifa competitions, including World Cups, with 21% sold off to a private investment company. Trump's comments are the first time he has come out in defence of Infantino since the FFE plans came to light on 28 July. Trump wrote on social media. "Fifa would be making a terrible mistake if, for any reason, ...

Have you thought about your next steps yet? Deciding what to do after college is rarely straightforward. Whether you’re considering university, an apprenticeship, employment or a gap year, the sheer number of options can feel daunting.  Author |  Sophie T Bournemouth University But making the right choice starts with understanding what’s available and what aligns with your aspirations. We are not experts but we have spent some time online looking for some advice and put it all in one place to try and help you out. Here are some key factors to conside when making this important decision. Know what your career requires For some professions, a degree is non-negotiable. If you have a specific career in mind, check whether a university qualification is a necessary entry point. There are useful websites and resources such as Start, National Careers Service and Prospects that are available for your research.  You can also ask the careers advisor at your education instituti...

Another fantastic spidey film Spider-Man: Brand New Day takes Peter Parker to a darker place after No Way Home Author | Greg S Spider-Man: No Way Home ended on a bleak note, with Peter Parker (Tom Holland) asking Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to erase him from everyone’s memory in an effort to protect the multiverse. The spell saves the day, but it also wipes Peter from the lives of those closest to him, including his girlfriend MJ (Zendaya) and best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon). Brand New Day picks up with an increasingly isolated Peter throwing himself into his work while secretly keeping tabs on MJ and Ned through social media as they spend four years at MIT. He lives rough in a New York tenement, patrols the city and takes painstaking care of his suit and web shooters with the help of a homemade “fabricator”, described as part sewing machine and part 3D printer. Peter’s only real friend is Detective Jean DeWolff (Liza Colón-Zayas), and even she is becoming concerned by how re...