The numbers feeling lonely in the pandemic reached a new high point as winter approaches.

Marjorie Wells, 91, gives her advice on fighting loneliness during a lockdown.

White applicants are more likely to be offered PhD places than black students, according to BBC research.

The BBC can reveal a spike in the number of parents taking their children out of school.

Members of the EIS union are asked if they would consider a “safety strike protest” as Covid-related pupil absences hit a new high.

The University of Manchester says it has suspended security guards who stopped Zac Adan on campus.

Evidence presented to government confirmed rising infections as schools reopened.

Sadat Rahman, 17, created an app to help young people learn about and report cyberbullying.

More than 2,500 university staff ask MPs to investigate publishers over the rising cost of online texts.

Williamson seeks to end unfairness in university admissions by switching to offers based on real results.

A review by university bosses calls for offers to be made on the basis of actual grades, from 2023.

The independent Islamic school was previously criticised for segregating male and female staff.