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Cop29: five critical issues still left hanging after an underwhelming UN climate summit in Azerbaijan

Billed as the “finance Cop”, the 29th UN climate change summit (otherwise known as Cop29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, was expected to provide the money to enable the transition away from fossil fuels announced at last year’s Cop28.

The Conversation

First step on Starmer’s reset with Europe

Letters: To mitigate the damage done by Brexit, any new deal would have to be deep and wide-ranging, says Dr Peter Holmes. Also letter from Scott McDonald

The Guardian - UK

‘I wish I had never come to the UK’: Palestinian academic despairs of getting visas for family stuck in Gaza

A lecturer doing his PhD on a British Council scholarship in York is frightened for his wife and two small children who are under Israeli bombardment

The Guardian - UK

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David Waterhouse obituary

Other lives: British Council officer whose networking skills helped bring people together to spread British culture

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Five major outcomes from the latest UN climate summit

The latest UN climate summit, COP28, was always going to be controversial. It was held in a state whose economy is heavily dependent on oil and gas – the United Arab Emirates. The summit president, Sultan Al Jaber, remains head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and recently declared…

The Conversation

Why are people still flying to climate conferences by private jet?

Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest UN climate summit in Dubai, COP28. But they are among hundreds who will have travelled there by private jet. In fact, the UK prime minister, foreign secretary…

The Conversation

U.K. varsities to collaborate with State institutions for research, faculty, student exchange programmes

TN govt signs MoU with British Council for student mobility, capacity building, research & transnational edu. 7 TN univs partnering with 9 UK univs. CM's Naan Mudhalvan scheme discussed. 14 UK univs & 2 apex bodies to collaborate with 25 TN insts. VIT receives grant.

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How India welcomed ‘son-in-law’ Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty: ‘Both are Desi!’

Sunak earlier spoke how ‘special’ it was to return to a country that is ‘very near and dear’ to him

The Independent UK

Spanish GCSE sees rise in popularity as entries up more than 11% on 2022

If current trends continue, the subject could overtake French in the near future to become the most popular GCSE language.

The Independent UK

Just one in 10 state schools say all pupils take a language at GCSE – report

The number of state schools offering German is significantly lower than private schools, the British Council’s Languages Trends survey suggests.

The Independent UK

Ukrainian artists to find haven in Scotland

IN March last year, Lyubov Panchenko was found unconscious in her home in the Russian-occupied town of Bucha, in the Ukrainian province of Kyiv…

The National (Scotland)

‘Loss for Iran’s wildlife’: woman jailed in Tehran calls for environmentalists’ release

Aras Amiri, a former British Council employee, was held in Evin prison with seven members of the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool and Ukrainian students to perform together at the Friary

More than 180 students will take to the stage in celebration of the contest

Liverpool Echo

US and UK troops moving close to Sudan for possible evacuation

MoD engaged in ‘prudent planning’ as several hundred British citizens are estimated to be in country

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British Council staff stranded in Khartoum offices amid gunfire and explosions

Nine employees stuck for five days say they are ‘terrified’ as they wait to be evacuated while fighting continues in Sudan

The Independent UK

‘I escaped – but Taliban are hunting my colleagues’: Afghan British Council worker reveals fears for those left behind

Many more contractors still live in fear in Afghanistan and struggle to get the documentation to flee

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian kids who fled can't play with teddy bears as they remind them of their dads

Experts have told the Mirror that children facing the war in Ukraine are battling with trauma and the loss of their childhood lives before the war meaning they cannot even play with their teddy bears

The Independent UK

Cabaret which began in Kyiv bunker comes to London for invasion anniversary

The idea for Bunker Cabaret originated in a bunker in Ukraine and has since been performed across Europe.

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The Independent UK

British Council has failed to support Afghan staff after fall of Kabul, former director warns

Afshaneh, a teacher for the British Council for three years, said she ‘screamed with excitement’ when she was interviewed for the job: ‘Now when I think about it, I only feel regret’

The Guardian - UK

Sacking Richard Sharp would be a great loss to the BBC: after all, he has friends in high places

Given his predicament, Sharp has much to gain from defending the corporation – and the connections to do it effectively, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

From Venice to Margate: world-conquering artist Sonia Boyce brings her supergroup to the seaside

She has notched up too many firsts to count. As the work that triumphed so spectacularly in Venice returns to Britain, the once-uncollectable artist explains why she now even has a 10-year vision

The Independent UK

Wait for facts in BBC chairman row, says Gove amid Johnson finance claims

Boris Johnson was reportedly warned to stop discussing his financial arrangements with Richard Sharp days before the latter was named BBC chairman.

The Independent UK

Johnson ‘was told to stop seeking advice on financial matters from Sharp’

Boris Johnson was warned by officials to stop discussing his financial arrangements with Richard Sharp, who was due to be announced as BBC chairman.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘was told to stop seeking financial advice from BBC chair’

Advice reportedly issued by top civil servant Simon Case

The Guardian - UK

John Akomfrah to represent Britain at Venice Biennale

The artist known for exploring racial injustice, migration and climate crisis in his films and multiscreen installations will fill the British pavilion next year

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