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Cop29 president faces pressure over LSE climate academic detained in Azerbaijan

Dozens of fellow academics have called for the release of the London School of Economics professor Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu detained in Azerbaijan.

Evening Standard

Son fears father could die after year detained in Azerbaijan as political prisoner

It is a year since London School of Economics professor Gubad Ibadoghlu was unlawfully imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Tom Watling speaks to his son, 24-year-old Ibad

The Independent UK

MCC honours two of its distinguished alumni for their services in their chosen fields

MCC honours two alumni for their exemplary contributions in their fields. Sashi Kumar, founder of Media Development Foundation, and Ruth Kattumuri, founder of Indian Observatory in the London School of Economics, were recognised with a plaque, medal and citation. Ms. Ruth and Mr. Sashi spoke of the impact of MCC…

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What is the two-child benefit cap? Keir Starmer suspends 7 rebel Labour MPs

Starmer is under pressure over the controversial policy, with certain Labour members wanting the scheme abolished

Evening Standard

Which London universities ban ChatGPT and AI chatbots?

Will students get expelled from university for using chatbots like ChatGPT in their essays?

Evening Standard

Overconfident tech CEOs have overpaid for ‘box tickers’ and ‘taskmasters.’ Here’s why the real ‘creators’ will survive the mass layoffs

At excessive numbers, the box tickers and taskmasters tip into "busywork" and create more unnecessary work for the “creators.”

Fortune

Nemat Shafik is named the first woman to be president at Columbia University

Shafik, who was born in Egypt and grew up in the United States, has extensive experience across global financial institutions and higher education.

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The newest fronts in climate-change-related legal battles

Climate change-related litigation has more than doubled in the past seven years globally according to a June report by the London School of Economics, and is moving beyond traditionally polluting industries such as fossil fuel production.

Reuters

Poverty battle raged on in 2022, here are four ways women are working to escape it

Research across the world demonstrates how global poverty can be tackled effectively by empowering women in all aspects.

360info

Why do the rich get richer — even during global crises?

Every 30 hours, the pandemic spawned a new billionaire, while pushing a million people into poverty. Here’s why.

Al Jazeera

Brexit ramps up UK food bills by £6 bn: study

London (AFP) - Britain's exit from the European Union added almost £6 billion to consumers' food bills, hitting the poor the hardest and further stoking red-hot inflation, a study said Thursday.

AFP

Factbox-The newest fronts in climate-change-related legal battles

Reuters

How can CEOs possibly justify their huge salaries? I interviewed them to find out

My research shows the fat cats of popular culture generally believe in fair distribution – but they’re beneficiaries of a market failure, says Alexander Pepper, emeritus professor of management practice at LSE

The Guardian - UK

'Free': Chronicle of a childhood in Albania during the fall of communism

Growing up in Albania, our guest had a childhood of two halves. One was lived in plain sight, since she was brought up at school to believe and love the communist doctrine of Albania's Enver Hoxha and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. The other half was hidden, as she slowly discovered…

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Evening Standard

Jeremy Hunt’s Economic Advisory Council: who are the new members?

The UK’s latest chancellor said the council would offer him advice that was independent from the Treasury and the Bank of England.

The Independent UK

Iran’s Kurds play leading role in protests but bear brunt of repression

Kurds are at the forefront of the anti-regime demonstrations, sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, and are paying a heavy price

Birmingham Post

Somerset bathroom firm lands London School of Economics contract

Offsite Solutions has secured a £1.6m deal to provide almost 650 shower units for the student accommodation scheme

France 24

New PM: Boris Johnson 'will hang around and see it's all going to turn out'

A new Conservative prime minister has been picked in the UK, with Liz Truss gearing up to sift through the dispatch boxes and state papers. But her arrival at 10 Downing Street following Boris Johnson's resignation comes at a time of major strife in Britain, with a cost of living…

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Manchester Evening News

University rankings: The 100 UK unis at the top of the league table on A Level results day

Many students will now be looking more closely at their university options following results day

Daily Mirror

Brit drivers told to ignore common speed camera myths as AA reveals how they really work

Researchers estimate the much-loathed cameras have cut death rates and curbed the number of accidents by up to 68%, according to a study by the London School of Economics

Newslaundry

Alt News, CIA, ‘Hinduphobic’ media: The fixations of a rightwing ‘fact-checking’ enterprise

One could dismiss a Twitter account’s conspiracy theories – conjuring up an “anti-Hindu ecosystem” while linking together American philanthropist George Soros, communists, the London School of Economics, digital media and the Gandhis – as feverish hyperbole. But not when the account claims to be a fact-checker, is followed by senior…

Birmingham Post

Welsh ports treated with disregard post-Brexit

The London School of Economics says the damage to Welsh ports has not been factored in by UK Government despite warnings from ministers in Wales.

The National (Scotland)

Boris Johnson repeats false tax claim about Scotland in PMQs snipe at SNP

BORIS Johnson has again been accused of peddling falsehoods in Parliament after falsely claiming taxes are higher in Scotland than in the rest of…

Daily Mirror

Workers' real pay will be cut by £470 thanks to Brexit, damning report says

A study by the Resolution Foundation think tank and London School of Economics details some of the outcomes of the decision to quit the EU - six years after the historic vote

The Independent UK

‘I won’t give up’, Zelensky tells UK students

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky told students he will need the younger generation to rebuild the country

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