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Language learning in Northern Ireland ‘slowly recovering from pandemic’ – report

Research by the British Council found that the decline in language learning at post-primary schools is plateauing.

The Independent UK

Sunak has ‘little England mentality’ over UK foreign policy, says Lammy

Shadow foreign secretary says Britain risks isolation in global debates on China, AI and climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

2023 British Pavilion offers diverse and dynamic installation at the 2023 Venice Biennale

The 2023 British Pavilion, 'Dancing Before the Moon,' contributes a triumphant blend of ritual, music, and cross-cultural pollination to the biennale’s ‘laboratory of the future’

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Next BBC chair selection must be 'free of sleaze that forced Richard Sharp to quit'

Labour's call comes amid growing pressure for Tory ministers to be banned from “interfering” in the selection process, while Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell called for a “root and branch review” of the appointments process.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson stays at loan scandal pal's luxury £4k-a-night Caribbean villa with family

Former PM Boris Johnson and his family stayed at a £4,100-a-night pad owned by tycoon Sam Blyth, who is at the heart of a probe into the appointment of BBC chair Richard Sharp

Daily Mirror

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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Nia Roberts obituary

Other lives: Nurse who became a welfare officer for the British Council and later its deputy director for Wales

The Guardian - UK

Afghan applying to resettle in UK asked to provide Taliban approval

Despite MoD assurances, applicant and former British Council worker still being asked for Taliban-stamped papers

The Guardian - UK

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