Nip and tuck all the way, the fan master in the sky pressed the on button, produced a steadily strengthening breeze, and set up some furiously close racing, three of them, on the third day of the Murcia trophy. He also brought a ration of woe.
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Work, rest or play after A-levels? There's a world of opportunity awaiting you
Thursday 18 August 2011
There are more options than ever for post A-level students. Jessica Moore says it’s time to plan thoughtfully
Private universities: Why it pays to take the path less travelled
Thursday 18 August 2011
A budding sector that boosts prospects for those who know what they want. By Stephen Hoare
Students name best (and worst) universities
Wednesday 17 August 2011
A year is a long time in the world of higher education. A university that has been the most expensive in the country will become one of the best in terms of value for money next year.
Letter from the editor: Great Expectations
Monday 08 August 2011
The BBC is expected to begin filming the opening scenes of its adaptation of Great Expectations today, on the marshlands of Tollesbury, near Maldon (where the salt comes from).
Wrangler's - Urban cowboys
Monday 08 August 2011
Wrangler's new collection blends the brand's workwear heritage with grungy modern art. Longevity is in the jeans, says Harriet Walker
Nearly a third of children will leave primary school 'failing'
Tuesday 02 August 2011
Almost a third of 11-year-olds could leave primary school this summer without a good grasp of reading, writing and maths, it was suggested yesterday. The prediction came in advance of the new figures published by the Government on the proportion of primary school pupils reaching the level expected of them in the basics.
Third of primary pupils 'failing'
Monday 01 August 2011
Almost a third of 11-year-olds could be leaving primary school this summer without a good grasp of reading, writing and maths, it was suggested today.
200,000 face university disappointment
Monday 01 August 2011
More than 200,000 university applicants will fail to get places this year, the head of the admissions service has warned, in a repeat of last summer's chaotic scramble following the publication of A-level results.
Question mark over A* grade as Oxbridge hopefuls miss out
Saturday 30 July 2011
More than 12,000 students with at least one A* grade pass at A-level will be turned away from Oxford and Cambridge this year.
All4One hammers home an emphatic win
Saturday 23 July 2011
Magnifique! Wunderbar! The Franco-German All4One hammered home an emphatic win in the high-scoring coastal race off Sardinia to extend its lead in the Audi MedCup.
Quantum dominates on second day of the Sardinia Trophy
Thursday 21 July 2011
Picking themselves up, dusting themselves down, and starting all over again, the American team Quantum banged in a second and a first on the second day of the Sardinia Trophy, the third of five regattas in the Audi MedCup series.
Figures reveal university divide
Saturday 16 July 2011
Graduates face wildly differing job prospects depending on the university they attended, official statistics show.
Richard III, Old Vic, London<br/>Lullaby, Barbican Pit, London<br/>The Beggar's Opera, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London
Sunday 03 July 2011
Spacey swivels between hand-twirls and hollering in Mendes's 'stagey' production
First Night: Richard III, Old Vic, London
Thursday 30 June 2011
Mendes, Spacey and a flick of Söze – this is not the usual 'Richard III'
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