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Workshops boost phone skills for students
Teenagers are being taught how to make phone calls and manage the anxiety of speaking to university admissions officers before clearing. Pupils, despite their apparent addiction to their devices, are not accustomed to engaging in phone conversations. Bacup & Rawtenstall Grammar School in Lancashire is one of several schools running an enrichment programme on Wednesday…
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UN plastic pollution treaty discussions falter
There are just two days left for UN countries meeting in Geneva to negotiate a treaty on tackling plastic pollution. The talks remain deadlocked after a stalled first week, which fell behind schedule and produced no clear text. “We have to speed up negotiations,” said EU environment chief Jessika Roswall, who observed: “With . ….
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OpenAI unveils GPT-5 model
OpenAI last week launched GPT-5, an upgraded version of the AI model behind ChatGPT that the company claims is significantly faster and more capable than its predecessor. OpenAI said that the technology “feels more human” than previous models and that it allowed even novices to build simple software apps from short text prompts. As part…
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Luxury flats restrict food couriers
Parkgate Aspen, manager of the Canary Riverside luxury apartments near Canary Wharf, has banned Deliveroo, Just Eat, and UberEats couriers, citing press claims about “undocumented” workers and heightened security concerns linked to nearby protests over asylum seekers at the Britannia hotel. The ban, long planned but fast-tracked after resident requests, applies only to takeaway couriers,…
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Britain’s biggest chemicals plant at risk of closure
The Ineos-owned Olefins and Polymers (O&P) plant at Grangemouth in Scotland is under threat amid surging bills and high carbon taxes, the boss of the plant has told The Telegraph. Stuart Collings said: “Ineos has had to effectively subsidise the Grangemouth business from profits it makes on other businesses around the world, and has done…