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Graduate job vacancies in the UK have sunk to their lowest level since they started being tracked a decade ago, according to a recruiting site.Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, the recruitment website Adzuna reported on Monday, down 45% compared with the same point last year and the lowest since the company started gathering the data in 2016.The number comes as 262,820 people prepare to go to university in September, a record high that underlines the tough conditions facing graduates entering the job market as entry-level roles are threatened by AI.About 1 million young people…

Three-quarters of secondary schools in England are breaking the rules on food offered to pupils by serving chips, burgers and hash browns too often – and sweets and crisps at breakfast time, according to a report.“Shocking” breaches of school food standards have been exposed on Monday, in a new analysis of the food provided at almost 400 state secondaries undertaken by Bite Back, a food charity set up by the chef Jamie Oliver.D’Arcy Williams, Bite Back’s chief executive, said the picture of schools’ widespread noncompliance with the government-set standards that emerged from its analysis was alarming.Three out of four menus…

Reform previously announced it would evict foreign nationals from social housing – a plan criticised by housing charity Shelter which said building more homes is the solution, rather than “changing the order of the queue” and “stoking division”.Tice will set out how Reform intends to pay for the 50,000 affordable homes during Monday’s news conference, the party added.”It is time for us to prioritise young British workers, and that is what our policy is about,” Tice said on Sunday.”I have spent my entire career in property development, as a private citizen I have led companies which delivered thousands of new…

Decentralized lending protocol Term Finance lost an estimated $8.5 million after an attacker exploited governance control of its strategy vaults, according to blockchain security firms. On Sunday, PeckShield said the attacker drained about 2,843 Ether (ETH), valued at $6.87 million at the time, and 1.68 million USDC, which was exchanged for approximately 1.68 million Dai (DAI). CertiK made a similar estimate, placing the total loss at around $8.5 million. The reported loss represented about 68% of the $12.45 million held in Term’s vault product before the attack, including nearly all of its approximately $8.8 million in Ethereum deposits, according to DefiLlama data. Term…

A species of gut bacteria called Roseburia inulinivorans is associated with greater muscle strength in people and improved muscle performance in mice, according to research published online in the journal Gut. The findings suggest that R inulinivorans can alter metabolic activity inside muscle and increase the proportion of fast-twitch (type II) fibers, which are important for short bursts of intense activity such as sprinting and weightlifting. Researchers from the Netherlands and Spain say the bacterium could potentially be developed into a nutraceutical probiotic aimed at age-related muscle wasting. The Gut Microbiome and Muscle Strength Loss of muscle mass and strength…

The woman I used to be died the day I gave birth to twins. That life – full of spontaneous travel, impulsive decisions and a decorated social calendar – evaporated, giving way to a blank canvas of motherhood and two glorious little human beings. While I was inside that summer, many of my friends continued on their child-free paths. They posted pictures of themselves enjoying festivals, sleeping in tents with pop-up communities that I used to be a part of.So when the twins turned one last summer and we’d found our rhythm, I decided to take on the challenge of…

The wildfires have been burning in the peatlands for weeks, belching acrid smoke over West Kalimantan Province in Indonesian Borneo. In the capital, Pontianak, everyone in Alfian Effendi’s family has developed coughs.The thick haze, which has also drifted into Malaysia, has forced schools in the area to temporarily suspend classes, including for Mr. Alfian’s four children, whose noses are running from the smoke. Local officials have distributed masks and urged people to stay indoors. But that is a luxury that Mr. Alfian, 37, the owner of a chicken slaughterhouse, said he does not have.“We all have to work to earn…

DiCarlo also expressed concerns about Ukraine’s drone attacks. “Any attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure, wherever they occur, are a clear violation of international humanitarian law,” she said.  It is an argument that infuriates Ukrainian officials, who bristle when asked about the risks to Russian civilians with the tactical switch. Even asking the question triggers accusations of echoing Moscow propagandists. “You are helping Russia by pushing this civilian stuff,” a presidential aide said. He declined to answer when asked whether Ukrainian commanders adhere to any pre-strike procedures to assess risks to civilians. The change in tactics has alarmed some European…

Andy Burnham is marking his first foreign visit as prime minister with a trip to Kyiv – and will hand over blueprints so Ukraine can build its own long-range missiles.The prime minister will chair his first meeting of the “coalition of the willing”, set up by the UK and France under his predecessor, Sir Keir Starmer.He is also set to accept an award on behalf of the British people recognising the UK’s support for Ukraine and to take part in independence day events.Crucially for the war effort, he will announce his government has agreed to allow defence company MBDA to…

But as MPs prepare to return to the Commons in just over a week, the prime minister is about to face his first real challenge in office, as he makes a number of key decisions that could create enemies but define his premiership.The budgetJohn Healey gives his first budget as chancellor on 28 October penned in by the same constraints that faced his predecessor, Rachel Reeves.Burnham and Healey have promised to stick to the fiscal rules set by Reeves, which means the government’s day-to-day budget must be forecast to be balanced in three years’ time.They have also promised not to…