Some Welsh universities could be facing a “substantial financial hole” in their finances, an economist and academic has said. Professor Dylan Jones-Evans said “a combination of factors meant a bleak future if they failed to recruit enough students before the start of the new academic year in September”. The Welsh Government said it “recognising the…
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners are being urged to apply for the Pension Top-up, which will shield them from government cuts to energy benefits. An estimated 880,000 low-income pensioner households eligible for the Pension Top-up are not currently claiming it, and the deadline is set to expire. The government says the supplement is worth an…
The Home Office said extreme misogyny would be considered a form of extremism under the government’s new plans. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has ordered a review of the UK’s counter-extremism strategy to find out how best to tackle the threat posed by harmful ideologies. The analysis will look at misogyny as one of the ideological…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreaks in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern. The highly contagious disease – formerly known as monkeypox – has killed at least 450 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. What is Mpox and What are The Symptoms? Mpox is caused by…