[ad_1] BBCStuart YouensLucy AdamsEducation correspondent, BBC ScotlandStuart Youens says that when he became a secondary school teacher 20 years ago he loved the job.But gradually the effect of budget cuts, the reduction in classroom assistants, the increase in additional support needs, and a rise in bureaucracy took its toll.Two years ago he chose to leave the profession and become a lorry driver – and says he's a lot happier in
[ad_1] Emilia Martinez-BarnfatherBBC North East and CumbriaBBCPupils at Hazlewood Primary School have been eating their dinner in this marquee tent for more than twelve monthsPupils are still eating their dinners in a marquee more than a year after their school was deemed unsafe because of weak concrete, with parents saying they feel "let down".Issues with the concrete in ceilings at Hazlewood Primary School in Wideopen, North Tyneside, were identified in
[ad_1] Popular Indian comedian Kunal Kamra has refused to apologise after jokes he made during a stand-up show angered supporters of a top politician in Maharashtra state.Clips of the jokes - some of them were directed at the state's Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde - had gone viral. Members of the Shiv Sena party, which is led by Shinde, vandalised the hotel in Mumbai - the capital of Maharashtra -
[ad_1] A number of High Street chemists and private clinics sell and administer the Pfizer Covid vaccine directly to the public. The cost per single dose varies but is typically between £75 and £99. You need to be aged 12 or above, and must not have had a Covid vaccine in the previous three months. You also need to talk to a health professional to check that it is suitable.
[ad_1] A court in Japan has ordered the disbandment of the controversial Unification Church, which came under scrutiny after the shock killing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.The alleged assassin had confessed that he held a grievance against Abe because of the ex-leader's ties with the church - he blamed the church for bankrupting his family.Japan's education and culture ministry sought the church's dissolution and accused it of
[ad_1] BBC"The world has changed" is the mantra we are hearing from the government.It is a phrase designed to explain and justify the chancellor's argument on Wednesday in what is known as her Spring Statement.The Conservatives are branding it an "emergency Budget", which ministers insist is nonsense, but it is certainly true it is a bigger event than it was expected to be just a few months ago.We won't see
[ad_1] Nomsa Maseko and Natasha BootyBBC News, in Bujumbura and LondonBBCPresident Évariste Ndayishimiye made the comments in an exclusive interview with the BBCBurundi's president has told the BBC he has seen "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to attack his country.Évariste Ndayishimiye also said that Rwanda had tried to launch a coup a decade ago in Burundi, akin to "what it's doing in the Democratic Republic of Congo" now.Rwanda has already
[ad_1] Pauline McLeanBBC Scotland Arts CorrespondentGetty ImagesRaymond Meade, who has played with Ocean Colour Scene, was diagnosed with MS in 2021Like most of us, guitarist Raymond Meade had a slow and quiet summer in 2021.The pandemic had put a stop to live touring with Ocean Colour Scene, with whom he had played since 2016.And without recording studios, he was unable to continue with his successful solo career.But there was a
[ad_1] Huw ThomasBusiness Correspondent, BBC Wales NewsBBCAI chatbots can be useful to candidates but should never replace "human judgement", a careers adviser saysA growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in job applications risks employers hiring candidates who cannot do the work, a business owner has said.Advertising boss James Robinson said he and other business leaders were seeing a "real trend" in applicants using generative AI chatbots, and warned that candidates
[ad_1] Joe TidyCyber correspondent, BBC World ServiceBBCEngineers from Gridless create makeshift computer labs to maintain their bitcoin minesThe roar of the Zambezi is deafening as millions of gallons of water crash over rocks and tumble down rapids.But there's another sound cutting through the trees of the Zambian bush - the unmistakable high-pitched whine of a bitcoin mine."It's the sound of money!" says a smiling Philip Walton as he surveys the
