The Guardian:
How will universities train enough nurses to degree level when the drop-out rate for such courses can be as high as 78%?Jane – not her real name – has thought many times about quitting her degree in adult nursing at a London (Read More)
The Guardian:
Many schools find that National Challenge status has actually made it harder to improveIn the classrooms of Canterbury high school, students are receiving what Ofsted last year described as an "outstanding" education. Outside (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Sports:
LOS ANGELES -- An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews pleaded not guilty Monday to interstate stalking.
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VentureBeat:
Hewlett-Packard reported better than expected earnings for its fourth fiscal quarter ended Oct. 31, but its sales were a mixed bag as the company dealt with falling prices for consumer PCs and printers.The world’s largest tec (Read More)
The Guardian:
A News of the World reporter who suffered from a culture of bullying led by former editor Andy Coulson, who is now David Cameron's head of communications, has been awarded almost £800,000 for unfair dismissal and disability d (Read More)
New York Times:
Morgan Stanley has hired a former Merrill Lynch executive, David Moffitt, to prepare the firm's capital markets division for a resurgence in securitized debt sales. (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Match fixing and Cairo violence also on the agenda• Henry says he considered international retirementThe Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, will next Wednesday chair an extraordinary meeting to discuss Thierry Henry's controvers (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — U.S. Tennis Association tax forms show that former CEO of professional tennis Arlen Kantarian received more than $9 million in total compensation in 2008, his last year running the U.S. Open.According to (Read More)
Gawker:
The Way We Live Now: Solution-oriented. Problem: We're hundreds of billions of dollars in debt. Solution: Hoard gold, buy life insurance, and kill ourselves. Remember they did like a "bailout" thing a while back, when our eco (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Online publication seized on by denial bloggers• No evidence that data was falsified, says Met OfficeThe University of East Anglia is to launch a review into the theft and online publication of hundreds of emails sent by sc (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
Several U.S. policy makers consider J.P. Morgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon as a potential successor to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, report says.
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The Guardian:
Jeffrey Tesler, alleged to have been London-based 'bagman' for US construction firms, fights extradition attemptA British high street solicitor laundered "huge sums of money" in bribes to Nigeria via accounts in Switzerland a (Read More)
The Guardian:
Nestlé joins Kraft, Hershey and Ferrero in a bittersweet battle over the chocolate companyRenewed talk of a bid battle for Cadbury today sent shares in the Birmingham-based confectionery group inching up to their highest leve (Read More)
The Guardian:
Special operations agent in wartime Crete who became an unconventional bishop of ReptonAs both special operations agent and priest, the Right Rev Stephen Verney, who has died aged 90, was brave, open-thinking and creative. Af (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Betting irregularities in football also on agenda• Meeting to take place on 2 December in Cape TownFifa's president Sepp Blatter has called an extraordinary meeting of the world governing body's executive committee in respo (Read More)
NEWS.com.au | Europe:
20TH Century Fox will make a profit with 3D sci-fi epic Avatar, an executive has said, dismissing reports the movie cost $US500 million ($540 milllion) as "ridiculous". (Read More)
Mashable!:
It’s a brand new week, which means it’s time for Mashable’s guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section.Is your event not on t (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
ALBANY, N.Y. — The recession may be easing, but the urgent need to feed New York's hungry is still sharp.The number of people seeking emergency food assistance in New York City is up 20.9 percent over last year, but agencies (Read More)