prospects

Keeping schools shut will harm children’s prospects, ministers are warned

by

Members of the armed forces will be drafted in to help give Covid tests to thousands of school and college students in England. The Ministry of Defence said 1,500 military personnel would be deployed to ensure that testing systems were up and running by the time pupils returned for the new term in January.  It … Read more

BBC veteran John Simpson fears his son’s job prospects could be damaged if he gets Oxbridge degree

by

BBC veteran John Simpsonfears his son’s job prospects could be damaged if he gets an Oxbridge degree  The reporter said his ‘great ambition’ for his son to study at Oxford or Cambridge could be ‘one of the biggest millstones around his neck’  He said he joined the BBC in 1970 as a ‘white male, privately … Read more

BBC veteran John Simson fears his son’s job prospects could be damaged if he gets an Oxbridge degree

by

BBC veteran John Simson fears his son’s job prospects could be damaged if he gets an Oxbridge degree  The reporter said his ‘great ambition’ for his son to study at Oxford or Cambridge could be ‘one of the biggest millstones around his neck’  He said he joined the BBC in 1970 as a ‘white male, … Read more

How can I appeal my A-level results, how long does it take and will it affect my job prospects?

by

Can you pick up your grades at school? The short answer is, it depends. Due to the pandemic currently causing chaos around the globe students can’t all go into school with their friends or family and take part in the time-honoured tradition of pick up grades.  Some schools are doing it all remotely, while others … Read more

You’re hired! Avoid THESE CV buzzwords to boost your employability prospects

by

With many businesses severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, sadly many people will find themselves facing redundancy and unemployment for the first time in years. This will inevitably mean digging out the curriculum vitae to update and send off to prospective employers, but with competition likely to be fierce, it pays to avoid anything that … Read more

Boris Johnson’s daughter Lara, 27, admits she’s ‘uncertain about future financial prospects’

by

Boris Johnson’s daughter Lara, 27, admits she’s ‘uncertain about future financial prospects’ as she spends lockdown with her boyfriend and her family at their £1million country home Lara Johnson-Wheeler, 27, is the eldest daughter of the PM and Marina Wheeler  She is isolating at the family’s £1million home in Thame, Oxfordshire Wrote an article for … Read more

Coronavirus UK: FTSE drops again as it slumps due to gloomy prospects for new drugs

by

Stock markets fell today after a promising drug that experts hoped would become a breakthrough treatment for coronavirus flopped in its first key trial. The FTSE 100 index of Britain’s largest companies dropped by 86 points or 1.48 per cent to 5,740 this morning – the US Dow also dipped slightly. It came after the … Read more