Category: English News

Gap between male and female applicants receiving places now 'similar to rich-poor divide' Via: Record numbers of women going on to university this year

The Australian Unity Wellbeing Index has pinpointed the two ages in adult life when you’re likely to be at your happiest – and the results may surprise you. Via: Happiest Australians are young adults and aged over 66

Roxy Jacenko said her marriage was in trouble years before husband Oliver Curtis went to jail Via: Roxy Jacenko said her marriage was in trouble for years

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner defended his decision Sunday not to order Houston’s evacuation ahead of Hurricane Harvey, saying an order would have created a ‘nightmare’. Via: Houston mayor defends decision not to order evacuation

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:1. THOUSANDS FLEE HOUSTON’S RISING FLOODWATERSUp to… Via: 10 Things to Know for Monday – 28 August 2017

A well-known athlete, 47, has died on the table in hospital after crashing his car into a fence on the Gold Coast around 7am on Monday and suffering a cardiac arrest in the emergency room. Via: Gold Coast sportsman critically injured driving into fence

America’s fourth-largest city under threat as storm deluge drops more than 22in (55cm) of rain in a day. Follow the latest developments 3.06am BST Tornadoes are still a major risk. This alert applies for the next 30 mins, east of Houston.Tornado Warning including Anahuac TX, Oak Island TX, Double Bayou Read more…

The singer reveals the visuals for record-breaking new single, playing a zombie, a bank robber and the head of a robot cultTaylor Swift might not have made an appearance at this year’s MTV video music awards but the singer still made her presence known with the release of a dark Read more…

Most counter-protesters pursue peaceful means against rightwingers after police crackdown causes organiser to call off ‘No Marxism in America’ eventA handful of pro-Trump protesters were chased from a Berkeley park by counter-protesters clad in black garb and masks on Sunday, after a planned “No Marxism in America” rally fizzled out Read more…

Ucas says young women a third more likely to go to university than men, and overall admissions are down on last yearWomen are now more than a third more likely to go to university than men, according to new figures that show the gap between the sexes has reached record Read more…