China, India major players behind doubling foreign students in UK universities in last decadeSeptember 24th, 2009 LONDON - A recent report on the 'Patterns of Higher Education Institutions in the UK' has found that students from China and India have played a major role in almost doubling the number of foreign students at UK universities in the last decade. According to figures from universities in the UK, some 2,29,640 students were recruited from outside the European Union in 2007, compared to 1,17,290 students in 1998.
UK schoolboy gets qualification in 'riding buses'!August 14th, 2009 LONDON - A teenaged schoolboy in England was left surprised when he mysteriously got a qualification in "riding buses" from exam board AQA. Bobby McHale, 15, was appreciated for his exceptional skill in walking to the bus stop, waiting for it to arrive, and getting on in the letter he received from the exam board.
Primary school students asked to invigilate police exams in China!August 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Primary school students were recently asked to invigilate an exam for public security, procuratorial, and judicial workers in China. The Government of Liangzhou district of Wuwei, Gansu province, asked 18 primary school students to invigilate the exam.
"Walk the talk": Hindus tell Church of EnglandJuly 27th, 2009 Hindus have blamed Church of England for double standards over the issue of environment. Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Archbishop of Canterbury Dr.
Church of England to offer 'wedding and baptism' in one serviceJuly 23rd, 2009 LONDON - The Church of England has issued new guidelines welcoming unmarried couples with kids to be able to baptise their children and get married in the same ceremony. A 'family friendly' service means a marriage will now be able to merge with a thanksgiving or baptism ceremony for a child.
Church of England offers 2-for-1 service: A wedding for couples, baptisms for their kidsJuly 23rd, 2009 Church of England offers combined wedding, baptismLONDON — The Church of England is offering couples a two-for-one service — marriage for them and baptisms for their children. The church is recognizing the changing reality of British families, it said Thursday.
Rare copy of 1502 hymnal donated to UK university libraryJuly 15th, 2009 Rare 1502 hymnal given to UK university libraryLONDON — A church is donating a rare 1502 hymnal to a Manchester University library, where church members say it can receive better care. The Latin hymnal was published in London by Wynken de Worde, who was among the first to popularize printed works.
Exam fear can be contagiousJuly 5th, 2009 LONDON - If thinking about the next exam is sending shivers down your spine, then take heart, for you may not be alone as your companions can smell your fear and empathise, says a study. The study, conducted by Dr Bettina Pause and colleagues at the University of Dusseldorf in Germany, suggests that people subconsciously detect whether others are scared by picking up chemicals they release from their bodies.
Church of England bishop says gays should 'repent'; gay groups accuse him of intoleranceJuly 5th, 2009 Church of England bishop says gays should 'repent'LONDON — A senior Church of England bishop has angered gay-rights campaigners by saying homosexuals should repent. Archbishop of Rochester Michael Nazir-Ali told the Sunday Telegraph newspaper that the Bible defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
Britain is no longer a Christian nation, says bishopJune 28th, 2009 LONDON - A Church of England bishop has said that Britain is no longer a Christian nation. Right Reverend Paul Richardson warned that declining church attendance and the rise in multiculturalism meant that "Christian Britain is dead".
Lecturer who demanded sex, money to pass students nabbed in MalaysiaJune 25th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested a lecturer of a private international university who allegedly demanded sex and money from his students in return for better grades. The man in his 40s who lectures in Cyberjaya was nabbed after a victim complaint to the MACC, reports the Star Online.
The Worcester church that lures men with beer on Father's day!June 21st, 2009 LONDON - In an attempt to treat Fathers' Day in the same way as Mothering Sunday, bottles of beer will be given to fathers who attend a church in Britian. While backing the move, which is part of a Church of England initiative to put a Christian emphasis on the annual celebration of fatherhood, Rt Rev John Inge, the Bishop of Worcester, said that it's an attempt to attract more men, The Telegraph reports.
Now, Norwegian students take exams on their laptopsMay 4th, 2009 TORONTO - As part of a trial that could soon become the modus operandi of university examinations in Norway, around 6,000 college students took exams on their laptops. Every 16-19 year-old in Nord-Trondelag county in Norway has been trying out the laptop-based system, the BBC reports.
Jade Goody wants to be buried at her favourite churchMarch 20th, 2009 LONDON - Jade Goody wants to be buried at a flower-filled churchyard that echoes to the sound of happy playing kids. She wants her final resting place to be the 180-year-old parish church that she loves.
'Hard-working students' back Oxford kabab sellerFebruary 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Students at a prestigious Oxford University college have rallied around a kabab seller after college authorities forced him to move, complaining of smell. Saeid Keshmiri, 62, had been supplying Christ Church students with kababs, chips and burgers from his 'Sid's Kitchen' van, strategically positioned at the college entrance, for the last 15 years.
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