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• One-in-four university degree courses axed to save cash
• GCSE league tables: warning over shocking waste of talent
• German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble rejects talk of bail-out fund at EU summit
• Abortion investigation: The health watchdog shows its teeth at last
• Royal College of Physicians should say it opposes Bill, say fellows
• How cross-dressing is an essential part of student rag week
• UK services slows: reaction

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  One-in-four university degree courses axed to save cash

  Education

  Growing numbers of universities are dropping standalone courses in subjects such as science, foreign languages and the humanities because of a squeeze on budgets, it was revealed. Leading academics warned that the higher education system was “going backwards” as universities ...

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  GCSE league tables: warning over shocking waste of talent

  Education

  Official league tables published today show 107 state schools in England are failing to meet basic GCSE targets. It means these schools could be pulled out of local authority control and turned into an independent academy under the leadership of ...

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  German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble rejects talk of bail-out fund at EU summit

  Economics

  Mr Schaeuble said the size of the new European Stability Mechanism (ESM) would be “considered throughout March”. Germany has signalled that it could pay half of its contribution to the ESM this year, and Mr Schaeuble urged other countries to ...

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  Abortion investigation: The health watchdog shows its teeth at last

  Health

  The rigour of the commission, responsible for regulating abortion clinics, hospitals and care homes, has been repeatedly called into question since it was established in 2009. Last month, the commission’s chief executive resigned after a Department of Health report criticised ...

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  Royal College of Physicians should say it opposes Bill, say fellows

  Health

  If the college issues a statement after March 19, when debate on the Health and Social Care Bill in the House of Commons ends, efforts to survey members “will have been wasted”, according to 121 fellows. They have outlined their ...

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  How cross-dressing is an essential part of student rag week

  Education

  Rag week has been a highlight of undergraduates’ calendars for more than a century. Every year students compete in bed races, organise balls and launch street collections to raise funds for good causes. Its origins lie in the fierce rivalry ...

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  UK services slows: reaction

  Economics

  PETER DIXON, COMMERZBANK “The fact that we are down in February doesn’t come as a major surprise given the rebound we saw in January. If you take the whole raft of PMI numbers together – construction, manufacturing and services – ...