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The Association of Colleges [AoC] Beacon Awards will be held from September 19 to September 29 to celebrate best and most innovative practice among the UK’s further education [FE] colleges.

Speaking on Connectionsb2b’s Legal Chat platform, solicitor Nicola Manning explores the question of what happens to digital assets when their owner becomes deceased.

The Accession Council will convene on Saturday in a ceremony that will be televised for the first time, as Charles III is proclaimed King of the United Kingdom.

Following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the National Care Forum’s CEO, Professor Vic Rayner OBE, has issued a statement of tribute.

When the Queen passed away on Thursday, her heir Charles, the former Prince of Wales, became King.

As many aspects of national life are put on hold and the country enters a period of mourning following the death of Her Majesty the Queen. plans are in motion for her lying-in state and state funeral.

The 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II came to an end on Thursday, as she passed away at Balmoral at the age of 96.

Entrepreneur and leadership coach Katy Tuncer has enjoyed a distinguished career in a multitude of diverse roles. Now director at Horizon 37, Katy is championing the Horizon method, helping leadership teams transform their practices and achieve mesmerising scale-up results.

As the City of Oxford prepares to celebrate Ukrainian culture and heritage by hosting the Ukrainian Culture Weeks festival, the Grand Concert to be held at Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre on Friday September 30 will mark the opening day of the three-day festival with a flourish.

The National Care Forum [NCF] has urged new PM Liz Truss to bring about an immediate solution that will resolve the energy cost crisis blighting adult social care settings, and take action to alleviate the industry labour shortage.

Transport minister Trudy Harrison has suggested that the West Coast Mainline rail contract could be made available this October when it is up for renewal.

Speaking at her first Prime Minister’s Questions, Liz Truss promised “immediate action” to help people “struggling with the cost-of-living” and rebuffed Labour’s calls to extend the windfall tax on oil and gas firms.

Newly appointed prime minister Liz Truss has conducted her cabinet reshuffle, with many of the top jobs being allocated to her allies in the Tory leadership race.

Writing a message to the next education secretary, Andrew Clowes, headteacher of Hey with Zion Primary School in Oldham, questions how far school budgets can be expected to go with rising staff wages and higher energy costs.