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Cambridge's plea to schools asking teachers to retain AS-level exams is impractical, unscholarly and sixth formers will suffer, says head master, Andrew Halls

There is cause for tentative optimism at the new treatment centres in Liberia

Businesses can help break the myth that STEM is just heavy engineering, when often it’s more Xbox than blow torch, says Nora Senior

This week, the beleaguered Kate Reddy, Allison Pearson’s much-loved character from 'I Don’t Know How She Does It', faces up to an absent sex drive, her daughter’s raging hormones and a new boss young enough to be her son

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There's a real problem with the county's school system, but all Alex Salmond has to offer is more of the same

Stop complaining. Christmas comes no earlier today than it did in the years before the First World War, points out Laurence Dodds

As signs emerge of progress in the battle against Ebola, medics' eyes are on 'R-naught' - the virus's 'Reproductivity Ratio', a vital factor in controlling the epidemic

A new report shows that Britain has as much cause for pride as worry, says Robert Colvile

In the fifth of a series of blogs reviewing this season of The Apprentice, a recruitment expert gives his views on how the contestants fared and what lessons can be learned from their mistakes

With six months to go until the election, political parties are busy selecting their candidates for 2015. Sophy Ridge has done some number crunching and the results ain't pretty

Even the New Statesman is calling time on the Ed Miliband era. Labour and the Left are turning on their leader, writes Dan Hodges

The great British bank had every right to trade with Iran, and the US must be told to back off, says Peter Oborne

Patterns emerge for why footballers - and other young stars - are declared bankrupt, says Andrew Oxlade

The MOD has already spent a decade training the Iraqi Army – sending extra British trainers won't help