Diploma launch halved to 'safeguard quality'
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22/05/2008
Ministers have halved the number of students to take the first of the flagship diplomas from September, amid concerns that forcing through the full quota would have damaged the quality of the qualification. The Guardian
Diploma launch halved to 'safeguard quality'
Graduate pay gap between top universities and ex-polys
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A person's earning power is tightly linked to the university they attended, with graduates from the "top" institutions four times more likely to be among the highest earners than those from former polytechnics, according to research. The Guardian
Graduate pay gap between top universities and ex-polys
Why hasn't Brown visited Crewe and Nantwich?
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21/05/2008
At Prime Minister's Questions, David Cameron questioned why Mr. Brown hadn't visited Crewe and Nantwich ahead of Thursday's by-election.
Why hasn't Brown visited Crewe and Nantwich?
Pupils unaware of university rank
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State school pupils are less aware than private pupils of the financial benefits of a degree from a prestigious university, suggests a survey. The Guardian
Pupils unaware of university rank
More universities back Diplomas
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21/05/2008
The university admissions service says more than 100 higher education institutions have now provided statements backing the new Diplomas. BBC News
More universities back Diplomas
U-turn needed on foreign profits tax
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21/05/2008
George Osborne has called on Alistair Darling to back down over his plans to tax foreign profits.
U-turn needed on foreign profits tax
UNRELATED passed 15
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The BBFC gave the English language film UNRELATED a rating of 15 on Tue, 20 May. This film contains STRONG LANGUAGE. The film is directed by Joanna Hogg. The cast includes Luisa Bartolomei, Elisabetta Fiorentini, Giuseppe Fiorentini, Michael Hadley, Emma Hiddleston, Tom Hiddleston and Harry Kershaw.
UNRELATED passed 15
CSNY/DEJA VU passed 15
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The BBFC gave the English language film CSNY/DEJA VU a rating of 15 on Mon, 19 May. This film contains STRONG LANGUAGE AND REALITY WAR FOOTAGE. The film is directed by Bernard Shakey. The cast includes Neil Young, Steven Colbert, David Crosby, Graham Nash and Stephen Stills.
CSNY/DEJA VU passed 15
LIVING (IKIRU) passed PG
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The BBFC gave the Japanese language film LIVING (IKIRU) a rating of PG on Tue, 20 May. This film contains TERMINAL ILLNESS THEME, MILD SEX REFERENCES AND THREAT. The film is directed by Akira Kurosawa. The cast includes Takashi Shimura, Nobuo Kaneko, Ky�ko Seki, Makoto Kobori, Kumeko Urabe, Yoshie Minami, Miki Odagiri, Kamatari Fujiwara, Minosuke Yamada, Haruo Tanaka, Bokuzen Hidari, Shinichi Himori, Minoru Chiaki, Nobuo Nakamura, Kusuo Abe, Masao Shimizu, Isao Kimura, Atsushi Watanabe, Yu
LIVING (IKIRU) passed PG
BLAZING SADDLES passed 12A
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The BBFC gave the English language film BLAZING SADDLES a rating of 12A on Mon, 19 May. This film contains MOUTHED STRONG LANGUAGE, MODERATE SEX REFERENCES AND RACIST TERMS. The film is directed by Mel Brooks. The cast includes Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, Burton Gilliam, Alex Karras, David Huddleston, Liam Dunn, John Hillerman, George Furth, Claude Ennis Starrett Jr., Carol Arthur, Richard Collier, Charles McGregor, Robyn Hilton, Don
BLAZING SADDLES passed 12A