UCAS reported a record 7,930 US applicants for fall 2025, the highest number since tracking began in 2006, reflecting growing interest in UK universities.
But while I was comfortably ensconced in a happy bubble, the escalating conflict between demonstrators protesting against immigration raids and the Los Angeles Police Department cast a dark and soul-shaking pall that could not be ignored.
Algerian lawmakers condemned the European Parliament for criticizing the arrest of novelist Boualem Sansal, accusing them of misleading allegations and political interference.