Why are university tuition fees going up?

Tuition fees in England are to rise for the first time in eight years, to help universities.

University tuition fees rising to £9,535 in England

Maintenance loans are also going up to help students manage the cost of living.

University tuition fees to rise from next year in England

Ministers will increase cap in line with inflation to £9,535 after eight-year freeze

Business - Financial Times - 21 hours ago

What England’s tuition fee rise means for student and university finances

Experts say measures will not be enough to fix higher education funding or attract students from poorer backgrounds

Business - Financial Times - 3 hours ago

Why tuition fees are set to rise - and what this means for students

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Tech - VentureBeat - October 18

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World - The New York Times - October 20

Why a HELOC is better than a home equity loan going into November

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World - The Guardian - October 23

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The UK must equip law enforcement to tackle increasingly sophisticated criminals and give victims confidence to report

World - Financial Times - October 14

The economy avoided recession. And then it sped up. Here’s why.

The U.S. recession that was supposed to happen now appears to have become the economic expansion that just won’t end.

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

Why mortgage rates are back up to nearly 7%

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Business - MarketWatch - October 24

North Korea is blowing stuff up and making threats, but it's unlikely to go further

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Republican Senate candidate’s fire fighting company could go up in smoke

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Business - Financial Times - October 28

'Real' Buehler helps put Dodgers on cusp of title

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World - The Guardian - October 25

Why the Knicks are counting on the 'king of New York' to level up again

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Sports - ESPN - October 25

Why do people queue up outside luxury stores?

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World - Financial Times - October 29

Julian Edelman on why he didn't leave Patriots to join Tom Brady in Tampa: 'I had to go down with the ship'

Edelman played all 12 seasons of his NFL career with the Patriots.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 17

Why sex discrimination at work doesn’t go away until women are in charge | Torsten Bell

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World - The Guardian - October 19

A look at what's wrong with Aaron Rodgers-led Jets, why problems go well beyond poor QB performance

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I don’t know who is going to win, but I know why Trump or Harris might lose

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Jerry Jones admits Cowboys 'having a rougher go than I anticipated'; why he's optimistic about turnaround

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Dodgers hang on to go up 2-0 in World Series, hold breath for Ohtani injury

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Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 26

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Sports - ESPN - October 27

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Venice to double number of days tourists must pay entry fee

The fee, which only applies to daytrippers, will be in force on weekends and public holidays from April to July.

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