University admissions and NEET risk: UCAS says 262,820 students got degree places after A-level results, but the wider picture includes 58,000 18-year-olds with no exam results because they’ve already left education and training—likely feeding into NEET numbers. Higher education funding and access: Grant Thornton and the University of Leeds launch “Talent Track”, a paid, four-year degree with placements aimed at widening routes into accountancy and finance. Tech for farming: University of Essex spin-out Versatile RobotX secures over €1.17m to commercialise field-ready agricultural robots. School safety and safeguarding: Devon and Cornwall Police report a rise in sexual offences against children in schools, with the biggest jump between 2024 and 2025. Sex abuse in schools: A Birmingham teacher jailed for abusing two schoolgirls is banned from teaching. Careers support for disabled young people: The Milburn Review backs expanding supported internships for autism, learning disability and mental illness to tackle youth joblessness. Public debate on crime perceptions: A study finds people overestimate how many killers and sexual offenders are from minority ethnic groups and foreign nationals. Community and wellbeing: Coventry University research on “Power Ponies” tackles wildfire prevention, while a charity fundraiser backs an inclusive playground at Hexham Priory School.