Jobseekers are applying to more positions than ever before, even as the number of available vacancies has decreased. According to a survey of more than 2700 jobseekers by Flat Fee Recruiter, 37% of ...

Record numbers of poorer students are set to go to university, according to the latest data from admissions service Ucas. Figures from June 30, which was the final date for applications, show the ...

The non-legacy backlog of UK asylum cases awaiting an initial decision – covering applications made on or after June 28 2022 – stood at 94,062 on December 28 2023, up 3% from 91,076 on November 30.

Damning Ofsted inspections have seen the number of children wanting to join some Kent schools almost halve this year, new figures reveal. Data analysed by KentOnline lays bare the devastating impact a ...

Court of Protection received just over 2,000 deprivation of liberty applications in January to March 2024, up 30% on the same period a year earlier Credit: ldprod/Adobe Stock The number of court ...

The Royal College of Nursing has called for a national recruitment campaign as the latest figures show a fall in applicants for student places. There have been 43,700 UCAS undergraduate applications ...

This compares to a 6 per cent decline in applications across all courses, according to figures from the University and Colleges Admissions Service. The figures are the latest in the monthly updates on ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...