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LinkedIn says A-Level results day ‘no longer life-defining’


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Career expert at LinkedIn, Charlotte Davies, tells us that A-level results day is no longer a life-defining “sliding doors moment”.


They say school leavers are rethinking their approach to their first career and are opting for apprenticeships instead.


She also told us the top five fastest-growing skills that are on the rise, which include AI literacy and large language models utilisation.


Frank Strang, who founded the UK’s first spaceport, SaxaVord, died on Tuesday at the age of 67.


In a statement, Deputy CEO Scott Hammond said they are determined to make the UK Europe’s leader in vertical launch spaceflight to honour Frank's legacy.


Pornhub lost more than one million visitors in the two weeks following the new Online Safety Act rules.


Chikungunya virus: the UK Health Security Agency is urging people to take precautions against mosquito bites while on holiday.


Also in this episode:


-Climate change made the ‘relentless’ Nordic heatwave in July hotter


-UK landmine charity wins global humanitarian prize


-Whales and dolphins regularly play with each other, a breakthrough study reveals


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