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Demand for early-deadline degrees including medicine and places at Oxford and Cambridge has hit a new high for 2026 entry, even as UCAS grapples with how artificial intelligence is changing the way students write their personal statements.
Universities in England can charge up to £9,790 a year from August, with maintenance loans climbing in line with inflation, as ministers confirm fees will now rise automatically each year for the first time in nearly a decade.
A new mechanism lets ministers freeze visa routes from nationalities deemed high-risk for asylum claims, starting with Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan.
Health officials have announced a one-off MenB vaccination drive for Year 13 pupils and young people starting university this autumn, following a meningitis outbreak in Kent.
Year 13 pupils and new students will be offered a two-dose meningitis B vaccine from late July, in an emergency programme launched after the UK's largest and fastest-growing MenB outbreak.