Today on The TEA
Kingsley School celebrates record results and a top-25% national ranking
Kingsley School Devon says its 2026 A Level and vocational results have broken school records for a second year, with an ALPS score placing it in the top quarter nationally for academic achievement.
East Durham College students celebrate a bumper crop of T Level distinctions
Community£17.8m Bridgwater Diagnostic Centre opens to bring NHS tests closer to home
ConnectionSunderland rallies around teenager Jude Hazard as family raises money for specialist treatment
ConnectionWolverhampton charity lunch raises nearly £2,000 for four local good causes
Also in today’s edition
Emergency-department HIV testing has helped almost 200 Royal Free London patients get diagnosed earlier
Routine blood-borne-virus testing in Royal Free London emergency departments has identified HIV in 198 patients since 2022, allowing earlier specialist treatment and support.
Synthetic sugar molecule points to possible future vaccine and rapid test for drug-resistant hospital fungus
An international team including Exeter researchers has identified a synthetic sugar structure that generated protective immune responses against Candida auris in preclinical work and supported a prototype rapid test.
Bristol festival will put bees, pollination science and live hives centre stage
The University of Bristol Botanic Garden's Bee and Pollination Festival returns on 5 and 6 September with talks, honey tastings, live-hive demonstrations and children's activities.
Manchester scientists find cleaner way to deliver hard-to-move sugars directly into cells
A Manchester team has used tiny boron-based structures to carry water-soluble glycans into cells without relying on potentially harmful organic solvents.
WHO highlights UK learning-disability medicine course as an example of inclusive healthcare
A postgraduate course co-designed by North Middlesex consultant Dr Charly Annesley has been recognised by the World Health Organisation for strengthening disability-inclusive care.
Large UK study finds HRT use associated with lower dementia risk for some groups of women
Researchers analysing more than 180,000 postmenopausal women found HRT use was associated with lower dementia risk, with the strongest associations in certain biological and genetic groups.
Barnet Hospital launches electronic prescriptions from emergency care to make medicine collection easier
Patients discharged from Barnet Hospital's emergency department and urgent treatment centre can now have prescriptions sent electronically to a chosen community pharmacy.