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The Referred/deferred assessments are scheduled to commence on Saturday 10th August 2024 and will run until Monday 19th August 2024. During the Referred/Deferred exam period there will both on-campus and online exams. All Referred/Deferred examinations will appear on your Timetable from the third week of July 2024 and the exam locations will also be displayed on the Timetable. All online exams will be accessed via Exams ELE .

Students who need to retake specific assessments will receive a email with full instructions in late June. Additionally, students must pay the required fee as for any referred Assessments/Coursework as instructed. Please be aware that any referral fees are still payable even if you are absent for your assessment(s).

The submission deadline for referred/deferred coursework assessments will be the 29th July 2024.

Please ensure you check your mailbox frequently!

Student personal timetables will be made available via MyTimetable , as well as through the iExeter app , as soon as the timetable has been finalised. This will be released mid to late July.

Please ensure that your devices time zone settings are set to BST - British Summer Time.

Exeter students can contact the Streatham Examinations office via the SID Online portal .

Cornwall students may contact the Cornwall Campus Exams Office via Room A065, Peter Lanyon Building, Cornwall Campus, Penryn Cornwall, TR10 9FE or via email [email protected] .

Fees for any Referred/Deferred assessments

The University charges per in-person referral assessment and/or Referred Coursework submission. Referral fees are as follows:

Per Referred Assessment/Exam - £100

Per Referred Coursework - £50

This is upto a maximum of £200 (Any referred fees will be capped at this level and you will not be expected to may more per ref/def period).

Definitions of referred / deferred assessment:

Referred Assessments

Referral is a further attempt (‘re-assessment’, ‘resit’, ‘repeat’) at a module assessment without the requirement to repeat any attendance. Students who do not pass a module may be granted a referred assessment.  Please contact your Info Point if you require any further advice.

Deferred Assessments

Deferred assessment allows a student to postpone an exam or extend the submission date of coursework if a student believes that his/her performance in an assessment has been affected by personal circumstances (e.g. medical condition, family crisis, bereavement). To apply for deferral, a student is entitled to submit an application for mitigation . If mitigation is approved, a student may be granted a deferral. Please contact your Info Point if you require any further advice.

Accommodation at Exeter/Penryn Campus

Accommodation will be available in Exeter and Penryn for those students who are required to return to the UK to sit their exams. There will be special rates for both resitting Students and accompanying guests throughout the Referred/Deferred period.

Accommodation on the University Streatham Campus in Exeter will be available at Holland Hall. Booking can be made online at:  https://bookings.eventexeter.com/  and all enquiries can be sent to:  [email protected] . 

Accommodation on the University Penryn Campus in Falmouth will be available throughout the referred/deferred exam period also and bookings can be made online at:   Home - Cornwall Plus (cornwall-plus.co.uk)  

Full booking details for this accommodation with discount codes will be advised in the official email which will be sent in July.

Understanding your results

If you're unsure what a 'referral', 'deferral' or 'condoned pass' is, or are confused about what you need to do next, we've put together some guidance below to help.

If you have any questions after you've read the information below, get in touch with the Student Centre team. If they are unable to answer your query, they can refer you to the Registry office, or make an appointment for you to speak to someone that can advise you.

Module status – Passed

If you have achieved a 'Passed' status for your module(s), congratulations you do not need to take any further action at this time.

Module status – Condoned Pass

If you have achieved a ‘Condoned Pass,’ module credit has been awarded and you do not need to take any further action at this time.

A Condoned Pass is only available to undergraduate students undertaking modules at Levels 3 and 4 and only if course specific regulations allow for condonement. The maximum volume of condoned credit that may be awarded to a student at each of Levels 3 and 4 is 40 credits. See  Section 17 Undergraduate Framework .

A student may not be re-assessed in a condoned module.

Module status – Incomplete

If you have a status of 'Incomplete' for your module(s) then you have not met the pass mark for the module, not achieved a qualifying mark for an assessment component or had mitigating circumstances accepted for non-submission of work. In all cases, please take note of which assessment component you have been referred or deferred in.

Assessment component status – Referred

If you have been 'Referred' in coursework(s) you must firstly check the module Blackboard site. If the coursework is not available, you should contact the module leader to confirm what you will be required to do.

The submission deadline for all referred coursework will be published on your Blackboard module site and will be no later than Monday 15 July 2024 (but could be earlier).. If you are unsure of the coursework deadline, please check the exact date with your Module Leader. If you have been 'Referred' in an exam, please note that all exams will take place between Friday 5 July and Friday 12 July 2024. If you have been referred in an In Class Test, this will take place between Monday 1 July and Thursday 4 July 2024.. 

It is important to note that if referred your assessment component mark will be capped at 40% for undergraduate modules and 50% for postgraduate modules.

Assessment component status – Deferred

If you have been 'Deferred' in coursework(s) you must firstly check the module Blackboard site. If the coursework is not available you should contact the module leader to confirm what you will be required to do.

The submission deadline for all deferred coursework will be published on your Blackboard module site and will be no later than Monday 15 July 2024 (but could be earlier). If you are unsure of the coursework deadline, please check the exact date with your Module Leader. If you have been deferred in an exam, please note that all deferred exams will take place between Friday 5 July and Friday 12 July 2024. If you have been deferred in an In Class Test, this will take place between Monday 1 July and Thursday 4 July 2024.

It is important to note that if you have been deferred in any assessments, and have not had any previous referrals or retakes within the same module, your overall module mark will not be capped as you will be taking the assessment as if for the first time. If you have been both referred and deferred within the same module, however, your assessment component mark will be capped at 40% for the undergraduate and 50% for postgraduate for the item you have been referred in.

Module status – Failed; Retake

If you have a status of 'Failed; Retake' for any of your modules this means you will be required to register to retake this module with full attendance in the next academic year and attempt all items of assessment. Core modules must be retaken and in most cases will automatically be registered for you. Option modules may be replaced with another choice. Your Registry will contact you with further information about how to register modules for next year.

Module status – Failed; No Retake

If you have a status of 'Failed: No Retake' for any of your modules you have exhausted all opportunities to pass this module, and the Registry will be in contact shortly with further information.

If you do not hear from the Registry a week after publication of results, please contact the Student Centre in the first instance.

Module status – Deferred Module

If you have a status of ‘Deferred Module’ this means all items and the module will be deferred, the module will be registered new in the next academic session.

Module status – Held

If you have a status of ''Held' you are awaiting the outcome of an academic misconduct investigation and the Student Regulations Team will be in touch with you shortly.

Interruption of studies

If you interrupted your studies for any period this academic year, any modules which will not count towards your degree will be marked as ‘Suspended’ in the status column; you are not required to do any further assessment for these modules. For any modules that do not have a status of Suspended, the above information applies.

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What if I have been referred?

A referral is where you do not achieve the minimum overall pass mark in the module or achieve a pass grade. You are entitled to take one referral. If you pass, the assessment task will be capped at the minimum pass mark or you will receive a pass grade, as appropriate.

If your referral is in an exam task, you will normally be required to be reassessed during the refer/defer exam period in July . However, some modules may require you to be reassessed outside of this period. If this is the case, your Faculty Helpdesk will provide this information.

The examination schedule is normally available by late June via your Timetables channel. It is important that you confirm the dates, times and venues of your referred/deferred examinations as soon as the timetable becomes available, so that if you have any difficulties in obtaining the information there is time to ensure that you have all the details well in advance of your examinations.

Your reassessment work will be available on the relevant Blackboard module site. If you can’t find the work please contact your module leader.

International students

If you are an international student on a Tier 4 General Student Visa you may need more time to complete your course following a referral. Speak to an Adviser in the International Experience Team to check if you are eligible to extend your visa in the UK. You can book a Visa Eligibility and Information Appointment by coming to the Student Support Services Reception, Level 5, Owen Building, or book online via Unihub .

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Repeats and referrals

Information on repeats and referrals for students holding a student (formerly tier 4) visa.

If you hold a Student (formerly Tier 4) visa, please be aware of the following if you are required to repeat any part of your course, or undertake referred coursework or examinations. It is important you read this information carefully as being in a repeat or referred situation may affect your Student visa and status in the UK.

Receiving and understanding your results

Please read the information on these webpages to help you understand what your transcript means and how you will receive your results.

Results guidance notes

Student visa sponsorship during a repeat or referral period

Attempt numbers.

The UKVI Student Visa Sponsor Guidance states that only in exceptional circumstances are students permitted to re-sit examinations or repeat any part of their course more than twice (this would mean that you have been permitted three attempts at any one module or exam).

The University would be required to justify this to UKVI so this will only be permitted in exceptional circumstances which can be evidenced, and where the UKVI Compliance team feel the circumstances are exceptional and can be justified.

Please see a guide to the University regulations  on reassessment, referral, repeating modules and attempt numbers.

Please note that University regulations may differ to UKVI requirements, but if you require a Student visa for further studies here, the University must adhere to UKVI requirements. We will explain these requirements to you at the time.

Continued participation and engagement

The University will issue you with a further CAS to undertake referrals or repeats only where your continued participation is required and only if our sponsorship duties can be met during this period.

This means that we require your continued participation on the course and can monitor your engagement and attendance on your course. If you are required to repeat without attendance, for example you are repeating your dissertation, a project module or a piece of coursework, but have no taught classes, the UKVI Compliance team will make a decision on a case-by-case basis if we can sponsor you under the Student visa during this time, if you wish to remain in Plymouth.

This may depend on adequate monitoring arrangements being in place, for example supervisory meetings, and evidence of these being received regularly by the compliance team.

If your continued participation is not required within the next 60 days of the next academic period starting, for example, you are repeating in one semester only, the University is required to stop sponsoring you and instruct that you leave the UK. You may later return to the UK when your next academic engagement is required, using a new CAS to apply for a new Student visa.

If you have timetabled lectures and seminars in a repeat period, please do not assume these classes can be missed if you took them before. You must attend everything shown on your timetable. Failure to attend regularly will affect your Student visa and enrolment on your course.

Student visa time limit and extending your visa

Information sessions for student visa holders.

There will be some information sessions for repeating students with a Tier 4/Student visa in October 2019. Please try to attend these if you are a repeating student. Details will be circulated by email nearer the time.

University of Plymouth International College (UPIC) Students

If you are a UPIC student holding a Student visa, please note that whilst you are studying on the UPIC section of your course you are subject to UPIC academic regulations not those of the University. Once you progress to the University section of your degree programme, and/or if you are on an integrated stage, you will be subject to University academic regulations.

Eligibility for post study visas

There could be a negative impact on your eligibility for a post study visa if you need to do a repeat or refer.

The Graduate visa is a new post study work route for those who have completed a degree in the UK.

International students who successfully complete their degree within the original course time frame should be eligible, subject to various conditions, to apply for the Graduate visa.

However, if you do not successfully complete your degree within the original course timeframe, for example, if you have to repeat any part of your course, or undertake referred coursework or examinations, you may no longer be eligible for the Graduate visa.

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In historic ruling on presidential immunity, Supreme Court says Trump can be tried for private acts

WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump can be tried for any of his efforts to overturn his 2020 loss that were not taken in his official capacity, a decision that likely came too late for a trial to be completed before Election Day.

Deciding for the first time whether presidents are immune from criminal prosecution, a divided Supreme Court said “official” acts taken by a president are protected but not steps he took as a candidate.

“The parties before us do not dispute that a former President can be subject to criminal prosecution for unofficial acts committed while in office,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the 6-3 majority that divided along ideological lines. “They also agree that some of the conduct described in the indictment includes actions taken by Trump in his unofficial capacity.”

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a dissent joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, said the majority’s decision “makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of Government, that no man is above the law.”

Sotomayor said the court gave Trump “all the immunity he asked for and more.”

"With fear for our democracy, I dissent," she wrote.

Roberts criticized the dissenters for doomsaying rather than acknowledging the lower courts will determine whether Trump’s conduct is vulnerable to criminal charges.

“As for the dissents, they strike a tone of chilling doom that is wholly disproportionate to what the Court actually does today – conclude that immunity extends to official discussions between the President and his Attorney General, and then remand to the lower courts to determine ‘in the first instance’ whether and to what extent Trump’s remaining alleged conduct is entitled to immunity,” Roberts wrote.

Trump, on Truth Social , called the decision a “BIG WIN FOR OUR CONSTITUTION AND DEMOCRACY.”

The case was a crucial test for the court and its six conservative justices, half of whom were appointed by Trump.

The time it took the high court to issue its opinion leaves a tight timeline to hold a trial that was originally scheduled for March. If Trump wins the election in November , he could order the Justice Department to dismiss any federal case against him. Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith indicted Trump last August on four charges, to which he has  pleaded not guilty.

Trump is accused of trying to steal the 2020 election by spreading lies about election fraud and attempting to persuade state officials, his vice president and Congress to prevent the certification of the legitimate results. 

Trump, the first president – former or current – to be criminally charged, argued he can't be prosecuted for actions he took in his official capacity during his administration, an extension of the reasoning the Supreme Court used in 1982 when it barred civil suits against a president for official actions. Otherwise, Trump's attorneys argued, the threat of future prosecution and imprisonment would destroy the strength and authority of the presidency by subjecting them to politically motivated prosecutions.

Roberts said presidents are not above the law.

“But under our system of separated powers, the President may not be prosecuted for exercising his core constitutional powers, and he is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for his official acts,” he wrote. “That immunity applies equally to all occupants of the Oval Office.”

A New York jury in May found Trump guilty of falsifying business records to hide a hush money payment to porn star  Stormy Daniels  ahead of the 2016 presidential election. The state judge had  rejected Trump’s effort to delay that trial  until the Supreme Court ruled on the immunity question.

Trump also has claimed immunity in his federal case in Florida for allegedly hoarding classified documents after leaving the White House and in his election interference case in Georgia.

'Deeply disturbing'

David Becker, a former senior trial attorney in the voting section of the Justice Department’s civil rights division, called the high court's decision “deeply disturbing” and “really striking” for what it would allow a president to do in office and remain unchallenged criminally.

Presidents, he said, would have immunity from interactions with an attorney general, even if that means pressuring him to change election results or ordering SEAL Team 6 to kill a political opponent.

“The way I read this opinion is it could be a road map for (presidents) seeking to stay in power,” Becker said. “It could put into question whether or not future peaceful transfers of power occur.”

Robert Mintz, an expert on white collar criminal defense at McCarter & English, said the decision created more heat than light.

“Rather than finding either clear immunity or no immunity for alleged criminal conduct, this new standard will unquestionably lead to protracted hearings and further appeals as the lower courts have to now grapple with the question of which allegations in the indictment constitute official acts,” Mintz said.

First ruling on criminal immunity

In January, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected Trump's claim of absolute immunity . But the Supreme Court stepped in to decide for the first time if there are barriers to the criminal prosecutions of presidents.

The court had previously said presidents are immune from civil lawsuits for official actions taken while president, though not from lawsuits tied to their personal behavior. 

Smith, the special counsel, argued presidents can still function effectively without criminal immunity, a protection he said neither the framers of the Constitution nor any other president contemplated.

And even if a former president has some immunity, Smith said, trying to thwart the peaceful transfer of power is a perfect example of conduct that should not be protected from prosecution.

During more than 2½ hours of oral arguments in April, several conservative justices signaled they were more focused on how a ruling would affect future presidents than − as Justice Brett Kavanaugh put it − the "here and now of this case."

“We’re writing a rule for the ages,” said Justice Neil Gorsuch.

But Justice Amy Coney Barrett got Trump's lawyer to concede that the private acts of presidents aren't protected from prosecution − and that some of the alleged conduct included in the indictment is private.

For example, Barrett asked whether directing lawyers to submit fraudulent slates of electors to obstruct the certification of the election − if proven − would be official or private.

“That’s private,” Sauer said.

Decision took time

The Supreme Court has decided other high-profile cases much faster than Trump’s immunity claim.

Smith asked the court to reject the claim quickly in December after U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan ruled Trump must stand trial. But instead the high court waited for the D.C. Circuit to also rule that Trump isn’t immune.

In contrast, the Supreme Court allowed Trump’s name to remain on the Colorado primary ballot less than a month after hearing arguments about removing it because of his role in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.

And in 1974, the court ordered President Richard Nixon to turn over secret tapes of White House conversations 16 days after hearing arguments.

Alito, Thomas did not recuse

Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas rejected calls from Democrats that they recuse themselves from deciding the case.

Alito's wife, Martha-Ann Alito, flew flags over the couple's homes that were adopted by some Trump supporters trying to overturn the 2020 election results.

Thomas' wife, Virginia  “Ginni” Thomas, has argued repeatedly  that the 2020 election was stolen and attended Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, 2021.

Thomas, in an opinion agreeing with Roberts, seemed to question whether Smith is a legitimate prosecutor for the case.

“If this unprecedented prosecution is to proceed, it must be conducted by someone duly authorized to do so by the American people,” Thomas wrote. “The lower courts should thus answer these essential questions concerning the Special Counsel’s appointment before proceeding.”

The case is Trump v. United States.

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Map shows states where fireworks are legal or illegal on July 4, 2024

By Emily Mae Czachor

Updated on: July 4, 2024 / 10:12 PM EDT / CBS News

Fireworks have become a staple of July Fourth celebrations across the United States, where towns and cities often host professional shows to mark the occasion each year. In some areas, smaller displays of less powerful fireworks pop up at private holiday parties. For people wondering where fireworks are legal —and where they're illegal— nationwide, here's what to know.

Full list of U.S. states where some fireworks are legal

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has banned several types of fireworks —like M-80s, cherry bombs and anything else that contains more than 50 milligrams of pyrotechnic material— at the federal level, but state and local regulations can be more complicated. To varying degrees, certain types of fireworks are legal in 49 states, plus Washington, D.C. 

Here's the full list:

• Connecticut
• Mississippi
• New Hampshire
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• Washington, D.C.
• West Virginia

The one U.S. state where all private fireworks are illegal

Massachusetts is the only state in the U.S. where it is illegal to sell, use or otherwise possess fireworks of any kind as a private citizen. Many communities across the state  host public fireworks displays at their July Fourth celebrations . But without a license and permit, the statewide law prohibits fireworks of all kinds, including sparklers, firecrackers and any other comparable device that's been designed to produce "a visible or audible effect," according to the state government .

The fireworks show in Marblehead, Mass. was canceled because the fireworks barge caught fire in the early morning hours Thursday. No one was aboard the barge at the time and there were no injuries, officials said. 

"There was a fire on the barge in the middle of the night," organizers said in a statement. "The fire marshal won't allow our vendor to perform any fireworks until determination of how the barge was able to catch fire."  

The ban has existed since 1943 , when state legislators amended an earlier set of statutes that previously allowed civilians to buy, sell and use certain kinds of fireworks for displays. When they enacted the fireworks ban, it was among an overhaul of measures enacted in response to World War II, some of which were billed as "emergency" orders meant specifically to remain effective as long as there was a potential enemy threat. But the the consumer fireworks law stayed in place after the war.

Despite periodic calls from within Massachusetts to lift the ban, officials say it continues to be necessary and have ramped up enforcement in recent years because illegal fireworks are prevalent. Between 2013 and 2022, Massachusetts fire departments reported almost 1,000 fires linked to illegal fireworks displays, in addition to 47 injuries — the majority to firefighters — and $2.5 million in damages, according to the state .

States where some fireworks are legal but many are restricted

Numerous states and Washington, D.C., restrict the sale, possession and use of consumer fireworks, even though professional fireworks displays are allowed with the appropriate licenses and permits. Those states are:

Illinois and Vermont have stricter laws than the rest of the U.S. In those states, only sparklers and "novelty" smoke devices are up for sale to the general public. A "novelty" device is one that contains "small amounts of pyrotechnic and/or explosive composition" but does not technically meet requirements to be considered a consumer firework, according to the  American Pyrotechnic Association .

In  Illinois , novelties include snakes, glow worm pellets, smoke devices, party poppers, snappers, trick matches, and "other devices in which paper or plastic caps containing twenty-five hundredths grains or less of explosive compound are used," per the state law banning most consumer fireworks.

The laws are similar in Vermont, where certain sparklers and novelty devices are allowed, provided that the sparklers contain 20 grams or less of pyrotechnic materials and the novelties contain 0.25 grains or less of explosive mixture, according to the  Office of the State Fire Marshal .

States that let counties determine fireworks laws

Hawaii, Nevada and Wyoming allow counties to determine whether fireworks are legal or not within their individual jurisdictions, as well as which kinds of fireworks are allowed and exactly when and where people can buy, sell and use them. 

In Hawaii, concerns over public safety prompted legislators in 2010 to pass a law that gave counties the authority to set stricter regulations for consumer fireworks than the ones established at the state level. It allowed, for instance, the City and County of Honolulu to broadly prohibit the sale, possession and use of all consumer fireworks except fire crackers — which can be obtained with a permit. But the ordinance doesn't apply to other counties.

Similar laws have been passed by state legislatures in Nevada  and Wyoming to give local officials control over fireworks in their areas. In those states, consumer fireworks may be legal in one county and banned in another, and some counties restrict buying, selling and using fireworks to specific times on designated days of the year.

Even when consumer fireworks are generally regulated by the state, people may find themselves in a town or city in Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Nevada or Ohio that has more stringent fireworks laws than its neighbors. And, in places like Illinois, setting off fireworks is only allowed in counties that have passed an ordinance to permit it, including on private property. 

What are non-aerial and non-explosive fireworks?

Most of the states where some but not all fireworks are legally accessible to civilians limit what's allowed to non-aerial and non-explosive fireworks only. Sometimes called "safe and sane" fireworks, these typically refer to devices that don't explode or fly. Because they contain lower amounts of combustible material than other fireworks, officials say they are also less likely to cause injuries or damage to property.

In wildfire-prone California, purchasing fireworks is illegal unless their packaging explicitly bears a "safe and sane" seal. A  fireworks education site operated by the California fire marshal's office lists sky rockets, bottle rockets, Roman candles, aerial shells and firecrackers as a few examples of fireworks that have been banned statewide in accordance with "safe and sane" standards, along with "other fireworks that explode, go into the air, or move on the ground in an uncontrollable manner." 

A growing number of California counties have outlawed fireworks altogether . Violators could faces fines and or jail time.

Why do some states ban certain fireworks?

Most states that place restrictions for civilians on the sale, possession and use of fireworks say the risks of injuries and property damages are their main reasons for doing so. In a number of those states, officials also cite the increased likelihood of wildfires sparking and potentially spreading in an area where fireworks have been set off. 

In California, as the weather remains hot and dry this week, fire officials are issuing warnings about the use of fireworks, which are illegal in several counties. At least two brush fires in the Bay Area may have been caused by illegal fireworks in the past few days. In San Francisco, all fireworks are illegal.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said it received reports of eight deaths and an estimated 9,700 injuries related to fireworks in 2023 alone. Of the eight deaths, five were associated with fireworks misuse, two with device malfunction and one was unknown.

How to report illegal fireworks

States and counties across the country encourage people to report any instances where they suspect illegal fireworks are involved, and many ask their residents to file those reports to their local fire departments or law enforcement agencies. People can also report illegal fireworks activity to a hotline at the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms , which is responsible for regulating all explosives, including fireworks.

Emily Mae Czachor is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. She covers breaking news, often focusing on crime and extreme weather. Emily Mae has previously written for outlets including the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed and Newsweek.

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Labour’s landslide victory will turn politics on its head 

But even with a majority this big, running bad-tempered britain will not be easy.

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S IR KEIR STARMER will today become Britain’s new prime minister, having led the Labour Party to a sweeping general-election victory after 14 years in opposition. Sir Keir asked the electorate for a large mandate to revive Britain’s economy and he got one. Labour’s expected tally of 412 seats would grant him a crushing majority of at least 170. It is the largest since Sir Tony Blair, and greater than those of both Clement Attlee and Margaret Thatcher, the 20th century’s two most transformative prime ministers.

No wonder that, at a victory rally at the Tate Modern gallery in central London in the early hours of July 5th, the normally cautious Sir Keir risked an uncharacteristically elegiac tone. “We can look forward again, walk into the morning,” he crooned. “The sunlight of hope—pale at first, but getting stronger through the day—shining once again on a country with the opportunity…to get its future back.” (It started raining shortly thereafter.)

Thursday’s election marks one of the most successful corporate turnarounds in British political history. Sir Keir took control of a party that had been shattered by its defeat under Jeremy Corbyn in 2019. He and his lieutenants first broke the grip of the hard left, then clothed Labour in small-“c” conservative values and ran a campaign distinguished by discipline (and sometimes outright evasion). Labour’s overall vote did not increase by much but Morgan McSweeney, Labour’s campaign chief, succeeded in distributing it with brutal efficiency, pushing votes that had previously piled up in cities into the provinces. With the bulk of seats counted, Labour had collected 43 seats per million votes, up from 20 in 2019.

The result also marks a sensational political collapse. The Conservative Party will be reduced to 121 seats, our latest forecast suggests. That is better than some had feared, but exceeds even its worst-ever showing, of 156 seats in 1906. Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, conceded defeat at 4.45am; he had telephoned Sir Keir to congratulate him. “The British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight,” he said. “I take responsibility for the loss.” The fifth Conservative prime minister in 14 years, Mr Sunak failed to repair the harm done to his party by the convulsions of his four predecessors. A manifesto that promised tax cuts to pensioners and national service for the young made little difference; nor did increasingly-shrill warnings in the closing days of a Labour “supermajority”.

The coalition that Boris Johnson built in 2019, on a promise to “get Brexit done,” has exploded. Labour cut deep into Conservative territory: claiming Hexham, which had been a Tory seat for a century; Bury St Edmunds, held for even longer; and Aldershot, often seen as home of the British army. Beyond Labour, the principal beneficiaries were the Liberal Democrats, which climbed from 11 to as many as 70 seats, which would be their best result ever. The Lib Dem gains were concentrated in the more prosperous commuter towns that used to be the Tories’ heartlands, among them Henley, Mr Johnson’s former seat; Tunbridge Wells; and Wokingham.

In the days before the vote, Sir Keir had rallied his base by calling for a “democratic reckoning” for the Conservatives’ sleaze and missteps.  “Don’t forget what they have done!” he said. “Don’t forget the lies! Don’t forget the kickbacks.” The voters did not. Mr Sunak was re-elected in North Yorkshire, as was his chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in Surrey. But by dawn, 11 of his cabinet had lost their seats—among them Alex Chalk, the justice secretary; Grant Shapps, the defence secretary; and Penny Mordaunt, the leader of the Commons and a possible successor to Mr Sunak. These were not the only notable casualties: Liz Truss, the prime minister whose disastrous tenure destroyed the Tories’ reputation for economic competence, was ignominiously turfed out of her seat in true-blue Norfolk.

The blame-game began while it was still dark. Jacob Rees-Mogg, a ring-leader of the Brexit movement, who also lost his seat, blamed his colleagues for ousting Mr Johnson, Mr Sunak’s predecessor bar one. Ms Mordaunt blamed the party’s failure on the cost of living and access to health care. Robert Buckland, defeated by Labour in Swindon, lamented the ill-discipline of Suella Braverman, a former home secretary who declared that the Tories had lost before polls even opened. Ms Braverman, whose default is anger, spoke unnervingly quietly to lament that the party had become entitled and had failed to listen to voters. Many months of this are to come.

The incumbents were punished in Scotland, too. The Scottish National Party ( SNP ) was forecast to slump from 48 seats to just ten. It had been beset by internal scandals over party financing but the declining prospects of the hated Tories also deprived it of one of its motivational tools. The SNP had claimed that winning a majority of Scottish seats would amount to a mandate for independence, its founding purpose. It is now furiously backpedalling, pointing to opinion polls that suggest independence remains popular. The SNP ’s loss was Labour’s gain. With most of the results in, the party now has 37 out of the 57 Scottish MP s, up from just one in 2019.

The question now is how Labour will govern. Whereas for Conservative voters, immigration was ranked as their most important issue, for Labour voters it comes fifth. Labour’s voters are younger, more likely to hold degrees and less likely to own homes than the Tories’. However, the Labour party of today is more interventionist on economics than the one that Sir Tony Blair led to power in 1997, notes Steve Akehurst, an analyst. It is, for example, more likely to say that “big business takes advantage of ordinary people”.

Top of its to-do list is surgery to Britain’s planning system, which “has held back investment and building in Britain for far too long”, said Rachel Reeves, Britain’s chancellor-in-waiting, as the first results came in. The party also has grand ambitions to re-industrialise Britain, buoyed by private investment; to rebuild the dilapidated National Health Service using new technology and preventative treatment; and to salvage a criminal-justice system beset by court backlogs and bursting prisons. But to do so, Labour will have to overcome a grim fiscal inheritance from the Conservatives.

Sir Keir’s grand promise has been to bring stability to government, and with it investment to Britain. But signs of future instability are already apparent. Since the 1960s voters have been becoming more likely to switch parties between elections: swing voters have gone from being a small tribe to a majority. Compounded with volatility in Westminster, that has produced a fissile electorate.

One threat comes from the right. The Tory collapse was accelerated by Reform UK , the latest party to serve as a vehicle for Nigel Farage. He won in Clacton with 46% of the vote, success at last after seven previous attempts to enter the House of Commons. Mr Farage promised a “mass national movement”; with three other Reform MP s and scores of second-place finishes in old Labour heartlands such as Sunderland, Blyth and Hartlepool, he has changed the nature of opposition for Sir Keir’s new government. Within Labour there is an active debate over how to deal with Reform UK . Some say it is a new threat that needs to be countered by an “insurgent” style of government. Others say that Reform UK is not so different from the Tories, which used cultural wedge issues such as a plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Another threat comes from insurgents on the left. Thangam Debbonaire, the shadow culture secretary, lost her seat to the Green Party, which secured four seats. Jonathan Ashworth, Labour’s shadow paymaster general and an attack vehicle for the party, lost to an independent, showing how many Muslim voters have rejected its stance on the war in Gaza. Wes Streeting, the incoming health secretary, held onto his seat by a whisker. Mr Corbyn won re-election as an independent in Islington North.

Sir Keir said that the battle for the control of the Labour Party was about restoring it to the service of the working class for whom it was founded. That, too, he said, will define the task ahead for his government. “The fight for trust is the battle that defines our age,” he told the crowd in London. Sir Keir has won a remarkable victory. The search for stability in British politics continues.  ■

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France's left-wing parties projected to finish first in parliamentary elections, keeping far right at bay

A tense alliance between France’s centrist and leftist parties has kept the far-right National Rally party at bay, according to exit polls, with Prime Minister Gabriel Attal set to resign.

In a surprising upset for the far right, a bloc of left-wing parties is projected to finish first, while President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance is predicted to come in second. Polling agencies suggest National Rally, known in France as RN, is set to come in third, despite having swept to victory after the first round of voting last weekend and polling highest among the parties.

Voter turnout was the highest in decades at 67.1%, and official results are expected early Monday.

Leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon said the results were an “immense relief for the majority of people in our country” and called for Attal’s resignation.

“The president has a duty to call on the New Popular Front to govern,” he said.

However, no single bloc is on course to come close to winning an absolute majority. Without a ruling parliamentary majority, the French government, now made up of rival parties with deep ideological divisions and no clear center of power, is likely to become locked in a political stalemate that may make it difficult to pass new legislation.

Attal, who led Macron’s centrist alliance, announced Sunday that he would submit his resignation Monday morning.

“Tonight, no absolute majority can be driven by the extremes,” he said. “We owe it to this French spirit, so deeply attached to the Republic and its values.”

Macron’s office has said he will wait to make any decisions on a new government, but that he will “ensure the sovereign choice of the French people will be respected.”

The snap elections , called to widespread shock less than four weeks ago by French President  Emmanuel Macron , plunged the nation into a volatile, rapid-fire election season that inflamed tensions in the country as centrists scrambled to negotiate with the left to keep the far right from taking an absolute majority after RN took the lead following the first round of voting last month.Since then, more than 200 candidates confirmed they would not stand in the second round to avoid splitting the anti-RN vote, according to local media estimates. Protests also swept the country as demonstrators called on voters to turn out against the RN, with marches in the French capital on Wednesday.

French soccer superstar Kylian Mbappé also urged voters to come out against the far right last week, calling RN gains in the first round of voting “catastrophic.”

RN President Jordan Bardella , a clean-cut, media-savvy 28-year-old, who was hoping to be France's next prime minister, criticized the “unnatural” and “dishonorable alliance” that has “deprived the French people” of an RN victory.

While such tactics may have prevented the far right from implementing its fiercely anti-immigrant, euroskeptic agenda, it has likely left Parliament locked in political paralysis.

What’s next?

A hung Parliament sets up the possibility of political inertia, where parties cooperate through ad hoc alliances on a case-by-case basis to pass legislation, depriving France of a functioning government and potentially deepening the sense of disillusionment already felt by large swaths of the electorate.

This will not only affect France’s domestic policies but also could stifle its international presence at the  European Union  and neutralize its most important leaders on the global stage.

Bardella has said he would not govern France without a majority, and appears to have few allies to choose from, according to the exit polls.

The leftist New Popular Front alliance and Macron’s centrists are projected to win enough seats to form a coalition, but Macron has said that he would reject a coalition that included the far-left France Unbowed party. Macron’s centrists have previously allied with center-right Republicans while in power.

With his presidential term running until 2027, Macron was not on the ballot, but he has said he would stay in office regardless of the outcome of the election.

Ordinarily the president would name   a prime minister from the parliamentary group with the most seats in the National Assembly. But the contentious composition of the government could turn this into a tumultuous process — a prime minister can risk being overthrown through a no-confidence vote if other parties join together.

The leftist coalition, which has promised to raise the minimum wage, freeze food and energy prices, and reverse a law that raised the retirement age from 62 to 64, has not publicly announced the selection of a candidate for prime minister. High-profile figures on that end of the ideological spectrum include Manuel Bompard of the hard-left France Unbowed party and the Socialist Party’s Raphaël Glucksmann.

Samantha de Bendern, a geopolitical commentator for the news outlet La Chaine Info, said France could face a “year of chaos” as parties jockey for power and haggle over who should be prime minister, with Macron unable to call new parliamentary elections until June 2025.

Who is the far right?

While the RN is set to fall far short of expectations, the party is on course to claim more seats than ever before.

The anti-immigrant, euroskeptic RN ran on a platform that promised to “put France back on its feet” by giving French citizens “national preference” over immigrants for jobs and housing, while abolishing the right to automatic French citizenship for children of foreign parents, and repealing some of Macron’s most controversial policies, including his government’s abolition of a tax on France’s richest and pension reforms that saw thousands take to the streets of Paris in protest.

The standard-bearer for RN in these elections is Bardella, the party’s president and a loyal protégé of Marine Le Pen, the party’s ideological leader. (Le Pen is believed to be angling for the French presidency in 2027). With Bardella front and center, National Rally wrenched power from the center during last month’s European Union parliamentary elections.

The party has also gained supporters after Le Pen began steering it away from its roots as an extreme ethnocentric party, as it was under her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, its founding president who led the party until 2011.

An Ipsos poll surveying over 10,000 voters showed the RN wields substantial support among voters of all ages, with rising support among French youth. A majority of those who identify as “disadvantaged” also overwhelmingly backed the RN in the first round of voting.

RN will be moving forward with the wind in its sails as France enters a period of political uncertainty.

A defiant Marine Le Pen told reporters that her party’s “victory has only been delayed.”

Freddie Clayton is a freelance journalist based in London. 

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13 amazing stats and facts about this year's All-Star teams

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It’ll be a star-studded group on the field for the 2024 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard next Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Texas. By definition, the Midsummer Classic always puts the game’s top players on display, of course, and this year is no exception. With full All-Star rosters announced Sunday, it’s time to dig into the relevant context.

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Reserves revealed - The Phillies lead the way with seven All-Stars -- Jeff Hoffman, Matt Strahm, Ranger Suárez, Zack Wheeler, Alec Bohm, Bryce Harper and Trea Turner. That’s their most in a season in franchise history, surpassing their prior best of five, done six times, most recently in 2011.

- Four of those Phillies are pitchers, tied for the most by a team in a year. It’s happened seven previous times, by the 2021 Brewers, 2011 Giants, 2010 Yankees, 2008 Cubs, 2001 Yankees, 1996 Braves and 1942 Reds.

- The Dodgers have the second-most , with six All-Stars. It’s the fifth straight All-Star team with at least five Dodgers reps. That’s tied for the fifth-longest such streak, per Elias. They trail only the 1956-65 Yankees (10), 1936-43 Yankees (eight), 1942-49 Cardinals (seven) and 1949-54 Dodgers (six).

- Heliot Ramos was a MLB Pipeline preseason top 100 prospect for four straight years: 2021’s No. 81, 2020’s No. 65, 2019’s No. 92 and 2018’s No. 63. Now, in 2024, he’s an All-Star in his age-24 season. He’s the Giants’ youngest All-Star by age-season since Joe Panik in 2015 and their youngest such outfielder since Chili Davis in 1984. Development isn’t always linear. Baseball is so hard. But stories like this are why it’s the best.

- Luis Arraez is an All-Star for the third straight season, with a third different team. So is Juan Soto, who was named a starter on Wednesday. Before them, just eight players had made the All-Star Game in three straight seasons with three different teams, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. They were 2013-15 Nelson Cruz, 2005-07 Alfonso Soriano, 2004-06 Paul Lo Duca, 1993-95 Lee Smith, 1976-78 Goose Gossage, 1954-56 Jim Wilson, 1948-50 Walker Cooper and 1942-44 Bob Johnson.

- Mookie Betts joined Fernando Tatis Jr., who was named on Wednesday, as players who have now been All-Stars as both outfielders and shortstops. Only three other players have been selected to an All-Star team in separate seasons, at least once as primarily a SS that year entering the ASG, and at least once as primarily an OF: Harvey Kuenn, Tom Tresh and Ian Desmond, per Elias.

The rookies - On July 9, 2023, Paul Skenes was drafted No. 1 overall. Just under a year later, he was named an All-Star . Skenes is the first player to be an All-Star the year after being drafted in the June amateur draft, per Elias.

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- With Shota Imanaga and Skenes, this is just the 10th season with multiple rookie starting pitcher All-Stars, according to Elias. Add in Mason Miller, and it’s the seventh season with at least three rookie pitcher All-Stars, joining 2019 (John Means, Michael Soroka, Sandy Alcantara), 2012 (Wade Miley, Ryan Cook, Yu Darvish), 2011 (Jordan Walden, Aaron Crow, Craig Kimbrel, Michael Pineda), 2003 (Lance Carter, Mike MacDougal, Dontrelle Willis), 1995 (Carlos Perez, Tyler Green, Hideo Nomo) and 1955 (Herb Score, Luis Arroyo, Sam Jones).

- Now add Jackson Merrill, and this is the ninth season with at least four rookie All-Stars, with five in 2019 and ‘12 being the most. It’s the second straight season with at least four rookie All-Stars. The only other time it’s happened in consecutive seasons was 2011-12.

Starting squads - As announced Wednesday, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is a starter. It’s his fourth All-Star selection overall. His father made it nine times. Guerrero Sr. and Jr. are the second father-son duo to each be All-Stars at least four times, joining Gus (four times) and Buddy (five) Bell, per Elias.

- This will be Jose Altuve’s fifth All-Star Game start, breaking a tie with Craig Biggio for most in Astros’ franchise history. The only players with more seasons making an All-Star start at second base are Ryne Sandberg (nine), Roberto Alomar (nine), Rod Carew (eight), Nellie Fox (seven), Joe Morgan (seven), Charlie Gehringer (six) and Billy Herman (six).

- This will be Aaron Judge’s fifth season making an All-Star Game start, the fourth-most seasons doing so among Yankees outfielders, trailing only Mickey Mantle (11), Joe DiMaggio (nine) and Dave Winfield (seven). Judge and Soto will be the second Yankees OF duo to be All-Star starters in the same year in the last three seasons, along with 2022 Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. Before this, it hadn’t happened for the Yankees since 1985-88 Rickey Henderson and Dave Winfield.

- Bryce Harper has started five All-Star Games in the outfield and will start this year at first base. The only other players with at least five All-Star starts in the outfield to also make an infield ASG start are Henry Aaron (16 OF, 1 1B), Stan Musial (10 OF, 4 1B) and Carl Yastrzemski (6 OF, 1 1B). Just 13 players entering 2024 have started at least one All-Star game in both the outfield and infield in their careers. Harper will join the list this year.

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[ kawrs -wurk , kohrs - ]

• the work required of a student in a particular course of study; classroom work .
• curricular studies or academic work .

/ ˈkɔːsˌwɜːk /

• written or oral work completed by a student within a given period, which is assessed as an integral part of an educational course

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Derek Dodson is practicing with the Georgetown University soccer team for a rescheduled season while preparing for the resumption of senior coursework next week.

In San Diego, and throughout the state, an unconscionable number of students are failing or haven’t completed their coursework.

She took a full load of classes in the spring, summer and fall, and in November completed all the coursework for an undergraduate degree in psychology.

Pevzner, who took over the program in 2017, still heads into the field—though day to day he focuses more on developing coursework and swapping insights with similar programs around the world.

Although most schools have increased their offerings of online coursework, the number and sizes of in-person classes vary widely, as does the density of students in on-campus housing.

Digital art coursework at the Rhode Island School of Design simultaneous with an English Ph.D. at Yale?

Her pre-college education had been weak, and Leo was utterly unprepared for the academic part of the coursework.

An obsession with college preparation permeated all of our coursework.

The ad-hocs spent their time badmouthing the profs and tearing apart their coursework.

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• academic year
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What is Coursework? | Definition, Meaning & keypoints!

What is coursework.

Coursework is a practical work or study done by a student in partial fulfilment of a degree or training. Projects, field work, design studies, long essays etc constitutes a coursework. The nature of work which requires to be carried out depends on the course. It is largely a part of learning exercise and a step to prepare you to handle the required work/ task effectively and efficiently.

Written or practical work done by a student during a course of study, usually assessed in order to count towards a final mark or grade.

Who assigns coursework and why?

Major types of coursework & how to go about them, coursework for academic topics which require writing:, what makes a good and effective content, coursework requiring you to make something like model, sculpture or artwork, key points to be kept in mind while working on coursework.

Doctorates are the highest degrees conferred by universities. An online or on campus doctorate can lead to a high-level position in a number of different fields, from business administration to health care to quality control. The lengthy road to earning a doctorate can be shortened by at least several months through online study.

Admission to doctoral programs requires completion of an undergraduate degree program and typically, but not always, of a master’s degree program. Students earning a doctorate must take a specified number of advanced graduate-level courses, requiring at least two or three years of study beyond the master’s degree. Upon passing written or oral examinations, or a combination of both, doctoral students are granted the status of doctoral candidates. Then they must research and write a dissertation on an original topic, and then satisfactorily defend the dissertation before a committee of professors in the field.

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What is Coursework

First of all, you need to understand what is coursework and how to write it. When one is writing a coursework, they have to do profound research that will reveal their knowledge base. A coursework may consist of design studies, field work, projects, long essays, and other kinds of work. Depending on the particular course, it can be performed in a number of ways. You need to write a coursework not only to show what you know about a particular subject and enlarge your knowledge base but also to prepare yourself to deal with the work you will need to perform in the future.

The Oxford Dictionary defines coursework as the type of practical or written work performed by a student and assessed by their professor. Hopefully, it makes the coursework meaning clearer for you.

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Why coursework is necessary and who assigns it.

Now when you know what is coursework, you also have to understand why it is needed. Usually, a student's mentor or teacher assigns coursework as it is a part of the course structure. Writing a coursework is important since it helps the student reflect on what they have learned from the given course. Realizing the coursework meaning, one can understand the material better and see how their knowledge can be applied in various situations. This type of work also reveals the student's way of thinking and helps them learn how to express their thoughts. Coursework has an utterly diverse nature. A student's instructor can ask them to perform it in a written way and work on an essay, term paper, or thesis (this form of coursework is the most widespread). A coursework can also be done in a more creative way; for example, a student may be asked to create a sculpture. At times, taking a test is preferred by the instructor. In some cases, several types of coursework can be combined into one. Choosing a specific type or a combination of types depends on the course. Whatever the kind of coursework is, it always requires being evaluated. The student's mark will be based on their understanding of the topic, creativity, as well as on the innovative aspect of their work.

How to Perform the Most Important Types of Coursework?

Even understanding the coursework meaning, students have mixed feelings on it. Some of them like to do research, learn new information, and write about the results, while for others, it seems to be an unnecessary task, or even a burden. Whichever opinion is true for you, being a student, you will still have to write a coursework at some point. For this reason, you need to know how to do it successfully. Below you see the list of rules and guidelines that will make this task easier for you.

Read these steps carefully and make sure you follow them as they will help you get started.

Coursework that requires writing:

• Carry out superficial research on the topic of your coursework.
• Settle on your topic.
• Work on the structure of your coursework.
• Make a summary or an abstract and confirm it with your instructor.
• Conduct profound research to find all the information you need.
• While writing, keep on researching the topic more.
• When you are done, check your coursework for plagiarism.
• Make a reference list.

To make sure that your coursework features a good content that is clear and easy-to-understand for your reader, work on the structure of your work. Check out if you maintain its consistency, use relevant information, complete your topic, and make it look concise.<

Coursework that requires to create a model, sculpture, or artwork:

• Find a design or concept you like.
• See how it can be applied to the area of your study.
• Think about what you want to create and decide on the scale of this object.
• Decide what kind of materials you need to finalize your work.
• Find everything you need for creating your artwork.
• Make sure that you have a mental image of the result and make a rough sketch of it.
• Begin working!

Key points you should consider:

• Originality - You need to be sure that your topic or idea is original. It is an extremely important point you have to keep in mind from the very beginning of your work. Numerous researches are being done by numerous people, so you have to make yours stand out.
• Need - Your coursework should be able to answer certain questions or find solutions. For that, it has to identify the key problems and help the reader understand them clearly.
• Uniqueness - Both your topic and your content have to be unique. Make sure to avoid plagiarism and never copy information from other sources. Conduct surveys or prepare questionnaires to add originality to the content of your coursework.
• Your input - This aspect is very important. When working on your coursework, you need to reflect on your topic a lot and understand how you can apply it. If you do it, the purpose of writing a coursework is served. For this reason, do your best to make as much input in your work as possible.
• Outcomes & future applications - Even if you have worked hard and put a lot of effort into writing your coursework, it can turn out to be a failure in case you do not show useful outcomes. Therefore, you need to provide a well-made analysis of the information you used. Make a well-structured conclusion for your topic and talk about the way it can be researched further.

If you keep all these points in mind and follow the guidelines, you will certainly write a good coursework.

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