Young peopleLettersSetting the record straight on YTSProfessor Linda Clarke (Letters, 13 February) calls for "a comprehensive scheme of vocational education and training, integrating college, workshop and work-based elements, negotiated and agreed by employers, trade unions and educationalists, and backed up by government regulation", while four "young unemployed people" (Letters, 15 February) say they want "real jobs, not a rerun of the YTS schemes of the 80s".
As director of the European Social Fund project which was funded to design, develop and implement the Youth Training Scheme (YTS), I would like to set the record straight – for what Professor Clarke calls for is a pretty accurate description of what YTS was. Read More...
Tasmania This article is more than 1 month oldTasmania’s Neil the seal has found viral fame, leaving experts concerned for his welfareThis article is more than 1 month oldA marine expert has said that locals should be careful around the seal and remember that he is a wild animal after footage of his antics went viral
The rising fame and viral antics of a 600kg southern elephant seal known for venturing away from the coast and hauling himself about the streets of Tasmania’s southern beach suburbs, have left marine experts concerned for his welfare. Read More...
‘The waiters do a truly beautiful job’: The LaLee. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer‘The waiters do a truly beautiful job’: The LaLee. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The ObserverJay Rayner on restaurantsFoodReviewThis Lillie Langtry-themed room isn’t as seductive as it thinks, but the Caesar salad is a showstopperThe LaLee, The Cadogan, 75 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9SG (020 8089 7070). Starters £14-£20, mains £18-£49, desserts £6-£9.50, wines from £29
Restaurants aren’t merely dining rooms with kitchens attached. Read More...
