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Regular contributor Bill Thompson looks at what makes a good user interface

The former Labour MP Leo Abse, who championed gay rights, has died at the age of 91.

Roads, obviously. Sanitation. But no great buildings from their time in Britain. But the greatest legacy is how we use language to persuade, says Lisa Jardine.

English teachers who were at school when grammar was not on the curriculum struggle to teach it, research shows.

A former education minister complains that politicians are interfering too much in education policy.

The humble radio tag could be the herald of the age of the internet of things.

Academics and game designers are working on ways to make games that are fun but have a serious bent too.

A plan to distribute laptops to the developing world is being held back by cautious politicians, a spokesman says.

The full text of Shadow Education Secretary David Willetts' speech on the Tories' backing for Labour's academy system.

Bulgaria and Romania may face further delays in their bids to join the EU in 2007 as Brussels sets new conditions.

BBC education correspondent Mike Baker assesses what is really meant by the term "personalised education".

Scientists gain new sightings of a spectacular frog, which had been feared extinct for more than a decade.

Pupils are more focused on their work and make more progress if they work in groups, research suggests.

Young children miss out on imaginative games because of the demands of the curriculum, a study suggests.

Monday's papers examine a disputed national holiday in France, recent bombings in Spain's Basque Country, and a landmark Austrian anniversary.

It's time again for the Plain English Awards - here are the full list of nominees for the prize for gobbledegook.

The Stability and Growth pact, the ITER nuclear fusion project and corruption in Slovakia are among the topics tackled in today's European papers.

There is a note of despondency in Europe's papers as they mull the talks between Serbian and Kosovo officials in Vienna.

'Higher level teaching assistants' will make teaching changes possible, says education minister.

Newspapers in central and eastern Europe respond robustly to French criticism of EU candidates' support for the US stance on Iraq.

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