Daily brief
Exam boards OxfordAQA and Cambridge International have cancelled all IGCSE, A-Level, and other summer 2026 exams in the United Arab Emirates. A survey of teachers in England suggests pupils are losing critical thinking skills due to reliance on artificial intelligence. Separately, a report claims some top British private schools operating in the Middle East are teaching pupils misogynistic content. In domestic British trends, new data indicates the population is living longer but with more years spent in poor health, while there is reported growth in charismatic, 'supernatural' forms of Christianity.