Young people are now much more likely to prefer to read on computer and phone screens rather than to use printed materials, according to a literacy study.
A leading South African university says it will make Zulu language classes compulsory for all first-year students from next year in order to promote nation-building.
Poor quality expert evidence is to be "driven out" of family courts, the Ministry of Justice says, as it launches a consultation on standards in England and Wales.
Concerns that changes to AS-levels in England will harm university admissions are unfounded, the schools minister David Laws has argued in a letter to Labour.
What are the greatest global threats to the future of humanity? An international team from Oxford University's Future of Humanity Institute is investigating the biggest dangers.
Labour says plans to allow nursery staff and childminders to look after more children in England are in "chaos", after Nick Clegg admits doubts about them.
The social care system in England is facing a bleak future despite the planned changes as services have been forced into budget cuts, council chiefs say.