内容摘要：In response, Cooper told MPs the government would set out further details later this year, with a consultation to follow.

In response, Cooper told MPs the government would set out further details later this year, with a consultation to follow.

There are other reasons for his success though, like his "authenticity, the really raw emotional power that he's able to convey, the way that he speaks to urban life, the way that he speaks about conflict and its impact on children", says Ms Amoafo, an executive at ADA Contemporary Art Gallery in Ghana.Aboudia's rise also coincides with that of the African art market. In 2021, art analysis firm ArtTactic reported that the auction sales value of contemporary and modern African art surged by 44% to a record high of $72.4m (£56.9m).

ArtTactic has also found that while the global art market declined by 18% last year, Africa's only shrank by 8.4%.In its 2024 assessment of the industry, Hiscox did not include a ranking of best-selling artists by the volume of all artworks sold, as it did in 2023.However, it named Aboudia as the sixth most successful artist when it comes to pieces sold for less than $50,000 (£39,300).

Aboudia's rise has led to him splitting his time between his country of birth and New York. When he is back in Ivory Coast, he pours his efforts into the Aboudia Foundation, an organisation he launched to support the country's children and young artists.This is yet another example of the star's drive - but when I ask him if he has any plans lined up for his career, he answers plainly: "No, I don't have that."

When I press him, he says he takes things one day at a time - perhaps a soothing antidote to over a decade of tenacity.

Frank Skinner has announced he will perform at Wolverhampton Civic Hall during his latest tour.Figures in the government's new immigration plan show that the number of UK work visas issued for engineering professionals rose from 3,427 in 2021 to 5,495 in 2024.

Meanwhile, the number of new apprenticeships in engineering in England fell from 26,970 in 2021-22 to 18,520 in 2024-25.But if the government wants many more home-trained engineers that will likely come with a cost in terms of a higher training budget.

While that investment could come partly from firms, it could also mean more public spending and possibly tax rises.According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies, total public spending on adult education and skills has