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The Guttmacher Institute attributed the increased access to telehealth and financial support to the rise in spite of abortion bans.

Almost three quarters of universities in England will face financial problems next year - despite tuition fees increasing, the BBC has been told.

Now the OfS says by 2025-26, 72% could be spending more money than they have coming in and may have to use an overdraft or financial reserves.

The financial pressures on universities could lead to very visible changes such as institutions focusing on a smaller number of courses to which they can recruit well.

Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Sir David Behan, the regulator’s chairman, called for radical change, saying course closures and university mergers might be needed for financial stability.