• In an article about the numbers of poor students attending Oxford or Cambridge the headline – Oxbridge open to just 1% of poorest students, 5 August, page 2 – was misleading. The two universities are open to all poor students. The percentage figure refers to the fact that of the 230,289 students who receive a full bursary in England, only 2,024 actually go there. A story in yesterday's paper – 'Full' universities turn away record number of students, page 1 – said that the last Labour government was planning to provide 20,000 places for this autumn. This should have been 20,000 additional university places.
• An article quoting from a leaked document detailed a UK Border Agency scheme being tested in the north-west of England, under which families with children facing deportation are given a two-week ultimatum to leave the country voluntarily. This was seen as an alternative to holding children in detention centres in cases where asylum seekers or illegal immigrants exhaust the appeal process. Contrary to our piece, the document's author, Nicola Rea, is not a member of the UK Border Agency. Rather, as head of asylum, refugee and migration services at Manchester city council, she was briefing fellow members of the consortium of local authorities in the north-west actually carrying out the trial (Leak dashes hopes of softer approach to child migrants, 6 August, page 1).
• In the weekly Guide, we mistakenly listed an appearance by Pete Doherty at the Prom, Bristol, tonight. In fact the band appearing will be the Everyday Symphony (7 August, local listings, South, page 16).