20 m. ago Explosion at major university as police confirm two individuals seen fleeing building

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38 m. ago JD Vance repeats comments he wants wife Usha to convert to Christianity

US vice-president announces to 10,000 attenders of Turning Point USA that he prefers wife, who is Hindu, to be ChristianJD Vance is doubling down on comments he made about wanting his wife, Usha Vance, to convert to Christianity – remarks that drew political backlash from some quarters.At an event with Turning Point USA at the University of Mississippi to honor the conservative group’s slain founder Charlie Kirk, an audience member questioned the US vice-president about how he sees the links between American patriotism and Christianity. Continue reading...

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53 m. ago Retired banker ‘proud and exhausted’ as he completes 200 marathons in 200 days

Steve James, 66, has spent the last seven months completing a 5,240-mile course along the British coast.

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2 h. ago DWP can slash Universal Credit payments by up to 15% in 'exceptional circumstances'

The DWP has issued a warning to Universal Credit and Pension Credit claimants

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4 h. ago Huge crowds gather on first anniversary of Serbian train station disaster

Student-led movement continues to demand political change as embattled president issues rare apologyTens of thousands of Serbians have gathered to commemorate victims of a fatal railway station collapse a year ago, a tragedy that galvanised anti-government sentiment that still threatens the embattled president, Aleksandar Vučić.A student-led movement organised the rallies in the country’s second largest city, Novi Sad, where on 1 November 2024, the canopy at the newly renovated railway station collapsed. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Sexy students take to UK city streets as wild devils and deadly kittens on Halloween

From angels to devils and everything in between, students in Leeds and Newcastle took over the cities for a terrifying time this halloween - and went all out with their costumes

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8 h. ago If the right really wants free speech in universities, why is it so obsessed with discrediting students? | Jason Okundaye

Conservatives see these institutions as finishing schools for the next generation of leaders – and they won’t cede them to progressive ideasWhen I was a 20-year-old undergraduate student at Cambridge University, I was plastered all over the national press for making a tweet about white people. It has not turned out to be a big deal for my life or career, but at the time it felt monumental: racist hate mail was sent to my college for months; the Conservative MP Bob Blackman called for my prosecution; and tabloid journalists turned up at my home and harassed my mother (it was August, a famously slow news month). I received a lot of support from the student population, alumni and the police (and none from the university, bar a few kind academics), but it cast a shadow over the rest of my time there – I worried about what future I could have or what employer would hire me if they were to Google my name and see I had attracted scandal. Mostly I wondered why this was national news.I found...

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8 h. ago Five beautiful Scottish universities on list of UK's 10 most jaw

Whether you're a current student considering a transfer or looking ahead to next year's applications, choosing where to spend your university years involves more than just course content and job prospects.

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9 h. ago High school principal, 54, resigns after 'pursuing sex with students on Grindr'

The former principal at Amador Valley High School, Jonathan Fey, says his identity had been stolen and that he was not messaging former or current students on Grindr using the account 'eyes emoji'

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10 h. ago ‘I went for it, put my ego aside’: Robin van Persie on coaching, Wenger and horses

Feyenoord coach on how a chat with his daughter changed his life, memories of Arsenal and Manchester United and a lunch with GuardiolaRobin van Persie was warming to his theme, imparting wisdom to his children, Shaqueel and Dina, then 14 and 10. “We were at the kitchen table in our new house and I was giving them a speech: ‘You have to find your passion as soon as possible!’” He is, however, self-aware enough to realise how parental monologues are received. “I was ‘passion this, passion that’. It went on and on and on.”It was Dina who brought him up short. “Yeah, Dad, but what is your passion now?” Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A

Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial placeAn A-level pupil found the lost grave of the Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano’s daughter, revealing a story of love and solidarity in 18th-century rural England.Olaudah Equiano (1745-1797), also known as Gustavus Vassa, escaped enslavement to become a celebrated author and campaigner in Georgian England. His memoir, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, was a bestseller. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Nature walks are good for you, but can a city stroll be just as good?

Nature walks are good for you, but can a city stroll be just as good

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15 h. ago Outrage over America's worst school where students fight, smoke weed and have sex in full view of horrified neighbors

Residents have demanded a stricter crackdown from school officials and city police in response to two fights in the last several weeks that have spilled out past school grounds.

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19 h. ago Chelsea owners confirm ANOTHER arrival from Brighton as Todd Boehly branded 'obsessed'

David Weir becomes the latest high-profile ex-Brighton & Hove Albion employee to join Chelsea as he completed a move to sister club Strasbourg

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26 h. ago Chimps are 'much smarter than we thought' and can make decisions just like humans

Boffins at the University of Portsmouth carried out a series of tests and found that chimpanzees can judge the quality of evidence when making decisions, just like people do

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26 h. ago 'I’m a Chelsea legend – now I'm judging the world’s most beautiful women in Miss Universe'

One Premier League legend best known for his success in Chelsea colours has now taken on a very different role as he prepares to judge the Miss Universe 2025 pageant

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26 h. ago Christine Lampard's devious plan has husband Frank seething in family divide

Christine Lampard has revealed her son Freddie is obsessed with wearing football kits - but it's not her legend of the game husband Frank's footsteps he's following in

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26 h. ago 'My wife’s obsession with saving energy is turning our home into a sauna'

The social media user said their wife had become extremely conscious of their home's energy use, to the point it is making it difficult to sleep. Commenters had a range of advice

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26 h. ago Chelsea legend lands shock new role judging world's hottest women for Miss Universe

Weeks before the next Miss Universe is announced in Thailand, one Chelsea legend has been unveiled as the latest member of the competition's selection committee

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28 h. ago Rising star jockey jailed for 20 years for involvement in killing of high school student

Bryson Butterfly, a native American Indian, had ridden 58 winners of more than £1.5million in his short career up to his arrest in April 2023

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