37 h. ago Dramatic moment police swoop on teen boy near Stamford Bridge after 'fake gun sparked mass shooter fears'

The post on X, which had over 200k views within half an hour claimed: 'An attempted mass shooter has been arrested near Stamford Bridge after the Chelsea game.'

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3 d. ago Inside the group that has been sparking panic on college campuses with fake shooting calls for as little as $20

There have been at least 19 calls reporting fake shootings on college campuses in last ten days

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4 d. ago Photos of pets in dorms: Colleges are welcoming animals to help students feel at home

Sophie Nocera, a senior at Eckerd College, lives on the campus of the liberal arts school in St. Petersburg, Florida, with her Border collie, Zuko. Molly Cheer, a senior nursing major who has a cat named Louie, said she chose Northern Colorado in part because of its pet-friendly policy. Some colleges are allowing pets in dorms to boost students' mental health and help them feel more at home.

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5 d. ago Colleges across the country targeted with active shooter hoaxes on the first day of classes

Hoax swatting calls have affected at least 10 college campuses from Arkansas to Pennsylvania

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5 d. ago Spate of hoax calls about active shooters stir fear at college campuses around the US

A rash of hoax calls about active shooters on college campuses has spread fear among students around the country as the school year begins at institutions of higher learning

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8 d. ago ‘Everyone is coming into fire’: students return to US campuses bruised and changed by Trump’s assault

The effects of a rightwing campaign to remake American higher education are fueling fear and anxiety, but advocates say they have plans to fight backStudents and faculty heading back to US colleges and universities from summer break are returning to bruised institutions reeling from the Trump administration’s unprecedented campaign to bend higher education to its ideological will, and are bracing for more uncertainty ahead.At the University of Utah, the Black student union has lost its funding and campus space – one of many student groups to face the brunt of Donald Trump’s anti-diversity measures. Indiana’s public universities have cut or merged more than 400 degree programs, about one-fifth of their academic offerings, while scores of other universities have made similar cuts as their budgets are on the line. At Harvard and Columbia, certain forms of criticism of Israel will now be punishable as antisemitism. And across the country, schools will see their international student pop...

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1 week ago Privacy and civil rights groups urge US colleges to end campus surveillance to protect protesters

A coalition of more than 30 privacy and civil rights groups is calling on U.S. universities to dismantle campus surveillance and data collection in order to protect student protesters from government retaliation

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1 week ago University of Chattanooga shooting LIVE: Campus locked down as 'gunman on loose'

There are reports of a possible active shooter at the The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, with police racing to the college campus after gunshots were heard

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1 week ago University of Chattanooga shooting LIVE: Students barricade doors as 'gunman on loose'

There are reports of a possible active shooter at the The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, with police racing to the college campus after gunshots were heard

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1 week ago Huge 6ft long boa constrictor called Mavis sparks panic after escaping tank

The reptile's owner, Trinity Favis said she is now desperate to track down her missing pet before the weather gets too cold - and before her neighbours completely shun her

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1 week ago Labubu sparks toy craze as we look at former collectables that sparked panic buying

As Labubu maker's profits have soared by nearly 400% in six months after the ugly-cute toys became a global sensation, we take a look back at some of the other toy crazes over the years

Politics

1 week ago Crocodile sparks panic as it rampages through supermarket in Indonesia

The three-metre crocodile could be seen chomping at a step-ladder as locals staged a daring rescue.

Politics

2 w. ago Come Dine With Me beauty's teeny top branded 'unsuitable for TV' by show bosses

EXCLUSIVE: One former Come Dine With Me contestant sparked panic among the filming crew with her bold outfit choice, which left them scrambling to call Channel 4 bosses for permission

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2 w. ago Tourists abandon Greece's most popular islands sparking panic

The number of visitors to the country's most iconic islands has noticeably dropped in 2025.

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