40 h. ago Major update on land where carers brutally murdered teenager in £182K benefits fraud

The site once held a bungalow where Margaret Fleming lived with her carers - and future killers - Edward Cairney and Avril Jones, who hid the teen's death for almost 20 years

Economics

4 d. ago University regret: the new graduates overwhelmed by debt, who are swapping law degrees for plumbing courses

Graduates are wondering whether the crippling debt and jobs taken by AI make university worth it any more

Politics

1 week ago Police give major update after teen girl dies at Emerge Festival in Belfast

The 17-year-old girl died in hospital after 'becoming unwell' at Emerge Festival in Belfast - police say they have launched an investigation into the 'tragic sudden death'

Events

1 week ago Teen girl, 17, who died after feeling ill at major music festival named

Mia Keevan, 17, from Co Tipperary, Ireland, was named locally as the girl who died after falling ill at the Emerge music festival in Boucher, South Belfast, at the weekend

Events

1 week ago Indian court says Modi’s university degree can be kept confidential

Delhi High Court rules academic records of even public figures constitute personal information that is exempt from disclosure under India’s transparency law

Events

1 week ago Teen girl suddenly dies after major UK music festival as two others fall ill

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed that a teenager had been taken to hospital after falling unwell at the Emerge Festival in Belfast and later died shortly after

Events

1 week ago Scotland squad named as Aaron Hickey returns, shock defender call

Clarke picks squad for World Cup qualifiers away to Denmark and Belarus

Events

2 w. ago ‘Without water nothing can exist’: the Malawians repeatedly displaced by drought

Unpredictable weather fuelled by the climate crisis is forcing millions from their homes, with many struggling to access waterJulius Chibonda has moved twice in the past 16 months in search of enough water and fertile land to support his entrepreneurial dreams, one of millions of rural Malawians struggling with increasingly unpredictable rainfall and droughts made more ferocious by the climate crisis.The 61-year-old farmer was eager to talk and quick to smile. But his face fell when he saw the dry, empty land in the village of Kampheko 2, where he had grown tomatoes, garlic, okra and maize. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. 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...

Events

2 w. ago Time for a reality check: Britain cannot be a big player on the world stage unless we speak more languages | Sophia Smith Galer

For all the talk of addressing the problem, things have got worse. Which is criminal when there is so much we could doLots of people told me to not study languages – including my own (monolingual) dad. “You’re never going to be as fluent as a native speaker,” I remember him saying when I was deciding on my university degree. “Why bother?”A little more than a decade later, I’ve collected a wealth of experiences. I’ve staffed Sotheby’s Madrid reception desk, I’ve taught theatre and English to Syrian children excluded from mainstream schools in Beirut. I’ve given a speech on sustainable development goals for Arab audiences at the UN, and I’ve trained journalists in Ecuador’s most dangerous city. I’ve dated men I’ve wanted to, swatted off men who I didn’t, sung songs, cooked recipes, all in languages that are not my native tongue. And most important of all? I’ve changed my dad’s mind.Sophia Smith Galer is a journalist and content creator. Her second book, How To Kill a Language, will be...

Sport

3 w. ago PETER HITCHENS: We're cheating our children into toiling away for years to get a degree nobody needs

Those happy schoolgirls who leap into the air each August rejoicing over their A-levels really ought to be sunk in gloom, marching angrily with their parents to Westminster and Whitehall to demand an apology.

Society

3 w. ago Major police update after teen vanished on holiday and sent mum chilling text

Giovanni Pelletier, 18, was found dead in a Florida pond a week after he went missing, following a family vacation during which he allegedly smoked marijuana with cousins

Events

3 w. ago Majority of teens still value university degrees despite entrepreneurial dreams says study

Eight out of 10 teenagers believe that a university degree is crucial to success, despite 75% nurturing dreams of starting their own business

Politics

3 w. ago Majority of UK teens see university as essential, despite rise in entrepreneurial side hustles

Eight in 10 teenagers believe a university degree is critical to success - despite 75% harbouring dreams of starting a business.

Politics

3 w. ago UK teens see university as key to success, yet 75% aspire to entrepreneurship

Despite 75% of teenagers harbouring dreams of starting their own business, eight out of 10 believe that a university degree is crucial to success.

Politics

3 w. ago Majority of teens still believe a university degree is critical to success

Eight in 10 teenagers believe a university degree is critical to success - despite 75 per cent harbouring dreams of starting a business.

Culture

3 w. ago Scottish students can now earn a Mickey Mouse Degree at 'Disney University'

Scotland's prestigious universities offer a wide array of courses, from the University of Glasgow's 'Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime' to modules at the University of Edinburgh exploring witchcraft, but have you ever considered getting a Micky Mouse Degree from "Disney University"? With SQA results announced earlier this month, thousands of Scottish students will be making big decisions about their futures when it comes to further education, and now a “Mickey Mouse Degree” is also an option on the table.

Politics

3 w. ago Major crackdown on fake Labubu dolls: Urgent warning over 'unsafe' counterfeit collectables flooding UK market with thousands of toys seized across Britain

Labubu dolls have become a global sensation amongst children, teenagers and even the like of major celebrities from Kim Kardashian to Rihanna.

Events

3 w. ago Aspiring doctors with only BCC grades can still enter medicine due to diversity and inclusion scheme

Bradford University runs a foundation year for those with lower grades to catch up - transferring 20 of these students per year directly to a full medical degree at nearby Sheffield University.

Science