34 h. ago New pension rule change could boost workers' retirement funds by up to £29,000

A new government bill will see small pension pots consolidated, create larger schemes, and ensure they are good value for money

Economics

5 d. ago The number of people eligible for higher rate of DWP universal credit payments could be widened

MPs are calling for universal credit claimants with Parkinson’s or multiple sclerosis to not face repeated medical assessments to receive payments

Politics

5 d. ago Mum on Universal Credit who called people who work 'dumb' set to 'lose everything'

The 26-year-old woman, called Ebony Wood, is claiming she gets more than £4000 on Universal Credit from the DWP every month, and is now about to 'lose everything'

Politics

5 d. ago Welsh universities facing desperate funding crisis slammed as 'poorly run'

Dan Beard, who chairs Unison Cymru's higher education forum, warned of the 'real danger' of a university in Wales collapsing next year, as Unison called for 'urgent' action

Events

7 d. ago UPenn to ban transgender athletes, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas

Penn settles Title IX case over Lia Thomas’ winsSchool will ban trans women from female sportsFeds call it a victory for women and girls’ rightsThe University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women’s sports teams to resolve a federal civil rights case that found the school violated the rights of female athletes.The US Education Department announced the voluntary agreement Tuesday. The case focused on Lia Thomas, the transgender swimmer who last competed for the Ivy League school in Philadelphia in 2022, when she became the first openly transgender athlete to win a Division I title. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago Parents of Scots teen who died at university call for action on 'prank spiking'

Mandy and Colin Mackie lost their son Greg in 2017, and are calling for 'prank spiking' to be criminalised.

Events

1 week ago Dundee University: John Swinney joins calls for disgraced former boss to hand back £150k pay

Professor Iain Gillespie was accused of ‘creating a mess and walking into the sunset’, leaving Dundee University with a £35m black hole and hundreds job losses.

Economics

2 w. ago Incredible moment hero lorry driver SAVES person from burning building as smoke pours from windows

Huge plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing from a three-storey building in Granby Row, Dublin.

Events

2 w. ago Robot plumbers could fix leaky pipes without digging up roads and causing chaos

University of Sheffield researchers say the robots, called 'Pipebots', could 'revolutionise' how water infrastructure is managed in England and Wales and save some of the three billion litres lost through leaky pipes

Events

3 w. ago New calls for ‘universal pension’ to ensure every person in work saves for retirement

More than a million ‘invisible’ workers cannot afford to save for their retirement.

Economics

3 w. ago Ant no stopping us now: insect with potent bite continues march across US

Experts say Asian needle ant ‘not especially dangerous’ but warn some people have gone into anaphylaxisLast year, Dan Suiter, a professor of urban entomology at the University of Georgia, received at least three calls from people who had been stung by an Asian needle ant – or knew someone who had been – and went into anaphylaxis, an allergic reaction that can be life-threatening.While there is no new evidence on the continued spread of the ants in the US – detected now in 20 US states – Suiter and his colleagues are determined to raise public awareness of the risks the species poses. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Alex Cooper’s alma mater responds after she accused college soccer coach of sexual harassment

‘Call Her Daddy’ podcaster alleged former Boston University head soccer coach sexually harassed her

Sport

3 w. ago Cuba’s students call for resignations and strikes after brutal internet price hike

Students say rise in prices was trigger but underlying anger was communist government’s increasing reliance on USDHaving endured electricity blackouts, water shortages, transport failures and the spiralling cost of food, Cuba’s students appear to have finally lost patience with their government over a ferocious price hike for the country’s faltering internet.Local chapters of Cuba’s Federation of University Students (FEU) have been calling for a slew of measures, including attendance strikes, explanations from ministers and even the resignation of their own organisation’s president. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Eddie Jones calls in university student to Japan squad ahead of Wales tour

The 21-year-old recently featured for Japan U23s on their tour of Australia in April

Society

4 w. ago Alex Cooper’s documentary details fallouts and teenage years – here’s how to watch

The ‘Call Her Daddy’ host reveals a shocking revelation about her university years

Culture

4 w. ago Scottish Handball launches ‘Handball Scholarship’ programme in Edinburgh

The Scottish Handball Association (SHA) is teaming up with Oriam, Scotland's Sports Performance Centre at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, to start an exciting new program called the ‘Heriot-Watt University Handball Scholarship Programme’

Politics

4 w. ago Can I donate blood and how do I do it? Urgent call for donors amid low stocks

There is also a ‘critical’ need for more donors who have the so-called universal blood type – O negative blood

Events