5 h. ago Tragedy as 'super fit' Manchester university student, 20, found dead hours after complaining of upset stomach

"The night before, everything was perfectly fine"

Society

23 h. ago Daytona Beach woman mauled to death by four dogs after suffering medical episode at home, police say

Police said no evidence of foul play or human involvement was found at the scene

Events

56 h. ago Tennessee community mourns 16 killed in munitions plant explosion

Cause of explosion at Accurate Energetic Systems that leveled building is unknown but foul play ruled outAt least 200 mourners came to the Humphreys county courthouse at twilight on Sunday to mourn the 16 people killed in an explosion at a nearby munitions plant in middle Tennessee early on Friday.Humphreys county sheriff Chris Davis said that even in these nightmarish days, “the true strength of our county is our people”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Universities can act against intimidation, says minister ahead of Bob Vylan gig

The outspoken punk duo are due to perform at a venue on the University of Manchester campus next month.

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4 d. ago California State University Long Beach student, 22, is found dead and now his roommate is charged with murder

A second roommate was also stabbed but was transported to a hospital in stable condition

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5 d. ago Heartbroken family of Scots uni student demand probe after he's found dead at 19

"Our hearts are broken but our determination is strong. We loved Christmas deeply and we cannot rest until we know the truth about what happened to him."

Society

6 d. ago Keir Starmer says ‘Bollywood blockbusters’ will be made in the UK under new trade deal with India – UK politics live

Three Bollywood movies will be made in the UK, says British PM, and two more British universities will be setting up a campus in IndiaCompensation schemes for victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal will be improved, with a new appeals process and funded legal advice for post office operators, the government has announced.Responding to the first part of the findings from a two-year public inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal, regarded as one of the worst miscarriages of justice in UK legal history, the business secretary, Peter Kyle, said there would be a new appeals process for people who have accepted fixed-sum offers under the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, one of several compensation schemes. Funded legal advice will also be offered. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show

Loughborough, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow corresponded with companies concerned about campus protestsUniversities in the UK reassured arms companies they would monitor students’ chat groups and social media accounts after firms raised concerns about campus protests, according to internal emails.One university said it would conduct “active monitoring of social media” for any evidence of plans to demonstrate against Rolls-Royce at a careers fair. Continue reading...

Culture

7 d. ago Florida universities will be required to rename a campus road after Charlie Kirk or risk losing state funds, according to proposed law

Bill put forward by state representative demands institutions honor slain conservative activist

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1 week ago South Carolina State University sealed off as 'gunshots heard' near student housing

South Carolina State University is on lockdown following reports of a shooting on campus Saturday night. The reported gunshots came from student housing

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1 week ago ‘He wasn’t this national hero’: US college students voice concern over Charlie Kirk’s idolization

Black, brown and LGBTQ+ students across the US are puzzled by all the praise the far-right commentator has received after his killingAlana*, a student at Utah Valley University, was taken aback by the deification of Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination on 10 September. As an Afro-Latina genderqueer senior at DC’s Howard University, she found it off-putting when she saw an image on Instagram of Kirk hugging Jesus. “He wasn’t this national hero or politician,” Alana, who is using an alias, said. He was “just a white man with a loud opinion.”The sentiment on the historically Black university’s campus, she said, is that Kirk’s rhetoric about marginalized communities was hateful and that they are being unfairly blamed for his death. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Iowa high school track star shot dead by fellow hunter who mistook him for a squirrel: cops

‘Carson was a fierce competitor in everything he did,’ the school’s assistant football coach said of the teen

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2 w. ago Student, 17, shot dead by hunting party after being 'mistaken for squirrel'

Carson Ryan, 17, was shot and killed by a member of his hunting party in Iowa after he was "mistaken for a squirrel" according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Society

2 w. ago Lawsuit against Brown University sparks debate on campus police secrecy at private colleges

A new lawsuit against Brown University has sparked debate over the secrecy of law enforcement at private colleges

Economics

2 w. ago Frantic rescue as school collapses leaving at least one student dead and dozens trapped under the rubble in Indonesia

A SCHOOL packed with students crumbled without warning in Indonesia, leaving dozens trapped and sparking a frantic rescue operation. At least 99 students were injured and one 13-year-old boy has been confirmed dead after the prayer hall at Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in Sidoarjo collapsed. Officials say 65 more students - mostly boys aged...

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2 w. ago Third of women report facing sexual harassment at university in England, survey finds

Higher education regulator describes findings from survey of 50,000 final-year students as ‘national scandal’One in three female students say they have endured sexual harassment during their time at university or college, with most of it taking place around campus, according to data published by England’s higher education regulator.The results showed that nearly one in five women also experienced sexual assault or violence during their time as a student, often at the hands of other students or staff, with younger women, lesbian, gay or bisexual students and students with disabilities at higher risk. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Utah Valley University launching review of Charlie Kirk shooting to improve campus security

Utah Valley University is launching an independent, external review of the fatal shooting of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk on campus earlier this month to improve its safety practices

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3 w. ago BBC's North America editor sparks fury after calling Charlie Kirk 'far

The late conservative activist, 31, was fatally shot on September 10 while debating students at the Utah Valley University college campus.

Politics

3 w. ago Trump apologizes to Charlie Kirk's widow after refusing her call to forgive her husband's alleged assassin

Trump delivered a fiery 45-minute eulogy to the late conservative activist, 31, who was fatally shot on September 10 while debating students at the Utah Valley University college campus.

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3 w. ago Charlie Kirk’s last moments at Utah Valley University campus captured in tribute video

Charlie Kirk’s final moments at his Utah University talk have been shown at his memorial service.

Culture