2 h. ago NHS Lanarkshire and University of Glasgow sign new partnership agreement

The Strategic Partnership Agreement will help improve healthcare services, support new research and lead to better health for people living in Lanarkshire.

Politics

7 h. ago Not so Epic? Universal’s $6 billion new theme park slammed over ‘lack of shade’ and ‘not enough rides’

Several reviewers have complained about being unable to escape the sun at Epic Universe and others complain that parts of it are ‘boring’

Economics

7 h. ago DWP Universal Credit payments to rise for millions from June in major boost

With Universal Credit, the delay in the rise in payments is down to the assessment period. This is when the benefits department looks at your financial situation to see how much Universal Credit you will get

Economics

13 h. ago Disabled student travels more than 850 miles across 10 days via public buses

Dan Bowhay, 22, used his disabled bus pass to travel from Land’s End to Marshall Meadows, in Berwick-upon-Tweed near the Scottish border.

Transport

14 h. ago Trump halts US student visa applications in White House's escalating war on top universities

The move is the latest in the Trump administration's crackdown on universities

Events

20 h. ago Trump administration moves to cut $100 million in federal contracts for Harvard

The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million

Politics

21 h. ago Childhood cancers which take longest to diagnose revealed in new study

Experts hope their findings will help improve diagnosis times.

Science

26 h. ago Woke university launches 'Adulting 101' course for embarrassingly basic life skills fragile students can't handle

A renowned university has launched a bizarre 'Adulting 101' crash course for pampered students who can't perform the most basic life tasks that experts say parents have shielded them from.

Events

34 h. ago New DWP warning to people making a new claim for Universal Credit

Some 7.5 million people are currently receiving extra financial support through Universal Credit.

Events

35 h. ago DWP Universal Credit 'two child' rule update as 'it's not off the table'

The Government has faced calls from campaigners, opposition MPs and some Tory backbenchers to scrap the two-child benefit cap

Politics

35 h. ago CBS anchor Scott Pelley tears into Trump in fiery commencement speech

Scott Pelley warns graduates that journalism, universities and freedom of speech are ‘under attack’ from new administration in impassioned address

Politics

39 h. ago Disabled celebrities urge Keir Starmer to scrap ‘inhumane’ benefit cuts

Exclusive: More than 100 people including Liz Carr and Rosie Jones sign letter criticising Pip and universal credit changesMore than 100 of the UK’s most high-profile disabled people, including Liz Carr, Rosie Jones, Ruth Madeley and Cherylee Houston, have called on the prime minister to abandon “inhumane and catastrophic plans to cut disability benefits”.In an open letter to Keir Starmer before a planned Commons vote next month, they argue that the government’s plan to reduce eligibility to personal independence payment (Pip) and the health component of universal credit is a matter of “survival” and “basic human rights”. Continue reading...

Politics

43 h. ago ‘Whatever it takes,’ Fed chair defends universities, calls on Princeton students to save democracy in Trump swipe

President Donald Trump has been insulting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for weeks because the national banking head won’t lower interest rates

Politics

45 h. ago Frailty of older patients ‘not being assessed in majority of hospitals’

Experts have called for all surgical patients over 60 to be screened for frailty as standard practice.

Science

56 h. ago Universal Credit households can get cost of living boost worth over £60 in weeks

Middlesbrough Council has started dishing out help to residents to help with energy bills, food and other essential costs and will be "releasing" it in phases over the coming few months

Economics

57 h. ago Universal Credit payment boost for over one million people this month

Households will benefit from an extra £420 this year following a DWP rule change.

Economics

58 h. ago Scientists create soft robots able to walk out of the printers which made them

Researchers said the new devices are a ‘game-changer’.

Politics

60 h. ago China invites foreign students with ‘unconditional offers’ after Trump bans them from attending Harvard

Hong opens doors for international students worried about future at elite American university

Politics

60 h. ago Experts warn tax rises ‘feel inevitable’ at Autumn Budget after jump in Uk Government borrowing

Income tax bands are different in Scotland, but the Personal Allowance of £12,570 is universal across the UK.

Events

64 h. ago Dundee University facing staff strikes over 700 threatened job cuts

The strikes come in response to the university’s decision to cut 700 jobs.

Events