49 m. ago University friend of William and Kate who starred in Big Brother made desperate phone call saying he was suicidal days before he plunged 100ft to his death from hotel rooftop bar

Big Brother star Ben Duncan made a desperate phone call to his 'second father' to say he was feeling suicidal just days before he plunged 100ft to his death from a central London hotel.

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1 hour ago Search goes on for suspect in fatal shooting of MIT professor who was fatally shot at his home

Police intensified their search for a suspect in the fatally shooting of a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in his home in a Boston suburb

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3 h. ago Chancellor says she does not believe 1,000 jobs being axed a month in North Sea

The figure came from analysis from an offshore expert at Robert Gordon University.

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3 h. ago Voices: ‘We are slowly coming to our senses’: Readers on EU student exchange scheme’s post

Our community has hailed the return to Erasmus as a long-overdue win for young people and UK–EU ties, while warning it is only a small step towards repairing the wider fallout from Brexit

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3 h. ago Putin calls European leaders ‘little pigs’ and says Russia will achieve Ukraine goals by diplomacy or force

Russian leader says aims of its ‘special military operation’ will be met ‘unconditionally’The last available Erasmus+ country report for the UK based on 2020 data shows that University of Glasgow, University of Bristol, and University of Edinburgh were the three top UK universities sending students abroad, with most people coming into the UK from Spain, France and Germany.Just over 16,000 European students came into the UK as part of from the scheme in 2019/2020, with almost 6,000 trainees on top of that figure. 9,800 UK students and 6,500 trainees went in the other direction, data show. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Flu cases may be ‘starting to settle’ in some areas, NHS chief says

Sir Jim Mackey gave evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee.

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4 h. ago EU politicians and universities welcome UK’s decision to rejoin Erasmus as ‘big step forward’

Negotiations among EU leaders continue ahead of critical European Council meeting in Brussels on ThursdayThe last available Erasmus+ country report for the UK based on 2020 data shows that University of Glasgow, University of Bristol, and University of Edinburgh were the three top UK universities sending students abroad, with most people coming into the UK from Spain, France and Germany.Just over 16,000 European students came into the UK as part of from the scheme in 2019/2020, with almost 6,000 trainees on top of that figure. 9,800 UK students and 6,500 trainees went in the other direction, data show. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Universal’s first UK theme park given green light for Bedfordshire site

The company claims the attraction will create nearly 30,000 jobs in the region

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5 h. ago EU welcomes UK’s decision to rejoin Erasmus as ‘big step forward’

Negotiations among EU leaders continue ahead of critical European Council meeting in Brussels on ThursdayThe last available Erasmus+ country report for the UK based on 2020 data shows that University of Glasgow, University of Bristol, and University of Edinburgh were the three top UK universities sending students abroad, with most people coming into the UK from Spain, France and Germany.Just over 16,000 European students came into the UK as part of from the scheme in 2019/2020, with almost 6,000 trainees on top of that figure. 9,800 UK students and 6,500 trainees went in the other direction, data show. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Universal Credit update for claimants impacted by payments change

The DWP has provided an update about the new move to Universal Credit, with 2.3 million claimants sent migration notices between July 2022 and September 2025

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7 h. ago UK’s Universal FINALLY gets go ahead to start works – with plans to open the theme park by 2031

UNIVERSAL has finally been given the green light to open a theme park in the UK. The famous film studios has been given planning permission to start building the theme park. A Special Development Order (SDO) has been granted by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which allows the theme park...

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11 h. ago DWP Universal Credit update for claimants impacted by payments change

Thousands of claimants need to make a change

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11 h. ago Absenteeism rates at a Texas school system soared when a measles outbreak hit

When a measles outbreak hit West Texas earlier this year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children who likely became sick as students were excluded or kept home by their families to minimize the spread of the disease

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11 h. ago ‘Lonely, terrifying and scary’: 70% of students in UK university halls feel isolated, poll shows

Students blame reliance on phones plus pressure of accommodation costs for lack of social lifeMore than two-thirds of students in UK university halls feel lonely or isolated, blaming accommodation costs and over-reliance on phones for limiting their social life.One in three students in halls of residence – 33% – are lonely or isolated at university often, with another 37% feeling that way occasionally, according to a poll by Opinium commissioned by the student accommodation provider PfP Students. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Brazen moment Brown University suspect casually WALKS PAST police officers after college shooting

Investigators on Tuesday released a video timeline of the unidentified suspect in the moments before and after gunfire rang out on December 13, killing two students and injuring nine others.

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16 h. ago MIT university professor gunned down at his home as police launch homicide investigation

No suspects have been taken into custody at this time as the investigation continues - the professor was rushed to hospital after the incident but later died, prosecutors say

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23 h. ago UK's first Universal Studios theme park officially given green light

Planning permission has now been granted for the new theme park in Cambridgeshire

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23 h. ago Universities have given vice chancellors bumper pay rises and bonuses despite tuition fees rising to ease their financial woes

Annual accounts for 2024-25 show a number of institutions have rewarded bosses with extra cash while also having to make cuts elsewhere.

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24 h. ago Universal Credit changes you must report to DWP or payments could stop

Nearly 8.4m Universal Credit claimants across Wales and the UK must report changes including address moves, bank details and rent changes or risk penalty fines or court action

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25 h. ago Oxford University student, 20, is charged with stirring up racial hatred after allegedly promoting an antisemitic chant at pro

Oxford University politics student Samuel Williams, first identified by the Daily Mail, has been charged with stirring up racial hatred at a pro-Palestine demonstration in central London in October.

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