3 d. ago Wishaw sisters celebrate Open University degrees at same graduation ceremony

On Friday Kayleigh and Nicole Sharkey joined hundreds of other gowned graduates at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to mark their achievements.

Culture

4 d. ago Here are the REAL danger signs you're drinking too much. Forget the crippling headache and brain fog, now doctors reveal the five little

Most of us are familiar with the next-day symptoms after a big, boozy night out. A pounding head, brain fog: that craving for a fry-up or sugary snack... But what are more serious health consequences?

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6 d. ago Record low number of graduates from top universities started paying back student loans last year amid growing jobs crisis

In 2024, only some 44,527 recent alumni of Russell Group institutions began to repay money they borrowed from the government to fund their studies. Pictured: File photo

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7 d. ago NHS warns 'call 111' if you have Covid with three other symptoms

You should also request an urgent appointment if you have a symptom lasting five days

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1 week ago Mahmoud Khalil’s attorneys file appeals to prevent future Ice detentions

Columbia University graduate and legal US resident says Trump administration ‘wants to make an example of me’US politics live – latest updatesAttorneys for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate and legal US resident who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) following his pro-Palestinian activism, have filed appeals to prevent the Trump administration from detaining him again.Lawyers representing Khalil argued to the federal third circuit court of appeals in Philadelphia that his release from Ice detention by a lower court should be affirmed and that the US government should be barred from detaining or deporting Khalil in the future. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Indecency has become a new hallmark’: writer and historian Jelani Cobb on race in Donald Trump’s America

In a new essay collection, the dean of Columbia University’s graduate school of journalism makes a compelling argument that everything is connected and nothing is inevitable about racial justice or democracy“From the vantage point of the newsroom, the first story is almost never the full story,” writes Jelani Cobb. “You hear stray wisps of information, almost always the most inflammatory strands of a much bigger, more complicated set of circumstances.”The dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in New York could be reflecting on the recent killing of the racist provocateur Charlie Kirk. In fact, he is thinking back to Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American student from Florida who was shot dead by a white Latino neighbourhood watch volunteer in 2012. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Pennsylvania teen dies from bacterial meningitis months before graduation

Ryan Duffy, 18, was remembered as ‘an amazing young man’ who loved board games and the Philadelphia Eagles

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2 w. ago Vet's stark warning to dog owners over 'mystery illness' after autumn walks

A warning has been issued to dog owners who notice a change in their pets after taking them on a woodland walk around three days prior - as vets share symptoms of a rare illness they could have picked up

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2 w. ago University of Southern California grad student charged with multiple rapes and drugging women

A University of Southern California graduate student who police say is a serial sexual predator has been charged with drugging and raping multiple women

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2 w. ago Open University’s first Belfast graduates return for this year’s celebrations

They include former PE teacher Jim Mulholland, 84, who was part of the first graduation ceremony in 1975.

Culture

3 w. ago 3 'invisible' warning signs that show up days before a stroke

A doctor has discussed the different symptoms you could experience days before a stroke - and they're easily missed

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3 w. ago Doctor names 3 'invisible' warning signs that occur days before a stroke

A doctor has discussed the different symptoms you could experience days before a stroke - and they're easily missed

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3 w. ago TV presenter dies aged 41 after mistaking heart attack symptoms for bad cold

Emilio Sueños, 41, told friends he was suffering from flu-like symptoms - unaware his body was already in crisis. Days later, he collapsed and was rushed to hospital in Guayaquil

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3 w. ago Cancer symptom that appears when you wake up and lasts 'all day'

It affects 65 per cent of people with cancer and can be incredibly debilitating.

Science

3 w. ago Symptom when you wake up in the morning and lasts all day could signal cancer

This issue could also be due to lifestyle factors such as poor sleep, poor diet, and a lack of exercise - but it can be a sign of cancer.

Science

3 w. ago University graduate dies from meningitis just days after his symptoms began

Lucas Martin, 21, died on September 12, 2023, less than a week after he began feeling unwell.

Events

3 w. ago Our Lucas, 21, died just days after we put his symptoms down to freshers’ flu – don’t make our mistake

LUCAS Martin died just a few days after he began feeling unwell with what his family assumed was 'freshers' flu'. The 21-year-old developed a bad headache and fever in September 2023. His family put down these symptoms to 'fresher's flu', a term used to describe a host of illnesses that strike down students during the...

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