Rescue teams searching for two climbers missing for more than a month on Ben Nevis have recovered the bodies of a man and a woman. There has now been confirmation that the bodies are those […]
Iain Duncan Smith resigns over planned disability benefit changes
Conservative MP, Iain Duncan Smith, has resigned as Work and Pensions Secretary over £4bn of planned cuts to disability benefits. In his Budget on Wednesday, Chancellor George Osborne had said that the government would be […]
Campus Watch: 11/03/2016
61-year-old pornstar lecturer investigated A chemical engineering lecturer at The University of Manchester is being investigated after his secret life as a porn star was revealed. Professor Nicholas Goddard, 61, is lead tutor on three […]
Universities in England accumulate record surpluses
Universities in England accumulated record operating surpluses worth nearly £1.8bn last year, as their balances were filled by the first full group of students paying the £9,000 tuition fee. The figures published by the Higher […]
Campus Watch: 26/2/2016
University in Texas allows handguns on campus Students at the University of Texas will soon be allowed to carry handguns on campus. President Gregory Fenves has approved the 2015 Republican-led Texas Legislature to allow guns […]
The Digest: 19/2/2016
Ankara bomb Blast Kills 28 A large blast in the middle of Ankara, the Turkish capital, left 28 people dead and 61 injured. A vehicle full of explosives was detonated close to parliament and military […]
Leeds Physics Student Missing On Ben Nevis
University of Leeds Physics undergraduate student, Tim Newton, is missing after failing to return from an outing on Ben Nevis at the weekend. Newton, 27, and Rachel Slater, 24, both experienced climbers, were thought to […]
Campus Watch: 19/2/2016
Salford Student Stabbed To Death William Lound, a Salford University student, has been found stabbed to death in his halls of residence. Lound, aged 30, from Birkdale, near Southport, was discovered last Monday in Bramall […]
The Digest: 12/2/2016
Continuity IRA claim responsibility for two Dublin shootings The Continuity IRA, a hard-line republican group aiming to carry on the original IRA mission, have claimed responsibility for the shooting of another man in Dublin on […]
Junior Doctor Contract Imposed Despite Strikes
The controversial new junior doctors’ contract is set to be imposed by the government, despite a nationwide strike that took place on Wednesday. Nearly 3,000 operations were cancelled and appointments faced disruption as junior doctors […]
Leeds medical students to get state-of-the-art ultrasound training
In a UK first, Medical students at the University of Leeds are to be given ultrasound training during the full five years of their degrees. The state-of-the-art VScan ultrasound equipment, which is the size of […]
Leeds medical students to get pioneering ultrasound training in UK first
In a UK first, medical students at the University of Leeds are to be given ultrasound training during the full five years of their degrees. The state-of-the-art VScan ultrasound equipment, which is the size of […]