The University of Hull is consulting over whether to close its chemistry department. The university said it had struggled to recruit students to chemistry courses, and said many of the programmes were now "no longer financially or educationally viable". The university said it had experienced difficulties in recruiting both UK...

University's chemistry department is under threat

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Around 16,000 fewer top A-level grades could be awarded this summer, it has been suggested.An education expert has predicted that the percentage of UK A-level entries awarded an A or A* grade will fall again this year as part of continued efforts to restore pre-pandemic grading.Exams regulator Ofqual has said it expects this year’s A-level results in England to be “broadly similar” to last summer – when grades were brought back in line with pre-Covid levels.Ahead of A-level results day next week, Professor Alan Smithers, director of the Centre for Education and Employment Research (CEER) at the University of Buckingham,...

16,000 fewer top A-level grades could be awarded this summer, expert suggests

Prestigious universities could become “the preserve of privileged elites” even more as a greater number of disadvantaged students appear to be turning away from degrees, an education expert has warned.Lee Elliot Major, professor of social mobility at the University of Exeter, said more students waiting for their results are questioning the value of higher education following negative narratives about universities over the past year.Growing cost-of-living concerns, the attainment gap in schools since the pandemic, and anti-university rhetoric could see this year’s A-level cohort seek alternative routes over higher education, experts have suggested.Ahead of A-level results day next week, Prof Elliot...

Top universities risk ‘elites’ domination as teenagers turn backs on degrees

The head of the Scottish Refugee Council says people in the asylem system are afraid to go out.

Refugees in Scotland 'living in fear' following riots

Police urge the public to stop circulating the video and remain calm as they investigate.

Video of alleged gang-rape sparks uproar in Tanzania

A drug dealer has been jailed for three years and eight months after admitting selling crack cocaine and heroin in Worcester. Kai Stretton was sentenced at Worcester Crown Court on Wednesday after police found evidence of his drug line operation on seized phones. The 18-year-old admitted two counts of being...

Dealer sentenced as drugs line shut down

A hotel which the government was planning to use to house migrants until it emerged it was then owned by a convicted criminal, could now be used by homeless people. Milton Keynes City Council is considering using 140 rooms in Harben House in Newport Pagnell as short term temporary accommodation.

Hotel could be used to house homeless people

Jodie Beer is jailed for six years for trying to take cocaine, pills and phones into Parc prison.

Prison officer smuggled drugs in juice cartons

A man who sold heroin and crack cocaine to an undercover police officer has been jailed for 32 months. Nozmul Alom, 23, is one of dozens of people to be charged as part of a police operation to target drug dealing in Keighley. Bradford Crown Court was told the undercover...

Man jailed after undercover drugs operation

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Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

This year's festival in Scarborough is no longer going ahead, organisers have announced.

Music festival cancelled due to low ticket sales

Julie Sweeney, 53, is charged with sending communications threatening death or serious harm.

Woman appears in court over Facebook hate post

A man murdered his partner in a "malevolent" attack after accusing her of having an affair with one of his sons. Colin Kennedy, 63, was jailed for life after being found guilty of the "frenzied" killing of Catherine Stewart at their home in North Lanarkshire. One of their daughters came...

Man jailed for murdering partner after affair claim

 Police are investigating attacks on cars and a pub after hundreds of people turned out in Birmingham following reports of a far-right rally that failed to take place.On the seventh day of disorder on the UK’s streets, huge crowds descended on Bordesley on Monday night, with footage showing gangs of men in balaclavas, some shouting ‘Free Palestine’ and holding Palestinian flags, after rumours circulated that the far-right were planning to target the area.A large number of protesters are seen surrounding the Clumsy Swan pub on Stoney Lane before launching an attack on the building in videos widely circulated on...

Police investigate attacks on cars and a pub after hundreds of people gather in Birmingham

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev won Olympic gold in the Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-around final.Varfolomeev topped the rotations in hoop (36.300), ball (36.500) and clubs (36.350) and came second in the ribbon (33.700) to score a total 142.850 points.Bulgaria’s Boryana Kaleyn won the silver with 140.600 points and Italy's 2023 World Championships silver medallist Sofia Raffaeli took the bronze medal with 136.300 points.Having made her senior debut in 2022, Varfolomeev earned her first world title in the clubs before becoming the youngest gymnast to achieve the feat of a clean sweep of four apparatus finals and the all-around title at the 2023 World Championships.

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev wins Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics individual all-round gold

A medical tribunal has found a doctor's fitness to practise to be impaired for writing false prescriptions. Dr Marc Whitehouse admitted to writing prescriptions while impersonating a chief medical examiner on five occasions between March 2016 and December 2018. At a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) hearing, it was also...

False prescriptions doctor's licence suspended

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Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

A woman will have to pay £12,958 and carry out 100 hours of unpaid work after being found with hundreds of fake designer handbags which she planned to sell. Kesini Krueanarong, 46, from Salisbury, pleaded guilty to 15 counts of being in possession of counterfeit designer handbags in the course of a business.

Fake designer bag seller is fined £13,000

Nigerian police are investigating the death of a Nigerian transgender TikToker known as “Abuja Area Mama”. The beaten and bruised body of 33-year-old transgender woman was found along a highway in the capital, Abuja, on Thursday, local media report. Abuja Area Mama had a loyal fan base on...

Nigerian transgender TikToker found dead

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Record foreign student numbers at Scottish universities

The number of international students studying at Scotland’s universities rose to a record high in the 2022-2023 academic year. Overseas students made up nearly 29% of...

Record foreign student numbers at Scottish universities

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