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Are the UK's top universities really 'hoovering up' students?
The most selective universities have seen the biggest rise in students accepted onto their courses for 2026.…
Mangione lawyers to meet federal prosecutors amid reports of plea deal
Mangione faces two federal stalking crimes that carry a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole.…
UK sees hottest day of the year as 38.1C recorded in Kew Gardens
An amber extreme heat warning is in place for parts of England until midnight.…
Edinburgh international film festival showcases a Scottish industry in rude health
This year’s festival is superpowered by a strong year for Scottish cinema, showing it can thrive under the ‘four dimensional perpetual catch-22’ of gl…
DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province
Man dies in Bas-Uele after travelling from Haut-Uele, as head of WHO says outbreak on track to be deadliest everThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic R…
'I was blown away' - the fans who heard Phoebe Bridgers' unreleased album in a planetarium
Armagh Planetarium hosts an early album listening party for American singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers.…
'The fish is in the right' says man bitten by blue shark while angling
Sebastian Achim was fishing for sharks on board the small boat off the coast of County Waterford, when the incident happened.…
Man, 102, dies after alleged assault in south Wales pub
Phillip Ormerod was taken to hospital after the incident in the Crow’s Nest in Cwmbran and later died of his injuriesA 102-year-old man has died of hi…
Falling Danube flow forces shutdown of Romania’s sole nuclear plant
Romania had tried to avert a total shutdown of the plant, which usually generates a fifth of the country's electricity.…
RSC postpones Othello while leading actor Sharon D Clarke has cancer treatment
Radical reimagining of Shakespeare play was due to run at Swan theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon from 13 February to 3 April 2027The Royal Shakespeare Co…
Turkiye lays out ‘mechanisms’ of defence pact with Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
Three nations to group ministers, hold joint exercises and deepen defence industry cooperation under the pact.…
How to keep babies and children safe in heatwaves
Biological factors mean a child’s core temperature rises faster than an adult’s – and that can result in a medical emergencyChildren and babies are mo…
Met police incapable of change, says mother of murdered sisters after Simon Levy case
Mina Smallman, whose daughters were killed in north London park in 2020, says force ‘decides who matters’The Metropolitan police does not take all cas…
Surrogate mother who fled to Texas gives birth to baby with severe heart defect
McKenna West initially agreed to an abortion after diagnosis, but then fled to state where abortion is illegal and broke contact with biological paren…
Perez Hilton’s mother files for temporary custody of his three children
Celebrity blogger was hospitalized for a mental health crisis after he harmed himself during live streamThe mother of celebrity blogger Perez Hilton i…
Unexpected hearing scheduled for Luigi Mangione sparks plea deal speculation
Rumors of plea deal in federal case have been circulating since June for suspect accused of killing Brian ThompsonAn unexpected hearing in the federal…
Honk if your barn is burning: pet goose alerts sleeping Texas family to blaze
Family ‘extremely grateful’ to four-month-old ‘Goosey’ who ran out of fire-billowing building and repeatedly squawkedA pet goose is being credited wit…
Tennessee set to execute man despite botched attempt on another prisoner
Darrell Hines’s lawyers ask supreme court to intervene, arguing he could face fate similar to failed execution in MayTennessee is scheduled to execute…
Canadian airline WestJet agrees to settle flight attendants’ sexual harassment class action
Female staff alleged company failed to maintain safe workplace, after allegations of sexual assault against pilotThe Canadian airline WestJet has agre…
Rod Stewart calls off US tour after 'routine' heart procedure
The 81-year-old singer has been advised by doctors to recuperate for the next four weeks.…
Lucy Davis urges women to check their breasts for cancer - here's how
The actress from The Office TV series says her breast lump was tiny and not a 'lump' as such; rather a kind of hard spot.…
Kansas father kills his four children and their mother before shooting himself
Incident marks second familicide in midwest in two weeks, with the children who died ranging in age from three to nineA father killed his four young c…
Police link Welsh valleys death to biker gang rivalry
Investigators believe Vikings and Hells Angels members involved in violence that preceded death of Brecon manA man was killed in what is believed to h…
‘A mouse can’t tell us what works’: UK scientists to grow miniature human organs for drug testing
Organoids and tissues grown from human cells promise more accurate results, with £20m Cambridge project to create standardised modelsMiniature human o…
The Office actor Lucy Davis says she has incurable stage four breast cancer
Star, 53, says disease has metastasised to her bones and it is too late for chemotherapyLucy Davis, the actor best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in T…
University of Michigan to switch to pass/fail grades for first-semester students
School said it is pivoting away from letter-grading system to ‘curb the mental health crisis’ among college studentsThe University of Michigan will pi…
Rwanda: The genocide against the Tutsi
How colonial identity, extremist politics and 'hate radio' helped turn Rwanda’s genocide into organised mass murder.…
Burnham faces unpopularity test over prisons dilemma
The early release conundrum has given the new PM his first taste of tricky political decision-making.…
University of Cambridge whistleblower who reported alleged bullying wins employment tribunal
Prof Wyn Evans, who raised concerns over treatment of female staff at Institute of Astronomy, was subject to ‘baseless’ investigation, judge rulesA Un…
Doctors at remote Devon hospital get ‘crash course’ after maternity unit shut
Staff at North Devon district hospital given training in difficult births in case mothers-to-be cannot get to ExeterDoctors at one of England’s remote…