Inside Britain's university crisis

As teaching staff face job loss, their bosses have netted pay rises and bought advice from a “vampiric” management consultancy, writes Prof. John Heathershaw of the University of Exeter

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Far right thug who marched as "defender of women" battered his own mum

Alan Miller took to streets on march to "Protect Our Women and Kids". We can now reveal that he was convicted of assaulting his own mum at her home

dailyrecord.co.uk

Moygashel bonfire organisers say GoFundMe page suspended amid ‘support of terrorism’ claims

Moygashel Bonfire Association says accusations ‘wholly inaccurate’ and money for defending people facing ‘trumped up charges’ linked to burning of replica mosque which sparked widespread condemnation

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Franco Baresi, former AC Milan and Italy defender, dies aged 66

SOCCER-ITALY/BARESI (PIX):Former AC Milan and Italy defender Baresi dead at 66

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Southport killer charged with prison attacks and possessing weapon

Axel Rudakubana, 19, is accused of attacking staff at HMP Belmarsh between May and October 2025.

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Palestine Action ban to be reviewed by Supreme Court

The UK's highest court gives Palestine Action permission to appeal the government's proscription of the group under anti-terrorism legislation.

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Fuel Support Scheme for farmers ‘under subscribed’ despite €87m budget and nationwide protests over costs

The deputy president of the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) says she does not know why the Fuel Income Support Scheme for farmers and agricultural contractors was significantly “under subscribed.”

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Taoiseach may consider statutory inquiry to produce answers for Creeslough families

Ten people died in 2022 Donegal explosion at an Applegreen filling station after suspected gas leak

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Don McRaild obituary

Other lives: Historian who produced groundbreaking research on Irish Catholic and Protestant immigration, and labour history

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Pregnant woman among three stabbed in Paris by man armed with kitchen knives

Three women aged 19, 24 and 36, were injured in the attack, with two in a critical condition, local media reports

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'Nazi salutes' spotted at far-right protest in Glasgow as scenes slammed

Stand Up To Racism have bashed alleged "Nazi salutes" made during a far-right protest in Glasgow Green.

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DUP drops to five-year low in wake of Donaldson scandal as SF support also on slide

In latest LucidTalk poll results, UUP rises to most popular unionist party while SDLP hits new high under Claire Hanna

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A Whole Bunch of People's Claude Chats Are Publicly Accessible Online, and There's Some Wildly Private Stuff in There

A trove of documents generated by Anthropic's Claude were indexed by Google. They included medical records and student information.

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Several injured at Berlin Pride after reports vehicle drove into crowd, police say

Police say an intensive manhunt is under way after the incident in Berlin's city centre.

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Revisionism 2.0: The Royal Irish Constabulary Commemoration Controversy of 2020

This article explores the Royal Irish Constabulary Commemoration controversy of 2020. It argues that the Irish government’s attempts to separate the ‘good’ (Irish) recruits from ‘bad’ (British) rec...

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Law student (25) charged over explosives seized near border

Isobella Perrie Sullivan, with an address in Clane, Co Kildare, was granted bail

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Southport killer Axel Rudakubana appears to be manipulating the system, families' lawyer says

On Thursday, Axel Rudakubana was moved from prison to a secure psychiatric hospital in Berkshire.

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Carrickmacross: Police 'intercept car with bomb on way to attack in NI'

Two people are arrested after a vehicle was stopped in County Monaghan in an operation targeting dissident republican activity.

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Hilary Benn sacked as NI Secretary amid Cabinet reshuffle

Mr Benn has pledged to support the new UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham from the back benches.

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GB News will not be investigated over ‘no riot in Belfast’ claim

Media regulator will not take action despite receiving 446 complaints about comments by Bev Turner

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French far-right group invited to Twelfth visited Sandy Row bonfire before graffiti targeting Gisèle Pelicot appeared in area

Visiting French far-right activists who were invited to Belfast for the Twelfth by Loyalists were spotted at the Sandy Row bonfire hours before misogynistic graffiti calling for the release of convict...

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MI5 court evidence based on lies, official report says

Senior MI5 figures were criticised in the report by deputy investigatory powers commissioner Sir John Goldring.

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"It's just a waste of time": inside Palantir's £330m NHS failure

Our new investigation reveals the problems with Palantir’s NHS tech - and the unrivalled political access that fuelled the firm’s march into the British state

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Ann Widdecombe killing: police investigating possible leftwing motivation

Detectives examining whether hatred of Widdecombe’s strong views or of Reform party were factors in killing described as a ‘targeted attack’

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