Judge rules ‘appropriate accommodation’ must be found for troubled boy restrained in hospital

Judge rules ‘violent and self-harming’ boy, 12, who was forcibly restrained on children’s ward to protect medics from him must be moved to ‘appropriate accommodation’ Mr Justice MacDonald said boy is subjected to chemical and physical restraint The child had hurt nurses and staff and left other patients frightened, judge said At times, he was … Read more

Student accommodation in Stratford, London is evacuated after ‘suspicious item’ found 

Student accommodation near Westfield is evacuated and sealed off by police after ‘suspicious item’ is found Stratford One student halls in Stratford, east London has been evacuated Comes after a ‘suspicious item’ was found inside the building around 2pm today Witnesses said several ambulances, fire trucks and police cars were at the scene By William … Read more

Students call on private landlords to stop charging them rent for accommodation they are not in

Students are calling on private landlords to stop charging them rent for accommodation they can’t live in after being stranded at home by the latest Covid lockdown. The National Union of Students (NUS) said it was ‘unacceptable’ that no support is being made available for those who travelled home for the holidays and have since … Read more

Manchester students threaten ‘rent strike’ after being told to pay up to £3,000 for accommodation

University students in Manchester have threatened a rent strike after being told to pay up to £3,000 for accommodation even though they cannot return to campus during lockdown. Like students elsewhere in the country, thousands of Manchester students face being stuck at home while being forced to continue paying for university accommodation, even though halls … Read more

Calls grow for Boris Johnson to provide fee rebates or accommodation grants to students

Boris Johnson said that the Government would ‘have to look at’ the cost of university fees and accommodation after he plunged England into a third national lockdown last night.  Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, the Prime Minister praised students for the sacrifices they had made in staying away from university and learning online but … Read more

Liverpool student reveals the issues he has with his £151-a-WEEK accommodation

Student goes viral with tongue-in-cheek tour of his £151-a-WEEK digs including holes in the roof, a bucket of rancid goop and a hole in the wall Liverpool University student shared a video of his accommodation on TikTok Reveals how there is a hole in the roof that causes a leak and a fridge ‘iceberg’  There … Read more

Claudia Schiffer is converting part of Grade I-listed mansion into luxury accommodation for pets 

Claudia Schiffer and the very model of a super-deluxe doghouse: Former catwalk star gets go-ahead to convert part of her Grade I-listed mansion into luxury accommodation for her menagerie of pets By Emma Powell Showbusiness Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 7 October 2020 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 7 October 2020 She has … Read more

Can I get a refund on my university course and accommodation?

Thousands of university students across the country are currently holed up in their first year accommodation after reports of coronavirus cases sweeping through halls. Those in Manchester and Glasgow have been hit with restrictions, with some reporting being physically locked in their buildings.   Many stuck in lockdown want to go back home to their parents … Read more

Migrants REFUSE to move into new accommodation on Lesbos

Some of the migrants who have been forced to relocate to new accommodation on the Greek island of Lesbos are refusing to move, after a fire destroyed their overcrowded refugee camp.   Greece has resettled hundreds of migrants in a temporary new tent facility and hopes to have moved all of them this week, government officials … Read more

Brighton University student ‘disgusted’ after accommodation binned ALL her belongings

A student was left ‘disgusted’ after her university halls threw away ‘everything she owns’ when she wasn’t allowed to return to her accomodation because of Covid-19.   Hannah Mullins, from London, who studies graphic design at the University of Brighton, had made an appointment to collect her belongings after she was forced to leave the accommodation at … Read more