Why has she STILL not quit? Nicola Sturgeon faces demands to join MP recall petition for SNP’s Margaret Ferrier after her 800-mile round trip to Parliament with coronavirus symptoms SNP’s Margaret Ferrier facing fury for flouting coronavirus self-isolation rules Travelled to House of Parliament while suffering symptoms and taking a test Took train 400 miles … Read more
Is this the least diverse series of BBC’s University Challenge ever? Viewers complain at ANOTHER all male line-up – with just five women in the last five episodes, compared to 35 men Warwick and Wolfson Oxford competed in all-male battle in last night’s episode Many viewers remarked on the BBC2 quiz’s latest ‘diversity fail’ – … Read more
Students and parents have complained about inadequate food parcels for locked-down freshers – including baked beans, Pot Noodles and tins of chicken meatballs. A vegan fresher at the University of Edinburgh was even given a ‘Mars bar and a croissant for dinner’ in a move described by her mother Tina McKenzie as ‘chaotic’. Ms McKenzie … Read more
12 universities set up their own Covid testing – as thousands of students are banned from going to parties or pubs at weekend after outbreaks on TEN campuses across UK Student outbreaks recorded in Exeter, Edinburgh, Manchester and Glasgow Eleven universities in England and one in Wales set up their own testing facilities It comes … Read more
Major Covid outbreak at Glasgow University as 124 students catch virus while 600 are told to self-isolate – after positive tests on Liverpool, Dundee and Aberdeen campuses By Luke May For Mailonline Published: 06:47 BST, 24 September 2020 | Updated: 07:00 BST, 24 September 2020 A major Covid-19 outbreak at Glasgow University has seen 124 … Read more
Tougher lockdown rules could work, suggests official data showing Glasgow’s spike in coronavirus cases was controlled within days of being hit by fresh restrictions. Residents in the city, home to around 600,000 people, and two neighbouring areas were banned from visiting any other households back at the start of September, in a desperate attempt to … Read more
Aggressive passenger forces Jet2 flight from Glasgow to be diverted from Turkey to land at Manchester airport The Jet2 flight was set to land in Bodrum yesterday after taking off from Glasgow ‘Aggressive passenger’ caused the pilot to alter course and land in Manchester Greater Manchester Police met the plane when it landed at Manchester … Read more
This is the heart-breaking moment a bride dressed all in white surprised her terminally ill mother by arranging a wedding in just five days – having sworn never to get married. Nicole Lind, 30, left Elizabeth Bridgewater, 71, speechless when she turned up at her hospital bed in full wedding attire and asked her mother … Read more
Controversial statues should be placed in a ‘museum of colonialism’, leading historian claims William Dalrymple a ‘museum of colonialism’ would highlight ‘war criminals’ Would include controversial commander-in-chief of India Sir Colin Campbell Oversaw cruel punishment on rebels – including firing them from a cannon By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: 02:19 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: … Read more
Revealed: How to cut the cost of train travel, from joining the railcard revolution to splitting tickets on long-distance journeys Most railcards cost around £30 a year and can cut off-peak fares by a third Splitting tickets is perfectly legal and a number of websites offer advice on it Two-for-one fares are also available on … Read more