School of African Studies university tells director to step aside over N-word probe

School of African Studies university tells director to step aside as it probes his use of N-word in video call with students Adam Habib, 56, used the N-word during a webinar with his students last week There has since been widespread outrage with many calling for his dismissal SOAS’ chairwoman has agreed with Mr Habib … Read more

Britain faces ‘a return to austerity’ with £4billion cut, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Britain faces another tax hike due to a £4billion black hole in Rishi Sunak’s Budget spending plans, an influential think tank warned today. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the shortfall for the 2022−23 financial year went ‘entirely unmentioned’ in the Chancellor’s speech to the Commons on March 3. If the spending plan is followed … Read more

Britain faces ‘a return to austerity’ with £4billion cut, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Britain faces another tax hike due to a £4billion black hole in Rishi Sunak’s Budget spending plans, an influential think tank warned today. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the shortfall for the 2022−23 financial year went ‘entirely unmentioned’ in the Chancellor’s speech to the Commons on March 3. If the spending plan is followed … Read more

Spanish regulators BAN £51 nasal spray that studies show may cut the risk of catching Covid

Spanish regulators BAN £51 nasal spray that studies show may cut the risk of catching Covid ‘because there is no proof it is safe’ Taffix’s nasal spray product is sold in packs of four for as much as £51 on Amazon But the Spanish medicines agency has withdrawn the product from shelves They say there … Read more

Spanish regulators BAN £51 nasal spray that studies show may cut the risk of catching Covid

Spanish regulators BAN £51 nasal spray that studies show may cut the risk of catching Covid ‘because there is no proof it is safe’ Taffix’s nasal spray product is sold in packs of four for as much as £51 on Amazon But the Spanish medicines agency has withdrawn the product from shelves They say there … Read more

Stress soars among young adults and parents due to Covid-19 pandemic, two new studies reveal 

Stress soars among young adults and parents: Covid-19 pandemic has taken a huge toll on our mental health, two new studies reveal A total of 41 per cent of 16 to 25-year-olds say they ‘always’ or ‘often’ feel down The figures increase among those who are not in work during the pandemic A separate study … Read more

CRAIG BROWN: Walking gets you from A to B (or how self-help books can be studies in the obvious)

Earlier this week, I noted quite how many self-help guides are very similar, their short-cuts to wisdom and happiness weirdly interchangeable. In 1952, Norman Vincent Peale wrote the best-selling self-help book The Power Of Positive Thinking, and, nearly 70 years on, it seems that everyone entering the market has to emphasise positivity. To demonstrate this, … Read more

Dog studies maths: Stray ‘attends’ an algebra lecture alongside undergraduates

Furry good student! Stray dog ‘attends’ a maths lecture alongside undergraduates after accidentally walking into a classroom The pug was hailed as a star student after appearing in a university in China Pictures show it sitting in the classroom alongside the students and lecturer One youngster joked the dog might be able to sit an … Read more

Gary Lineker donates £200 to help Zimbabwean refugee continue studies at Liverpool Hope University

The former England and Leicester ace, 59, donated £200 to the student’s crowdfunding page after the Zimbabwean student appealed for funds to allow him to continue studying at Liverpool Hope University BBC Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has donated £200 to help a refugee who’s on the brink of dropping out of university after … Read more

Adele masks up and studies script in first BTS look of her hosting debut on Saturday Night Live

Adele masks up and studies script in first BTS look of her hosting debut on NBC’s Saturday Night Live By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 04:26 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 04:26 BST, 22 October 2020 15-time Grammy winner Adele masked up and studied her script at Manhattan’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza in the first … Read more