Law student, 19, was ‘gunned down by drive-by shooter aiming for car wash’

A law student killed in a ‘senseless and shocking’ shooting was gunned down by mistake by a drive-by shooter aiming for a car wash, witnesses have claimed.  Aya Hachem, 19, died shortly after she was hit by a stray bullet from a car window in Blackburn, Lancashire as she walked to a Lidl supermarket at … Read more

Student, 20, faces jail after masterminding ‘Covid-19 tax break’ scam

Mohammed Khan (pictured), 20, is facing jail after pleading guilty to masterminding a ‘Covid-19 tax break’ scam A student who masterminded a ‘sickening’ coronavirus swindle against the most vulnerable members of the public is facing jail. Mohammed Khan, 20, sent thousands of fraudulent texts and emails inviting unwitting victims to fill in their bank details in … Read more

Joey Barton’s killer brother, 31, makes parole days before 15th anniversary of murder of student 

Football manager Joey Barton’s racist killer brother, 31, makes bid for parole days before 15th anniversary of axe pick murder of 18-year-old student Michael Barton killed ‘blameless young black man’ Anthony Walker in July 2005 He will apply for parole in July despite the act of ‘poisonous racist thuggery’ Barton’s 18-year sentence was cut short in 2016 … Read more

Law student jailed in 2010 for murdering father and burying in the garden plans to clear his name

A law student who claims he was wrongfully convicted of murdering his controlling father is hoping to clear his name after conducting an investigation behind bars. Mark Alexander was sentenced to life in prison in 2010 for the murder of Samuel, 70.   The pensioner’s burned body was discovered buried in the back garden of the … Read more

NHS student nurse reveals Sir Rod Stewart sent her £5,000 cheque after she beat coronavirus

NHS student nurse, 35, tells how Sir Rod Stewart sent her £5,000 cheque to help her through ‘rough times’ after she beat coronavirus Nurse Natasha Jenkins spent 22 days on a ventilator fighting coronavirus  She contracted the deadly virus while working on the NHS frontline So rapid was her decline that she cannot recall how … Read more

College student is shocked that her professor can read her ‘private’ conversations on Zoom

An American college student was horrified to learn — too late — that her professor can read all of the ‘private’ messages she sends on Zoom. The young woman, Faith, has been trading casual messages — with some profanity — with other students, thinking that that the words were kept between them. But when she … Read more

Former Cambridge University maths student, 23, appears in court charged with anti-Semitic hate crime

Former Cambridge University maths student, 23, appears in court charged with anti-Semitic hate crime after ‘calling for extermination of Jews’ Oliver Bel, 23, allegedly sent a ‘grossly offensive’ message in September 2017 Defendant is also accused of having a copy of Anarchist’s Cookbook last year Bel appeared at Old Bailey via video from Manchester today … Read more

Student nurses juggle working on NHS frontline against coronavirus with completing dissertations

More than 10,000 student nurses are being fast-tracked onto the NHS frontline in the battle against coronavirus while still working around the clock on their dissertations. With the death toll in Britain over the 18,000 mark and known cases at 133,495, hospitals need as many key workers as possible.   Third year student nurses do not … Read more

UK universities face £2.5bn financial ‘blackhole’ due to 230,000 drop in student numbers

Universities could face a £2.5 billion funding ‘black hole’ amid predictions that 121,000 fewer students from abroad will enter higher education during the coronavirus pandemic, a report has warned.  Tens of thousands of jobs risk being lost if the Government fails to take urgent action to mitigate the impact of the crisis, according to research … Read more