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Scottish university named best in UK, knocking Oxbridge from top spot

The University of St Andrews has been named the top UK university in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.

The Independent UK

Neighbour admits urinary ‘weapon of mass destruction’

A neighbour poured urine into a perfumer’s Chelsea garden as often as three times every day, reported The Times. Anastasia De Brauwere Brozler discovered the source of a foul smell in her garden by studying CCTV from her residents’ association, which showed Janine Mackinlay, 81, pouring her urine over the…

The Week

Constitutional arguing has cost Scotland progress in past decade, says Labour grandee

LABOUR grandee Douglas Alexander has claimed that Scotland has been mired in a “lost decade” of constitutional arguing preventing progress .

The National (Scotland)

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Description update issued by police of Daniel Khalife from confirmed sightings

Police hunting for escaped terror suspect Daniel Khalife are searching the Chiswick area in west London after “intelligence-led activity and some…

The National (Scotland)

Police search continues as relative urges Daniel Khalife to ‘give himself up’

Khalife was discharged from the Army in May.

The Independent UK

Emma Thompson among British stars uniting against plans for ‘Malibu mansion’ in Hampstead

Imelda Staunton, Greg Wise and Jim Carter are also among the A-listers protesting redevelopment plan in London’s leafy garden suburb

The Independent UK

Woman Found Responsible for Internet Harassment in Canada Loses Defamation Suit Against N.Y. Times

From today's decision by Judge Paul Oetken in Atas v. N.Y. Times Co.: Plaintiff Nadire Atas, proceeding pro se, brings this action against Defendants The New York Times Company [and others], alleging defamation. According to Atas, The Times—through news articles, podcast episodes, and interviews of its journalists—defamed her by describing…

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Drivers in Ulez-compliant cars may wrongly be charged because of glitch

As many as 100,000 petrol cars registered before 2005 could be Ulez compliant

The Independent UK

Who killed Jill Dando?

A forthcoming documentary about the murder of Jill Dando has reignited speculation about one of Britain’s high-profile unsolved cases.

The Week

The Woman in the Wall review: BBC drama about the Magdalene laundries

“The Woman in the Wall’s title did not seduce me,” said Carol Midgley in The Times: plonking the words “woman” or “girl” in the title of novels and adaptations became fashionable some while ago (“The Girl on the Train”, “The Woman in the Window”, etc.), and it now grates. Yet…

The Week

The Killers scrap new album plans as they continue 2023 tour

Band put on an energetic show in Scotland on August 29 after performance at Reading and Leeds festivals

Evening Standard

A weekend in Rotterdam: travel guide, things to do, food and drink

Often overshadowed by its “bigger sibling” Amsterdam, Rotterdam has suffered from the “PR problem” known as “second city syndrome”, said Lilit Marcus in Vogue. Amsterdam lite? Hardly. Each city has “distinctly positive attributes”, not to mention “a totally different vibe”. Heavily bombed during the Second World War, Rotterdam has had…

The Week

Lucy Letby’s motivation: a ‘void’ in the harrowing case

“The trial of Lucy Letby will be remembered as one of the longest and most complex cases in English legal history,” said Tom Ball in The Times. Twenty-two charges were brought against her, relating to 17 babies in the neonatal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital during 2015 and…

The Week

Mystery over Snowdonia ‘post snatcher’

A “phantom post snatcher” is “prowling” the remote Welsh countryside by night and removing marker signs from a popular hiking trail in Snowdonia, said The Times. After the signposts, which are essential for those hiking the 83-mile Snowdonia Slate Trail, disappeared, a spokesperson for the trail said they were baffled.…

The Week

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A top London chef who once trained Gordon Ramsay is closing his restaurant in search of 'work/life balance'—and slams Brexit on his way out

"I feel for any young independent restaurateur opening up now," said Michel Roux Jr. of Le Gavroche told The Times.

The Independent UK

How Queen Elizabeth reacted to police charge on miners at 1984 Battle of Orgreave

The monarch watched closely, according to a late political editor

The Independent UK

Italian banker breaks off engagement from fiancée in dramatic banquet speech

Massimo Segre, who denies leaking footage of the speech or allowing it to be filmed, has been accused of an act of ‘abhorrent violence’ by his ex-fiancée, entrepreneur Cristina Seymandi

The Week

The decline of the tampon

Sales of tampons in the UK have fallen by 12% in the past five years, raising questions over the long-term viability of the menstrual product.

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The Week

British museum worker sacked over ‘stolen’ treasures

The Metropolitan Police is investigating how several items from the British Museum’s collection were stolen or damaged by a member of the institution’s staff.

The Week

Bulgarian trio accused of running ‘Russian spy ring’ from Great Yarmouth

Three suspected Russian spies based in Great Yarmouth and London have been arrested and charged following a major counterterrorism investigation.

The National (Scotland)

Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm facing calls for ownership investigation

A LEADING tax lawyer has called for an investigation into the ownership of the PPE firm that received more than £200 million of taxpayers’ money…

The Week

Screaming Beatles fans embarrassed George Harrison’s mother

George Harrison’s mother once wrote that screaming Beatles fans made her “really ashamed” she was female, The Times reported. In a letter in 1963, Louise Harrison told a teenager about hysterical scenes she witnessed at a gig in Manchester. “I was really disgusted at the way the so-called fans just screamed…

The Week

Canfranc Estación: staying in the ‘Titanic of the mountains’

Canfranc International railway station in the Spanish Pyrenees inspires “almost instant comparisons” with the fictional Grand Budapest Hotel in Wes Anderson’s film of that name, said Victoria Brzezinski in The Times. “Ten times bigger than London’s St Pancras”, this “splendid beaux-arts construction surrounded by snow-capped peaks”, was the second-largest railway station in Europe when…

The Independent UK

Row erupts at Royal Albert Hall over noisy popcorn eaten at the Proms

Confrontation ensued over a couple loudly munching on the snack

The Independent UK

Amanda Abbington: The Sherlock star joining Strictly’s class of 2023 – and facing a boycott from fans

The actor’s casting on the BBC One dance competition has led to calls for a boycott of the series after she spoke out against a drag show for babies earlier this year. Ellie Harrison looks back on a life and career that has seldom been free from controversy

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