Universities in England need £12,500 per year in tuition fees to break even, a vice-chancellor has suggested. Professor Shitij Kapur, vice-chancellor and president of King’s College London (KCL), has said the “number to ask for” was between £12,000 and £13,000. But he told

Three men have been jailed for their part in the kidnap, torture and horrific killing of a popular radio DJ by an international organised crime group. Mehmet Koray Alpergin and his girlfriend Gozde Dalbudak were snatched as they returned home from an Italian restaurant in

The final report of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry was published yesterday, so here are some of the key points to take away.

Heavy rain has battered parts of the UK as forecasters warned of little respite from the deluge on Thursday and Friday. A yellow warning, issued by the Met Office, is in place until 11.45pm on Thursday – covering much of the south of Britain. It is likely the Met Office will be

More heavy rain could bring travel disruption and flooding across southern England and south Wales today. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain covering the area which runs until midnight, following a similar alert on Thursday. It was likely further warnings will

The #PrinceofWales thanked artists for taking part in a groundbreaking homelessness exhibition as he took a tour at the Saatchi Gallery yesterday. #PrinceWilliam

Indie rock band, English Teacher, took home the Mercury Prize 2024. #englishteacher #mercuryprize

Justice against those responsible for the #GrenfellTower fire could be delayed until 2030, a former director of public prosecutions has warned following the end of the inquiry into the 2017 block fire. It comes after comments by Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner that the

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Ticketmaster over Oasis concert ticket sales. It said its investigation would include how so-called ‘dynamic pricing’ may have been used and would scrutinise whether the sale of Oasis tickets by

The average UK house price hit a two-year high in August, up 0.3% on the previous month, according to new data from Halifax. The building society said the typical property now costs £292,505, according to its model, which uses data from across the UK. August’s small monthly

School absence rates in the UK doubled from pre-pandemic levels as a “knock-on” effect of lockdown restrictions and school closures caused by Covid-19, a new report from the London School of Economics (LSE) suggests. Lower rates of attendance will remain until the generation of

Monthly sales of new cars have declined for the first time in more than two years, industry figures show. Some 84,575 new cars were registered in the UK last month, down 1.3% compared with 85,657 during August 2023, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. It

The UK’s new chief scout survived a stabbing and attempted shooting while growing up in London, and credited the Scouts with teaching him the skills to avoid falling “on the wrong side of the tracks”. Dwayne Fields was the first black Briton to reach the North Pole and will

The #PrincessofWales has said she is “delighted” and “looking forward” to working with Dwayne Fields, after he was announced as the UK’s new chief scout. Adventurer Mr Fields, the first black Briton to reach the North Pole, was confirmed as Bear Grylls’ successor in the role by

Satin robes and love letters owned by Marilyn Monroe will go on display in London. Marilyn – The Exhibition, which will showcase around 250 objects linked to the late Hollywood star, opens at the Arches London Bridge next month. It also includes documents from her meeting with

A teenager who admitted killing 15-year-old private schoolgirl Elianne Andam in Croydon last year can now be named as Hassan Sentamu. Elianne was stabbed as she made her way to the Old Palace of John Whitgift School on 27 September 2023. Sentamu, who previously admitted

Cat Burns spoke about the song that most people may know her by, 'Go', ahead of the Mercury Prize 2024 awards ceremony. #catburns #mercuryprize

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan spoke at Henry Fawcett Primary School in Lambeth to celebrate the start of the second year of his free school meals policy and reiterate that in London while he is Mayor- all children at state primary schools across the capital will receive free

A man has denied the attempted murder of a nine-year-old girl and three adults who were injured in a shooting outside a restaurant. The girl was seriously injured when a motorcyclist opened fire as she was eating dinner with her family at a restaurant in Kingsland High Street in

TRAVEL UPDATE Central Line: Minor delays between Leytonstone and Hainault via Newbury Park Severe delays: Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan Lines