Universities in the UK are slammed after new figures reveal there are no black academics in leadership roles Number of black academics in leader roles in the UK is officially zero for 2018/19 Universities minister said findings were ‘unacceptable’ and do not represent UK Overall in 2018-19, there were 540 academics working in the top managerial jobs, and of these […]

COPS have been accused of decriminalising theft by failing to charge offenders. In four force areas, a total of 300 personal thefts were recorded yet not one crook faced justice. Ex-Met boss Lord Stevens warned that rising offences and falling prosecutions were a “perfect storm”. Figures show the chances of a theft resulting in a charge have halved from 10.8 […]

Universities on alert: Amid global panic over the spread of coronavirus, colleges across UK are taking urgent measures to safeguard students and staff as it emerges 120,000 Chinese youngsters are studying here Thousands of Chinese students in UK are thought to be from Hubei in China  The location is thought to be the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak  Universities are […]

A Massachusetts woman was busted for allegedly turning a store parking lot into her own personal potty — pooping there a staggering eight times in roughly a month. Dubbed the “Parking Lot Pooper,” Andrea Grocer, 51, of Ashland was allegedly caught dropping trou near the Natick Outdoor Store on Wednesday morning after she was nabbed on camera in the act, […]

New York: Actor Annabella Sciorra has given emotional testimony that Harvey Weinstein raped her more than 25 years ago as she helplessly tried to ward off his aggressive advances. "I was punching him. I was kicking him. I was just trying to get him away from me, and he took my hands and put them over my head," Sciorra told […]

Tug of war breaks out over world’s first-ever passenger steam engine as National Railway Museum battles to wrest 160-year-old model away from rival National Railway Museum wants to move Locomotion No 1 from its current home  They plan to show it at its £4.5m revamped museum in Shildon, County Durham   It has spared fury in Darlington, where it has been […]

A TALENTED young dancer who died from an overdose was a "force to be reckoned with", her heartbroken mum said today. Niamh Lemoine-Drever's devastated mum paid tribute to her daughter, 17, who died on Sunday after taking an overdose at her family's home in Dunbar, East Lothian, days before. An air ambulance was scrambled in a bid to save the […]

A registered sex offender in Florida was arrested earlier this month for allegedly trying to climb into a woman’s car — telling police Google gave him permission to do what he wants, a report said. William Bastin, 38, screamed “let me in” at a busy intersection in Orange County, Fla., before trying to force his way into the victim’s locked […]

AN EMOTIONAL groom was brought to tears when a best man who he though was on deployment overseas turned up to surprise him on his wedding day. Anthony "AJ" White appeared from the bushes in full military attire to surprise his best friend, Steven Marec, on his big day. The tear-jerking momentt saw Steven and his new wife, Lauren, walking […]

A DISGRACED school bus driver has admitted to secretly filming students, including recording under the skirt of a girl as she got on the bus. Michael Paul Smith, 43, from Rockwall, Texas was arrested last week and charged with invasive visual recording, carried out via his cell phone connected to a secret surveillance system he rigged up on the school […]