A damning watchdog report reveals Glasgow University has insufficient safeguards against marking errors, with systemic risks identified following a student's suicide after being wrongly told he couldn't graduate.
A Chicago elementary school teacher has been placed on administrative leave after expressing support for ICE agents on Facebook, sparking fury in the predominantly Hispanic community and allegations of double standards.
A year after Donald Trump slashed USAID funding, Australian charities report devastating impacts in the Pacific. Education, health, and nutrition programs have been cut, leading to preventable deaths and regional instability.
Donald Trump escalates rhetoric against Iran, warning a massive US naval fleet is prepared for violence if necessary while urging Tehran to negotiate nuclear deal.
A snap Ofsted inspection at Bristol Brunel Academy found no evidence of partisan political views after the school postponed a visit by Labour MP Damien Egan following planned protests.
The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry reveals Fettes College wholly failed pupils over four decades, with sexual, physical and emotional abuse from the 1950s onwards.
Tom Service laments how classical music is reduced to emotional clichés in cinema, citing Max Richter's overused track in Hamnet and broader trends in film scoring.
A visual journey across continents: an 18-year-old creates an art gallery in a Gaza displacement tent, Keir Starmer visits Beijing, and scenes from Ukraine to Australia capture Wednesday's key moments.
Award-winning psychic Jill M. Jackson forecasts the US-Venezuela geopolitical tensions will dissipate around mid-2026, while warning that global conflicts may persist for several more years.
Disturbing reports from Iran reveal widespread torture, deaths in custody, and the covert transfer of bodies during the national revolution. Security forces storm hospitals, detainees face inhumane conditions, and foreign fighters allegedly assist in repr
A Russian drone strike targeted a passenger train in north-eastern Ukraine, resulting in five fatalities. President Zelenskyy condemned the attack as an act of terrorism.
The symbolic Doomsday Clock has been set to just 85 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to representing global catastrophe, as scientists warn humanity is running out of time.
Senior pupils at King Charles's former school Gordonstoun are now on call 24/7 to support HM Coastguard with emergency search-and-rescue operations across north-east Scotland.
The death of Iranian influencer 'Baby Rider', who posted motorcycle videos without a headscarf, has sparked claims she was killed by the regime during protests, with conflicting official accounts emerging.
Horrific new reports from Iran detail systemic abuse, torture, and covert body transfers as a UN rapporteur warns the protest death toll could reach 20,000.
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has returned to China for the first time in nearly ten years, describing his three-week December trip as smooth and pleasant despite airport interrogation.
Senior Indian politician Ajit Pawar, Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister, has died alongside four others in a devastating plane crash near Baramati on Wednesday morning.
As reading for pleasure hits worrying lows in Britain, the National Year of Reading 2026 campaign launches with advice from leading authors like Salman Rushdie and Helen Fielding on how to rediscover the joy of books.
Analysis reveals how sanctions, presented as diplomatic tools, function as economic warfare with devastating consequences for civilians across the Caribbean and Latin America.
New data reveals a widening gap between parental expectations and classroom reality regarding school readiness, with rising living costs and screen use exacerbating the issue across England and Wales.
A private aircraft carrying Maharashtra's deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar has crashed in western India, killing all five people on board including the senior politician.
Ajit Pawar, the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, India, has died in a private plane crash near Baramati. The Learjet 45 crashed during an emergency landing, killing all five on board, including pilots and security personnel.
Italy's ancient Ladin minority, indigenous to the Dolomite mountains hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics, express disappointment at being excluded from official cultural representation during the Games.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others have died after a private Learjet crashed during an emergency landing in Baramati, western India.
US funding cuts have forced de-mining organisations in Zimbabwe to lay off staff, including many women, leaving deadly mines uncleared and pushing families into poverty.
Alt-rock band Placebo will create their first theatre score for the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, starring Mark Gatiss.
Scientists have moved the Doomsday Clock to just 85 seconds to midnight, citing escalating nuclear tensions, climate change, and AI risks as key threats to global stability.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemns a Russian drone strike on a passenger train as an act of terrorism, with five fatalities reported amid ongoing peace talks.
Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's new leader, is promoting 'reform and opening up' inspired by China's Deng Xiaoping, aiming to revive the economy while maintaining political control.
Syrian government forces have taken control of Kurdish-held camps housing Islamic State fighters, raising fears over regional security and prisoner escapes.