Nick Clegg faced the wrath of students yesterday after his pre-election promise to end tuition fees was brutally exposed by a coalition plan to hike them as high as £9,000-a-year.
‘Coalition plot to blow up education’: Nick Clegg faces student leader’s anger at £9,000 cap on tuition fees
Thursday, November 4th, 2010
‘Burglar’ trapped for seven hours in air vent ‘after trying to break into restaurant’
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010A suspected burglar wasn’t so much caught red-handed, more red faced after becoming stuck in the vent shaft of an American restaurant.
Imperial Tobacco smokes out deals on the acquisition trail
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010Lambert & Butler maker imperial tobacco is on the acquisition trail again just two years after splashing out £10bn on Spanish cigarette group Altadis.
Alliance Boots reveals strong sales of make-up and anti-wrinkles creams
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010Strong sales of make-up and anti-wrinkle creams helped Alliance Boots to increase market share in its core health and beauty arm, the high street giant said today.
Unemployed Masters degree student forced to stand on busy roundabout with sign begging for a job
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010A Masters Degree student who applied for over 100 jobs without getting a single interview has taken to a busy roundabout clutching a placard which reads – ‘graduate needs job’.
Iranian woman who faced death by stoning ‘will be hanged today’
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010An Iranian woman who faced being stoned to death will hang today, a human rights group has claimed. Her fate has provoked international outcry after she was sentenced to death by stoning for committing adultery.
Big brothers are ‘most likely to bully their siblings’
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010Big brothers are most to blame for sibling bullying, research has shown. A study of 195 children aged 10 to 12 found that those with older brothers were more likely to be bullied at home.
Third of women who return to the office after giving birth feel envious of single colleagues
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010Returning to an office full of trendy singletons leaves new mothers feeling ‘dowdy’ and ‘undervalued’, a study has revealed.
