‘This pressure is making it impossible to study’
The civil war has left Syrians studying in the UK fearing for friends and family and struggling financially. Joe Sandler Clarke talks to Husam Helmi – a Syrian PhD student at Brunel University – about how the crisis is affecting him
Cannabis farm found under “trap door” in Greater Mancheter
A cannabis farm containing 400 plants has been found under a trap door in Greater Manchester. The farm was discovered in Whitefield, Bury by police on the 8th February. 200 mature plants and 200 seedlings were found concealed by a makeshift trap door in the basement of a house on Dales Lane. Inspector Mark commented […]
UK education spending falling fast as rival nations look to boost investment
Public spending on education is declining at a faster rate than at any time since the 1950s, while countries like China and the United States invest heavily in higher education. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies education spending will decline by as much as 13 percent in real terms in the years 2010-11 to […]