Top Oxford University Professor of Shakespeare ‘axed in favour of diversity’
Prof John Pitcher wanted to carry on working as an English tutor and official fellow, but was told he would have to retire at 67
Husband who calmly called police to tell them he had just killed his partner has been jailed
Yusaf Mohammed, 66, was locked up for nine years and four months at Nottingham Crown Court yesterday (17/8) after pleading guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility
Man has been jailed for 28 years after police found gloves he used to rape children hidden in a wall for over a decade
Anthony Wood, 30, had used dozens of gloves as a form of contraception while raping children over a period of years and hidden them in a wall
In pics – The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has set sail for the US
Thousands gather to see Britain's new £3billion aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth set sail to the US where first fighter jets will land on its deck
A family of 11 have been forced to live in a hotel 90 miles away from home after being evicted from their flat
Birmingham family the Hussains have had to live in hotels - including in Burton and Bristol - for 65 days, as Birmingham City Council have not been able to find them a new home
In pics – Little Owl chicks prepare to fly the nest
The chicks have about seven or eight weeks to learn their survival skills before their parents drive them away to fend for themselves
New way of wiping out MRSA being developed
The life-threatening bacteria can cripple a hospital as it spreads quickly and is resistant to treatment
Watch – A man is fuming after he fell foul of a restaurant’s dress code – for wearing a bright orange basketball VEST
Paul Bruton, 29, claims the comment was a personal remark about him bearing his tattoos
Plastic contact lenses ‘could be served up in the food we eat’
Flushing them down the sink and loo is fuelling the tide of pollution in seas and rivers, according to the study