Month: August 2021

The Times says high achievers have been turned away from leading Scottish universities due to huge demand for places after a second year of rampant grade inflation.

The Guardian says Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts linked to a mysterious advertising agency operating from Russia that sought to pay social media influencers to smear Covid-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and AstraZeneca.

The i says Prince Andrew arrived at Balmoral for a holiday with the Queen last night 24 hours after a lawsuit accused him of sex abuse.

Lithuania’s parliament has voted to build a fence on the Belarus border to stop Iraqis, Afghans and other non-EU migrants entering.

The Guardian says the Taliban have captured the key Afghan city of Pul-e-Khumri, 140 miles north of the capital Kabul, giving the insurgents control of a strategic road junction linking Kabul to the north and west

The i says Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed the signing of Lionel Messi on a free transfer from Barcelona.

Saudi Arabia voiced its support for the Lebanese people during a cabinet meeting overnight Tuesday but warned that any aid would not be allowed to reach corrupt officials.

The Times says students of medicine will be offered £10,000 to move medical schools after more university applicants than expected met the terms of their offers.

The Times says Germany will try to revitalise its immunisation campaign by forcing unvaccinated people to pay for the rapid test results they need to visit hospitals, care homes, bars, restaurants and cinemas.

The i says the Dixie Fire is now California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history having burned an area more than twice the size of New York City.