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Scotsman
3 days ago
- Business
- Scotsman
Results day: The UK's 25 best universities named by global ranking
Choosing which university holds the keys to your future will be no easy feat for many of this year's prospective scholars. Students across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland will be getting their A Level results next week – with their results day falling on Thursday, August 14 this year – while Scottish pupils received their Highers results earlier this week. The culmination of years of hard work and time spent studying, for those planning on heading off to university this year, results day is also when their future path becomes a little clearer. Universities tend to send out offers to those with conditional places on results day, provided candidates have met their grade requirements. But nationwide, many young students are yet to decide where they want to study, whether it's because they've changed their mind about their course, applied late, have several tempting offers waiting, or their grades end up leaving them navigating the Clearing process. Some university hopefuls may even have aspirations on the world stage, and will want to consider universities' international reputations when making a final call on where to study. With these learners in mind, we've taken a look at the most highly ranked UK universities according to U.S. News & World Report, an American consumer advice and analysis publisher. Its 2025/26 university rankings score 96 universities across the UK – and more than 2,500 globally – based on a range of metrics; which are primarily drawn from their research performance, and how they've been rated by members of the academic community around the world and within Europe. You can see its full methodology here. Each institution is given a score out of 100, so we've created a league table of the UK's top performers. As well as their scores and local placing, we've included where they rank on the global charts, too. Here are the top 25 from across the country, for the upcoming academic year: 1 . University of Oxford Perhaps the UK's best known university, this prestigious institution in Oxford, in England's South East, took out the top spot. As well as being the top UK university, it also ranked 4th worldwide. U.S. News & World Report gave it an overall score of 88.3 out of 100. | Photo:Photo Sales 2 . University of Cambridge The other half of the esteemed Oxbridge duo is next. This university is based in Cambridge, in the East of England, and also ranked 5th worldwide. U.S. News & World Report gave it an overall score of 86.8 out of 100. | (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images) Photo Sales 3 . University College London The capital's UCL is next, with a global placing of 7th overall. U.S. News & World Report gave it an overall score of 86.2 out of 100. | Google Photo Sales 4 . Imperial College London Another London-based university, Imperial College also came 11th on the worldwide ranking. U.S. News & World Report gave it an overall score of 85.2 out of 100. | Adobe Stock Photo Sales
Toronto Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Prince Harry cleared of 'bullying' in African charity row
The Charity Commission regretted that an internal row involving Prince Harry had played out in public Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP LONDON — The U.K. charity watchdog Wednesday cleared Prince Harry of accusations of bullying in a row with an African charity he founded, but criticized 'all parties' for letting the bitter internal dispute play out in public. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The charity Sentebale was at the centre of an explosive boardroom dispute in March and April when chairperson Sophie Chandauka publicly accused Harry, the youngest son of King Charles III, of 'bullying.' Days earlier, Harry and co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho had announced they were resigning from the charity they established in 2006, after the trustees quit when Chandauka refused their demand to step down. Harry, also known as the Duke of Sussex, launched the charity in honour of his mother, Princess Diana, to help young people with HIV and AIDS in Lesotho and later Botswana. After a months-long inquiry, the Charity Commission 'found no evidence of widespread or systemic bullying or harassment, including misogyny or misogynoir at the charity,' it said in its conclusions published Wednesday. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But it 'criticized all parties to the dispute for allowing it to play out publicly' saying the 'damaging internal dispute' had 'severely impacted the charity's reputation'. It found there was 'a lack of clarity in delegations' which led to 'mismanagement in the administration of the charity' and issued the charity with a plan to 'address governance weaknesses.' 'Heartbreaking' Sentebale said in a statement it 'welcomes' the findings. Chandauka, who was appointed to the voluntary post in 2023 and remains the charity's chair, said she 'appreciated' the conclusions, saying that they 'confirm the governance concerns I raised privately in February 2025.' She did not address the fact that claims of systemic bullying had been dismissed. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A spokesperson for Prince Harry said the probe 'falls troublingly short in many regards. 'Primarily the fact that the consequences of the current chair's actions will not be borne by her — but by the children who rely on Sentebale's support,' the spokesperson said in a statement. 'The Duke of Sussex will now focus on finding new ways to continue supporting the children of Lesotho and Botswana.' Harry said in an April statement that the events had 'been heartbreaking to witness, especially when such blatant lies hurt those who have invested decades in this shared goal.' Objections Speaking to British media after accusing the prince of trying to force her out, Chandauka criticized Harry for his decision to bring a Netflix camera crew to a polo fundraiser last year. She also objected to an unplanned appearance by his wife Meghan at the event. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The accusations were a fresh blow for the prince, who kept up only a handful of his private patronages, including with Sentebale, after a dramatic split with the British Royal Family in 2020. That was when he left Britain to live in North America with his wife and children. Harry chose the name Sentebale as a tribute to Diana, who died in a Paris car crash in 1997 when the prince was just 12. It means 'forget me not' in the Sesotho language and is also used to say goodbye. 'Moving forward I urge all parties not to lose sight of those who rely on the charity's services,' said the commission's chief executive David Holdsworth. In her statement, Chandauka added: 'Despite the recent turbulence, we will always be inspired by the vision of our Founders, Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso.' Columnists Sunshine Girls World Sunshine Girls Opinion
Toronto Sun
25-07-2025
- Politics
- Toronto Sun
U.K. fears new summer of unrest, year after Southport riots
Published Jul 25, 2025 • 3 minute read Anti-immigration protesters are seen outside The Bell Hotel, believed to be housing asylum seekers, in Epping, northeast of London on July 20, 2025 Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP EPPIN, United Kingdom– Concern is mounting that recent violent anti-immigrant protests could herald a new summer of unrest, a year after the U.K. was rocked by its worst riots in decades. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Police have arrested 16 people since protests flared last week outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in the town of Epping, northeast of London. In one demonstration, eight police officers were injured. The unrest was 'not just a troubling one-off,' said the chairwoman of the Police Federation, Tiff Lynch. 'It was a signal flare. A reminder of how little it takes for tensions to erupt and how ill-prepared we remain to deal with it,' she wrote in the Daily Telegraph . Protestors shouted 'save our children' and 'send them home,' while banners called for the expulsion of 'foreign criminals.' Cabinet minister Jonathan Reynolds on Thursday urged people not to speculate or exaggerate the situation, saying 'the government, all the key agencies, the police, they prepare for all situations. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I understand the frustrations people have,' he told Sky News. The government was trying to fix the problem and that the number of hotels occupied by asylum seekers had dropped from 400 to 200, he added. The issue of thousands of irregular migrants arriving in small boats across the Channel, coupled with the U.K.'s worsening economy, has triggered rising anger among some Britons. Such sentiments have been amplified by inflammatory messaging on social networks, fuelled by far-right activists. Almost exactly a year ago on July 29, 2024, three young girls were stabbed to death in a frenzied attack in northwestern Southport. The shocking killings stoked days of riots across the country after false reports that the killer — a U.K.-born teenager whose family came to the country from Rwanda after the 1994 genocide — was a migrant. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Nearly 24,000 migrants have made the perilous journey across the Channel so far in 2025, the highest-ever tally at this point in a year. The issue has become politically perilous, putting pressure on Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer's centre-left government, as the anti-immigrant, far-right Reform U.K. party rises in the polls. 'More unrest likely' The Epping protests were stirred after a 38-year-old asylum seeker, who only arrived in Britain in late June, was arrested and charged with three counts of sexual assault. Images from the protests have gone viral on social networks, mirroring what happened last July. But Epping residents have maintained that the protests are being fuelled by people from outside the community. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'These violent scenes … are not Epping, and they are not what we stand for,' the Conservative MP for Epping, Neil Hudson, told parliament Monday. While calm was restored to Epping, a middle-class suburban town with a population of 12,000, tensions remain palpable. 'This is the first time something like this has happened,' one local who lives close to the Bell Hotel told AFP, asking not to be named. 'The issue is not the hotel, but extremists applying a political ideology,' he added. Late on Thursday, the hotel, cordoned off behind barriers, was again the centre of a protest involving dozens of people, with police making one arrest. With another protest expected on Sunday, the local council voted through a motion to demand the government no longer house asylum seekers at the hotel. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The U,K, is 'likely to see more racist riots take place this summer.' said Aurelien Mondon, politics professor and expert on far-right and reactionary discourse at Bath University. Anti-immigrant protests have already erupted elsewhere, with demonstrations in the southeastern town of Diss in Norfolk outside a similar hotel on Monday. Last month, clashes flared for several days in the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland after two teenagers with Romanian roots were arrested for the alleged attempted rape of a young girl. 'Civil disobedience' 'It is well documented that many of the protests we are witnessing are not the result of grassroots, local movements,' Mondon said. 'Social media plays a role and facilitates coordination amongst extreme-right groups,' but it is 'also crucial not to exaggerate' its power, he added. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. High-profile far-right activist Tommy Robinson, who was blamed for stoking the Southport unrest, announced he would be in Epping on Sunday, before later seeming to scrap the plan. The firebrand anti-Islam campaigner has just been freed from jail after spreading fake news about a Syrian immigrant, but faces trial on a separate issue in 2026. 'I don't think anybody in London even understands just how close we are to civil disobedience on a vast scale,' said Reform leader Nigel Farage. 'Most of the people outside that hotel in Epping weren't far right or far left,' he said, they 'were just genuinely concerned families.' Toronto & GTA Columnists Toronto & GTA Sunshine Girls News
Toronto Sun
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Ozzy Osbourne's home city hails star who 'lived life in rock n' roll'
Published Jul 23, 2025 • 2 minute read Flowers, candles and photos are left at a makeshift memorial on Black Sabbath Bridge, in memory of late British singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne, in Birmingham, central England on July 23, 2025. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account BIRMINGHAM — Fans gathered in Ozzy Osbourne's home city Wednesday to pay homage to the heavy metal music icon. Floral tributes piled up for the legendary Black Sabbath frontman, just over two weeks after he and his fellow band mates filled a stadium in the central English city of Birmingham for a memorable reunion concert. Nigel O'Connell, 63, visiting a mural honouring the group with his grandson, told AFP he was saddened to hear of Osbourne's death on Tuesday but not surprised 'because he lived his life in rock and roll'. Black Sabbath fans mourn the loss of heavy metal pioneer Ozzy OsbourneJUSTIN TALLIS/AFP Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP 'Ozzy was just a bit of an icon of the city — he was a bit of a fool, but everybody loved him!' he said, adding Osbourne had 'done the city proud'. Elsewhere in the city centre, posters of the singer sprang up on walls while flowers also appeared at the Black Sabbath canal bridge. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Fans left lit candles, flowers, soft toys and even cans of beer at a bench on the bridge decorated with the faces of the four band members. Fresh in everyone's mind is the July 5 concert at Birmingham's Villa Park football stadium in front of tens of thousands of adoring heavy metal fans from around the world. Flowers and messages are left by fans to commemorate the death of Ozzy Osbourne at the Black Sabbath Bridge in Birmingham, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Photo by Kin Cheung / AP Weak from Parkinson's disease, the 76-year-old singer had to stay seated throughout the sell-out gig, the first they had performed in 20 years. His performance moved many in the crowd to tears. Rebecca Brownell and her 13-year-old son Billy, a recent convert to heavy metal, were among those leaving flowers at the mural. The 45-year-old seamstress described Osbourne's death as both 'sad and not sad because, you know, he had a great last few months'. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. She said the heavy metal scene was 'big for Birmingham' and the concert had 'brought it all back'. 'Hopefully that will carry on for a little while … and a new generation of kids will learn all about it,' she said. Fans gather at Black Sabbath bridge in Birmingham to pay tribute to Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, the day after his deathJUSTIN TALLIS/AFP Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP Black Sabbath's first manager Jim Simpson, visiting the bridge, said the number and range of people who had turned out following his death showed the impact his music had on people. 'There are people here who are 80 years of age or eight years of age and all stages in between and it shows he had a remarkable way of contacting people,' he said. 'It has been 55 years and still (Black Sabbath) are more popular than ever.' The world had lost 'an inordinately nice, balanced, human being' in Osbourne, he said. Fan O'Connell added that the concert had revived memories of the fun he enjoyed when he saw Black Sabbath live 40 years ago. 'All the concerts were mad, everyone was just jumping around and having a good time… mad days, but it was good fun, good memories,' he said. Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? 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The Star
13-07-2025
- Politics
- The Star
EU, Indonesia strike political agreement to advance free trade deal
FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a keynote speech during the Future of Energy Security Summit, hosted by the International Energy Agency and UK Government at Lancaster House in London, on April 24, 2025. JUSTIN TALLIS/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
