Attackers who 'traumatised' girl in racist attack 'must be found'
A councillor has said the "horrible people" who shot a young girl with an air gun in a racially-motivated attack need to be brought to justice. Police have carried out extra patrols in the area of Charlton Road in Bristol this week after the girl was hit three times by air gun pellets in an incident on 2 September. The pellets did not cause any serious physical injury, but Avon and Somerset Police said she was "traumatised" by the attack, during which a racial comment was made, and left "frightened to leave the house". "These are absolutely bottom of the bin, horrible people that need to be brought to justice," said Mark Weston, councillor for Henbury and Brentry.
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September 19, 2025 18:02 UTC
Judge throws out Trump's $15 billion lawsuit against New York Times
A federal judge threw out Trump's $15 billion defamation and libel suit against the New York Times days after it was filed. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday said a lawsuit is 'not a public forum for vituperation and invective.' WASHINGTON − A federal judge threw out President Donald Trump's $15 billion libel and defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, ruling it didn't provide a succinct complaint for the court to consider. The New York Times issued a statement welcoming the quick decision. "The New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation tactics.
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September 19, 2025 17:52 UTC
Oxford and Cambridge fall out of top three UK universities for first time
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September 19, 2025 17:30 UTC
Judge tosses out Trump’s $15B lawsuit against the New York Times as he rips his lawyers
Read our Privacy noticeA federal judge in Florida has thrown out President Donald Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit against The New York Times in a scathing order slamming the litigation as “decidedly improper and impermissible” under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and ordered his attorneys to obey a page limit if they want to re-file the case. U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday, who was named to the federal bench by former President George H.W. Bush, struck the president’s legal complaint from the court’s docket in an order lambasting both Trump and his legal team for having brought it in the first place. Merryday noted that Trump’s 85-page complaint had alleged “only two simple counts of defamation” while taking a full eighty pages to get to the first count. In a statement, a spokesperson for the president’s private attorneys said Trump would “continue to hold the Fake News accountable through this powerhouse lawsuit against the New York Times, its reporters, and Penguin Random House, in accordance with the judge’s direction on logistics.”
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September 19, 2025 17:08 UTC
Leeds rises in Times Good University Guide
The University of Leeds has moved up three places in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide following the recent success of moving up nine places, in the Guardian University Guide. In the 2026 Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, the University is now ranked 26th, up from 29th in the 2025 edition. “This improvement follows our recent rises in the Guardian University Guide and Daily Mail University Guide and reflects the hard work of colleagues across the University to create a better educational experience. The University of Leeds has also performed strongly in other national and global rankings over the past year:The University of Leeds climbed nine places in the 2026 Guardian University Guide. Further informationPlease visit the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide website or contact the University of Leeds press office at pressoffice@leeds.ac.uk.
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September 19, 2025 16:38 UTC
September: Times Good University Guide 2026
A combination of leading research and a charming cosmopolitan city has seen the University of Bristol secure a place in the UK’s top 10 in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. The influential rankings placed the University of Bristol among the UK’s leading institutions in a broad range of disciplines. Three Engineering courses rank in the top five, including first for General Engineering, 4th place for Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering and 5th for Civil Engineering. The University also achieved second place for Russian and Eastern European Languages and Animal Studies, and top five positions for Music, German, Social Policy, Dentistry, Education, and French. “Our rise into the UK’s top 10 is a testament to the dedication of our staff and students, and to our ambition to lead globally through innovation, collaboration, and academic excellence.”
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September 19, 2025 15:17 UTC
Oxford and Cambridge pushed out of top three UK university rankings for first time
Read our Privacy noticeThe universities of Oxford and Cambridge have slipped out of the top three in prestigious university rankings for the first time. The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge were joint fourth – the first time neither have held a place in the top three in the 32 years the Times guide has been running. Last year Oxford was ranked third, and Cambridge had already been pushed to fourth. In The Guardian University Guide 2026 published last week, Oxford was ranked first and Cambridge third. The new league table ranks Imperial College London sixth, followed by the University of Bath, the University of Warwick, University College London and the University of Bristol.
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September 19, 2025 14:24 UTC
Lancaster named ‘University of the Year in the Northwest’ of England
Lancaster has been named ‘University of the Year in the Northwest 2026’ and also ranks in the UK top 15 within a new league table released today. The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 ranks Lancaster 15th out of 130 in the UK with ten individual subject areas positioned in the Guide’s top ten, and including four subjects ranked among the top five nationally. The news comes on the back of recent league tables including the Guardian University Guide 2026, which ranked Lancaster as 14th out of 123 institutions, and The Complete University Guide 2026 (10th of 130). Lancaster has been awarded University of the Year in the Northwest 2026 – which has been introduced this year by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide. A searchable website with 70 subject tables, full interactive tables and additional features was made available online on Friday, September 19: https://www.thetimes.com/uk-university-rankings
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September 19, 2025 14:19 UTC
LSE News |The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide| LSE ranked number one in the UK
The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 ranks LSE as the number one university in the UK. The Good University Guide also names LSE as University of the Year for Academic Performance; Russell Group University of the Year; University of the Year in London; and joint runner-up for University of the Year for Graduate Employment. The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide has ranked LSE as the top university in the UK in for the second year running. In the National Student Survey 2025, which informed the 2026 Good University Guide, LSE increased its scores in nine out of ten core measures, including all education-related categories. Both The Guardian and the Complete University Guide placed LSE as the top university in London, while the Daily Mail University Guide named the School as “University of the Year for Student Success.”
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September 19, 2025 14:10 UTC
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Durham University named The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2026
We have been named the UK’s University of the Year 2026 by The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide. The rankings are widely regarded as the definitive guide to UK universities, measuring criteria including student experience, teaching quality and graduate prospects. Durham graduates have excellent job prospects and our strength in preparing students for graduate careers also saw us named joint runner-up for University of the Year for Graduate Employment 2026. “Every student can achieve remarkable things.”A World Top 100 UniversityWe are world top 100 in the QS World University Rankings 2026, a position we have maintained every year since 2010. The QS also ranks us 64th globally for employability and 22nd for sustainabilityWe are in the top five for all three major UK rankings: The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, the Guardian University Guide, and the Complete University Guide.
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September 19, 2025 14:07 UTC
Times names University of Reading the inaugural University of the Year
The Times has named the University of Reading as the inaugural University of the Year for Bursaries and Scholarships 2026. The University of Oxford is the No 1 university in the Southeast, according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. It has also been named University of the Year in the Southeast 2026 and Medical School of the Year 2026. Durham University has climbed into third place from fifth last year, and as a result has been named The Times and The Sunday Times’ University of the Year 2026. Helen Davies, the editor of The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, said: “In a very competitive top ten Durham has climbed two places in a year, which is a significant achievement.
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September 19, 2025 13:53 UTC
The Times Good University Guide 2026 is out, and Oxbridge aren’t the best UK unis anymore
15 hours agoThe Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 is out. That’s the oldest UK uni league table that’s still published, and the one your grandparents probably get the most competitive about. The Times Good University Guide 2026 is really surprising this year, because for the first time in 32 years, Oxbridge aren’t in the top three *gasps*. The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide is based on plenty of factors, such as how many students get firsts, how many get jobs or start further studies, and how many drop out. So, here are the 20 best unis in the UK, according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026:20.
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September 19, 2025 13:36 UTC
University of Strathclyde
The University of Strathclyde has been named Scottish University of the Year and Runner-up UK University of the Year in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. This is the largest move of any institution in the UK – making it the second-highest placed Scottish university in the UK. Outstanding workThe University’s Principal & Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stephen McArthur, said: “This is excellent recognition for Strathclyde and the outstanding work of our staff. First Minister John Swinney said: “I send my warmest congratulations to the University of Strathclyde on being named Scottish University of the Year. “Strathclyde has cultivated a well-deserved reputation for outstanding teaching, research and innovation, and I have no doubt that the University will continue to play a vital role in equipping graduates with the skills needed to thrive, and supporting economic growth, for years to come.”Take a look at the Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 online.
Source:The Times
September 19, 2025 13:29 UTC
Behind Castle Walls, the Rich and Powerful Celebrate Trump
Even on this night of maximum acquiescence, Mr. Trump’s appetite for retribution was not sated. Windsor Castle is often described as the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world, in almost continuous use since William I built it up in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest in 1066. Polished suits of armor look down on the dining table from plinths carved into the walls. Outside those castle gates, Mr. Trump must return to a world that does not necessarily see him — or at least, will not necessarily treat him — the same way that the mighty men and women gathered at Windsor Castle did. Still, in Britain, the night before the state dinner, protesters beamed images of Mr. Trump socializing with Mr. Epstein onto the walls of the castle, a reminder of the political furor that awaits him back home.
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September 19, 2025 12:32 UTC
6 Scottish universities among UK's top 30 in Sunday Times Good University Guide
Six Scottish universities are in the national top 30, compared with five in last year’s rankings, according to The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026. Meanwhile, the University of Strathclyde claimed the title of Scottish University of the Year 2026 and is the runner-up for the UK University of the Year award. READ MORE: Scottish politicians to debate independence at Edinburgh UnionHeriot-Watt was the runner-up for Scottish University of the Year. The University of the West of Scotland has been named Scottish University of the Year for Social Inclusion 2026. Helen Davies, the editor of The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide, said the ranking points to a “consistency” and “depth of quality” across Scotland’s higher education institutions.
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September 19, 2025 12:05 UTC