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Leeds University student freed from Saudi jail having been handed 34-year sentence over tweets

Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 during holiday in Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK

Saudi authorities free doctoral student initially sentenced to 34 years for tweets, activists say

A Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University in Britain has been freed after seeing her 34-year sentence for her activity on Twitter in Saudi Arabia drastically reduced

The Independent UK

International economics experts intervene in Scottish currency debate

ECONOMISTS from across the globe attended a conference at Leeds University this week – with many having something to add to the debate on…

The National (Scotland)

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Unconventional campaigns continue at border between North and South Korea

Day after day, the Cold War-style yet bizarre campaigns continue at the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea – from mammoth South Korean loudspeakers blaring BTS music; to large North Korean balloons carrying manure, cigarette butts and waste batteries; to small South Korean civilian leaflets slamming North Korean…

France 24

‘I see little point’: UK university students on why attendance has plummeted

About half the students who got in touch skip lectures, with many ‘disappointed’ with the experience and others forced to prioritise paid work

The Guardian - UK

In 1970 The Who recorded Live At Leeds: 36 years later they returned to the scene and played again

What happened when The Who went back to Leeds

Louder

Some planets 'death spiral' into their stars and scientists may now know why

WASP-12b is a planet on a date with a fiery destiny, doomed to plunge into its sun-like star. Scientists may finally know why some hot Jupiters eventually death spiral into their stars.

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John Midgley obituary

Other lives: Biochemist whose research contributed greatly to the understanding of various thyroid conditions

The Guardian - UK

Margaret Atack obituary

Other lives: Leading scholar of French literature of and about the second world war

The Guardian - UK

'Stellar vampires' may feed on hidden stars in their systems

New research suggests massive "vampire" stars exist in triple star systems.

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Leeds University looks into postponed football match between Jewish and Arab societies

Some players in Arab team allegedly felt uncomfortable playing during Israel-Hamas war

The Guardian - UK

Welsh university ranked best in UK for student life and teaching

Aberystwyth University took the crown in student-led awards while other Welsh universities also ranked well across categories in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards

Wales Online

Fans learn Star Trek star Chris Pine took part in popular northern pub crawl and call it ‘bonkers’

The star remembers Leeds very fondly even though he hasn’t been back to the city since 2002

Manchester Evening News

‘Harrowing’ work pressure giving NHS junior doctors panic attacks, study finds

Exclusive: Leeds University research reports desperation, hair loss and intrusive thoughts as medics struggle with staff shortages

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‘Orchestrated PR campaign’: how skinny jab drug firm sought to shape obesity debate

Maker of Wegovy, an appetite suppressor hailed as a weight-loss magic bullet, has spent millions on a slick PR campaign – including payments to some of its biggest cheerleaders

Daily Mirror

Man told 'you sound like you're feeling a bit sorry for yourself' by NHS 111 before dying

David Nash has died at 26 years-old after needing an urgent in-person consultation with a healthcare professional, but instead had five ‘shambolic’ calls with NHS 111

Manchester Evening News

'You sound like you're feeling a bit sorry for yourself', man told on 111 call two days before he died

David Nash's parents are hoping to raise awareness of various issues through the inquest.

Leeds Live

Chelsy Davy's time at Leeds University and Prince Harry relationship

Prince Harry has revealed that his late grandmother the Queen played a part in his relationship with Chelsy Davy breaking down

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The Guardian - UK

‘We’re not here because it’s fun’: UK university staff join picket lines

Rallies in Leeds, London and across UK demand better pay and pensions amid cost of living crisis

Evening Standard

Salma al-Shehab: British academics urge Liz Truss to free Leeds student languishing in Saudi prison

‘Salma should be looking forward, like us, to the new academic year, instead of languishing behind bars for the ‘crime’ of tweeting her legitimate opinions,’ it read.

The Conversation

Saudi Arabia is imprisoning women while the rest of the world is not paying attention

Saudi Arabia recently sentenced Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani to 45 years in prison after she had expressed her views on social media. This comes just a couple of weeks after a Leeds University student, Salma al-Shehab, was sentenced to 34 years in prison for using Twitter to retweet views of…

The Independent UK

Liz Truss criticised for leaving case of UK student jailed in Saudi Arabia to officials

Ministers have not been touch with Saudi counterparts over Leeds student sentenced to 34 years for Twitter posts, government confirms

Evening Standard

Liz Truss called to act after Saudi Arabia jails Leeds University student

Liz Truss has been called to intervene after a Leeds Unviersity student was jailed for 34 years in Saudi Arabia.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss urged to intervene over UK student jailed for 34 years in Saudi Arabia over Twitter use

Leeds MP calls on Liz Truss to act so imprisoned mother-of-two ‘can be freed to return to family and studies’

The Guardian - UK

Plea for Liz Truss to act after Saudis jail UK student for 34 years over Twitter use

Britain has a duty to speak out over mother who tweeted on women’s rights, foreign secretary told

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