Non binary graduate becomes Wales’ youngest ever city mayor at 22

Graduate becomes ‘world’s first openly non-binary city mayor’ – and Wales’ youngest ever – after they’re unanimously elected in Bangor at just 22 Bangor University graduate Owen J Hurcum came out as non-binary in 2019 This week, they were elected to be mayor of Bangor in Gwynedd, North Wales On Twitter, Owen said they were ‘beyond … Read more

Unemployed Oxford graduate, 41, SUES his parents to get a maintenance grant for life

An unemployed Oxford graduate is taking his parents to court in an effort to force them to provide him with a lifelong maintenance grant.   Faiz Siddiqui, 41, claims he is entirely dependent on his wealthy parents, who are based in Dubai, and is entitled to claim maintenance from them as a ‘vulnerable’ grown-up child due … Read more

Unemployed Oxford law graduate, 41, SUES his parents to get a maintenance grant for life

Unemployed Oxford law graduate, 41, SUES his parents to get a maintenance grant for life – after failing to get £1m compensation from the university for him getting a 2:1 not a First Faiz Siddiqui, 41, claims that he is entirely dependent on his wealthy parents Suing mother Rakshanda and father Javed in order to receive … Read more

Muslim Council of Britain chooses human rights law graduate, 29, as its first ever female leader

Muslim Council of Britain chooses human rights law graduate, 29, as its first ever female leader Zara Mohammed is first woman Secretary General of Muslim Council of Britain  Ms Mohammed hopes her election will ‘inspire more women and young people’  Ms Mohammed has shared pictures of her posing with London Mayor Sadiq Khan Said taking … Read more

Multi-tasking model in bid to win TV pottery contest is China-born Cambridge graduate

Dressed to kiln! Multi-tasking model in bid to win TV pottery contest is China-born Cambridge graduate By Eleanor Sharples Tv & Radio Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 10 January 2021 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 10 January 2021 Most days she can be found up to her arms in clay, creating vases, bowls … Read more

Graduate, 24, of Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen apprentice programme jailed for two years for drug dealing

Graduate, 24, of Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen apprentice programme is jailed for two years for drug dealing after falling in with county lines gang to feed heroin addiction Ben Taylor, 24, graduated from Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen scheme in London in 2015  He then became homeless and turned to drugs – eventually becoming a dealer  Involved in … Read more

Law graduate, 24, died after plunging from road bridge while fleeing burning car

A promising law graduate who fell 30ft to her death from a gap between carriageways while escaping from a burning car had been drinking and was ‘unsteady on her feet,’ an inquest has heard. Azra Kemal was travelling home to London with a friend in the early hours of July 16 when the car they … Read more

LSE graduate, 24, screamed as she plunged 30ft to her death

A young law graduate screamed for help as she plunged 30ft to her death from a bridge after her car caught fire, an inquest heard today.   Azra Kemal, 24, escaped her Ford Focus after it burst into flames on the A21 in Tonbridge, Kent.  In a desperate attempt to flag down cars, she clambered over … Read more

Cambridge students won’t graduate if they don’t stay in halls

Cambridge students warned to stay in halls or they won’t be allowed to graduate Undergraduates have to stay within three miles of Great St Mary’s Church  Graduates have to stay within ten miles in order to progress their degrees Those in earlier years may also be prevented from progressing to next year  By Kumail Jaffer … Read more

Oxford graduate, 22, reveals how she overcame racism after moving to the UK from Zimbabwe

An Oxford graduate who says she didn’t encounter racism until she moved to the UK, has revealed how she overcame childhood discrimination to carve out a stellar academic career. Varaidzo Felistus Kativhu, 22, who lives in Dudley, has fond memories of spending her early years living in Zimbabwe, but was forced to move to the … Read more