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Only 25% of institution’s students are from Scotland, and they are more likely to be from working-class backgroundsFrom the first day Shanley Breese started her law degree at the University of Edinburgh, she encountered demeaning comments about her accent. She was told she was hard to understand and was asked to repeat herself in tutorials when she used words from the Scots language.“It was just a little thing to differentiate us and point it out … It meant that I didn’t participate in my tutorials,” she says. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/26/scottish-students-at-edinburgh-university-start-support-group-to-counter-alienation Author : Rachel Keenan Publish date :

The ex-politician was admitted to hospital on Thursday after his health deterioratedIndia’s former prime minister, Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the US, has died aged 92.Singh was admitted to New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences late Thursday after his health deteriorated due to “sudden loss of consciousness at home”, the hospital said in a statement, adding that he was “being treated for age-related medical conditions”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/26/former-indian-prime-minister-manmohan-singh-dies-aged-92 Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-12-26 17:50:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Teenage actor died two days after getting hurt in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, as family plans live stream memorial serviceThe teenage actor Hudson Meek has died after he fell out of a moving vehicle in Alabama, authorities said.Meek, 16, was hurt on December 19 while on a street in Vestavia Hills, a suburb of Birmingham. He died two days later, according to the Jefferson county coroner’s office. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/26/hudson-meek-actor-dead Author : Associated Press Publish date : 2024-12-26 16:16:54 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Kazakhstan also stresses that the cause remains unknown after claims Russian air defence fire led to fatal crashRussia and Kazakhstan have sought to play down speculation about the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash, as sources in Azerbaijan connected to the investigation told Reuters the plane had been brought down by a Russian air defence system.The assertion comes after a Ukrainian national security official claimed that the crash, which killed 38 people on Christmas Day, was caused by Russian air defence fire. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/26/russia-seeks-to-play-down-speculation-over-azerbaijan-airlines-crash Author : Ashifa Kassam, Pjotr Sauer and agencies Publish date : 2024-12-26 16:25:26 Copyright