Irish university A-level criteria 'disadvantaging NI applicants'
A new study suggests the treatment of A-levels makes it harder for NI students to get in.
2023-09-18 14:24
Nigeria elections: Websites use false stories to attract views and ads
The BBC Global Disinformation Team analysed three new websites in Nigeria and found many false stories.
2023-09-14 15:48
Texas student suspended over his loc hairstyle days after state's Crown Act takes effect
A Black Texas high school student has been suspended for more than a week because his loc hairstyle violated the district's dress code, his mother said. It could become a test of a new state law that bans discrimination based on hairstyles.
2023-09-12 06:27
Student loan borrowers are frustrated with servicers ahead of payment restart
With less than a month before federal student loan payments restart after the years-long pandemic pause, many borrowers are having a hard time connecting with their loan servicer.
2023-09-08 22:23
A man admitted to fatally shooting a college student outside a Texas bar but couldn't explain why, arrest warrant says
A Texas Christian University student was shot and killed outside a bar in Fort Worth by a man who admitted to the act, but couldn't provide a clear reason why, according to a police affidavit.
2023-09-05 03:50
Lagos traffic jams disappear. But this isn't good news for Nigeria
The removal of a fuel subsidy has pushed the cost of transport out of the reach of many Nigerians.
2023-09-04 07:21
Tennessee woman sets record for world's longest mullet
Tami Manis, who sports a mullet that is 5ft 8in, says her hair was inspired by a 1980s music video.
2023-09-02 02:26
No charges will be filed in the shooting death of a South Carolina college student who tried to get into the wrong house, officials say
The fatal shooting of a University of South Carolina student who was trying to enter the wrong home on his own street has been deemed a justifiable homicide and no charges will be filed, police said.
2023-09-01 03:17
Student loan interest resumes Friday and payments restart in October. Here's what borrowers should know
For the first time in more than three years, federal student loan borrowers will be required to pay their monthly student loan bills starting in October. The pandemic-related pause, which went into effect in March 2020, provided relief to nearly 44 million borrowers by freezing their accounts.
2023-08-31 18:15
A college sophomore was shot dead after trying to get into the wrong South Carolina home, police say
A University of South Carolina student was fatally shot early Saturday after he tried to enter the wrong home on his own street, the Columbia Police Department said -- the latest case in which someone in the US was shot after apparently approaching the wrong home.
2023-08-28 21:24
Irish students receive boosted Leaving Cert results for third year running
Unlike in the UK, grades were still boosted to reduce the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
2023-08-25 19:19
Virgin Galactic: Student Ana Mayers on going to space with her mum
Two weeks after she was in space with her mum, Ana Mayers is going back to university in Scotland.
2023-08-25 18:53