The Union ultimately judged the offer was ‘very similar to, and therefore in direct competition with, our affiliated student groups’ – but critics say is the SU is ‘imposing anti-military views’

Harvard has switched from giving applicants the option to write one long and two short essays, to forcing them to write five 200-word answers. The Harvard Crimson argued it is discriminatory.

Washington DC is on track to record its bloodiest year since 2003, with 190 murders recorded so far. The toll is rising even as other big cities such as New York, Chicago and Baltimore see declines.

British and US tourists stranded in Morocco in the aftermath of the 7.2 magnitude earthquake have told how they escaped the ‘terrifying’ tremor, as more than 630 people have died.

Woke guidance issued at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London urges staff to refrain from using the words ‘guys’, ‘girls’, ‘boys’, ‘ladies’, ‘gents’ and ‘dudes,’ when addressing others.

The Oregon Department of Human Services has attracted criticism for stating the preferred pronouns, rather than sex, of three missing children.  

AMANDA PLATELL: Of all the stories about wokery and self-identification, none has been so bizarre as that of children insisting on being addressed by their teachers as cats, dogs, dinosaurs or ‘furries’.