It used to be commonplace for students to be sponsored through university. The most affluent students by far in my day were the medics who had contracted to join the army for a few years on graduation, and in return drew a junior officer's pay for the six years of their training... more
Nick Clegg warned Cabinet colleague to 'tread with care' in Sheffield after he reportedly said he 'did not want to see more families in Sheffield able to afford cheap holidays'
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Oscar-winning Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails isn't the only rock musician moving into the movies - Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood both have film scores out this month... more
One of the original three Billy Elliots when the musical first came to the West End five years ago describes his fear at returning to the role that changed his life... more
Two women who were raped and abused by their father over 25 years - bearing seven of his children - were given an apology by the authorities which failed to protect them... more
When David Cameron said he wanted to put a wind turbine on the roof of his £1.5 million Notting Hill house, the kit he wanted to install would have been so hopelessly inefficient as to be next to useless ... more
A gifted student who died after she crashed through a barbed-wire fence at high speed on a makeshift metal sledge was hoping to study at Oxford or Cambridge... more
Economy: Britain has been hit by another 3000 job cuts. Merrill Lynch and its new owner Bank of America is axing 1900 jobs in London, while the Sheffield-based roofing materials group SIG shed 1000... more
Tracey Chapman's sweet and earnest melodies might touch a lost chord and Tony Christie puts out the finest Sheffield album since The Human League's Dare.... more
Smoothie sounds: Covers band Nouvelle Vague, veteran rappers Arrested Development and Thirties throwbacks the Puppini Sisters entertain the chilled-out crowds at Fruitstock, rich-voiced Sheffield crooner Richard Hawley plays an acoustic set and Omar heads to the Jazz Cafe.... more
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