June Diamond obituary Other lives: Teacher, lecturer and counsellor who became an authority on the history of West Yorkshire, where she lived The Guardian - UK · Aug 12
Tony Harrison obituary Outspoken poet and dramatist admired for his stage adaptations, including The Mysteries The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2025
'Mez has been forgotten in all of this': The real Meredith Kercher, the lost victim in the Amanda Knox case As ‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’ airs, we tell the story of Meredith Kercher, the lost victim in the Amanda Knox case — and her family, left serving a ‘life term’ of loss Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2025
Campaigners call for urgent action to protect infants from unhealthy food It follows the findings of Leeds University research, featured in the BBC Panorama investigation The Truth About Baby Food. The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025
Leeds University student freed from Saudi jail having been handed 34-year sentence over tweets Salma al-Shehab was arrested in 2021 during holiday in Saudi Arabia The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025
Saudi authorities free doctoral student initially sentenced to 34 years for tweets, activists say A Saudi doctoral student at Leeds University in Britain has been freed after seeing her 34-year sentence for her activity on Twitter in Saudi Arabia drastically reduced The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025
International economics experts intervene in Scottish currency debate ECONOMISTS from across the globe attended a conference at Leeds University this week – with many having something to add to the debate on… The National (Scotland) · Jul 18, 2024
Unconventional campaigns continue at border between North and South Korea Day after day, the Cold War-style yet bizarre campaigns continue at the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea – from mammoth South Korean loudspeakers blaring BTS music; to large North Korean balloons carrying manure, cigarette butts and waste batteries; to small South Korean civilian leaflets slamming North Korean… France 24 · Jun 11, 2024
‘I see little point’: UK university students on why attendance has plummeted About half the students who got in touch skip lectures, with many ‘disappointed’ with the experience and others forced to prioritise paid work The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024
In 1970 The Who recorded Live At Leeds: 36 years later they returned to the scene and played again What happened when The Who went back to Leeds Louder · May 28, 2024
Some planets 'death spiral' into their stars and scientists may now know why WASP-12b is a planet on a date with a fiery destiny, doomed to plunge into its sun-like star. Scientists may finally know why some hot Jupiters eventually death spiral into their stars. Space · May 2, 2024
John Midgley obituary Other lives: Biochemist whose research contributed greatly to the understanding of various thyroid conditions The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2024
Margaret Atack obituary Other lives: Leading scholar of French literature of and about the second world war The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2024
'Stellar vampires' may feed on hidden stars in their systems New research suggests massive "vampire" stars exist in triple star systems. Space · Nov 21, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023 Leeds University looks into postponed football match between Jewish and Arab societies Some players in Arab team allegedly felt uncomfortable playing during Israel-Hamas war
Wales Online · Apr 27, 2023 Welsh university ranked best in UK for student life and teaching Aberystwyth University took the crown in student-led awards while other Welsh universities also ranked well across categories in the Whatuni Student Choice Awards
Manchester Evening News · Mar 31, 2023 Fans learn Star Trek star Chris Pine took part in popular northern pub crawl and call it ‘bonkers’ The star remembers Leeds very fondly even though he hasn’t been back to the city since 2002
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023 ‘Harrowing’ work pressure giving NHS junior doctors panic attacks, study finds Exclusive: Leeds University research reports desperation, hair loss and intrusive thoughts as medics struggle with staff shortages
The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023 ‘Orchestrated PR campaign’: how skinny jab drug firm sought to shape obesity debate Maker of Wegovy, an appetite suppressor hailed as a weight-loss magic bullet, has spent millions on a slick PR campaign – including payments to some of its biggest cheerleaders
Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023 Man told 'you sound like you're feeling a bit sorry for yourself' by NHS 111 before dying David Nash has died at 26 years-old after needing an urgent in-person consultation with a healthcare professional, but instead had five ‘shambolic’ calls with NHS 111
Manchester Evening News · Jan 17, 2023 'You sound like you're feeling a bit sorry for yourself', man told on 111 call two days before he died David Nash's parents are hoping to raise awareness of various issues through the inquest.
Leeds Live · Jan 10, 2023 Chelsy Davy's time at Leeds University and Prince Harry relationship Prince Harry has revealed that his late grandmother the Queen played a part in his relationship with Chelsy Davy breaking down
The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2022 ‘We’re not here because it’s fun’: UK university staff join picket lines Rallies in Leeds, London and across UK demand better pay and pensions amid cost of living crisis
Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2022 Salma al-Shehab: British academics urge Liz Truss to free Leeds student languishing in Saudi prison ‘Salma should be looking forward, like us, to the new academic year, instead of languishing behind bars for the ‘crime’ of tweeting her legitimate opinions,’ it read.
The Conversation · Sep 20, 2022 Saudi Arabia is imprisoning women while the rest of the world is not paying attention Saudi Arabia recently sentenced Nourah bint Saeed al-Qahtani to 45 years in prison after she had expressed her views on social media. This comes just a couple of weeks after a Leeds University student, Salma al-Shehab, was sentenced to 34 years in prison for using Twitter to retweet views of…