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Cambridge's youngest black professor says pig's head was sent to parents' home but police deny claim

Cambridge's youngest black professor says pig's head was sent to parents' home but police deny claim

The University of Cambridge's youngest ever black professor says a pig's head was sent to his parents' London home in a large cardboard box amid a row over allegations of plagiarism for which he was later cleared. 

Professor Jason Arday, 41, has been at the centre of allegations of plagiarism which his critics claim are the subject of a cover-up. Meanwhile, his supporters say he is being unfairly treated and targeted due to his race.

Animal rights group Peta moans that the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships should be VEGAN

Animal rights group Peta moans that the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships should be VEGAN

Animal rights campaigners have demanded the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships use vegan alternatives, arguing it was wrong for the 'blood and fat' of pigs to be hurled for 'a bit of fun'.

The annual competition, held in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, sees rivals throw bloody sausages in a bid to knock traditional Yorkshire and Lancashire black puddings off a 20ft high plinth.

Record numbers of police on long-term sick leave costs taxpayer nearly £3million per week - with Federation blaming 'poor management, rising assaults and increasing workloads'

Record numbers of police on long-term sick leave costs taxpayer nearly £3million per week - with Federation blaming 'poor management, rising assaults and increasing workloads'

Record numbers of police are on long-term sick leave, with critics blaming poor management, rising levels of violence and increasing workloads for the problem.

Home Office figures show that the equivalent of 3,358 full-time officers across 43 forces were absent through sickness, at a cost to the taxpayer of nearly £3 million a week.

Victory for fed-up California beach town locals who were being kept awake all night by noisy Waymo charging station

Victory for fed-up California beach town locals who were being kept awake all night by noisy Waymo charging station

An iconic California beach town's frustrated locals have clinched an important legal win after complaining that a noisy Waymo charging station had been keeping them up all night for more than a year. 

Waymo was ordered to stop using two charging facilities from 11pm to 6am in Santa Monica on Monday in a preliminary injunction granted by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Bradley S. Phillips.

Train operators spend £13m on hiring taxis to move staff around the country - including the time that rail alternative was 'too cold'

Train operators spend £13m on hiring taxis to move staff around the country - including the time that rail alternative was 'too cold'

Train operators across Britain have spent more than £13million on hiring taxis for staff because of rail disruptions – including when an alternative rail service was 'too cold'. 

Over 395,000 taxi bookings – funded by ticket fares and the Department for Transport – were made by staff by train operators since January 2025, figures gathered from freedom of information requests have revealed. 

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