From making friends to managing money: Students' advice for this year's freshers
While they were excited to start university, students say they worried about budgeting, making friends and being homesick
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Yemen’s government says Houthi strikes hit residential areas in Marib
Yemen’s Ministry of Information denounces Houthi attacks on Marib as ‘escalation’ that threatens lives and increases suffering.
Yemen’s Houthis have launched several strikes on the government-held city of Marib, also hitting residential neighbourhoods, according to local authorities.
US Democrats finalise major shakeup to 2028 presidential primary calendar
Democrats in the United States have approved a shakeup to their 2028 presidential primary calendar as the party looks to take back the White House.
During a meeting on Saturday in Austin, Texas, Democratic National Committee (DNC) members voted to overhaul which states have the first say in picking the party’s presidential nominee.
Reform UK plan would overhaul welfare system with £50bn in savings
Under the plans, Jenrick said they would invest in talking therapies, physiotherapy and employment support to move away from people claiming health Universal Credit (UC) payments and Personal Independent Payments (Pip).
Instagram accounts fuel Ceuta crisis with paid advice for help to cross
Many migrants have attempted to swim from Morocco to the Spanish enclave Ceuta 
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President Donald Trump plans to highlight his record on crime and safety during a visit to New York on Friday, pivoting to one of his strongest issues as he looks to boost Republicans in battleground races ahead of the November midterms.
Benjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called the UK “the Islamic republic of Britain” in a podcast interview, where he also described the country as the “first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon”.
Selena Gomez sued for alleged fraud over mental health company
Hollywood actress and singer Selena Gomez is being sued by five investors who backed Wondermind Global, a mental health business she founded with her mother.
Shareholders are claiming the pop star failed to fulfil promises that she would be "actively building" the brand, saying her "abject dereliction of her duties" has left the company in a "state of financial calamity".
Disability campaigners call for Burnham to delay assisted dying bill
Disabled and terminally ill campaigners have written to Prime Minister Andy Burnham urging him to reform social and palliative care before assisted dying legislation is introduced in England and Wales.
Huckabee calls Israeli settlers ‘terrorists’: Can US push end Qusra siege?
The United States ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, has condemned settlers who are holding three families in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, near Nablus, under siege, as “Israeli terrorists”.