Cash for accepting parcels can end in a criminal record
West Yorkshire police say organised crime groups are using Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook to recruit students as parcel mules, paying them to take in packages that may hold drugs, prohibited weapons, stolen goods or criminal cash. The adverts promise work from home, easy money, no experience needed, £100 to £500 a week. Officers warn that not knowing what is in a parcel may not protect you from investigation, and charges can run to handling stolen goods or money laundering.
Hull has the most part-time jobs per student, Leeds leads the Russell Group cities
A ranking by the lender Novuna Personal Finance sets the number of part-time jobs in each university city against its student population. Hull comes first on 251 jobs per 100 students, ahead of Derby on 217 and Swansea on 216; Leeds is the highest Russell Group city on 209. The same piece puts student living costs at £1,142 a month against a £640 average maintenance loan for English students, a £502 shortfall worth planning a budget around.
The Times names a top three for every subject in its 2027 guide
The Times University Guide 2027 is out, and The Tab has pulled out the top three universities for each subject, which is the quickest way to see it without paying for the guide. Oxford and Cambridge do not head every table, partly because they do not teach every subject: Glasgow ranks first for both dentistry and nursing. The measures behind a position include graduate prospects, student satisfaction and the UCAS points freshers arrived with.