Advanced search

The Nabha jailbreak in Punjab involving Khalistan Liberation Front (KLF) inmates hit the media headlines. Fortunately the ring leader Harminder Singh Mintoo, who had escaped with colleagues Kashmir Singh and Gurmeet Sekhon, was captured in Delhi, where had sought refuge, by the Delhi police within hours f his flight. The giveaway was a mobile call to a relative, already under police surveillance. The rest is history. Mintoo was arrested at one of the capital’s railway stations as he prepared to board a train to Mumbai. A diary recovered from him indicated links with his Pakistan handlers. 

Plans to allow new faith schools in England to increase the share of pupils they take on religious grounds will not improve standards, a report says. The Education Policy Institute research body also said the move was unlikely to boost social mobility.

Students are calling for "nap pods" at Edinburgh University in a bid to combat the problem of sleep deprivation. Pupils want two in their main library at George Square and two at King's Buildings.