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Pro-Palestine encampment on Leeds University campus removed after threat of legal action

The protest against the university’s ‘complicity’ on the situation in Gaza lasted 47 days

Leeds Uni Union cancels Summer Ball due to ‘safety concerns’ around pro-Palestine encampment

The Ball will instead be replaced with a free ‘Summer Party’ for ticket holders

Leeds students occupied Leeds train station in protest of Israel’s operations in Rafah

Demonstrators gathered in the train station’s main concourse on Monday evening

Leeds University trade unions publicly support encampment students in open letter to VC

The unions called on the university to meet the students’ demands as soon as possible and to ensure better protection after an incident

Students launch ‘indefinite’ encampment outside Leeds Uni SU in solidarity with Palestine

Demonstrators said the encampment would remain until the university was ‘no longer complicit in the oppression of the Palestinian people’

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Leeds student rammed a police car to escape after being caught selling cocaine and cannabis

23-year-old Asif Yaseen was given a suspended sentence and will be permitted to continue studying at the University of Leeds

Jamie Laing to quit showbiz and return to Leeds University to teach broadcast journalism

A leaked email revealed that Jamie will be moving back north to lecture on podcasting and media

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LUU take no action against new SU officer who exceeded campaign spend limit in elections

Formal complaints were not recognised due to candidates submitting expenses after the deadline

Former Leeds student received unwanted sexual advances from two driving instructors

Alice’s instructor told her she was ‘the most amazing person he’d ever known’

In pictures: Leeds students flooded ring road in huge Palestine protest through city centre

Students currently occupying Leeds Uni’s Parkinson Building attended Saturday’s protest after negotiations with the university

Student occupiers ‘locked in’ Parkinson Building confirm they can leave ‘through fire exit’

Leeds Palestinian Solidarity Group and Student Rebellion said that food and supplies are delivered inside the building between ‘certain hours’

Leeds students occupying Parkinson building claim the university rescinded its offer to meet

The occupiers also claim that security closed the building ‘four hours before the agreed time’

Leeds students occupying Parkinson Court demand meeting with uni in protest for Palestine

The students’ demands require the University of Leeds to condemn Israeli genocide, create a safe space for people to protest and ban war criminals from its campus

19-year-old student raped in Leeds park after chance bus-stop encounter in city centre

Her attacker, a dad of three, was ruled as a danger to lone females and jailed for more than 15 years

Candlelight vigil to be held in Leeds this weekend for university students lost to suicide

ForThe100 will be holding a vigil on Saturday 2nd March in Millennium Square