Cambridge University has defended its handling of Jason Arday and said he was provided with range of support before and after his resignation, The Times reports.

Reform would abolish personal independence payments and provide support only for those ‘gravely ill’

Around 40 migrants got stranded by the tide as they waited to board a ‘taxi-boat’ off the coast of France

It comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham described the professor’s death as a ‘tragedy’ and called for a moment of reflection

The academic was found unresponsive at an address in Battersea on Friday

Experts say Farage ‘provided the motor for their rise’ but is ‘currently providing the motor for their decline’

Fire chief in Hampshire says ‘there are many days of work ahead’ to make sure the New Forest blaze doesn’t spread

Officials have encouraged the community to remain cautious and ‘help us spread the word so people don’t fall victim to scams’

The family said they are ’in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son’

Prof Arday’s family also spoke out against what they say was a ‘campaign of misinformation’ against him

Mr Smyth’s family thanked the mountain rescue team that ‘worked tirelessly’ since November trying to find their son

The Met reported the incident to the Information Commissioner’s Office

The chief meteorologist said that rain is on its way, but a question mark remains over how much will fall

Conservation groups say shooting at the animals ‘can never be acceptable’

Met Office data suggests the UK is on track to see its hottest summer since records began

The government should appoint a panel of judges to reconsider the cases of every IPP prisoner, a Labour MP has told Burnham