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There were mass student demonstrations in Montreal, the largest city in the Canadian state of Quebec last week.

The jury returned their verdict in the trial of Alfie Meadows and four other student protesters today, Wednesday.

Grants for Wales’s poorest students are to be cut by around 15 percent.

The trial of five student protesters concluded on Monday this week at Kingston Crown Court in south London.

Students are set to join a lobby of parliament organised by the National Union of Students (NUS) on Wednesday of this week.

The trial of Alfie Meadows and four other student protesters continued in Kingston Crown Court this week.

Up to 200 people gathered outside Kingston crown court on Monday morning to show solidarity with Alfie Meadows and four other student protesters.

Alfie Meadows, Vishnu Wood, Jack Locke, Zac King and Colin Goff are accused of committing violent disorder on 9 December 2010.

A Cambridge university student has been suspended after taking part in a protest against universities minister David Willetts. The ruling by the university states that he will not be allowed to return to his studies until 2014.

Some 700 students marched through central London yesterday (Wednesday) to protest against government attacks on higher education.

Students across Britain are gearing up for a week of action against government plans for the marketisation and privatisation of education.

David Willetts, the multi-millionaire minister cutting access to higher education for the poorest, spoke at Portsmouth university debating society last Friday.