The Student Christian Movement (SCM) have reacted with anger to government plans to lift the cap on university tuition fees while spending billions on Trident.

Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has attacked the new Labour leader Ed Miliband, suggesting he is failing to live up to his reputation as an environmentalist.

The universities minister David Willetts has come under attack after telling students to lower their sights and apply to “less competitive” universities next year.

The University and College Union has called for a national bursary scheme after a report found that the current bursary system is random and unbalanced.