Comedian is elected rector of Dundee

Comedian and broadcaster Fred MacAulay has been elected rector of Dundee University by a massive majority of students.

Mr MacAulay, who will be inaugurated later this year, polled 681 votes. His nearest rival, Abd al-Fattah El-Awaisi, a Stirling University Islamic and Arabic studies expert, polled 164 votes. Television's Countdown presenter Richard Whiteley polled 154 votes. Scottish Conservative MSP Nick Johnston polled just seven votes.