Here are the main numbers and trends in this year’s GCSE results: – The proportion of entries receiving the top grades has risen from last year and remains higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic. A ...

Ethel Caterham, who lives in Surrey, became the oldest living person in April after the death of Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canbarro Lucas at 116.

Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and missiles overnight, striking an American electronics factory in the west of Ukraine.

The former childminder, from Northampton, was ordered to serve 40 of her 31-month sentence in prison before being released on licence.

Jeremy Clarkson has said he didn't know he was given a driving ban from Aston Martin. The 65-year-old journalist made a name for himself for his larger-than-life reviews of cars on Top Gear and the ...

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The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has risen from last year but fewer GCSE entries scored a decent pass this year, national figures show. Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ...

Conservative-led councils in Hertfordshire, Surrey and London are considering taking legal action against hoteliers, he said.

The Copa Sudamericana game between Independiente and Universidad of Chile in Buenos Aires was halted with the score at 1-1.

The former Brazilian president’s intention to flee was revealed in documents found on his phone, federal police said.

The Office for National Statistics said the borrowing of £1.1 billion is the lowest July figure for three years.

The 44-turbine farm in the south of Scotland is set to deliver more than £800 million in local investment over its 40-year operational life.