The curriculum and assessment review is due to set out its recommendations for young people who do not secure a decent pass in the autumn.

Financial information website Moneyfacts said the average five-year fixed homeowner mortgage rate on Thursday was 4.99.

The proportion of GCSE entries scoring a decent pass has fallen again this year, prompting fears about young people in England being forced to resit their English and maths exams.

Liza Minenko, 16, fled Ukraine in 2022 with her family after spending two weeks in a basement in Kyiv after the war broke out.

Nominees for the DLT Entertainment best newcomer award are: Ada and Bron: The Origin Of Love; Ayoade Bamgboye: Swings And Roundabouts; Elouise Eftos: Australia’s First Attractive Comedian; Kate Owens: ...

Members of the public are being asked to choose a name for an endangered red panda cub. The female cub was born at Bristol Zoo Project to first-time parents Neora and Laya on June 26. She has now ...

Actor and DJ Kristian Nairn has withdrawn from the 2025 Strictly Come Dancing cast with a “heavy heart” for medical reasons, according to the BBC. The 49-year old is best known for playing Hodor in ...

A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Cardiff, police said. Officers from South Wales Police were called to South Morgan Place in the Riverside ...

Among those nervously waking early on GCSE results day was Northern Ireland’s Education Minister Paul Givan. The DUP minister said his early nerves were replaced by excitement after one of his ...

Minnie Hauk completed an Oaks four-timer with a neat victory in the Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks. One of two runners for Aidan O’Brien in the contest, the bay came into the York Group One with ...

The chain said its meal deal has risen from £3.60 to £3.85 for Clubcard members, and from £4 to £4.25 for shoppers without a loyalty card.

Bullet Point could make a swift return to York on Saturday after stamping his class on Thursday’s £150,000 Clipper Handicap.