The gap in GCSE results between boys and girls is now at its narrowest point this century. While girls are still outperforming their male classmates in terms of both top grades and reaching at least a ...

Official figures released on Thursday showed that UK state borrowing slowed to £1.1 billion in July, providing some relief for the Chancellor.

Figures published on Thursday showed the party’s membership was 333,235 at the end of last year – well down on its 532,046 members at the end of ...

More than 200 Ofcom complaints have been lodged against the hit ITV soap opera Emmerdale because of  "uncomfortable" scenes aired before the watershed. The television regulator revealed that around ...

Tesco is set to increase the price of meal deals by 25p on Thursday (August 21), causing outrage among shoppers. Meal deal prices at Tesco rose from £3.90 to £4 in 2024, or £3.40 to £3.60 for Clubcard ...

A watchdog has been urged to investigate the “dangerous shambles” of Afghan relocation data breaches after the Ministry of Defence reportedly admitted more than previously known. A freedom of ...

With children growing up in a digital world, parents might find themselves debating when is the best time for their kids to have a phone.

Tuna Lokman, who came to the UK when he was 10, says his dream is to get into Oxford or Cambridge to study maths or data science.

IT has been all smiles as pupils across Romsey have collected their GCSE results. The results were given to pupils on Thursday, August 21, with hundreds of secondary school leavers waiting with bated ...

A rare 245-year-old Neapolitan violin has been presented to the leader of the Ulster Youth Orchestra (UYO) for use during her tenure. Anna Jansson, 21, from Cork, a student at the Kunst-Universitat ...

The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to newly published data.

An English tourist is in a critical condition after a serious assault in Temple Bar in Dublin city. Emergency services attended the scene of the incident in the Temple Bar Square area at around ...