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.

Taoiseach Micheal Martin said it was a ‘significant win’ for the EU and highlighted arrangements for the pharmaceutical and aviation sectors.

Some of the county’s biggest chains have signed a letter to the Chancellor sent by trade body British Retail Consortium.

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

Unionist politicians have asked for investigations into the legal planning status of hotels in the region housing asylum seekers.

Culture minister Sir Chris Bryant has said his “biggest anxiety” when it comes to the British TV industry is the reduced budgets of public service broadcasters (PSBs).

A cannonball recovered from the battlefield at Culloden has sold for almost £19,000 at auction. The cannonball, engraved with the words “Ogilvy Culloden 16 April 1746”, had been expected to sell for ...

Connolly, who was jailed for inciting racial hatred online following the Southport attacks, has been released from prison.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The Health Secretary has announced £15 million to boost GP recruitment and capacity. Neil Gray said the money will help ease pressure on doctors while building capacity for patients. BMA Scotland ...