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Headteacher’s delight at GCSE results for pupils ‘most affected’ by pandemic

Headteacher’s delight at GCSE results for pupils ‘most affected’ by pandemic

Headteacher’s delight at GCSE results for pupils ‘most affected’ by pandemic

24 August 2023

A campaign to improve mental health support in Brighton and Hove schools is under way.


Labour membership slides but party enjoys financial boost as Tory income falls

Labour membership slides but party enjoys financial boost as Tory income falls

Labour membership slides but party enjoys financial boost as Tory income falls

24 August 2023

Labour has lost almost 125,000 members since its peak in 2019.


Cost of asylum system nears £4bn as backlog hits new record high

Cost of asylum system nears £4bn as backlog hits new record high

Cost of asylum system nears £4bn as backlog hits new record high

24 August 2023

Home Office spending on asylum rose by £1.85bn in 2022/23, and figures show 80% of asylum seekers are waiting longer than six months for a decision.


Drivers delayed by increasing number of roadworks caused by water leaks – data

Drivers delayed by increasing number of roadworks caused by water leaks – data

Drivers delayed by increasing number of roadworks caused by water leaks – data

24 August 2023

The total number of roadworks caused by leaks since January 2020 was 208,407, according to analysis by the Lib Dems.


More than 460,000 respond to consultation on rail ticket office closures

More than 460,000 respond to consultation on rail ticket office closures

More than 460,000 respond to consultation on rail ticket office closures

24 August 2023

The figure was announced by watchdogs London TravelWatch and Transport Focus with a week to go before the consultation ends on Friday September 1.


Sewer workers ‘quack’ case of the blocked pipe as duck found roaming underground

Sewer workers ‘quack’ case of the blocked pipe as duck found roaming underground

Sewer workers ‘quack’ case of the blocked pipe as duck found roaming underground

24 August 2023

The lone duck was seen waddling through the pipe and is believed to have been searching for algae to eat.


Theroux says there is campaigning for ‘Brexit from licence fee’

Theroux says there is campaigning for ‘Brexit from licence fee’

Theroux says there is campaigning for ‘Brexit from licence fee’

24 August 2023

The documentary-maker said there is ‘vested interest, lobbying and active campaigning for a Brexit from the licence fee’.


Celebrations planned for some as teenagers get their GCSE results

Celebrations planned for some as teenagers get their GCSE results

Celebrations planned for some as teenagers get their GCSE results

24 August 2023

Emily Farrar, who is 16, said it was party time.


Calls for ‘urgent change’ to return NHS dentistry to pre-pandemic levels

Calls for ‘urgent change’ to return NHS dentistry to pre-pandemic levels

Calls for ‘urgent change’ to return NHS dentistry to pre-pandemic levels

24 August 2023

It comes after NHS Digital figures showed 18.1 million adults were seen by an NHS dentist in the two years leading up to June.


Ikea to open Oxford Street store next year

Ikea to open Oxford Street store next year

Ikea to open Oxford Street store next year

24 August 2023

The Swedish retail giant originally said the store would open in autumn this year but has now said it hopes it will open by autumn 2024.


Spanish GCSE sees rise in popularity as entries up more than 11% on 2022

Spanish GCSE sees rise in popularity as entries up more than 11% on 2022

Spanish GCSE sees rise in popularity as entries up more than 11% on 2022

24 August 2023

If current trends continue, the subject could overtake French in the near future to become the most popular GCSE language.


Scientists to measure CO2 storage in volcanic rock

Scientists to measure CO2 storage in volcanic rock

Scientists to measure CO2 storage in volcanic rock

24 August 2023

The University of Edinburgh team will use mineral analysis techniques and a novel CO2 fingerprinting tool.


Rishi Sunak announces Bletchley Park as site of autumn AI summit

Rishi Sunak announces Bletchley Park as site of autumn AI summit

Rishi Sunak announces Bletchley Park as site of autumn AI summit

24 August 2023

The talks on November 1-2 will consider safety measures needed to mitigate the risks of the technology.


Asylum backlog reaches new record high

Asylum backlog reaches new record high

Asylum backlog reaches new record high

24 August 2023

Home Office figures show a total of 175,457 people were waiting for an initial decision on an asylum application in the UK at the end of June 2023.


Consumer confidence shows ‘renewed optimism’ against falling core inflation

Consumer confidence shows ‘renewed optimism’ against falling core inflation

Consumer confidence shows ‘renewed optimism’ against falling core inflation

24 August 2023

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index improved five points in August, although it remains firmly in negative territory at minus 25.


Teenager celebrates nine GCSEs after battling serious health problems

Teenager celebrates nine GCSEs after battling serious health problems

Teenager celebrates nine GCSEs after battling serious health problems

24 August 2023

Cancer treatment meant Seb Murphy had to shield before and during the pandemic and he followed lessons remotely using a robot in the classroom.


Minister warns against jumping to conclusions over Wagner chief’s reported death

Minister warns against jumping to conclusions over Wagner chief’s reported death

Minister warns against jumping to conclusions over Wagner chief’s reported death

24 August 2023

Yevgeny Prigozhin has reportedly been killed in a plane crash two months after staging a failed mutiny against Russia’s military leaders.


Minister suggests Dorries is not fulfilling her duties to constituents

Minister suggests Dorries is not fulfilling her duties to constituents

Minister suggests Dorries is not fulfilling her duties to constituents

24 August 2023

Nick Gibb said if she is not participating in Parliament business, she is therefore not fully fulfilling the role of an MP.


Special envoy Kerry says 1.5C target still ‘doable’ but will be ‘very difficult’

Special envoy Kerry says 1.5C target still ‘doable’ but will be ‘very difficult’

Special envoy Kerry says 1.5C target still ‘doable’ but will be ‘very difficult’

24 August 2023

US climate envoy John Kerry spoke as he visited Edinburgh for the first in a new series of lectures on the climate crisis.


Union tells KP Snacks before walkout: If you pay peanuts, expect strike action

Union tells KP Snacks before walkout: If you pay peanuts, expect strike action

Union tells KP Snacks before walkout: If you pay peanuts, expect strike action

24 August 2023

Members of Unite at the KP Snacks site in Rotherham will walk out on September 5 after voting by 83% in favour of industrial action.


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