London and south-east England have seen larger year-on-year falls in the GCSE pass rate than all other regions, the 2025 exam figures show. Some 71.6% of entries in London were awarded grade 4 or ...

The number of pupils receiving top grades in GCSE examinations in Northern Ireland has risen. Results have been delivered to more than 32,000 pupils across the region. The provisional results show ...

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.

Historically, experts classified giraffes as a single species with nine subspecies, but that has been overturned by the new classification.

In England, GCSEs are graded using a numerical system from 9 to 1 rather than from A* to G – with 9 being the highest grade. A grade 7 and above is roughly equivalent to an A and above, while a grade ...

Teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their exam results to help them progress to sixth form, college or training.

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

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

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

Lashes by Dee is a Weymouth-based beauty salon offering all things lashes, as well as eyebrow treatments and nails. Dee Comben, founder of the business, works from her home salon on High West Street ...

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.

The species-rich plot at Highgrove in Gloucestershire was established more than 40 years ago by Charles to protect native flora and fauna.