Thousands of people claiming benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or HMRC will receive an unexpected payment this week. Welfare payments such as Universal Credit and Personal ...

A woman was rushed to hospital with a head wound after she was attacked - by a seagull. Lesley Wright, 70, was left with a bleeding scalp that required medical attention after the unprovoked attack by ...

Dad Raman Heer has been allowed to carry on driving - despite having 16 penalty points on his licence. The 33-year-old was arrested after police were made aware of a BMW in Hassall Street, Newcastle, ...

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Lucy Connolly, who was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers online on the day of the Southport murders, has been released from prison. Connolly, 42, the wife of Conservative ...

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 ...

In England, regulator Ofqual brought GCSE grading standards back in line with pre-Covid levels in 2023. The move came after Covid-19 led to an increase in top GCSE grades in 2020 and 2021, with ...

Southampton manager Will Still believes Mark Robins is carrying out 'really impressive' work at Stoke City ahead of this weekend's clash between the two clubs.

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has risen from last year but fewer GCSE entries scored a decent pass this ...

Now he has been named in Michael O'Neill's latest squad while former Stoke midfielder Jordan Thompson misses out due to ankle ...

Global giant IAE has launched an investigation after an employee at its Stoke-on-Trent factory was hospitalised in a workplace 'accident'. An air ambulance landed at the height of the emergency.

Michael Rose has signed for Salford City as a free agent after leaving Stoke City. The 29-year-old centre-back had spent two years at Stoke after joining as part of Alex Neil and Ricky Martin's huge ...