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Tens of thousands of students prepare to open their GCSE results this morning – as fears are raised that nearly a third of pupils could fail English and maths

Tens of thousands of pupils across the UK will find out their GCSE results today. Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are bracing for outcomes which could determine whether they go on to study A-levels, BTEC’s or apprenticeships. However, college leaders…

Prisoner is beaten to death at Britain’s newest jail the day before he was due to be released – after throwing boiling water at another inmate earlier in the week

Six men have been arrested after an inmate died at a Leicestershire prison on Tuesday. Leicestershire Police said they were called to HMP Fosse Way, a category C prison in Leicester, after a 31-year-old man was found unresponsive in his…

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh gives green light to rollout of more controversial 20mph speed zones

Labour will support the rollout of more controversial 20mph speed zones and low-traffic neighbourhoods, the Transport Secretary has said. In comments set to irk drivers, Louise Haigh said she would allow local areas to decide whether to install what critics dub…

What happened to Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer Thomas Cashman and where is he now?

Thomas Cashman shot and killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel in her home Olivia Pratt-Korbel was just nine years old when she was killed by a gunman who forced his way into her family’s home on August 22, 2022. Shortly before 10pm, Olivia…

Bruno Fernandes reveals transfer demand he made before signing new Man Utd deal

Fernandes committed to United until 2027 (Picture: Michael Regan/Getty Images) Bruno Fernandes urged Manchester United’s new hierarchy to deliver big in the summer transfer window before signing a new contract at Old Trafford. The United captain signed a long-term deal with the club last…

This is Britain under Labour – prepare for the worst, says Carole Malone

‘We have a prime minister who lied to us before the election about immigration.’ (Image: Getty) Whoever voted for Labour on the basis “they couldn’t be worse than the Tories” must be feeling pretty stupid now. Because in less than 50 days…

UK’s ‘most depressing town’ is a seaside hotspot popular with tourists

Perhaps surprisingly this town in Cornwall, where the average house price is £395,000, has been named the most depressing place to live in Britain Falmouth is a five-hour drive from London (Image: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images) A seaside town in Cornwall has been dubbed…

Labour is accused of being ‘under the thumb’ of its trade union ‘paymasters’ – as more than half of Keir Starmer’s MPs took donations totalling £1.8m since the general election was called

More than half of Keir Starmer‘s MPs took union cash to help them fight the election. Of the 404 Labour MPs, 213 raked in a whopping £1.8 million from union bosses since the election was called in May. It is the first time the…

Liverpool transfer news today: Mamardashvili UPDATE, Gomez LATEST & Zubimendi hope

There’s more updates on Giorgi Mamardashvili’s transfer to Liverpool, meanwhile new updates have been shared about potential departures, including Joe Gomez. Liverpool have been pursuing a deal for Giorgi Mamardashvili for a couple of weeks now, but to no avail…

Commonwealth Bank reveals how much it spends providing cash at branches and ATMS

Commonwealth Bank has revealed how much it spends providing cash at its branches and ATMs amid growing concerns banks will eliminate physical money in order to boost their already massive profits. In its latest annual report, the bank described providing…