The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Oxford University says it has accepted more than 300 students who missed their grades due to Ofqual’s marking algorithm. Nearly 40 per cent of teachers’ estimates for A-level pupils in England were downgraded by exam boards after exams were […]
Read MoreThe latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates Police officers in Nottingham were faced with an unusual task after spotting a penguin “plodding” up a village street in the early hours. Officers from Nottinghamshire Police were out on a proactive patrol in Strelley, near Nottingham, last weekend […]
Read MoreThe latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates At least 10 people have been killed after gunmen stormed a beachside hotel in Somalia‘s capital. Security forces are battling Islamic extremist gunmen who have invaded the Elite Hotel in Mogadishu, a police officer said. Security forces have shot […]
Read MoreThe latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates The coronavirus death toll in the UK has risen by five. As of 9am on Sunday, the Government said 41,366 people have died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19. This is up by five […]
Read MoreThe latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday – Friday plus breaking news updates This footage shows hundreds of residents gathering in east London to celebrate Pakistan Independence Day, despite pleas to stay at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Pictures and footage show a huge number of residents taking to the streets […]
Read MoreHundreds of students gathered in central London today to protest the ‘fiasco’ which saw almost 40% of A Level results being downgraded in England. Many held signs reading ‘trust our teachers’ as they chanted ‘f*ck Gavin Williamson’ and ‘f*ck Eton’ in Parliament Square. One of the organisers, Ted Mellow, 18, from Wood Green in north […]
Read MoreA murder investigation has been launched after a woman in her 40s was arrested following the death of a 10-year-old. The woman walked into a west London police station in the early hours of Sunday to speak to officers and was then arrested on suspicion of murder. Officers and paramedics later visited a residential address […]
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