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 ...

Aimee Betro flew to the UK to carry out the plot in Birmingham, which failed when the gun jammed, allowing the victim to escape.

Waitrose boss James Bailey is to step down from the supermarket chain later this year, parent group The John Lewis Partnership has said. Mr Bailey has led the upmarket grocery business as its managing ...

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POLICE officers seized e-bikes and e-scooters on a crackdown in Oxford. Thames Valley Police Oxford said "numerous" e-bikes and e-scooters were removed from the streets in Cowley and Rose Hill.

An Oxford school student who is also a national dance champion is aiming to become a surgeon after passing his GCSEs.

Comedian and actor Munya Chawawa has said British TV is dying, not because of online platforms like TikTok, but “because it’s lost its willingness to take risks”.

The company, which operates about 610 hotels, saw revenues slip by 3.2 to £471.3 million for the six months to June 30.

Seven breaches were serious enough to be reported to the UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Chelsea have accepted a £26million offer from Villarreal for defender Renato Veiga, the PA news agency understands. The Portugal left-back is reported to have agreed a seven-year deal and his ...

A young shepherd set the baa high with her GCSE results when she arrived to collect them with her sheep, Kevin. Milly Johnson, 16, who has won awards for sheep-handling, brought along the North ...

Poundland has reintroduced a £1 rule in its UK stores amid a major shake-up and 68 store closures.  In short, the budget retailer plans to increase the amount of products sold for £1. Eventually, the ...