Just 12% of pupils ready for full return to exam coursework, survey...

Exams will return to their full criteria in 2023/24, the Scottish Qualifications Authority announced.

Sunak distanced from Lee Anderson’s comments telling protesters to ’...

Rishi Sunak’s press secretary said the Tory deputy chairman’s remarks are ‘not something that the Prime Minister has expressed’ himself.

Hong Kong amends law to limit foreign lawyers in certain cases

Critics said the changes would leave defendants with even fewer choices when they were looking for legal representation.

Can I go to work if my child has chickenpox?

This common childhood virus is very contagious – so what do working parents need to know?

Campaigner against fuel tax hikes launches London mayoral bid

FairFuelUK founder Howard Cox is running as the Reform UK candidate in the 2024 mayoral race.

Taoiseach cautions against price controls in supermarkets

Leo Varadkar cited Spain’s experience.

Flexible train tickets to be available across East Coast route

Operator London North Eastern Railway (LNER) said it will expand its trial of single leg pricing to cover its entire network.

Death toll rises to five in Tunisia synagogue attack

The victims included two Jewish pilgrims and three Tunisian police guards.

Starmer questions Sunak’s mandate after he ‘lost everywhere’ in loca...

Sir Keir began his weekly grilling by mocking the Prime Minister and trying to paint him as a serial election loser.

Teenage gangsters jailed for murder of Afghan refugee

Rishmeet Singh had sought asylum in the UK with his mother and grandmother, after his father was killed by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Health worker shortages ‘lead to excess deaths’ – study

The findings were more acute in some areas of medicine, academics said.

Almost five million adults living at home with parents, latest figur...

The ONS said the figures for England and Wales suggested a continuing trend rather than being as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Disgraced ex-minister Derek Mackay: I just want to get on with my li...

He resigned as Scottish finance secretary after his texts to a teenage boy were exposed in February 2020.

Return of Stormont will need significant planning, committee told

Three former senior civil servants gave evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on the functioning of Stormont.

Pakistani judge rules former PM Imran Khan can be held for eight day...

The opposition leader’s arrest on Tuesday sparked violent demonstrations across the country.

Plaid Cymru leader’s future questioned after report into ‘toxic’ par...

The Welsh nationalist party’s executive will meet to discuss ‘next steps’.

Police officer pleads not guilty to three counts of rape

Sergeant David Stansbury appeared at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday.

Refugee safeguards ‘not inconvenient obstructions to get round’, war...

The top cleric urges a rethink of the Illegal Migration Bill, arguing it risks ‘great damage to the UK’s reputation’.

MSPs push minister for new timetable on children’s rights legislatio...

The convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee has written to Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville.

Girl, 17, charged with attacking Glider staff

Workers were attacked at Glider halts at the Holywood Arches and Templemore on two days in January and February.