How do the 9-1 GCSE grade boundaries work in England?
For hundreds of thousands of school-leavers across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, the moment of truth arrived this week as GCSE and BTec results…
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GCSE results, resits and appeals – what to do if you are unhappy with your grades
Every August, hundreds of thousands of sixteen-year-olds across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland face the same question: what happens now? GCSE results
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Travelodge boss steps down after security issues in rooms
The chief executive of Britain's largest budget hotel chain has departed her post after a prolonged period of scrutiny over how the…
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Male prisons in England and Wales have fewer than 1,800 spaces
The male prison estate across England and Wales has slipped below the 1,800-vacant-space threshold, marking the tightest occupancy level recorded since March
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‘Incredible’: SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast
Residents of the remote Australian external territory of Christmas Island found themselves staring at something no one in their small coastal community…
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Israel opens up bids for highly-sensitive West Bank settlement project
The Israeli housing ministry has published a tender inviting contractors to build 1,234 residential units in the E1 zone, a narrow strip…
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Trump threatens ‘tremendous economic consequences’ on any country helping Iran
The sixty-day ceasefire between Washington and Tehran expired on Monday with no visible diplomatic off-ramp, and within hours President Donald Trump moved…
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How Root brought welcome calm on return as England captain
England's new chapter under Joe Root began with a statement of intent: Pakistan were bowled out for 171 on the opening day…
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Canada and US say they are finalising a trade deal
After an extraordinary seventy-two-hour sprint of back-to-back talks, Canadian and American trade officials are on the verge of sealing an agreement that…
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Who is Natalie Harp, Trump’s right-hand woman?
A viral speech by Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff this week did something few political remarks manage: it thrust a White House staffer…
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