London and south-east England have seen larger year-on-year falls in the GCSE pass rate than all other regions, the 2025 exam figures show. Some 71.6% of entries in London were awarded grade 4 or ...

The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to newly published data. The figures come just days after a court ...

Merseyside Police said the fire at Woolton Hall, Liverpool, on Tuesday ‘appears to have been an extremely reckless act’.

Historically, experts classified giraffes as a single species with nine subspecies, but that has been overturned by the new classification.

The former childminder, from Northampton, was ordered to serve 40 of her 31-month sentence in prison before being released on licence.

The University of Edinburgh Sport has announced a ground-breaking three-year partnership with sports hydration brand Grilla, in one of the ...

Think you could ace your GCSEs? Take this quiz using questions inspired by past GCSE exam papers to see how well you would score.

Residents of a Dorset village have raised concerns about young people acting antisocially whilst driving e-bikes ...