Here are the main numbers and trends in this year’s GCSE results: – The proportion of entries receiving the top grades has risen from last year and remains higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic. A ...

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 ...

Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and missiles overnight, striking an American electronics factory in the west of Ukraine.

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

Conservative-led councils in Hertfordshire, Surrey and London are considering taking legal action against hoteliers, he said.

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

Welcome to our live blog on GCSE results day 2025! Wishing all students the very best for today!

The former Brazilian president’s intention to flee was revealed in documents found on his phone, federal police said.

The Copa Sudamericana game between Independiente and Universidad of Chile in Buenos Aires was halted with the score at 1-1.

The Office for National Statistics said the borrowing of £1.1 billion is the lowest July figure for three years.

The official said 60,000 reservists will be called up in the coming month, nearly doubling the number of active reservists to ...

It was a frustrating night for Celtic in Europe, while speculation continued over the future of Crystal Palace midfielder Eberechi Eze.