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Scottish exam pass rate drops from pandemic high |
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:48:49 GMT |
About 128,000 students are finding out how they did in National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher exams. |
Warning energy bills to hit over £4,200 in January |
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 10:10:04 GMT |
Consultancy Cornwall Insight now forecasts a typical household will pay £4,266 a year for energy. |
Backlog of longest-wait patients slashed in England |
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:03:44 GMT |
Thousands waiting more than two years for scans, checks and surgery have finally been treated. |
UK heatwave: Heat-health alert to begin across England |
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 08:30:48 GMT |
The warning will be in place from midday until Saturday, with temperatures set to climb to up to 35C. |
Olivia Newton-John: Tributes to Grease star and singer dies aged 73 |
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 08:39:07 GMT |
Best known for playing Sandy in Grease, the actor and singer has died from cancer aged 73. |
Child deaths expose mental health unit pressures |
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 02:01:14 GMT |
Chelsea Mooney was 17 when she died in a Camhs unit last year, following a self-harm incident. |
Ofsted finds babies at Liverpool nursery ate lotion in messy play |
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 08:58:57 GMT |
Inspectors rate a Liverpool nursery inadequate and find it needs to improve risk assessments. |
Strictly Come Dancing 2022: Comedian Ellie Taylor joins line-up |
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:10:40 GMT |
The Mock the Week star is the ninth contestant to be announced for the BBC One dancing competition. |
Rugby star Gareth Thomas sued after ex-partner gets HIV |
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 21:26:37 GMT |
High Court papers allege Gareth Thomas hid his HIV status and did not take care not to pass it on. |
Tiktok: Suspected gangs tout English Channel migrant crossings on platform |
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 05:11:54 GMT |
A number of accounts claim to guarantee a safe Channel crossing for £5,000, despite a TikTok ban. |
Commonwealth Games: Ozzy Osbourne surprise appearance headlines Birmingham 2022 closing ceremony |
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 22:09:40 GMT |
Birmingham ends a hugely successful Commonwealth Games as legendary Brummie rocker Ozzy Osbourne headlines the closing ceremony. |
Thornton Heath fatal explosion: Neighbours demand answers |
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:57:25 GMT |
Gas engineers had been working in the street and digging holes in recent days, residents say. |
Why is my passport taking so long to arrive? |
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 02:05:47 GMT |
Why are passport applications taking longer than usual and how can I avoid delays? |
Will there be a hosepipe ban in my area? |
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 15:21:46 GMT |
A hosepipe ban is being introduced for some areas, but what about the rest of the UK? |
Miss England: Finalist with rare condition 'over the moon' |
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:35:20 GMT |
Jennifer Carless uses a catheter and highlighted her rare bladder condition at a beauty pageant. |
'One person turned up to watch my Fringe show' |
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 14:11:39 GMT |
Comedian Robin Grainger has become a Fringe legend after giving his all for one man in the audience. |
Tory leadership: Cost of living crisis focus for contenders for PM job |
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 10:28:30 GMT |
There is pressure for candidates to explain what they will do to help with rising bills and how they'll pay for it. |
BBC Proms: Composer turned to music to help with Tourette's |
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:46:24 GMT |
Gavin Higgins has teamed up with a Welsh brass band to perform at the Royal Albert Hall. |
Cost of living: How you can save money on pet care |
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 10:34:43 GMT |
We've been speaking to a few experts who have given animal lovers their top tips on saving money. |
The lockdown side-hustles that turned into full-time businesses |
Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:35:24 GMT |
The pandemic turned some people into savvy entrepreneurs but how many have ditched their day job? |
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