The UK has officially fallen into recession after suffering its biggest slump on record between April and June.
Read More »Replacement A-level grades ‘no lower than mock exams’
In a last-minute change, A-level students in England are promised grades will be at least as high as mocks.
Read More »Scottish school pupils have results upgraded
The Scottish government u-turn follows an outcry over the downgrading of 125,000 results.
Read More »UK employment falls by biggest amount in over a decade
Employment decreased by 220,000 between April and June, says the Office for National Statistics.
Read More »Universities told to keep places open for A-level appeals
With uncertainty over replacement grades, universities are told to wait for the outcome of appeals.
Read More »Coronavirus: Pupils begin return to the classroom
Schools in the Borders and Shetland will be the first to reopen after the coronavirus lockdown.
Read More »Eat out to help out: More than 10.5 million meals claimed in first week
The Treasury has set aside £500m to cover the cost of the scheme for restaurants, bars and cafes.
Read More »Harry Dunn death: Call for suspect Anne Sacoolas to ‘face virtual trial’
Andrea Leadsom MP has asked the home secretary to consider the idea as a “way to achieve closure”.
Read More »Coronavirus: Contact tracers to be reduced by 6,000 in England
The rest will focus on reaching positive cases and their contacts in local areas, alongside local teams.
Read More »Nicola Sturgeon ‘sorry’ over Scottish exam results
The first minister accepts her government “did not get it right” with the system for calculating pupils’ grades.
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