Boris Johnson says he is “very keen” that exams should go ahead as normal in the coming year.
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The education secretary says a new coronavirus study supports the government decision to reopen schools.
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The woman, who was in her 30s, was seen struggling while in the sea at Waxham.
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Ministers want nursing jobs in England to be more accessible, but a union says the plan falls short.
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A metal detectorist discovers a rare hoard of Bronze Age artefacts during an expedition near Peebles.
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Dawn Butler says she was pulled over by two police cars while travelling through east London.
Read More »BBC apologises over racial slur used in news report
Director general Tony Hall apologises a day after Radio 1Xtra DJ Sideman quit over use of the slur.
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Boris Johnson wants schools in England to be the last sector to close in any future local lockdowns.
Read More »Coronavirus: Redundancies rise fivefold as pandemic hits jobs
A BBC Freedom of Information request shows there was a rapid rise in firms saying they were cutting staff.
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