Category: UK
Phillipson praises foreign students but says Labour won’t remove Tory cap on numbers – UK politics live
Bridget Phillipson has defened the number of international students at universities, saying that they “have got an important contribution to make in our towns and [more…]
Bumper A-level grades for English students but picture more mixed in Wales and Northern Ireland – live updates
England got A* or As, while a third of entrants got the highest grades in physics and chemistry. But there was a different picture in [more…]
Watchdog investigates ‘unacceptable’ cyanide spill in Walsall canal
The Environment Agency has described a cyanide spill into a West Midlands canal as “unacceptable” and promised robust action if any wrongdoing is found to [more…]
Texas comptroller adds NatWest to list of firms said to be ‘boycotting’ energy companies
Texas officials have added NatWest Group to a growing list of financial firms considered to be taking part in a “boycott” of energy companies, in [more…]
A-levels results: pupils in England achieve best results since 2010
Sixth-formers in England are enjoying a bumper crop of top A-level results, surpassing previous pre-pandemic highs in the proportion of A* and A grades awarded, [more…]
Revealed: how UK’s poor paid price of ‘cheapflation’ in cost of living crisis
Britain’s poorest households saw the bill for their weekly shop rise by far more than that of the rich during the height of the cost [more…]
RSPB criticised by watchdog for accusing politicians of being liars on X
The RSPB has been criticised by the English charities watchdog over social media posts in which it accused named government ministers of being “liars” for [more…]
Road sweeper denied crowdfunded holiday will go on trip after all
A popular street cleaner who was unable to go on a crowdfunded holiday due to his waste firm employer’s rules on accepting gifts will get [more…]
‘Miscommunication’ over Costa drinks order may have led to girl’s death, inquest told
A 13-year-old girl with a severe dairy allergy may have been served hot chocolate made with cow’s milk after a possible “miscommunication” of the order, [more…]
Nottingham attack preventable if NHS had ‘done its job’, health secretary says
The health secretary said “three innocent people might still be alive” if the NHS had “done its job” in treating Valdo Calocane in the years [more…]