Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has vowed to “rebouble efforts” to cut down on the number of children missing classes at schools. She said progress was beginning to be made, despite government ...

Kemp will remain in custody and is due to appear before Perth District Court on October 31, when a date will be set for her sentencing.

The UN mission to the country said dozens of female national staff were subjected to explicit death threats in May.

Ricky Jones, 57, is alleged to have committed the offence while addressing a crowd in Walthamstow, east London, on August 7 last year.

Here is your guide to this summer’s exam results: – When are exam results this year? A-level and AS results are out on August 14, while GCSE results will be released on August 21. Pupils in England ...

The figures showed that only 16% of UK business said they have recruitment policies in place to target ex-offenders. However, around a quarter of employers (26%) said they would feel comfortable ...

Ministers are also considering tougher penalties for uninsured drivers and failing to wear a seatbelt, according to a report in The Times.

The Education Secretary has called it is a ‘national disgrace’ that so many young people do not get what they need to progress after ...

An ancient ritual which involves blowing into a large shell could tackle the symptoms of a common sleep disorder, a study suggests. The practice of conch blowing, also known as shankh blowing, could ...

New measures will be introduced to allow NHS trusts to take on newly qualified nurses and midwives before vacancies arise, the Government has announced. NHS providers will be able to begin recruiting ...

Terry McMillan, 58, and Brendan McMillan, 27, from Chislehurst, Bromley, both died after reports of multiple stabbings in Southwark on July 28.

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s north-western province of Balikesir on Sunday, killing at least one person and causing more than a dozen buildings to collapse, officials said. At least 29 ...