There remains a postcode lottery for reading and writing skills in England, as new official figures show half of pupils are failing to meet standards in some parts of the country - find out how Surrey ...

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Liverpool are still in a contract standoff with one of their most important players. Having undergone a certain degree of turmoil last season - with the futures of Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

People who attacked and injured police officers at a march organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson "should and will pay a price" for their violence, the business secretary has said. Peter Kyle ...

The Justice Department has shut down its probe into allegations Trump border czar Tom Homan accepted a Cava restaurant bag containing a $50,000 cash bribe last year. The alleged payment to Homan was ...

People drawing their new state pension from April are likely to see a rise of more than £500 a year, latest wages data suggests. Under the "triple lock" policy, the state pension goes up each year by ...

Disney is under siege from all sides. Within 48 hours of its decision to pull late-night host Jimmy Kimmel off the air indefinitely, the parent company of ABC has once again found itself at the center ...

English language results improve by up to three grades after challenges from teachers, who warn of ‘erratic’ marking ...

New data on the state of Britain's job market has provided a fresh headache for the Bank of England as it prepares for its latest decision on interest rates this week. While the Office for National ...

A BEARDED man who was filmed appearing to cheer with glee after Charlie Kirk was shot has broken his silence. He has now posted a two minute video on X in which he tries to explain himself. Viral ...