The popular A-level subject that the UK struggles with
Maths may be the most popular subject choice, but concerns remain about the skills of young people who choose not to study it after 16 This article was originally published…
We’ve had one of the wettest winters on record. Why are our reservoirs drying up?
Experts have warned that the ‘flash droughts’ caused by a series of heatwaves and lack of rainfall have led to reservoirs struggling Reservoirs are running low as almost three quarters…
Simon Levy rape victim brands double murderer a ‘monster’ and says he ‘took away my soul’
Serial sex attacker Simon Levy was sentenced to life in jail on Wednesday A woman who was raped by serial sex offender Simon Levy has branded him a “monster” after…
Count Binface says royal family should give up Buckingham Palace: “They don’t even like it”
In his manifesto, Count Binface has pledged to build “at least one affordable house”. It might sound like the political jibes that the satirist has become known for, but the…
Cambridge agrees to hold independent inquiry into Jason Arday appointment
Cambridge University’s leadership has bowed to internal pressure for an independent investigation into its appointment of Jason Arday as professor, with its vice-chancellor admitting the affair had damaged the institution.…
Doncaster three-year-old saves mum’s life ‘incredible’ with 999 call
Teaching children how to place an emergency call could be ‘lifesaving’, say parents A three-year-old boy has been praised for his extraordinary quick thinking that potentially saved his mother’s life…
Two guilty of murder and torturing man set on fire
Two people have been found guilty of murder after a man was doused in petrol and set on fire. Tomasz Samel was kidnapped in 2019 in Birmingham by three men…
Serial sex offender Simon Levy given whole-life term after police blunders left him free to murder
Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police and Crown Prosecution Service admitted failings in how they dealt with Levy, who was on bail as his attacks on women escalated to double murder…
Footballer filmed drifting BMW around van and driving at nearly 200mph jailed
A semi-pro footballer who was filmed driving at 191mph on a motorway as well as drifting around a van at a roundabout has been jailed. Connor Charlton, 32, was also…
Simon Levy handed whole-life tariff for double murder and rape
Simon Levy, the sexual predator left free by police errors to murder two women, will never leave prison after being sentenced to a whole-life tariff. Levy was convicted on Friday…