Category: UK News

At Trentham Academy, a sizeable secondary school located in Stoke-on-Trent, pupils faced the challenge of enduring cold temperatures during their mock exams due to a faulty heating system. Meanwhile, the school’s swimming pool remains unusable, cordoned off with danger signs, highlighting ongoing maintenance problems. Esme, a student at the school, described how shivering made it… Continue reading School pool barricaded as repairs contract ends with work unfinished

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In August 2026, English students will experience a new way of receiving their GCSE results via an “education record” app. This app, introduced by the Department of Education in England, will automatically store students’ exam outcomes starting from 11:00 BST on results day, scheduled for Thursday 20 August 2026. The department has highlighted that this… Continue reading GCSEs: Students in NI won't receive exam results online in August

As Scotland approaches what many consider one of its most pivotal elections in recent times, Scottish Labour’s position appears challenging. Just a year and a half ago, following a decisive general election victory, Anas Sarwar harbored ambitions of leading Scotland from Bute House by May 2026. Fast forward to the present, and his party is… Continue reading Scottish Labour's election plans to get Anas Sarwar into Bute House

A recent investigation into the earliest works of the renowned Welsh poet Dylan Thomas has uncovered that, as a schoolboy, he engaged in plagiarism by copying other poets’ writings and presenting them as his own. This startling revelation came to light through the efforts of Alessandro Gallenzi, an author and publicist, who was editing a… Continue reading Dylan Thomas 'plagiarised other poets' repeatedly as schoolboy

Members of the House of Lords have expressed support for extending the time allocated to debate the assisted dying bill. Advocates of the legislation are growing increasingly worried that the bill may not complete all its parliamentary stages before the current session concludes in early May. While the bill has already received approval from the… Continue reading Peers back calls for more time to debate assisted dying bill

Jason Price, a funeral director and amateur metal detectorist from Grantham, was found guilty of deceiving thousands by fabricating the discovery of an ancient Roman brooch. In 2019, he claimed to have uncovered a small copper-alloy horse figurine near Leasingham, Lincolnshire, securing £5,000 so the item could be displayed in a museum. However, investigations revealed… Continue reading Detectorist who 'dug up Roman brooch' actually bought it on eBay

Nearly two centuries since the debut of the fax machine, a handful of NHS trusts in England continue to rely on this ageing technology. Despite widespread digital advancements across the health service, three NHS trusts — Leeds Teaching Hospitals, University Hospitals Birmingham, and Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital — still employ fax machines for routine communications.… Continue reading Three NHS trusts still using fax machines, Streeting confesses

A newborn girl, discovered abandoned inside a carrier bag in east London, is set to be adopted and will maintain regular contact with her two siblings, a family court has confirmed. The infant, known as “Elsa,” was found on 18 January 2024 near a footpath in Newham by a dog walker. Following DNA testing, it… Continue reading Abandoned baby Elsa to be adopted and regularly see two siblings, court orders

David Coote, a former referee in the Premier League, has been handed a suspended prison sentence after a child abuse video was discovered on his laptop. The disturbing footage, which depicted a 15-year-old boy dressed in a school uniform, was found last year in February when police examined his electronic devices. Coote, residing in Woodhill,… Continue reading Ex-Premier League referee David Coote sentenced over child image offence