Ariana Howells, 17, from Barry in Wales, will study biochemistry after achieving three A*s and one A in her A-levels.

Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal are racing to contain wildfires, taking advantage of calmer winds that slowed the blazes’ advance. Much of southern Europe, however, remains at high risk under ...

A second MasterChef contestant has been edited out of the current BBC One series, which has faced controversy and seen both presenters dropped from their roles.

After years of work and months of worry, there were smiles and hugs at schools across Northern Ireland as pupils received their A-level results. At Sullivan Upper School in Holywood, a number of ...

A chemical spill at a major London hospital has left one person injured, with several more treated for the inhalation of chlorine gas. Four of the nine patients were taken to hospital by ambulance ...

People hiding in trailers cause delays, increased costs, potential damage to goods and disposal of produce, researchers found.

Musical movie Christmas Karma stars The Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar as a contemporary Scrooge, called Mr Sood.

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is to stand trial next year over allegations of child sex abuse. Dott, 48, is accused of two charges relating to primary school-age children. The allegations ...

Mohammed Hegab, known online as Mohammed Hijab, sued the publication and Douglas Murray over an article that alleged he was a “street agitator” who whipped up his followers and made disparaging ...

Boys have outperformed girls in top A-level grades for the first time in seven years, exam results show. Overall, 28.4% of boys’ A-level entries scored an A* or A this summer, compared to 28.2% of ...

“It falls within the framework of the extremist Israeli government’s plans to undermine any possibility of establishing a Palestinian state on the ground, to fragment the West Bank, and to separate ...

But the proportion of learners who decide to quit the technical qualifications has decreased from last year, Government figures suggest.