Pandemic

This year's GCSE takers will still get extra help in three exams

The three GCSE exams pupils will still get Covid-era help in

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025.

Watch: Rachel Reeves to make case for free trade at IMF talks

Dingles Fun Park has announced its closure just weeks after its launch

Theme park closes weeks after launch

Controversial OnlyFans star Lily Phillips is heading back to university this year - according to one April Fool

'Porn star to return to university'

Lockdowns may have long since passed, but their impact is still being felt in UK schools

5 ways children’s education is still being impacted by the pandemic

A lone goose in the middle of Parliament Street, York, at midday on a Saturday as the streets are empty from the normal tourist traffic during the Covid lockdown in March 2020

Five years on: 26 eerie photos show deserted streets during lockdown

Five years since the first Covid lockdown in the UK, the impact of the pandemic is still being felt

Five remarkable ways the Covid pandemic forever changed life

School attendance can play a big part in a pupil's outcomes

1 in 5 pupils 'persistently' missing school - why it matters for GCSEs

Carole D’Andrea will be best remembered for starring as Jet girl Velma both in the Broadway production of West Side Story and then in the movie. Photograph: Film Publicity/Archive/United Archives via Getty Images

West Side Story star Carole D’Andrea has died at home at 87

Beloved chef and soon- to-be-dad of three, Curtis Kimball tragically dies of an an aortic aneurysm at 46. Photo: GoFundMe

Beloved chef Curtis Kimball dies of an aortic aneurysm at 46

The Covid Memorial Wall in London.

COVID-19 Day of Reflection: What and when is the Day of Reflection?

Melanie Wellings of Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, now wears a gauze over the orange-sized hole that the cancer has left in her face.

Mum with 'hay-fever symptoms' has one-in-a-million cancer

Prosus is set to acquire European food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway in a €4.1 billion (£3.4 billion) all-cash deal that will see the company delisted from public markets.

European food delivery giant acquired

Health authorities in the UK are closely monitoring a sharp rise in cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV)

Cough, congestion or fever: symptoms of the UK’s new ‘Mystery Virus'

The inquiry's initial stage is examining the health and social care impact of the pandemic. Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty

‘Mystery virus’ appears in UK with Brits warned to ‘mask up’

Almost Famous on Great George Street has announced it's closing all its UK restaurants.

Popular burger chain announces closures

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). (Photo: Getty Images)

Trump orders US to leave World Health Organization
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Isabella Boneham

Cases of HMPV have been surging in China.

HMPV symptoms to look out for - and should we be worried?

HMPV outbreak in China sparks new Covid-19 fears

The truth behind the HMPV outbreak: What really are the risks?

Covid and flu vaccines are available now, along with a new vaccine for RSV.

Black Death vaccine developed amid fears it could be making a return

Only Fools and Horses legend Sir David Jason has revealed he was left devastated after finding out he had missed out on a role in a Hollywood movie

David Jason axed from movie role and is 'desperate' for work

Janey Godley

Funeral plans confirmed for Scottish comedian Janey Godley

‘Covid hero’, Robert Hiscoe, was killed in a ‘senseless’ attack outside the Butterbowl pub in Leeds

‘Covid hero’ killed in ‘senseless’ pub attack

Liam Gallagher

Liam Gallagher postpones wedding to Debbie Gwyther for a third time

Two peas from the same pod? Are Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson may be more alike than you might expect?

Peas from the same pod? Johnson claims Starmer donations look ‘greedy’

Who is Al Pacino’s ex- girlfriend Noor Alfallah

Who is Al Pacino’s ex- girlfriend Noor Alfallah?

It is now likely GCSE maths and science students will not need to remember formulas for their exams until at least 2027 (Photo: Adobe Stock)

GCSE students to get extra Covid exam help in these key subjects

Children are arriving at school still wearing nappies, using buggies and unable to communicate properly with their classmates

Young children let down - arrive at school in nappies and prams
Our children are being failed long before they reach school and that is having a serious impact on their education, according to one expert.
Nancy Fielder

British comedian Harry Hill reveals he suffered a horror injury and broke his ribs

Comedian Harry Hill reveals he suffered a horror injury

A total of 17 Wetherspoons branches are up for sale, with 14 already under offer.

Full list of Wetherspoons pubs set to close across the UK

Mpox is spreading across Europe - but there are ways you an protect yourself

Cases of Mpox disease rising rapidly - here's how to protect yourself

Clapping for the NHS may have been 'dangerous' says health ombudsman. (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Clapping for the NHS may have been 'dangerous' says health ombudsman

Sam Fender at Boardmasters 2024

Sam Fender warms crowd with powerful performance at Boardmasters

Struggling Revolution Bars has secured High Court approval for the company's restructuring plan, which may help prevent insolvency but will likely lead to the closure of approximately 25 bars.

Bar chain to close some venues after court decision

If you test positive for Covid it's recommended that you try to stay home. (Photo: Pexel/Andrea Piacquadio)

Covid rules if you test positive as cases rise in the UK

Maeve Boothby-O’Neill on her 18th birthday in 2012 Picture: Family/PA

Woman with ME pleaded with GP for help with feeding, inquest hears

More Brits than ever before are being diagnosed with dementia

New records set as dementia diagnoses reach all time high

The entire country was failed during Covid

Government and civil service 'failed' public during Covid-19 pandemic

An aerial view of Oakwood Theme park in Pembrokeshire (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Theme park ride closed after multiple injuries

Special measures to make sure students sitting major exams weren't unfairly impacted by the pandemic have gradually slowed down (Photo: National World/Getty/Adobe Stock)

Do pupils still get Covid consideration in exams? All you need to know

Ben Horne, who lost his nose when his dog ripped it off while trying to save him from a seizure has undergone ten reconstructive surgeries - using bones from his ribs.

Dog mauled off man's nose while trying to save him from seizure

A British nurse and her partner were found dead in a holiday home in Portugal, an inquest heard.

British nurse and partner found dead overseas

Lucy Shepherd, 26, took her nan, Rita, 93, to surprise her best friend, Jean Wood, 94, who she hadn't seen since 2018.

Watch: Touching reunion of life-long pals after 6 year 'Covid' break

Joey Barton has issued an apology to Jeremy Vine (pictured) and agreed to pay him a £75,000 settlement to resolve a High Court libel case. Picture: Getty

Footballer's £75k Jeremy Vine apology

(Photo: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

UK pubs face crisis as 80 closed per month in 2024 alone

BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker has said that doctors have told him he could die "at any moment". (Credit: Getty Images)

Radio legend's health update

The net worth of late Canadian YouTuber Twomad has been revealed, after his mother looks to become the executor of his estate - the 23-year-old died in February 2024 and did not leave a will (Credit: Twomad on YouTube)

Twomad: The late YouTuber’s net worth at his time of death revealed

After much speculation across the UK media today, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces the UK General Election will be held on July 4. Picture: Carl Court/Getty Images

PM election speech

High School Musical star Matt Prokop, who is the ex-boyfriend of Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland, has been arrested in Texas for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. He is pictured here in 2009

Actor arrested for assault

AstraZeneca has withdrawn its Covid-19 vaccine Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Covid-19 vaccine withdrawn

Istanbul-based grocery delivery firm Getir is set to leave the UK, putting 1,500 jobs at risk

Jobs at risk after delivery firm pulls out of UK

Malaria is spread by mosquitos Picture: Adobe Stock

Disease warning as cases rocket

Second wife of billionaire Tetra Pak heir Hans Rausing, Julia, died aged 63 after a long cancer battle

Billionaire's second wife dies

Kate Garraway opens up about her late husband Derek Draper in new ITV documentary Derek's Story (Photo: ITV)

New Kate Garraway documentary about late husband Derek Draper

Millie Bobby Brown: Stranger Things co-star Matthew Modine set to officiate wedding with Jake Bongiovi

Stranger Things star to officiate Millie Bobby Brown's wedding

Gino D’Acampo has reportedly been unable to pay £5million owed to former staff and the taxman after the liquidation of his My Pasta Bar chain. Photo by Getty.

TV chef's £5million tax bill

[Top-Bottom] Emma Stone, Pedro Pascal and Austin Butler have all been confirmed for Ari Aster's (main) new film, "Eddington," set for release through A24 (credit: Getty Images)

Eddington | Ari Aster’s latest film casts Emma Stone & Pedro Pascal