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GCSE and A-level exams: Williamson 'incredibly sorry for exams unfairness'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 17:44
The education secretary says it was "the right thing to act" when it became clear results were unfair.

Man in court accused of attempting to murder Met Police officer with pen

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 17:42
Adrian Popa, 39, of no fixed address, is due to appear at Willesden Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

Coronavirus: Poor pupils facing 'two-year catch up after lockdown'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 17:02
Lockdown widened learning gaps between richer and poorer primary school children, a think tank says.

Coronavirus: Poorer children's education could take 'over a year' to recover

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 17:01
The BBC filmed in a school in St Helens, in which over 60% of pupils receive free school meals.

Ex-Rangers director Imran Ahmad to receive apology over prosecution

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:51
Imran Ahmad will also receive damages after the Lord Advocate accepted he should not have been prosecuted over club takeover.

Dewsbury family 'devastated' by brothers' drowning in sea

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:49
The boys, aged 16 and 18, from West Yorkshire got into difficulties off the Lancashire coast.

GCSEs and A-level exams: Estimated results to be used for Welsh grades

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:39
A-level and GCSE students will now be given the grades predicted by their teachers.

A-levels and GCSEs: U-turn as teacher estimates to be used for exam results

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:33
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson apologises to students and parents for the "distress" caused.

Ryanair cuts flights as EU virus rates hit bookings

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:28
The airline said activity for September and October "notably weakened" over the past 10 days.

Bradley mine: Coal extracted for final time at County Durham site

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:23
A plan to extend the open cast mine was rejected after a backlash by environmental groups.

Exam results: NI education minister in U-turn on A-level grades

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:21
Pupils will be awarded the higher of the grades either predicted by their teacher or following standardisation.

Students to be awarded teacher predicted grades

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 16:10
The head of Ofqual apologises to students for the distress caused by results produced by an algorithm.

The algorithms that make big decisions about your life

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 15:12
From insurance and healthcare to social media and policing, algorithms are used all around us.

Coronavirus: Party links to Glasgow and Lanarkshire clusters

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 15:03
Dozens of students are self-isolating as cases in north east Glasgow and Lanarkshire are officially linked.

Government badger cull 'could double' this year

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 14:26
The Badger Trust says a leaked document showed deaths increasing from 35,000 to 64,000 this year.

Sheringham seawater turns brown due to flooding

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 13:27
Overflowing drains gushed silt and dust into the North Sea off the Norfolk coast.

Premature baby 'helps' with marriage proposal

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 13:16
John Sellors asked his partner to marry him by having a sign put in his new son Cobie's incubator.

Witham: Asylum seekers in Patel's constituency 'an error'

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 12:47
The Home Office says an "operational failure" led to asylum seekers staying at a hotel in Essex.

Dolphins play with Weymouth lifeboat crew

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 12:25
The small pod of dolphins surprise a lifeboat crew on an emergency call off the Dorset coast.

Coupar Angus food processing plant closed after coronavirus cluster

UK News BBC News Feed - Mon, 08/17/2020 - 11:39
Four workers at the 2 Sisters processing plant in Coupar Angus have tested positive for the virus.

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