Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland celebrate exam results, with many finding out if they will progress to university, an apprenticeship or work
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No immediate plans to change ‘unfair’ student loan interest, education secretary admits
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said on Thursday, 11 August, that there are “no immediate plans” to change interest levels on student loan repayments.
Robert Jenrick claims migrants threw bottles at him during France camp visit
Robert Jenrick said that he had bottles thrown at him during a visit to a migrant camp near Calais.
Watch live: Starmer welcomes Zelensky to Downing Street ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer welcomes Volodymyr Zelensky to 10 Downing Street on Thursday, 14 August, a day before Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are due to meet.
Ucas Clearing 2025: How it works and what to do if you don’t get A-level grades you wanted
A-Level results day will take place on August 14 in 2025
UK ‘scales back’ plans for 30,000-troop reassurance force in Ukraine
Sir Keir Starmer is to meet President Zelensky in No 10 after Donald Trump warned Russia of ‘severe consequences’ if it does not stop the war ahead of Friday’s summit with Putin in Alaska
JD Vance greeted by angry Palestine protesters as he arrives in Scotland for holiday
JD Vance’s holiday brings ‘circus’ of road closures and police patrols to sleepy Cotswolds village
Residents in the vicinity of the 6-acre site have described road blocks coming into place as the US vice president spends time in their village
Voices: ‘Why pick on over-seventies?’ Readers question eye tests for older drivers
Our community is divided on compulsory eye tests for drivers over 70, with some calling for testing at all ages and others warning that targeting older motorists could unfairly restrict independence
Met Office issues thunderstorm weather warning after heatwave scorches Britain
The weather warnings come in the aftermath of a heatwave across parts of the UK