A higher proportion of independent school pupils are granted 25 extra time to complete their exams than pupils in non-selective state schools.

More than 30,000 people who received NHS treatment between the 1970s and early 1990s were infected with contaminated blood.

A much-loved burger restaurant damaged in a major blaze hopes to open by the summer. As reported, a fire broke out in the Dorset Burger Company in King Street last month, causing extensive damage to ...

Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (Pert) provides the enzymes people affected by pancreatic cancer need to absorb ...

An inquest into the death of a 12-year-old girl who took an overdose after making an allegation of sexual assault has not found evidence that her death could have been prevented by agencies including ...

A man convicted of the “Essex Boys” gangland murders can be released from prison, the Parole Board has said. Michael Steele was jailed for life in 1998 for the killings of Tony Tucker, Pat Tate and ...

More than 68,000 raw sewage spills have polluted British rivers and seas already this year, data suggests. Campaign group Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) have launched an online water quality hub, ...

The Education Secretary met with Katharine Birbalsingh – who has been commonly described as Britain’s strictest headteacher.

The blast occurred at the food court on the 12th floor of the Shin Kong Mitsukoshi department store in Taichung city.

The King revealed his skiing days were behind him when he chatted to a Swiss engineer during a visit to a wind turbine factory. Charles, once a frequent visitor the Swiss Alps at this time of year for ...