Oldham reportedly 48 hours from severe lockdown as Northern Ireland mulls nationwide restrictions Via: Coronavirus: Local restrictions eased in Leicester as other regions face potential return to lockdown
‘Do I just accept my second choice?’ asks one pupil Via: A-level confusion increases as universities await teacher-predicted grades from Ucas
Halifax MP says language will ‘never, ever be acceptable from an officer’ Via: 'I'll choke you out:' West Yorkshire Police officer removed from frontline duties over arrest video
Jessica Johnson, 18, from Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, won an Orwell Youth Prize Senior award for her dystopian story A Band Apart which saw pupils split into bands according to social status. Via: Student, 18, 'predicted' exams crisis in an award-winning story she penned last year
The Department for Education last night said that schools and college students would receive their ‘centre assessment grades’ on Thursday. Via: GCSE confusion as pupils get 'centre assessment grades' on Thursday but 'official results' next week
From Finland to the UK, social media users have shared hilarious examples of employees who let their professional standards slip. Via: People share the most awkward mistakes committed by people who are clearly in the wrong profession
Government analysis recorded congestion last week hit 93 per cent of typical vehicle activity, after plummeting to as little as 23 per cent in April. Via: Traffic on Britain's roads returns to 93% of pre-pandemic levels
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as high street chain M&S announces streamlining programme, and hefty job cutsLatest: S&P 500 hits new intra-day recordSummary: M&S struggles; Walmart shinesFull story: M&S cuts 7k jobs in next three monthsBreaking: 7,000 jobs to go at M&SJobs at risk in UK Read more
Democrats show unity on first night of virtual conventionMichelle Obama picks Trump apart in DNC speechUS recorded 542 coronavirus deaths and 40,022 new cases yesterdayCuomo to publish book on Covid-19 leadershipFlorida, Alaska, Wyoming holding primary electionsSign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.56pm BST Donald Trump just responded to the Read more
Orwell’s anti-Stalinist fable has a new life as a computer game. But can you manage the revolutionary animals without them succumbing to dictatorship?Name: Animal Farm.Age: 75. Continue reading… Via: Four players good! How Animal Farm became this year's most unlikely video game