A Level results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland reached a record high, with 44.8% achieving top grades of A* or A. Although some argue it’s not possible to compare this year’s results to previous ones. This is the second year in a row that… Read More »A Level Results 2021: Grades at Record High
Documents report that David Cameron made around $10m (£7m) from Greensill Capital prior to the finance company collapsing. The documents suggest the former prime minister received $4.5m in 2019 when cashing in shares of the company. However, a spokesman for Mr Cameron says his remuneration… Read More »Greensill Scandal: David Cameron ‘made £7m’ before company’s collapse
Vodafone is the second UK mobile phone company to announce the reintroduction of roaming charges for travellers in Europe. A charge of at least £1 a day will apply from January to new and upgrading customers using their mobile phone in EU countries. A number… Read More »Vodafone Roaming Charges to return from January
Wildfires in Greece continue to tear through the island of Evia, prompting residents to escape by sea to safety. Over 2,000 people are already evacuated, with elderly residents carried on to ferries. Local officials say they have not received enough help to fight the fires,… Read More »Greece Wildfires force Evia Island Residents to Evacuate
Another piece of artwork potentially created by anonymous graffiti artist Banksy has turned up in East Anglia. On Sunday morning, a visitor at Merrivale Model Village in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, spotted a new model of a miniature stable. The work depicts a small rodent standing… Read More »Banksy Artwork appears in Great Yarmouth Model Village
Tech giant Apple announces details of a scanning system to find child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on US customers’ iPhones and other devices. Before storing images onto iCloud Photos, the technology will look for matches for CSAM that are already known. If the system detects… Read More »Apple scanning iPhones for child sex abuse images
The London Pride parade is cancelled for the second year in a row because of Covid-19 restrictions. The event is the UK’s biggest LGBT pride festival, usually taking place in the capital each summer. However, it could not go ahead last year either due to… Read More »London Pride parade cancelled for second year running
Household bills will increase for millions of people across the UK in October as energy prices will rise, just as the cold weather starts. Regulator Ofgem says the default domestic energy deal price cap will rise to cover supplier’s additional costs. The regulating body sets… Read More »Energy prices to rise by at least £139 for millions of households
Strictly Come Dancing announces its first ever all-male partnership, as TV chef John Whaite joins the line-up. Last year, boxer Nicola Adams became the first celebrity in the show’s history to have a same sex partner. She unfortunately had to exit the competition early due… Read More »John Whaite to be Strictly Come Dancing first all male partnership
The latest Covid travel update is in, detailing which countries have moved to the red, amber and green lists. Changes will come into effect from 04:00 BST on Sunday 8 August. Widespread changes to the traffic light system include France moving from amber-plus to amber.… Read More »Covid travel: Countries added to Green list as France moves to Amber