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Three in 10 secondary school children have had private tuition, survey finds

Three in 10 secondary school children have had private tuition, survey finds

Three in 10 secondary school children have had private tuition, survey finds

08 March 2023

The Government’s flagship National Tutoring Programme has given a wider range of students access to tutoring, a charity suggests.


Rates should not rise further due to ‘overtightening’ risks – Bank policymaker

Rates should not rise further due to ‘overtightening’ risks – Bank policymaker

Rates should not rise further due to ‘overtightening’ risks – Bank policymaker

08 March 2023

Bank rate-setter Swati Dhingra said she believes rates should be held at 4% at the next meeting.


Bronson faced brutal treatment in jail, psychologist tells parole hearing

Bronson faced brutal treatment in jail, psychologist tells parole hearing

Bronson faced brutal treatment in jail, psychologist tells parole hearing

08 March 2023

The proceedings, to consider whether he should be freed from jail, resumed on Wednesday.


Top tips on how to drive safely in the snow

Top tips on how to drive safely in the snow

Top tips on how to drive safely in the snow

08 March 2023

The UK is being hit with snowfall as temperatures plummet.


Regular Twitter user Gary Lineker criticised for airing political views in past

Regular Twitter user Gary Lineker criticised for airing political views in past

Regular Twitter user Gary Lineker criticised for airing political views in past

08 March 2023

The broadcaster and former professional footballer has used Twitter to voice opinions on issues including Brexit and refugees.


Which sectors are still due to strike and which walkouts have been called off?

Which sectors are still due to strike and which walkouts have been called off?

Which sectors are still due to strike and which walkouts have been called off?

08 March 2023

Services from health to education are set to be hit by walkouts this month and beyond while other action has been suspended as unions enter pay talks.


Royal race row charity boss steps down as chief executive of Sistah Space

Royal race row charity boss steps down as chief executive of Sistah Space

Royal race row charity boss steps down as chief executive of Sistah Space

08 March 2023

Ngozi Fulani has temporarily resigned as chief executive because of the difficulties women have had accessing the organisation in the aftermath.


Demand from house hunters fell for tenth month in a row in February – surveyors

Demand from house hunters fell for tenth month in a row in February – surveyors

Demand from house hunters fell for tenth month in a row in February – surveyors

08 March 2023

The majority of the feedback points to house sales being agreed within 5% of asking prices, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.


Sub-zero temperatures fail to deter swimmers from sunrise dip

Sub-zero temperatures fail to deter swimmers from sunrise dip

Sub-zero temperatures fail to deter swimmers from sunrise dip

08 March 2023

Hundreds of women braved the freezing weather for a dip in the Firth of Forth.


What is the new wonder weight loss drug?

What is the new wonder weight loss drug?

What is the new wonder weight loss drug?

08 March 2023

Your questions answered on Wegovy.


Four-year-olds ‘may have the basic skills that underlie map reading’

Four-year-olds ‘may have the basic skills that underlie map reading’

Four-year-olds ‘may have the basic skills that underlie map reading’

08 March 2023

Researchers say map-reading ‘may be cognitively simpler than previously thought’.


Flights disrupted amid snowfall in south following coldest night of the year

Flights disrupted amid snowfall in south following coldest night of the year

Flights disrupted amid snowfall in south following coldest night of the year

08 March 2023

The Met Office has said temperatures at Kinbrace in the Highlands dropped to this year’s low of minus 15.4C overnight.


Inquest opens into death of transgender teenager Brianna Ghey

Inquest opens into death of transgender teenager Brianna Ghey

Inquest opens into death of transgender teenager Brianna Ghey

08 March 2023

Brianna, 16, from Birchwood, Warrington, was found with fatal stab wounds on a path in Culcheth Linear Park on February 11.


Rectal examinations for prostate cancer ‘may miss early stage disease’

Rectal examinations for prostate cancer ‘may miss early stage disease’

Rectal examinations for prostate cancer ‘may miss early stage disease’

08 March 2023

A study showed that a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test was around four times better at detecting cancer.


RMT urged to call off strike at train firms after suspending Network Rail action

RMT urged to call off strike at train firms after suspending Network Rail action

RMT urged to call off strike at train firms after suspending Network Rail action

08 March 2023

The Rail Delivery Group, which represents operators, called on to the Rail, Maritime and Transport union to ‘meet us for urgent talks’.


Braverman says boat crossings will ‘fall dramatically’ but cannot say when

Braverman says boat crossings will ‘fall dramatically’ but cannot say when

Braverman says boat crossings will ‘fall dramatically’ but cannot say when

08 March 2023

The Home Secretary said it will be clear by the next election whether the Conservatives’ controversial asylum plans will have been a success or not.


Zoo’s zebras, giraffes and antelopes to get diet boost with new grass meadows

Zoo’s zebras, giraffes and antelopes to get diet boost with new grass meadows

Zoo’s zebras, giraffes and antelopes to get diet boost with new grass meadows

08 March 2023

Marwell Zoo is planting meadow grass in the paddocks to provide a better nutritional balance for the animals.


Lineker thanks followers for ‘love and support’ after asylum comments criticism

Lineker thanks followers for ‘love and support’ after asylum comments criticism

Lineker thanks followers for ‘love and support’ after asylum comments criticism

08 March 2023

Home Secretary Suella Braverman and immigration minister Robert Jenrick have both criticised the Match Of The Day presenter.


Coldest night of the year so far on Tuesday with snow forecast across the UK

Coldest night of the year so far on Tuesday with snow forecast across the UK

Coldest night of the year so far on Tuesday with snow forecast across the UK

08 March 2023

Temperatures at Kinbrace in the Highlands dropped to this year’s record low of minus 15.2C overnight, the Met Office said.


Heathrow told to cut passenger charges amid demand rebound

Heathrow told to cut passenger charges amid demand rebound

Heathrow told to cut passenger charges amid demand rebound

08 March 2023

Regulator the CAA said the charge will reduce from £31.57 for 2023 and last year, to £25.43 over the next three years.


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