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The education watchdog has launched an investigation into grade inflation after a sharp increase in the awarding of first and upper second-class degrees at several universities..

The post-Covid recovery in shopper footfall slowed in August as cost of living pressures discouraged consumers, figures show..

More than two-thirds of UK parents are worried about paying for food, energy and fuel over the next year and are being pushed to the edge, research suggests..

Millions of renters could benefit from a set of improved standards for rental homes as the Government launches a new consultation..

A rail worker who has helped thousands of domestic violence victims take free trains to safety is hoping to expand the scheme to other modes of public transport..

Dishwashers, taps and washing machines could have to carry mandatory water efficiency labels under plans to protect supplies and cut energy bills..

Eight in 10 parents in Scotland are worried about paying for gas and electricity over the next year, a poll has found..

Bristol Zoo is expecting a bumper crowd this Saturday as it prepares to close its doors after 186 years and move to a new site..

Long NHS waiting lists are the most common reason for people opting for independent healthcare or considering using the private sector, a poll suggests..

Type 2 diabetes patients are being admitted to hospital with a rising number of non-traditional medical side-effects including depression and anaemia, a major study has suggested..

Researchers have developed a new method that could help identify people who are at greater risk of developing Alzheimers disease before symptoms appear..

The MS Ambition has been chartered by the Scottish Government to provide accommodation for up to 1,750 people.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said dozens of Stop Sizewell C protesters, who gathered outside the nuclear site where he delivered his final policy speech before leaving office, were wrong..

The oldest veteran of the Royal Scots regiment who fought in Dunkirk has died aged 104..

The pound continued its recent freefall amid continued worries over the UKs economic outlook..

A UN inspection team has arrived at Ukraines Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on a mission to safeguard it from catastrophe.

The parents of a seriously ill four-month-old boy are making an appeal bid after losing a High Court life-support treatment fight..

Two guns were used in the shooting which killed nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in Liverpool, police have said..

Provisional figures show the summer of 2022 had an average temperature of 17.1C, the warmest in records stretching back to 1884..

Tens of thousands of railway workers will stage fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions..