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In Pictures: Smiles abound as A-level results are released

In Pictures: Smiles abound as A-level results are released

In Pictures: Smiles abound as A-level results are released

17 August 2023

Thousands of teenagers have been finding out how in they got in the key exams.


Sir Michael Parkinson’s most memorable interviews

Sir Michael Parkinson’s most memorable interviews

Sir Michael Parkinson’s most memorable interviews

17 August 2023

His conversations with high-profile names kept him ahead of the competition for more than a decade.


Sir Michael Parkinson ‘had no idea’ how first episode of hit BBC show had gone

Sir Michael Parkinson ‘had no idea’ how first episode of hit BBC show had gone

Sir Michael Parkinson ‘had no idea’ how first episode of hit BBC show had gone

17 August 2023

The first episode of Parkinson aired on June 19 1971.


In Pictures: Chat show king Sir Michael Parkinson became showbiz royalty

In Pictures: Chat show king Sir Michael Parkinson became showbiz royalty

In Pictures: Chat show king Sir Michael Parkinson became showbiz royalty

17 August 2023

He became as well known as many of the people he interviewed, with memorable encounters with the likes of Muhammad Ali, Billy Connolly and Emu.


Channel crossings top 17,000 for the year so far

Channel crossings top 17,000 for the year so far

Channel crossings top 17,000 for the year so far

17 August 2023

Some 444 people made the journey in eight boats on Wednesday, suggesting an average of around 56 people per vessel.


Sir Michael Parkinson, king of the British chat show hosts, dies aged 88

Sir Michael Parkinson, king of the British chat show hosts, dies aged 88

Sir Michael Parkinson, king of the British chat show hosts, dies aged 88

17 August 2023

The veteran broadcaster will be remembered as one of Britain’s most famous talk show hosts.


Prime Minister among those expressing support for disappointed students

Prime Minister among those expressing support for disappointed students

Prime Minister among those expressing support for disappointed students

17 August 2023

Rishi Sunak joined Jeremy Clarkson and Gary Neville in encouraging students who did not get the A-level results they hoped for.


Hundreds of red phone boxes up for community ‘adoption’

Hundreds of red phone boxes up for community ‘adoption’

Hundreds of red phone boxes up for community ‘adoption’

17 August 2023

Since BT introduced its Adopt a Kiosk programme in 2008, more than 7,200 phone boxes have been taken on by communities across the UK for just £1 each.


BAE buys US defence giant Ball Aerospace for £4.4bn

BAE buys US defence giant Ball Aerospace for £4.4bn

BAE buys US defence giant Ball Aerospace for £4.4bn

17 August 2023

Ball makes parts for the F-35 fighter jets and was involved in the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.


Top A-level grades fall in Northern Ireland but remain above pre-pandemic levels

Top A-level grades fall in Northern Ireland but remain above pre-pandemic levels

Top A-level grades fall in Northern Ireland but remain above pre-pandemic levels

17 August 2023

More than 26,000 students across the region received their results on Thursday morning.


Fewer students accepted on UK degree courses than last year – Ucas

Fewer students accepted on UK degree courses than last year – Ucas

Fewer students accepted on UK degree courses than last year – Ucas

17 August 2023

More than 19,000 British 18-year-olds have missed the conditions of their university offer and are now eligible for clearing.


Key statistics in this year’s A-level results

Key statistics in this year’s A-level results

Key statistics in this year’s A-level results

17 August 2023

Maths remains the most popular subject, but economics has entered the top 10 for the first time.


A-level top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels

A-level top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels

A-level top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels

17 August 2023

Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their results.


Ukrainian artist paints group portraits for refugees to gift to UK hosts

Ukrainian artist paints group portraits for refugees to gift to UK hosts

Ukrainian artist paints group portraits for refugees to gift to UK hosts

17 August 2023

A British couple who received a Olha Son painting from the Ukrainian family living with them said it was ‘very moving’.


It is not a surprise Ella Toone is in the final, says her former PE teacher

It is not a surprise Ella Toone is in the final, says her former PE teacher

It is not a surprise Ella Toone is in the final, says her former PE teacher

17 August 2023

Chris Nuttall, PE teacher at Fred Longworth High School in Tyldesley, said he ‘could tell’ Toone would achieve great success in football.


Think tank director says tuition fees should rise to stop university ‘decline’

Think tank director says tuition fees should rise to stop university ‘decline’

Think tank director says tuition fees should rise to stop university ‘decline’

17 August 2023

Students across the UK are waking up to their A-level results and are receiving their grades that will help progress them onto university.


Divorced and male diabetics ‘at higher risk of limb amputation’

Divorced and male diabetics ‘at higher risk of limb amputation’

Divorced and male diabetics ‘at higher risk of limb amputation’

17 August 2023

Findings of the observational study will be presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes in October


Face of Bonnie Prince Charlie recreated using death masks

Face of Bonnie Prince Charlie recreated using death masks

Face of Bonnie Prince Charlie recreated using death masks

17 August 2023

Researchers at the University of Dundee have depicted the prince aged 24, at the time of the Jacobite rising.


What the papers say – August 17

What the papers say – August 17

What the papers say – August 17

17 August 2023

The Lionesses advancing into Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final dominates Britain’s papers.


Pupils in Northern Ireland to receive A-level results

Pupils in Northern Ireland to receive A-level results

Pupils in Northern Ireland to receive A-level results

16 August 2023

Results in the region are expected to dip slightly this year.


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