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Longer school day may give pupils only marginal gains – study

Extending the school day may only give marginal gains to pupils who lost learning during lockdowns, if the extra time is...

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Indian variant surge puts June date for scrapping Covid restrictions at risk

Boris Johnson warned that freedom from restrictions on June 21 may have to wait as it emerged three-quarters of new case...

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No human remains found in search for suspected Fred West murder victim

Gloucestershire Police began excavation work earlier this month after receiving information from a production company...

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Hancock to respond to Cummings’ claim he should have been fired over Covid

The Health Secretary will face MPs on Thursday over allegations made by former senior No 10 aide Dominic Cummings...

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Cummings: Herd immunity was regarded as an inevitable outcome of Covid policy

Mr Cummings told MPs that it was only in mid-March 2020 that he insisted a new plan was needed to prevent a catastrophe...

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Hillsborough disaster trial collapses as judge rules no case to answer

The trial of two retired police officers and a solicitor accused of perverting the course of justice following the Hills...

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Scouts launch campaign to recruit volunteers after numbers drop during pandemic

Youth membership has also fallen in the past year...

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Supermoon obscured by clouds as it graces night sky

The May full moon coincided with the satellite being at its closest to the Earth during its orbit, making it appear larg...

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Islands could join green list even if mainland remains amber

Aviation Minister Robert Courts said British tourists could be given the go-ahead to visit islands through the traffic-l...