Students wanting to become teachers, engineers and even gamers are “thrilled” with their results.

Hard work 'pays off' for A-level students

Victoria and Nicola Tsang are celebrating after receiving the same A-level and GCSE results.

Twins receive identical A-level results

A court hears Paul and Dean Mathews made £136,000 through their illegal refunds scheme.

Father and son jailed for steam iron returns scam

A 34-year-old woman died after she was attacked by a dog, police said. Michelle Hempstead suffered serious injuries in the incident at Retort Close, Southend-on-Sea. The ambulance service was called at 23:30 BST on Monday and Ms Hempstead, whose name was given locally, was taken to the Royal London Hospital on Tuesday where she died.

Woman, 34, dies after dog attack

Two men have been arrested after a person was raped in a cemetery in the early hours of Sunday. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at about 01:50 BST in Dean Road Cemetery in Scarborough. Officers said two men, 18 and 21, were arrested shortly after the incident on...

Two held after 'terrifying' rape in cemetery

Jake Jones had been out with friends when he fell into the River Wye in Gloucestershire in May.

Man, 20, drowned after falling into river - inquest

The school will be open over two days to offer support to children after the death of a pupil.

School reopens to offer support after pupil death

Coroner Paul Marks said the death was accidental with the cause confirmed as chest injuries.

Farmer dies after being run over by his own Range Rover

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It's been 21 years since actress/singer Nell Carter, best known for the 1980s NBC sitcom, Gimme a Break!, died of natural causes at only 54. This is her story. Nell Carter was born September 13, 1948, in Birmingham, Alabama. After initially finding fame on and off-Broadway, and via a brief role in 1977 on the TV datime drama, Ryan's Hope, Carter took the lead in Ain't Misbehavin'!, a live stage revue of the works of composer Fats Waller.

The Brief Life & Tragic Death of Nell Carter ('Gimme A Break' & 'Ain't Misbehavin'): 21 Years Later

Two businesses have been fined thousands of pounds over underage and illegal vape sales. Shropshire Council said Positive Business Communications Ltd, trading as Vapa-fone on Castle Street in Shrewsbury, was ordered to pay over £5,000 after a 17-year-old was able to buy a vape. In a separate case, a...

Two businesses fined over illegal vape sales

A man has been jailed for five-and-a-half years after admitting raping a woman. Al Winfindale, of Ewart Street in Scarborough, raped a woman who was known to him in September 2022, York Crown Court heard. Winfindale, 39, was also placed on the sex offenders register for life when he was...

Man jailed after admitting rape of woman

The pair spotted victims outside fast food restaurant and invited them to house party in Harehills.

Two men jailed after raping women at house party

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

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An Australian school community has been left outraged after a cherished crossing guard was banned from high-fiving student following a parent complaint about the innocent gesture.

Students of Mount Dandenong Primary School in Greater Melbourne will no longer receive high fives from their beloved crossing supervisor, John Goulden, during drop off and pick up after he was reprimanded by Yarra Ranges Council.

Goulden, who was recently crowned one of Victoria’s top crossing supervisors, has been warned by the council against “initiating unnecessary physical contact” with the children.



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Maybe it's just me, but it's not summer until I get to eat crab cakes! Don't let this recipe intimitate you! It's really not difficult, just takes a little bit of prep time in the fridge.

Delicious Crab Cakes!

Cancer patients in Leeds could be invited to take part in a trial of a new type of treatment using personalised vaccines in a bid to help stop the disease returning. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said it would refer eligible people to an NHS programme to boost participation in the trial, which uses mRNA technology like that found in Covid jabs.

Cancer patients to join personalised vaccine trial

Potential students are being offered incentives if they sign up for certain degree courses through clearing.

Cash prizes and free rent: Uni clearing offers 'inappropriate'

A former police officer has admitted indecently assaulting a teenage girl who reported him to his own force four decades later. David Surridge, 70, was a special constable with Warwickshire Police when he began buying the girl gifts, alcohol and taking her for days out where he would sexually abuse her, police said.

Ex-PC admits abusing teenage girl

Christopher Taggart and Rhys McDonald were tracked down by police after the posts were spotted.

Pair who posted race hate messages on Facebook jailed

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Students 'buzzing' as they open results

Students from a sixth form college in Ipswich are looking forward to university after getting the grades they...

Students 'buzzing' as they open results

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