Schools across England are considering appealing against this year’s unrealistically high GCSE results after thousands of students saw their grades reach record highs. Headteachers may now challenge the top marks awarded to pupils after figures released by Ofqual showed that the proportion of the highest GCSE grades awarded in country had jumped by 26 per cent. … Read more
President Donald Trump has said Americans could get a second stimulus check amid the coronavirus pandemic and that the soon-to-announced package will be ‘very generous’. Taxpayers were given a one-time sum of $1,200 as part of the $2trillion stimulus earlier this year, but for many who have been made unemployed or had salary cuts, it … Read more
He originally pledged to raise £1,000 through online platform JustGiving by walking 100 laps of his garden before celebrating his 100th birthday at the end of April. And, Captain Tom Moore, 99 – who has now raised over £27.5 million for the NHS during the coronavirus crisis – has urged his legion of fans to … Read more