Stella drinkers complain as lager’s alcohol strength LOWERED to 4.6%

Stella Artois has lowered its alcohol strength to 4.6 per cent in a health drive by Belgian brewers.  The amount of alcohol in the Belgian lager – for which the slogan ‘reassuringly expensive’ ran in the UK from 1982 to 2007 – has been reduced from 4.8 per cent due to ‘health and wellness trends’. … Read more

Gemma Collins RETURNS to Dancing On Ice by being lowered onto the rink in a diamond hoop

Gemma Collins RETURNS to Dancing On Ice by being lowered onto the rink in a diamond hoop but she IRRITATES viewers who call her brief appearance ‘unnecessary’ amid Covid lockdown By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 20:11 GMT, 24 January 2021 | Updated: 20:11 GMT, 24 January 2021 She appeared on the 2019 series with … Read more

GCS-easy? Exam grade boundaries should be lowered to compensate for the pandemic, Ofqual says

GCSE and A-Level grade boundaries should be LOWERED next year to compensate for pandemic, Ofqual says Ofqual is urging Government to ensure that exams are ‘less daunting’ in 2021  Chief regulator Dame Glenys Stacey has written letter to Education Secretary  Argues that pandemic is impacting learning so exams should be more lenient By Ross Ibbetson … Read more

Too young to buy a pint…but you can apply to be a PC after recruitment age lowered to 17

Too young to buy a pint…but you can apply to be a PC: Police lower recruitment age to 17 to meet pledge of adding an extra 20,000 officers Rules have been changed so teenagers can apply to become officers Would-be police can put themselves forward at 17 but can only start at 18 College of … Read more