Biggest ever university clearing: Thousands of extra students will get college places after their results as institutions place ‘quantity over quality to earn some bucks’ Around 80,000 students could get a university place during clearing this year Figure is up from 73,000 from last August in the weeks after A-Levels results day MP Robert Halfon … Read more
GCSE and A-Level results will be decided by statistical modelling – NOT teacher’s predicted grades – in major government U-turn on exams Exam regulator Ofqual said statistical modelling will be used to calculate grades Model will factor previous grades of pupils and former students at same school Ofqual said teachers’ predicted grades submitted in March … Read more
Married At First Sight’s Hayley Vernon looks VERY different as she shows off the results of her jaw-slimming Botox injections while working on a building site By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:50 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 04:16 BST, 10 July 2020 She’s had a remarkable transformation in recent months. And … Read more
‘The opening titles no one asked for!’ Khanh Ong shares his hilarious version of his MasterChef introduction By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:56 BST, 10 July 2020 | Updated: 03:56 BST, 10 July 2020 Former MasterChef: Back to Win contestant Khanh Ong showed off his vivacious personality on the cooking show. And … Read more
EXCLUSIVE ‘I try not to be too self-obsessed’: Zara McDermott has seen ‘drastic’ results after transforming her diet and ditching bread in her quest for a ‘more toned and tight body’ By Sarah Packer For Mailonline Published: 16:15 BST, 3 July 2020 | Updated: 17:16 BST, 3 July 2020 Zara McDermott has seen ‘drastic’ results … Read more
Half of Britons with tell-tale Covid-19 symptoms don’t get test results for at least four days after they first become ill, it emerged today. Scientists have warned the huge delays are rendering Number 10‘s contact tracing scheme useless, and could allow the epidemic to spiral back out of control. SAGE says close contacts need to … Read more
Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to reveal whether he has delivered on his pledge to process all coronavirus tests within 24 hours by the end of June. The Prime Minister promised on June 3 that every test would be turned around within one day by the end of the month. But Downing Street has … Read more
The PFA have urged commentators to address their racial bias after a study revealed differences in how they describe players with different skin tones. Findings revealed on Tuesday, following the first study of its kind in football, showed that ‘deep-rooted racial stereotypes’ are promoted in commentary by: Players with lighter skin tones receiving significantly more … Read more
Students could apply to university AFTER their A-level results with the academic year starting in January under radical shakeup of admissions Move is being directed by Education Secretary Gavin Williamson Hoped change will boost social mobility by helping disadvantaged children In current system, students apply to university by January with predicted grades Predicted grades are often inaccurate … Read more
Facebook tests features that adds information from Wikipedia to search results on its platform A Facebook test will now surface information from Wikipedia in search queries The feature will display information in a side panel for some queries It will look to help mitigate misinformation on the platform The feature is live on iOS, desktop, and … Read more