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GCSE results: more young people are studying languages – but the overall picture for language learning remains bleak

The 2024 GCSE results reveal that more young people in schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are opting to study a language. French and Spanish remain the most popular languages, with increases of 2.9% and 6.2% from last year respectively.

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GCSE top grades down on last year as north-south divide in England grows

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland picked up their results on Thursday morning in a year when grades were due to be restored to 2019 levels in all three nations

The Independent UK

GCSE results for 16-year-olds return to pre-Covid levels

Results show wide regional variations across England, while share of top grades in Wales and Northern Ireland drops

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Brickbat: Don't Even Look

In Belfast, Northern Ireland, Judge Francis Rafferty says he will deny bail to everyone arrested near a riot, even if they did not take part in violence or property damage and were there only as a "curious observer." "Anybody involving themselves in this type of behaviour, this type of disorder,…

Reason

Gap between top GCSE grades at private and state schools grows – as it happened

Gap on top grades between private and comprehensive schools rises from 28.2 percentage points to 29 percentage points

The Guardian - UK

Reports to NSPCC helpline of physical punishment of children triple in year

Charity says rise ‘hugely concerning’ and calls for change in law in England and Northern Ireland in line with rest of UK

The Guardian - UK

When do kids go back to school? The 2024/25 term dates you need in your diary

Back-to-school season is nearly upon us

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GCSEs should be branded separately in England, Wales and NI, expert says

Professor says diverging content and results make move necessary for the exams to be compared accurately

The Guardian - UK

Northern Ireland Police Evacuate 400 Homes Due To WWII Bomb

Police evacuate over 400 homes in Newtownards, County Down due to suspected WWII bomb, prioritizing safety and community well-being.

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Three steps to talking to a loved one at risk of being radicalised into rioting

For some, the shocking scenes of violence which have erupted across dozens of locations in England and Northern Ireland will evoke an all-too-real concern – could someone close to me get involved in the violence?

The Conversation

Top A-level grades are up – but worrying regional disparities remain

There are stark contrasts between north and south England, in Northern Ireland and Wales, and between private and state schools

The Guardian - UK

A-levels results: pupils in England achieve best results since 2010

Proportion of top grades is best outside Covid crisis but results in Wales and Northern Ireland are down on last year

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British troops sent into Northern Ireland – archive, 1969

On 14 August 1969, the British government deployed troops on the streets of Northern Ireland to restore public order after weeks of violent sectarian rioting

The Guardian - UK

Cleverly claims Labour’s ‘rhetoric encouraged people smugglers’ after 700 people cross Channel on Sunday – as it happened

Tory leadership hopeful and former home secretary says government has shown ‘poor early decision making’

The Independent UK

Met Office warns of thunderstorms today as UK set for 34C on hottest day of year

Southeast of England could reach 34C while others see thunderstorms

International Business Times

N.Ireland Violence Shocks Muslims And Stokes Fears Over Sectarian Divides

A week of racism-fuelled disorder in Northern Ireland, sparked by disturbances in English towns and cities, is proving harder to end, with fears the UK region's sectarian divisions are feeding into the violence.

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Scottish far-right ‘will do level best to use English riots to recruit new members’

SCOTTISH far-right groups will “do their level best” to use the violence and unrest seen in England and Northern Ireland to help recruit new…

The National (Scotland)

Revealed: The far-right groups currently operating in Scotland

FAR-RIGHT violence erupted in England and Northern Ireland in the wake of the stabbing of three young girls in Southport on July 29 ...

France 24

Anti-racism rallies sweep across UK after recent anti-immigration riots

Thousands of counter-protesters gathered across the UK on Saturday in response to rioting fuelled by the far right that took cities and towns by storm following the Southport knife attack in which three children were killed last week. Confrontations with anti-immigration protesters did not take place as expected, but a…

The National (Scotland)

Police Scotland to send officers to Northern Ireland amid ongoing riots

POLICE Scotland are to send more than 100 officers to Northern Ireland to help deal with riots in Belfast ...

The Conversation

How the altruistic response to far right riots reveals the innate goodness in human beings

Amid the aggression and destruction of the recent riots across England and Northern Ireland, there have been many heartening incidents. In many cases, the rioters have been met with counter-protesters, who risked violence and injury to voice their opposition to racism and their support for asylum seekers.

The National (Scotland)

Adrian Dunbar: 'We are gradually drifting towards a United Ireland'

Adrian Dunbar gives his views on a range of issues while backstage at London’s historic Barbican Theatre.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer tells police to stay on 'high alert' after far-right riots in England

KEIR Starmer has told police to remain on high alert following days of far-right riots and disorder in England and Northern Ireland.

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