There were 'lots of smiles, hugs and tears of relief' as pupils at Kirkbie Kendal School celebrated another year of fantastic results.

The gap in GCSE results between boys and girls is now at its narrowest point this century. While girls are still outperforming their male classmates in terms of both top grades and reaching at least a ...

Some of the county’s biggest chains have signed a letter to the Chancellor sent by trade body British Retail Consortium.

Spanish has become the most popular foreign language for GCSE students after overtaking French for the first time. The popularity of Spain as a holiday destination, as well as its standing as a ...

The boy filmed himself wandering the corridors, including footage showing him superimposing a hand carrying a semi-automatic pistol.

Waitrose boss James Bailey is to step down from the supermarket chain later this year, parent group The John Lewis Partnership has said. Mr Bailey has led the upmarket grocery business as its managing ...

Connolly, who was jailed for inciting racial hatred online following the Southport attacks, has been released from prison.

Vinted, eBay and Etsy sellers are being warned they could face fines or criminal investigation if they exceed a certain number of sales ...

An English tourist is in a critical condition after a serious assault in Temple Bar in Dublin city. Emergency services attended the scene of the incident in the Temple Bar Square area at around ...

A young shepherd set the baa high with her GCSE results when she arrived to collect them with her sheep, Kevin. Milly Johnson, 16, who has won awards for sheep-handling, brought along the North ...

A warning has been issued for drivers over the most-common speed where motorists are being slapped with tickets.

Tuna Lokman, who came to the UK when he was 10, says his dream is to get into Oxford or Cambridge to study maths or data science.