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 ...

A father and daughter picked up their results at Blackburn College. Ahmed Elkafoury, 48 achieved a grade 5 in GCSE English whilst his daughter Rawda Alkafoury 18, achieved a grade 4 in GCSE Maths.

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For their headline slot tomorrow night at the Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival, Beaux Gris Gris and the Apocalypse are effectively flying ...

In August, Milly achieved outstanding success at the Trawden Agricultural Show, where she and her sheep, Kevin, won first place in the Over-11s Young Handler’s class. Milly regularly shows Kevin in ...

Knight has not played since damaging her hamstring in May but takes her place in a 15-strong squad for the tournament in India and Sri Lanka.

Five fire engines were called to an address in Burnley on Tuesday night (August 19). At around 7.40pm, fire crews from Burnley and Padiham were called to Claremont Street. It was a waste fire outside ...

Ethel Caterham, of Lightwater, Surrey, who was born in August 1909, succeeded to the title of oldest living person in April.

Russian forces launched more than 600 drones and missiles overnight, striking an American electronics factory in the west of Ukraine.

Middleshaw Hills care home hosted a summer fair raising more than £300 for charity. The Clitheroe-based care home opened its doors to the community on Saturday, August 17. Residents, families, and ...

The number of asylum seekers being housed temporarily in UK hotels has risen by 8% under Labour on the same point last year, according to newly published data.

Historically, experts classified giraffes as a single species with nine subspecies, but that has been overturned by the new classification.