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GCSE results: girls still ahead but gender gap narrows as hundreds of thousands of pupils receive grades – latest updates

By Taz Ali (now) and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi (earlier)

Nearly a quarter of girls’ entries received one of the higher grades against around a fifth of those from boys Almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths Myles McGinley, managing director of the Cambridge OCR exam board, said more pupils are taking GCSE business studies than in previous years, describing this generation of young people as “increasingly entrepreneurial”. He said business studies entrie

Romania destroys sea drone, EU slams 'escalating threats'

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European Commission ⁠President Ursula von der Leyen has said that the naval drone carrying ‌explosives ⁠which was destroyed by Romania near a Black Sea gas project is ‌part of "an escalating ⁠campaign ‌of threats."

M9 crash: Pavee Point calls for compassion amid ‘vile and racist’ comments about Travellers

By Ronan McGreevy

‘I can understand people’s anger and frustration, but this could happen to any cohort of people in Irish society,’ Martin Collins says

Hazy sunshine, factor-50 smiles and Cliff Richard at the wheel: the 20 best summer holiday movies – ranked!

By Xan Brooks

From feelgood romances to heated interactions, here are the films that best capture the seasonal moment Let’s begin at the end. 2 September 1962: the final night of the summer vacation; one last big blowout before adult life intervenes. George Lucas’s rambunctious salute to footloose youth paints vivid vignettes of Modesto, California, rocking around the clock with its loose-knit gaggle of characters. But this has on

Founder of China’s Evergrande jailed for life after pleading guilty to fraud

By Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

Hui Ka Yan also forfeits all his personal property and the company he set up is given hefty fines Business live – latest updates The founder of Evergrande, one of China’s largest property developers, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated. Hui Ka Yan, 67 and once named by Forbes as China’s richest man, with a net worth of $42.5bn (£31.2bn) in 2017, pleaded guilty in Apri

When it comes to rosé, pink doesn’t have to mean Provence

By Mina Holland

From Morocco to Monmouth, there’s a whole world of blushing rosé wines to discover Hello, from rosé season, the only time of year I order wine like a patriarchal septuagenarian. For this fleeting moment in the wine-drinking calendar, questions are out and assumptions are in; everyone’s happy to drink pink – specifically, pale, dry and berry-crisp Provence rosé. Blushing like cheeks in a summer romance, pale rosé capt

Where did all the XXL clothes go? Fashion brands are scrapping plus sizes in the GLP-1 era

By Hannah Marriott

As weight-loss drugs gain popularity in the US, brands are scaling back their ranges – and frustrating customers In March 2023, the model, activist and writer Tess Holliday announced that she had been working as a size and inclusivity consultant for H&M. The fruits of their partnership felt like “one of the most meaningful things that I’ve done in my career”, she told US Vogue at the time. The fashion juggernaut had

Happy GCSE wait is over, says aspiring teacher

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Students across Guernsey and Jersey are receiving their GCSE results.

Fiosrú sends file to DPP following death of man in Dublin

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The policing watchdog Fiosrú has sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) after it finished an investigation into the death of a man in Dublin.

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Como mayor bans bikes in city centre after being hit ‘by one of these beasts’

By Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Alessandro Rapinese denies he is waging personal vendetta against cyclists amid a public backlash The mayor of Como has set the wheels of controversy in motion for banning bikes in the walled historical centre of the lakeside city after being hit by one. Alessandro Rapinese’s ban, which comes into force in September, targets about 30 streets and means cyclists, whether on e-bikes or push bikes, will have to dismount

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Campaigner's microlight crash death was 'accident'

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An inquest hears Claire Lomas was flying an adapted microlight in Jordan when it crashed into rocks.

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​My coastal road trip confirms that seaside ​food ​still ​beats ​fine ​dining

By Georgina Hayden

​A​ family holiday shaped by salt air, seagulls and unpredictable weather proves that the seaside serves a kind of joy no restaurant can engineer Sign up here for our weekly food newsletter, Feast There are few things more powerful than the smell of salt, vinegar and hot oil carried on a sea breeze. Or sugar-coated doughnuts, still warm in a grease-stained paper bag. Such distinctly British perfumes are the smell of

'I smashed my GCSEs and I'm going to Ibiza'

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Isla was surprised by her parents on the morning of results day, and she's heading to Ibiza just a few hours after opening her grades.

Brit school applicant 'shaking' looking at Drama result

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Hundreds of thousands of students are opening their GCSE, BTec and Cambridge Nationals results across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Why government debt matters: bond investors, yields and their impact on the economy

By Aruni Soni

Bond yields can affect everything from how much you pay on student or car loans to the housing market

ICG buyout offer of €1.2bn set to be rejected, board warns investors

By Ciarán Hancock

Early proxy votes indicate management-led offer for ferry operator could be turned down

Man, 60s, dies following fire at flat in Derry

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A man in his 60s died after a fire at a flat in Galliagh, Derry yesterday.

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Spoken-word album by late Manchán Magan to be released

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Claddagh Records is set to release a posthumous spoken-word album by the late broadcaster and writer Manchán Magan.

GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths

By Richard Adams and Sally Weale

Overall results slightly better than last year, with share receiving grades 7, 8 and 9 rising by 0.1 of a percentage point to 23.1% Almost one in four boys in England received top grades in maths while results in English improved across the board, helping to propel improved GCSE results for this year’s cohort of 16-year-olds. The stronger performances in maths helped pupils taking GCSEs in year 11 reach a record leve

Smithsonian Museum targeted by Trump administration as culture war plays out across US

By Joe Miller

Saving America’s Story, a 162-page report released last month by the White House, has horrified some historians

Russia launches ‘massive attack’ on Kyiv and surrounding region – Europe live

By Jakub Krupa

Ukraine faces ‘terror that is only growing’ from Russia, former army chief says Romania’s military has destroyed a marine drone spotted just “a few hundred meters” from the Neptun Deep platform, a major offshore gas project in the Black Sea. The drone, spotted just “a few hundreds of meters” from the gas extraction works at the Neptun Deep platform located some 80 miles east of the city of Constanța, was destroyed by

‘He must resign’: Fans’ petition calls for Infantino to quit as Fifa president

By PA Media

Fans say Infantino has ‘lost the right to lead’ Statement also calls for Fifa to be reformed Fans’ groups worldwide have launched a petition calling for the resignation of Gianni Infantino as Fifa president and for wholesale reform of the organisation. Infantino is under mounting pressure after being forced to abandon plans to seek private investment to run Fifa tournaments, including the men’s and women’s World Cups

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File to be sent to DPP over death of man struck by bus in Dublin city in February

By Jack White

Separately, file also being sent over a three-year-old who died after being struck by a car in Finglas in March

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Tanker off Yemen ‘boarded by armed people, diverted towards Somalia’

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United Kingdom Maritime ‌Trade ‌Operations says tanker was travelling in the Gulf of Aden

Making Love with David Magidoff review – instant improv musical based on Fran Healy’s teenage infidelity

By Brian Logan

Assembly George Square, Edinburgh The US comic’s troupe tell the tale of a special guest’s romantic encounter, in this case Travis’s frontman – but their incoherence makes for a scatty if fun show It’s a lovely format for improv: a special guest tells David Magidoff the story of some romantic (mis)adventure from their past, and Magidoff and pals turn it into an extemporised musical. Shades of Improbable theatre’s ten

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