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Catch the latest Financial News EventsCompulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds
UCL researchers warn repeated exam attempts may dent students’ confidence and raise risk of dropping outForcing teenagers who fail GCSEs into multiple resits has a negative impact on their mental health, according to research to be published as pupils receive their...
What has Burnham promised since he became PM, and when will it happen?
From cutting household bills to cheaper bus fares, how will the measures announced be put into action?Since becoming prime minister, Andy Burnham has floated a number of policies, ideas and ambitions for his government, from shifting power out of Westminster, bringing...
Judi Dench has inspired a new decorating trend – and I oppose it with every fibre of my being
Reverse decluttering is here, prompting a shudder from me and my fellow neat freaks. Why would you want to be surrounded by mementos when you could be perfectly tidy?Older doesn’t always mean wiser. Jo Whiley has spoken about a home hack she picked up from – clang! –...
My Edinburgh fringe odyssey: ‘The nudity is expressive, shocking – sometimes harrowing’
There are 3,649 shows at the fringe this year, but how many embody its spirit of radical experimentation? I took a journey through foam, lube and gore to find out ...Somewhere in Edinburgh, a man is drinking his own urine. Elsewhere, the story of a religious sect that...