GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths 20. August 2026 (10:30) 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%GCSE results – latest updatesAlmost 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 level for higher grades in England outside the Covid pandemic years, when exams were replaced by teacher assessments. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
GCSE results: Key numbers and trends 20. August 2026 (10:30) The proportion of entries awarded 4/C or above has returned to pre-pandemic levels for the first time.(London News)
Canadian marathon route was 674m too long 20. August 2026 (09:15) The organisers of the Edmonton Marathon admit the course for the 2026 edition was measured more than half a kilometre too long. (BBC News)
GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates 20. August 2026 (08:47) Students will begin receiving this years exam results online and in person from 8am (GMT) this morningCompulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study findsThe app allowing students to access their GCSE results digitally is being rolled out nationally this year, after a successful trial last year.In 2025, nearly 100,000 year 11 pupils in the Greater Manchester and the West Midlands combined authority areas received their GCSE results via an app called Education Record, which automatically collates their key information and exam results. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Erin Patterson’s mushroom murders sentence too lenient and she should die behind bars, prosecutors argue 20. August 2026 (08:44) Crown prosecutor tells Victorian court that all seven of Patterson’s grounds for appeal should fail while arguing for tougher sentenceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTriple murderer Erin Patterson should have been given no possibility of ever being released from prison, or a non-parole period so lengthy that she was likely to die behind bars, Victoria’s highest court has heard.Patterson, 51, is appealing against her convictions in the court of appeal, with the Director of Public Prosecutions is also appealing against the sentence handed down to her, arguing it is “manifestly inadequate”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
