Ariana Howells, 17, from Barry in Wales, will study biochemistry after achieving three A*s and one A in her A-levels.

A road will be closed for hours as emergency services deal with an incident, police say. Spring Road in Abingdon is currently closed, says Thames Valley Police. Park Road which leads onto it is also ...

Fire crews in Greece, Spain and Portugal are racing to contain wildfires, taking advantage of calmer winds that slowed the blazes’ advance. Much of southern Europe, however, remains at high risk under ...

A sixth-form student has fulfilled a promise made to her mother before she died, months into her A-level studies, by securing a place at Oxford.

Trainer Bill Turner has died aged 78 following a serious accident earlier this week. Turner, who was based in Sigwells in Somerset, was a former jockey and as a trainer became synonymous with the ...

A second MasterChef contestant has been edited out of the current BBC One series, which has faced controversy and seen both presenters dropped from their roles.

Anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out says players may think twice about taking penalties in future after Tottenham’s Mathys Tel received online racist abuse.

After years of work and months of worry, there were smiles and hugs at schools across Northern Ireland as pupils received their A-level results. At Sullivan Upper School in Holywood, a number of ...

Oxford High School has seen almost 30 per cent of its students get the highest grades in this year's A-level results.

A chemical spill at a major London hospital has left one person injured, with several more treated for the inhalation of chlorine gas. Four of the nine patients were taken to hospital by ambulance ...

Hundreds of A-level students in Bicester have received their exam results, with one headteacher describing this year's results as 'outstanding'.

England rugby star Sadia Kabeya is ready to have fun as the Red Roses seek global glory on home soil. The 23-year-old is set to embark on a second major tournament with England, having burst onto the ...