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After a long decline, the number of pupils taking language GCSEs in Wales rises for two years.
After a long decline, the number of pupils taking language GCSEs in Wales rises for two years.
Passengers on flight from Chicago to New York exited via slides as FBI, bomb technicians and K-9 unit responded Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA United Airlines flight bound for New York City was forced to land and evacuate in Pittsburgh on Saturday mor...
The gunman, who killed six people in Kyiv before police shot him dead, was a Ukrainian citizen born in MoscowUkrainian investigators are examining whether a terrorist attack in Kyiv was directed by Moscow after a man shot dead six people on Saturday before he was killed by police.The gunman, 58, ope...
Coal Australia denies its donations to the ‘community-driven association’ amount to astroturfing, but critics accuse the group of misleading the publicGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn “independent, community-driven association” that ran anti-Labor adverts during the last...
The Albanese government overhauled policy and promised significant pollution cuts – but carbon offsets are still being used as an excuseSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereIs this how a national scheme to cut climate pollution is supposed to work?Au...
Police responded after video claimed to have targeted nearby Israeli embassy with ‘dangerous substances’Kensington Gardens in London has reopened after the discovery of several suspicious items including two jars containing a powdered substance which were deemed to be “non-hazardous”, police said.Po...
Construction at the White House is expected to continue until the next hearing, due in June.
It is the only life jacket from the Titanic to be sold at auction in 114 years.
Soldiers were participating in ‘land navigation training’ when bear injured them in a ‘defensive attack’Two US army soldiers have been injured after encountering a brown bear in a mountainous training area in Anchorage, Alaska, the military said on Friday.The incident happened on Thursday as the sol...
Deputy prime minister says it is ‘inexplicable’ top civil servant kept Downing Street in darkKeir Starmer would have blocked Peter Mandelson from serving as the UK’s ambassador to Washington had he known he failed security vetting, David Lammy has said, as he attempted to shore up the prime minister...
The attacker, who took hostages inside a supermarket, was killed after a shoot-out with police, officials say.
The attacker, who took hostages inside a supermarket, was killed after a shoot-out with police, officials say.
The pontiff says his remarks have been misinterpreted after a spat with the US president.
Two men died at the scene after a car was seen driving in the wrong direction on the M90 near Kinross, police saidTwo drivers have died in a motorway crash in Scotland involving a car apparently travelling in the wrong direction on the carriageway, police have said.The two men died at the scene of t...
State investigated claims of bear attacks on cars, unconvincingly backed up by video of person in bear suitWhen it comes to the California department of insurance, don’t poke the bear.That is the lesson three individuals in Los Angeles learned recently when they were sentenced to jail time for an in...
Labour calls on Nigel Farage to sack candidates and says his party’s checks ‘clearly not fit for purpose’Reform UK’s checks on candidates are “clearly not fit for purpose”, Labour has said after two more candidates in May’s local elections were accused of making offensive or potentially racist socia...
It is the first time the prime minister has been north of the border since the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for him to step down in February.
The country's interior minister says the shooter has been killed after a shoot-out with police.
US president’s desperation for war to end has seen him trying to speed through a process he does not fully controlMiddle East crisis – live updatesA set of mismanaged and premature media announcements by Donald Trump and Tehran has led to the collapse of any progress towards a peace settlement betwe...
President signed executive order directing FDA to expedite review of psychedelic drugs including ibogaineDonald Trump on Saturday announced reforms intended to speed up access to medical research and treatment based on psychedelic drugs.The president signed an executive order directing the federal F...
President Macron blames the attack on Hezbollah. The Iran-backed armed group denies "any connection" to the incident.
President Macron said France had "loved, dreamed and grown up" with the stalwart of French cinema.
Dominant England spoil Scotland's record-breaking afternoon at Murrayfield with a 12-try win which keeps them on course for another Six Nations title.