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The 2026 GCSE results held steady nationally, but a 11.2-point gap at grade 7 separates London from the North East. Here is what the full regional data shows.
Read Full StoryNatural population growth in England and Wales is now confined to three regions. ONS mid-2025 estimates reveal births fell to a 47-year low as deaths outnumbered births across most of the country.
Ofcom is consulting on voice assistants radio rules covering station recognition, playback routes and access charges under the Media Act 2024 framework. Read on.
England and Wales get eight bank holidays in 2027. Every one except New Year's Day falls on a different date from 2026, Easter comes early, and Christmas on a weekend means substitute days on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 December.
£300bn in UK accounts earns 0% interest. Switching to a 4% easy-access savings rate could net savers £800 a year on £20,000. Here is the full breakdown.
Britain's independent jewellery retailers are quietly resolving a problem that has constrained them for two decades. They can now show customers hundreds of thousands of certificated diamonds on their own websites without owning a single one of them. The mechanism is a wholesale...
Mandatory EU AI Act labelling rules under Article 50 took effect on 2 August 2026. Here is what companies must disclose, who is exempt, and what comes next.
The UK National Wealth Fund targets £100bn of investment by 2030/31. Here is what the Fund actually is, how it deploys capital, and why it matters for UK growth.
The UK AI Security Institute evaluates frontier AI for cyber, CBRN and fraud risks. Here is what AISI actually does, what it has found, and where its design remains contested.
The Spring Statement 2026 cut UK growth to 1.1%, raised unemployment forecasts to 5.3%, and left fiscal headroom at £23.6bn. Here is what the OBR numbers really mean.
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