A-level pupils whose marks are downgraded by computer face missing out on university places while exam boards sift through a flood of appeals, experts warned last night. This year’s exams were cancelled because of coronavirus so marks will be based on teachers’ estimates of what entrants would have achieved. But exam boards are expected to … Read more
Not allowing pupils the right to appeal GCSE or A-Level exam grades they think are unfair has been likened to imposing a ‘life sentence’. Students in England will receive their grades next week. They will be assessed using a statistical model after the pandemic halted the exam season. Ofqual, the exam regulator, is only allowing … Read more
West Ham striker Michail Antonio appeals for help in tracking down cyclist caught on CCTV slashing car tyres after his vehicle was targeted by vandal in east London Michail Antonio, 30, posts video of cyclist appearing to slash tyres on Instagram The £70,000-a-week star claims one of his vehicles was targeted in Wapping The incident … Read more
Grant Shapps urges people to treat face coverings the same as their phone and wallet when leaving home ahead of them becoming compulsory on public transport on Monday as he says there will be a ‘gentle approach’ to issuing fines Wearing face coverings on public transport will become mandatory on Monday Grant Shapps said ministers … Read more
These tragic photos show innocent animals struggling for breath after getting caught in litter – as the RSPCA reveals it has had over 21,000 litter reports in the past five years. The heartbreaking photos show a seal with blue plastic netting wrapped tightly around its neck, and a fox cub with its head wedged inside … Read more
Dave Hughes contacts police and appeals for CCTV footage after being stalked on his run by an abusive stranger yelling at him By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:34 BST, 25 May 2020 | Updated: 23:49 BST, 25 May 2020 Comedian Dave Hughes came close to being attacked by an aggressive man on … Read more
Mother from London, 37, is stuck in Peru with her nine-month-old baby recovering from pneumonia as she says: ‘We don’t know when we’ll get out’ Caia Daly, flew to Lima with husband Carlos Abisrror with two young children They had their two young children with them and were seeing family But Air France flight sheduled … Read more
The Surgeon General appealed to Kylie Jenner on Thursday morning to tell her millennial and Gen Z followers to stay at home and stop going to beaches as the country frantically tries to fight coronavirus. In an appearance on Good Morning America, Surgeon General Jerome Adams said the country needed social media influencers like Jenner … Read more
TOWIE’s Courtney Green appeals for help after ex Callum Bushby is slashed across the face with a pair of ‘scissors’ during violent roadside attack Callum was slashed across the face during a violent attack in Woodford, London The incident is believed to have taken place at 6.30pm on Friday Courtney, 24, appealed for help on … Read more
‘There is no need’: Health Secretary Matt Hancock appeals for an end to coronavirus panic buying after he is challenged by BBC Question Time audience member over empty supermarket shelves Health Secretary Matt Hancock challenged on Question Time over panic buying Woman asked what could be done about lack of pasta and toilet rolls in … Read more