These roads will be upgraded as part of £93m government investment

Three of the nation’s major roads are due to receive new government funding as part of ministers’ pledge to bolster transport links and ‘make journeys safer and more reliable for motorists’. Transport secretary Grant Shapps has pledged £93million to revamp routes in North Yorkshire, Hampshire and the Midlands, which will total £107million with local councils providing … Read more

Nintendo is planning to release an upgraded version of its Switch game console in early 2021

Nintendo has had a rough few years. Following disastrous sales of its Wii U console, investors clamoured for the Kyoto-based firm to close down its home console division and focus on smartphone games. Super Mario Run, the first time one of Nintendo’s iconic video game characters appeared on a device that wasn’t built by the … Read more

More than 10% of A level results are upgraded as ministers scrap cap on number of medical students

All A-Level students will get a place at their first choice university if they have the grades and the caps on medical degrees will now be scrapped, ministers have announced today. Thousands of students have this week been scrambling to get places at their first choice university after after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson scrapped the … Read more