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University chiefs are told to keep places open until pupils can complete appeals against their A-level exam grades Minister Michelle Donelan wrote to vice-chancellors urging them to be flexible Pupils should not have to ‘put their future on hold’ because of a sluggish process Miss Sturgeon promised teenagers would ‘get the grades they feel they … Read more
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: 23:34 BST, 25 May 2020 Comedian Dave Hughes came close to being attacked by an aggressive man on … Read more
Scammers pretending to be grieving relatives of coronavirus victims are setting up fake fundraising appeals online to fleece Good Samaritans Chloe Middleton, 21, died last month after contracting the coronavirus Her mother has now claimed hackers have cloned her social media pages Lindsay Marshall, 44, also died from the virus on April 4 in Greater … Read more
Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha appeals for help as her daughter Maddie’s friend,16, goes missing during coronavirus lockdown The Loose Women star, 55, took to Instagram on Friday to share her fears over missing Owen Harding, 16, and urged her followers to get in touch The teenager, who is a pal of Nadia’s 17-year-old daughter … Read more
Former British public school boy who killed journalist Daniel Pearl appeals against death sentence in Pakistan Wall Street Journal reporter was murdered by Al-Qaeda fanatic in Pakistan Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and beheaded by Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, 46, has been on death row for almost 18 years But nearly two decades … Read more