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The Latest Breaking News from Northern Ireland

Record gap in A-level top grades between London and north-east England

The gap between the two regions for entries getting the highest grades is 9.2 percentage points, up from 7.4 points last year.

Evening Standard

Slight rise in A* and A grades achieved in A-levels in Northern Ireland

More than 25,000 students across the region received their AS and A-level results on Thursday.

Evening Standard

A-level results: Top grades rise again as record number of students accepted into university

Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland celebrate exam results, with many finding out if they will progress to university, an apprenticeship or work

The Independent UK

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A-level top grades in England reach record high outside of Covid years – as it happened

Proportion of A*, A, B or C grades outstrip all but pandemic era in England, with similar picture in Northern Ireland and Wales

The Guardian - UK

More than a quarter of A-level students expected to secure top grades

Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results on Thursday

The Independent UK

A new way of thinking about empathy could cool Britain’s migration rows

Recent protests at asylum hotels in Epping, Essex, have prompted calls from the hotel’s residents for something rare in UK migration debates: understanding. This is something that has been clearly lacking in the conversations fuelling anti-immigrant protests, from Southport in summer 2024 to Ballymena in Northern Ireland and Essex this…

The Conversation

Students urged to ‘take stock’ before accepting degree places on lower grades

School and college leavers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results on Thursday.

Evening Standard

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Students could still get into first choice university even if they don’t get necessary grades

Some universities are ‘really keen’ this year to recruit ‘as many students as they can’ due to financial pressures

The Independent UK

Two men charged over attempted murder of police officer in Omagh

John Caldwell, then a DCI in the PSNI, was shot several times in Northern Ireland in 2023

The Guardian - UK

Northern Ireland ‘absolutely crucial’ for UK’s growth prospects – Chancellor

Rachel Reeves made her first trip to the province as Chancellor, visiting the filmmaking facilities at Studio Ulster in Belfast.

Evening Standard

University students must work 20 hours a week to meet living costs – report

The findings come as students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receive their exam results on Thursday.

Evening Standard

75 arts projects across NI to benefit from £2m of funding

The grants have been delivered through the Arts Council’s National Lottery Project Funding.

Evening Standard

What can students expect from this summer’s exam results?

Pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results on Thursday.

Evening Standard

A-level and GCSE results are being released. Here’s what to expect

Hundreds of thousands of pupils are about to discover their results

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Evening Standard

Rules on owning pets ease for families in 900 military homes in Northern Ireland

The change is part of wider reforms that will allow military homes to be more personalised.

Evening Standard

Peace in Northern Ireland to inspire high-level summit on Western Balkans

Foreign Secretary David Lammy will welcome 15 European ministers to Hillsborough Castle for talks to promote peace, stability and co-operation.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland’s AI-related revenue ‘reached £188m in 2024’

Stormont Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald has projected that AI ‘will transform our economy’.

Evening Standard

Belfast leisure centre workers to take 24-hour strike action

It comes in a dispute over pay.

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Is identity-based rhetoric fuelling anti-immigrant violence in Europe?

Anti-immigration protests across England, Northern Ireland, Spain and Poland have grown more frequent – and in some cases violent – as far-right groups gain influence in communities grappling with housing shortages, unemployment and inequality.

The Conversation

Storm Floris: the weather is rarely this windy in August – which makes it more dangerous

Storm Floris made landfall in northern parts of the UK on the morning of Monday August 4 2025, bringing intense rainfall followed by severe winds throughout the afternoon. The Met Office issued an amber weather warning for much of Scotland and yellow alerts for parts of Northern Ireland and northern…

International Business Times UK

Storm Floris Batters UK: Northern Ireland Faces 50mph Winds, Torrential Rain and Trees Toppled

Storm Floris lashes the UK with winds up to 85mph, prompting danger-to-life warnings, railway chaos, and mass closures across Northern Ireland, Scotland, and the north of England.

Evening Standard

More than 2,000 homes still without power as Storm Floris hits Ireland

Weather alerts are in place on both sides of the border.

The Independent UK

Prince Andrew called staff member a ‘f***ing imbecile’, new book claims

The incident is claimed to have happened at Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland, in 2005

The Guardian - UK

Storm Floris to hit UK on Monday with unseasonably strong winds forecast

Yellow weather warning for wind in Scotland, Northern Ireland, north Wales and north of England from 6am

The Guardian - UK

Nine out of 10 nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland reject pay award

Royal College of Nursing urges ministers to improve 3.6% offer to avoid industrial action ballot later this year

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