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Students who are taking GCSE and A-level resits this Autumn will benefit from the same 'generosity' as that given to their peers in the summer, Ofqual has confirmed. Pupils in England who were unhappy with their grades this year, or who were unable to receive a grade due to the pandemic, have been given the chance to sit A-level exams in October and GCSE exams in November. England's exams regulator has said it is 'working with exam boards to carry forward the generosity from summer 2020 grades', the majority of which were based on grades submitted by schools or colleges. It comes after the fiasco around grading of GCSE and A-level students this summer, when exams were cancelled amid Covid-19. Ofqual, England's exams regulator, has confirmed that it is 'working with exam boards to carry forward the generosity from summer 2020 grades' (file photo) Thousands of A-level students had their results downgraded from school estimates by an algorithm, before Ofqua

Police hoping to end the 36 year mystery over the death of a mother who disappeared after dropping off her children want to speak to anyone who may have bought a high-priced camera at the time of her murder. Shelley Morgan, 33, disappeared in June 1984 after dropping her two children off, as she planned to spend the day taking photographs and sketching. The mother-of-two never returned home and her remains were discovered four months later among woodland near Backwell, Somerset.   Shelley Morgan's remains were found five months after she disappeared, in a woodland copse near Backwell, Somerset Police trying to end the 36 year mystery surrounding her death would like to speak to anyone who bought an Olympus CM20 camera around the time of her disappearance The US-born art college student was heading towards Leigh Woods near Ashton Court, where she planned to spend the day sketching and taking photographs. When she failed to pick her children up or return home to Dunkerry Road in Bedm

A married police officer on trial for allegedly murdering his secret lover told investigators he used a hidden app on his phone to send her messages because he was 'a devious b*****d', a court today heard  Dorset Police officer Timothy Brehmer told officers that he used messaging app 'Telegram' to communicate with Claire Parry, with whom he had a 10-year affair, jury members were told. Jurors also heard that Brehmer named the nurse 'Eric' on his phone and only kept her number hidden in the bottom of a note. The married mother-of-two, 41, was found unconscious in a pub car park in May and died a day later in hospital. A post mortem examination showed Mrs Parry died from a brain injury caused by compression of the neck. PC Brehmer, 41, is on trial at Salisbury Crown Court, Wilts, accused of murdering Ms Parry, which he denies. Today jury members in the trial were shown Brehmer's police interview after his arrest, in which he told investigators: 'We used to

Pubs and bars in London could go bust this winter after a 'horrendous' first weekend of the capital's tier two lockdown that saw up to 75 per cent of tables cancelled. West End operators said the new measures mean 'pretty much a systematic closure of the sector' with some bar owners warning their industry was 'completely f***ed'. However there were claims that multiple households flouted the ban on not mixing indoors at pubs over the weekend despite the strict new measures since Saturday. Witnesses claimed they saw people hugging and saying 'haven't seen you in ages', while some businesses admitted they do not know how to enforce the latest rules. But some of those following the rules across the capital piled into beer gardens over the weekend where up to six people from multiple households can still gather.  It comes as market research firm Springboard said shopper numbers at British retail destinations dropped for the fourth week in a row amid

A drug dealer was spotted speeding a stolen Mercedes AMG through central London in a police chase that ended in him being jailed for five years.  Ali Hussain, 32, of Westminster, was sentenced to five years and two months in prison last Monday after pleading guilty to seven offences including possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.  He was seen by officers on June 3 while driving in the Mercedes with fake number plates. Police tried to stop him at a red light but Hussain sped off, driving on pavements at 80mph in a 30mph zone.  Footage shows Hussain driving recklessly through a pedestrian crossing and narrowly missing a woman walking across the road.   He then drives through a roundabout on the wrong side of the road before officers crash into him to stop him. Ali Hussain, 32, of Westminster, was seen speeding through red lights and driving on the pavement during the police chase in Hammersmith on June 3.  Police tried to stop h

A teenage mum accused of manslaughter over the death of her infant daughter wept as a court heard she left her baby in a flat for six days. Verphy Kudi, 18, wiped tears from her eyes as was sent to crown court accused of the manslaughter of her 20-month-old daughter Asiah. Magistrates in Brighton heard she left the baby at her home for six days. Verphy Kudi has been charged with manslaughter following the death of her infant daughter Asiah Asiah was taken by ambulance to the Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital in Brighton from the address Islingword Road, Brighton, East Sussex, on December last year. She was confirmed dead soon after arrival. Jeremy King for the CPS said Kudi was filmed on CCTV arriving at her flat in Brighton on December 5 last year, with her daughter in a buggy. Mr King told the court: 'She then leaves the flat and doesn't return until the afternoon of December 11, some six days later.' The 18-year-old appeared at Brighton Magistrates' Court (pict

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear the Trump administration's appeal of a lower court ruling that it improperly diverted money to build portions of the border wall with Mexico - and a second key immigration policy. The high court has previously allowed construction to continue, even after a federal appeals court ruled in June that the administration had illegally sidestepped Congress in transferring the Defense Department funds. The cases will not be argued before the winter and it's unclear how the outcome of the presidential election would affect the cases, if Democrat Joe Biden wins the White House.  It's also not clear whether the administration has spent all of the $2.5 billion it moved to the wall project.  If Any Coney Barrett is confirmed, she would be expected to take part in both cases.  Military funding: One of the two cases centers on the use of $2.5 billion of unspent Pentagon funds which were reallocated to wall construction  'Remain in Mexico':

A man in India got a nasty shock when a cow sent him flying into the air and down a hole in the ground.  Just seconds before, the man was calmly strolling down a street in southern India when the errant beast appeared to take an interest in the vegetables he was carrying.  The cow nudged the man, who moved out of its way before turning to speak to a street vendor.  In that instant, the hangry herbivore approached the man from behind, using its horns to tip him into a hole in the street and sending his vegetables flying into the air. The unbelievable moment was caught on camera in footage apparently taken by a nearby security camera in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh state. As others rush to help the stunned man who appears to be stuck in the hole, the cow turns its attention to the unattended vegetables and begins feasting on the scattered goods. Men come running from a nearby shop and from further up the street and help to pull the man out of the hole. Now sitting in th

A prison officer had a baby with a jailed murderer after striking up a passionate relationship as she guarded him behind bars. Kerianne Stephens, 26, slept with hit-and-run killer Louis Tate during a five-month romance in HMP Swaleside on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. The relationship, which carried on between September 1, 2018, and January 8 last year also saw them exchange phone calls and text messages via an illegally-held mobile. Today Maidstone Crown Court heard the affair had led to Stephens giving birth 16 months ago, with Tate, 34, said to be the child's father. Prison officer Kerianne Stephens, 26, arrives at Maidstone Crown Court in Kent this morning Murder victim Garry Frater was killed by Louis Tate, 34, in 2010 in a hit and run attack She and her prisoner lover, who has eight years to serve of a minimum 18-year tariff, will now be sentenced on November 12. The jail worker pleaded guilty to misconduct in a public office at the category B jail, as well as unauthorised tra

NRL star Jack Wighton won the coveted Dally M Medal on Monday night - but the suspense at the league's pinnacle awards event was spoiled hours earlier when the results were leaked online. The Canberra Raiders five-eighth pipped Parramatta Eels star Clinton Gutherson to first place by a point during the 'virtual count' held at Fox Sports' Sydney studio.  Wighton was among the favourites to be crowned the NRL's best and fairest after a scintillating 13-try season and a call-up to the New South Wales State of Origin side. But what should have been a thrilling build-up to the award's announcement was ruined when Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph accidentally published the result on its homepage.  The story published at 5.47pm - three-and-a-half hours before the result was announced at 9.15pm - was titled 'Dally M drama: System needs an urgent overhaul' and had a preview showing Jack Wighton and other favourite Nathan Cleary. ARL Commission chairman Peter