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August 16, 2024
"Two-tier system': record A-level results highlight regional divide
South-east well ahead on top grades as gap in university access widens
!["Two-tier system': record A-level results highlight regional divide](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/1Ws5Vjrq_1723782003520/TWOTIER-SYSTEM-RECORD-ALEVEL-RESULTS-HIGHLIGHT-REGIONAL-DIVIDE.jpg)
4 mins
Gaza toll of 40,000 hides true scale of loss
Dalia Hawas was 24 when an Israeli airstrike flattened the apartment building where she lived in February, burying the young mother with her 10-month-old daughter, Mona.
![Gaza toll of 40,000 hides true scale of loss](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/HLWX0gC_f1723795117920/GAZA-TOLL-OF-40000-HIDES-TRUE-SCALE-OF-LOSS.jpg)
4 mins
Biden and Harris hail win against Big Pharma as they woo older voters
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris cast themselves as the champions of older people in a David-and-Goliath fight against big pharmaceutical companies, at a joint event last night touting a deal to lower the cost of prescription drugs.
![Biden and Harris hail win against Big Pharma as they woo older voters](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/1ggnL2WIg1723782112855/BIDEN-AND-HARRIS-HAIL-WIN-AGAINST-BIG-PHARMA-AS-THEY-WOO-OLDER-VOTERS.jpg)
3 mins
Dinosaur-killing meteor 'likely to have come from beyond Jupiter'
When a massive space rock slammed into Earth 66m years ago, it wiped out huge swathes of life and ended the reign of the dinosaurs.
![Dinosaur-killing meteor 'likely to have come from beyond Jupiter'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/0GYcwE7P41723782173502/DINOSAURKILLING-METEOR-LIKELY-TO-HAVE-COME-FROM-BEYOND-JUPITER.jpg)
1 min
Trainee gondoliers wanted: must be in love with Venice and know how to swim
With their straw hats and stripy shirts, Venice's distinguished gondoliers have been deftly rowing passengers through the narrow canals of the lagoon city for centuries.
![Trainee gondoliers wanted: must be in love with Venice and know how to swim](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/fkFxLZmmA1723782226990/TRAINEE-GONDOLIERS-WANTED-MUST-BE-IN-LOVE-WITH-VENICE-AND-KNOW-HOW-TO-SWIM.jpg)
3 mins
Ceasefire talks Hamas stays away as latest round begins in Doha
A new round of negotiations aimed at brokering a ceasefire in the war in Gaza and preventing it from spiralling into a region-wide conflict began yesterday, as the death toll in the Palestinian territory reached a grim milestone of 40,000 people, according to local health authorities.
![Ceasefire talks Hamas stays away as latest round begins in Doha](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/IGsamaIhP1723782307916/CEASEFIRE-TALKS-HAMAS-STAYS-AWAY-AS-LATEST-ROUND-BEGINS-IN-DOHA.jpg)
3 mins
Rail firms’ prosecutions of 74,000 alleged fare dodgers to be quashed
Tens of thousands of fare dodging prosecutions brought by train companies are to be quashed after a court ruling yesterday.
![Rail firms’ prosecutions of 74,000 alleged fare dodgers to be quashed](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/-nUNauqfd1723782373635/RAIL-FIRMS-PROSECUTIONS-OF-74000-ALLEGED-FARE-DODGERS-TO-BE-QUASHED.jpg)
2 mins
New towns plan for England risks missing housing targets, Rayner told
Angela Rayner has been warned that the government could risk missing its housing targets by placing too much emphasis on creating new towns across England.
![New towns plan for England risks missing housing targets, Rayner told](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/cutyf1Y3f1723782459906/NEW-TOWNS-PLAN-FOR-ENGLAND-RISKS-MISSING-HOUSING-TARGETS-RAYNER-TOLD.jpg)
2 mins
Woman wins CPS payout over sexsomnia’ rape claim
A woman has been awarded £35,000 from the Crown Prosecution Service after the case against a man accused of raping her was dropped over claims that she could have had an episode of a rare sleep condition called sexsomnia.
![Woman wins CPS payout over sexsomnia’ rape claim](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/TfqBpB-K61723782521106/WOMAN-WINS-CPS-PAYOUT-OVER-SEXSOMNIA-RAPE-CLAIM.jpg)
2 mins
Five people arrested and charged over death of Friends actor Matthew Perry
Five people have been arrested and charged over the death of Friends actor Matthew Perry, US prosecutors said last night, including the actor's personal assistant and two doctors.
![Five people arrested and charged over death of Friends actor Matthew Perry](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/6mUtm82e71723782608071/FIVE-PEOPLE-ARRESTED-AND-CHARGED-OVER-DEATH-OF-FRIENDS-ACTOR-MATTHEW-PERRY.jpg)
2 mins
Taylor Swift fans shake off security fears as they flock to Wembley show
Thousands of fans flooded Wembley Stadium last night to see Taylor Swift perform for the first time since her shows in Vienna were cancelled after a foiled terrorist attack.
![Taylor Swift fans shake off security fears as they flock to Wembley show](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/dat4CBL5c1723782828078/TAYLOR-SWIFT-FANS-SHAKE-OFF-SECURITY-FEARS-AS-THEY-FLOCK-TO-WEMBLEY-SHOW.jpg)
2 mins
'Unbelievably proud' Nerves, then joy, at UK's oldest sixth-form college
When Yasser Imlahi Iallouchen arrived to collect his BTec results yesterday morning, he said he was so nervous he could barely breathe.
!['Unbelievably proud' Nerves, then joy, at UK's oldest sixth-form college](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/Ymc9sheU71723782901476/UNBELIEVABLY-PROUD-NERVES-THEN-JOY-AT-UKS-OLDEST-SIXTHFORM-COLLEGE.jpg)
3 mins
Analysis Highest grades are up this year but worrying regional disparities remain
Many students in England who received their A-level grades yesterday will have been happy after overall results showed an increase in the number of As and A*s, exceeding not only last year's results, but those recorded before the disruption caused by the pandemic.
![Analysis Highest grades are up this year but worrying regional disparities remain](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/PiM8cG4K31723783182473/ANALYSIS-HIGHEST-GRADES-ARE-UP-THIS-YEAR-BUT-WORRYING-REGIONAL-DISPARITIES-REMAIN.jpg)
3 mins
Caterer in legal Case over mice in school kitchen returns to profit
A catering company owned by the billionaire Coates family has reported a return to profit, after it emerged that the company had served food from a mouse-infested kitchen to primary school children and failed to pay staff the minimum wage.
![Caterer in legal Case over mice in school kitchen returns to profit](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/9aD6KYVkn1723783245143/CATERER-IN-LEGAL-CASE-OVER-MICE-IN-SCHOOL-KITCHEN-RETURNS-TO-PROFIT.jpg)
3 mins
Cyanide spill in Walsall canal condemned as unacceptable’
The Environment Agency described a cyanide spill into a West Midlands canal as \"unacceptable\" and promised robust action yesterday if any wrongdoing was found to have occurred.
![Cyanide spill in Walsall canal condemned as unacceptable’](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/IcKBqE0Fg1723783304527/CYANIDE-SPILL-IN-WALSALL-CANAL-CONDEMNED-AS-UNACCEPTABLE.jpg)
1 min
Gena Rowlands, star of Gloria and Opening Night, dies at 94
Gena Rowlands, the Oscar-nominated actor best known for the string of films she collaborated on with her husband, the director John Cassavetes, has died aged 94.
![Gena Rowlands, star of Gloria and Opening Night, dies at 94](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/ca0uqMb2R1723783432685/GENA-ROWLANDS-STAR-OF-GLORIA-AND-OPENING-NIGHT-DIES-AT-94.jpg)
2 mins
Government drops appeal over activist who held sign outside court
The government has dropped an appeal against a judge's decision to throw out a contempt case against a woman who stood outside a climate activist trial holding a placard about jury rights.
![Government drops appeal over activist who held sign outside court](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/lP5I0A9Xz1723783355894/GOVERNMENT-DROPS-APPEAL-OVER-ACTIVIST-WHO-HELD-SIGN-OUTSIDE-COURT.jpg)
1 min
Boat on which at least 8 people died in Channel was wholly unsuitable’
An investigation into the sinking of a migrant boat in the Channel that claimed at least eight lives in December 2022 has found that the dinghy was \"wholly unsuitable and illequipped\" for its hazardous journey and even more poorly constructed than other similar vessels making the crossing.
![Boat on which at least 8 people died in Channel was wholly unsuitable’](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/M-8k8C2v61723783604387/BOAT-ON-WHICH-AT-LEAST-8-PEOPLE-DIED-IN-CHANNEL-WAS-WHOLLY-UNSUITABLE.jpg)
2 mins
Crown actor struggled to lose Diana's mannerisms
The Crown actor Elizabeth Debicki took a long time to shake off the mannerisms of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, whom she portrayed in the award-winning Netflix series.
![Crown actor struggled to lose Diana's mannerisms](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/AR_4rrul71723783538492/CROWN-ACTOR-STRUGGLED-TO-LOSE-DIANAS-MANNERISMS.jpg)
1 min
Apology for student therapist expelled for his gender views
A student psychotherapist expelled from his master's course after expressing gender-critical views has received an apology from the training institute where he was studying.
![Apology for student therapist expelled for his gender views](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/exmIRGY0b1723783655619/APOLOGY-FOR-STUDENT-THERAPIST-EXPELLED-FOR-HIS-GENDER-VIEWS.jpg)
2 mins
Hot cities Seville's ancient fix to tackle worsening problem
Beneath the streets of Seville - where summer temperatures regularly top 40C -a €5m (about £4m) cooling strategy is taking the city back in time.
![Hot cities Seville's ancient fix to tackle worsening problem](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/yCe-DobhP1723783773601/HOT-CITIES-SEVILLES-ANCIENT-FIX-TO-TACKLE-WORSENING-PROBLEM.jpg)
4 mins
British MPs urge Azerbaijan to free State critic and LSE academic
A group of British MPs have called on Azerbaijan's government to free an LSE academic who was detained after writing articles critical of the country's environmental policies.
![British MPs urge Azerbaijan to free State critic and LSE academic](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/iNBiHd8Oo1723784423937/BRITISH-MPS-URGE-AZERBAIJAN-TO-FREE-STATE-CRITIC-AND-LSE-ACADEMIC.jpg)
2 mins
Ukrainian troops now in full control of key Russian town, says Zelenskiv
Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, yesterday said Kyiv's troops have full control over the Russian town of Sudzha, the biggest of 80 settlements the country claims to have taken in the 10 days since its surprise incursion into Russia began.
![Ukrainian troops now in full control of key Russian town, says Zelenskiv](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/ZH3npMwR11723784485199/UKRAINIAN-TROOPS-NOW-IN-FULL-CONTROL-OF-KEY-RUSSIAN-TOWN-SAYS-ZELENSKIV.jpg)
3 mins
Harris strives to win over Latino voters to clinch swing states
The abrupt substitution of Kamala Harris for Joe Biden as the Democratic party's presidential nominee has energised two of the party's bedrock bases of support-pro-choice women and African Americans along with millions of young voters who felt dismay at the Hobson's choice posed by two old white guys in the presidential contest.
![Harris strives to win over Latino voters to clinch swing states](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/AHFoGkcsY1723784610295/HARRIS-STRIVES-TO-WIN-OVER-LATINO-VOTERS-TO-CLINCH-SWING-STATES.jpg)
2 mins
Town in Kenya mocked for lousy’ statues of top athletes
Authorities in a Kenyan town known for its athletics success have rushed to remove statues of runners that some people had deemed shoddy, on the eve of an event to confer city status on the municipality.
![Town in Kenya mocked for lousy’ statues of top athletes](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/KeVfbhdjJ1723784692629/TOWN-IN-KENYA-MOCKED-FOR-LOUSY-STATUES-OF-TOP-ATHLETES.jpg)
1 min
Vollering plunges to ninth after Amnéville horror
Demi Vollering's hopes of back-to-back victories in the Tour de France Femmes took a painful blow after the defending champion crashed in the final moments of stage five from Bastogne to Amnéville, in the Moselle.
![Vollering plunges to ninth after Amnéville horror](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/7RsbxTsHI1723784750588/VOLLERING-PLUNGES-TO-NINTH-AFTER-AMNVILLE-HORROR.jpg)
2 mins
Breakdancer Gunn hits back at 'devastating' online attacks
The Australian breakdancer Rachael Gunn said the backlash she has received since competing at the Paris Olympics has been \"devastating\" and pleaded for privacy for her family and friends.
![Breakdancer Gunn hits back at 'devastating' online attacks](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/ethxGhGiY1723784827219/BREAKDANCER-GUNN-HITS-BACK-AT-DEVASTATING-ONLINE-ATTACKS.jpg)
1 min
Bompastor calls for WSL to help clubs in Europe
New Chelsea manager wants to avoid big games before Champions League matches
![Bompastor calls for WSL to help clubs in Europe](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/4gVpzB7-r1723784982153/BOMPASTOR-CALLS-FOR-WSL-TO-HELP-CLUBS-IN-EUROPE.jpg)
2 mins
United's 'belief' Emboldened Ten Hag sets his sights on dethroning City
Erik ten Hag says Manchester United's ambition is to win the Premier League, claiming they have only been second best to rivals Manchester City since his arrival in 2022.
![United's 'belief' Emboldened Ten Hag sets his sights on dethroning City](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/uMfbF4Ryt1723784923138/UNITEDS-BELIEF-EMBOLDENED-TEN-HAG-SETS-HIS-SIGHTS-ON-DETHRONING-CITY.jpg)
1 min
Bissouma to miss opener after laughing gas incident
Ange Postecoglou has said Yves Bissouma must earn back his trust after confirming the Mali midfielder has been suspended by Tottenham for their opening game of the season against Leicester on Monday after he was seen inhaling laughing gas.
![Bissouma to miss opener after laughing gas incident](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21665/1800750/x36Tu1Lp41723784868594/BISSOUMA-TO-MISS-OPENER-AFTER-LAUGHING-GAS-INCIDENT.jpg)
1 min
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