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Wilko: Jobs to go as attempts to find a buyer fail Jobs at Wilko are set to go and stores will close after the company failed to find a buyer for the whole business. The PwC has said parts of the group could still be bought. Wilko announced earlier this month that it was going into administration, putting 12,500 jobs and its 400 stores at risk. PwC had tried to look for a buyer for all or part of the business. In a statement, PwC said: “While discussions continue with those interested in buying parts of the business, it’s clear…

GCSE results 2023: GCSE passes fall to pre-Covid levels as England sees biggest drop GCSE passes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have fallen for a second year running – with 628.2% of all grades marked at grades 4/C and above. It means the results are close to where they were in 2019 – the last year that exams were sat before the Covid-19 pandemic – when it was 67.3%. There were huge grade spikes in 2020 and 2021 – during the pandemic – when exams were cancelled and results were based on teachers’ assessments. England’s fall in passes is…

Rishi Sunak inadvertently failed to declare childcare interest, rules MPs watchdog PM Rishi Sunak has failed to correctly declare his wife’s financial interest in a childminding agency, and the MPs watchdog has ruled. Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary commissioner for standards, said this arose out of “confusion” about the rules and was “inadvertent”. In a letter to Mr Greenberg, the PM said he accepted the ruling and apologised. The inquiry is closed and the PM will not face further action. Mr Greenberg received a complaint following the PM’s appearance before MPs on the Commons Liaison Committee in March. During the session,…

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Wagner chief presumed dead after Russia plane crash Yevgeny Prigozhin – the Wagner group leader – was on a jet that crashed in Russia, according to Russia’s civil aviation authority. Social media lined to the Wagner group say Prigozhin’s private jet was shot down by Russian air defences. He died “as a result of actions of traitors to Russia”, the Grey Zone Telegram channel posted. Prigozhin led a mutiny against Russia’s armed forces in June, despite only lasting around 24 hours, it was seen as the biggest threat to Putin since his invasion of Ukraine. The plane was…

It’s a classic personality type.

The boys’ dad died just months after they tragically found their mum dead at home (Picture: Liverpool Echo)

He claimed kids are being told they can identify as cats and trees.

North Korea’s second spy satellite launch fails North Korea’s attempt to put a spy satellite into space has failed, three months after its first attempt failed. The latest attempt on Thursday morning failed during the third stage of its flight, state media said. North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has been pushing for a spy satellite for his country as it would allow monitoring of incoming attacks and more accurate plotting of his own. A third attempt will take place in October, according to Pyongyang’s space agency. South Korea said it detected the launch of the rocket at around 03:50…

Chandrayaan-3: India lunar rover Pragyaan takes a walk on the Moon India is making more space history, as just one day after the country became the first to land near the south pole, the Moon rover has now taken its first steps on the lunar surface. Chandrayaan-3’s rover “ramped down” from the lander and “India took a walk on the Moon!” the Indian space agency said. India is now only the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, after the US, the former Soviet Union and China. The rover, called Pragyann, was carried to the Moon in…