More maths, more regional disparity: England’s A-level results in five charts
Stem subjects most popular among this year’s students, who secured higher proportion of A*s than pre-Covid years
A-levels results: pupils in England achieve best results since 2010
Proportion of top grades is best outside Covid crisis but results in Wales and Northern Ireland are down on last year
Vast majority of A-level students secure first choice university places – as it happened
Over three-quarters of English applicants gain enough points for their favoured course
July 2024
Record numbers in England taking ADHD medication, NHS data shows
Increase of 18% in a year attributed to more diagnoses, especially among younger women
Twelve charts that show how Labour won by a landslide
Conservative collapse ensures Labour is victorious – but the party’s overall vote share has stayed relatively static. These charts explain how the election was won and lost
14 years of Tory rule – in data
How 14 years of Tory rule have changed Britain – in charts
#ukpolitics: how the 2024 general election has played out on TikTok
14 years of Tory rule – in data
Housing: how 14 years of Tory rule have changed Britain – in charts
June 2024
Companies linked to Tory donors given £8.4bn in public contracts since 2016
Exclusive: Anti-corruption charity calls for ban on parties accepting donations from companies with public contracts
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
David Tennant should have been more respectful when criticising Badenoch over LGBT views, says Starmer – as it happened
‘I think it’s right that we have these robust discussions, but we must do it respectfully,’ Starmer said
Nigel Farage outperforms all other UK parties and candidates on TikTok
14 years of Tory rule – in data
Immigration: how 14 years of Tory rule have changed Britain – in charts
Tories pursuing ‘ostrich strategy’ on Facebook campaign ads
May 2024
Transparency Gap: the funding of political parties in the EU
Only seven EU countries require parties to reveal identity of all private donors
Transparency Gap: the funding of political parties in the EU
Political donations in France swerve to the right as Le Pen’s niece raises more than Macron
Transparency Gap: the funding of political parties in the EU
Quarter of political donations in EU go to extremist and populist parties, data reveals
Cost of living crisis may be factor in low whooping cough jab rates, experts say
Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’
Conflict of interest concerns raised over MEPs’ second jobs
April 2024
Steep rise in schools in England recruiting teachers from Jamaica
Exclusive: Schools following NHS and social care in recruiting from overseas as work visas for secondary school teachers double
