A teacher at a school being investigated over claims of exam cheating said intense pressure to improve fostered a culture where staff would do 'whatever it takes' to improve results... more
Loss-making airline Flybe presses ahead with expansion plans as it enters in to a joint venture to buy a Finnish airline for €25 million (£22.6 million)... more
What with Donkey Punch, Kick-Ass and True Grit, it seems that young girls, even pre-adolescent, are the new film heroines. Saoirse Ronan's teenage Hanna, however, beats the lot of them ... more
GlaxoSmithKline's pandemrix flu vaccine is still under review by European drugs authorities, which are investigating a possible link between it and cases of sleep disorder narcolepsy... more
Women taking common painkillers while pregnant could greatly increase the risk of their sons suffering infertility problems, according to research published... more
Wales manager John Toshack has been left clutching at the fleeting chance that his side could still snatch third spot in their World Cup qualifying Group Four... more
Football: Stuart Pearce believes his team's Under-21 European Championship match against Spain will be his toughest as manager of the young England side... more
Football: England Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce has warned his youngsters reputations will count for nothing when the European Championships start in Sweden... more
Football: Germany coach Joachim Low has likened Wales to "a wounded fighter who wants to retaliate" ahead of the World Cup qualifier at the Millennium Stadium ... more
Ministers are planning at least four new "all through" academies in London for children aged three to 18 - including one at the 2012 Olympic stadium... more
Tory candidate Boris Johnson has breached Parliamentary rules by failing to declare his shareholding in a TV production company, the Evening Standard can reveal... more
This week's club offerings include a terrace rave at Canvas, a Malawi fund raiser party (with sand) and the small matter of the UK Air Guitar Championships.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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