GCSE and A-level exams have become easier over the past decade, according to reports published by Ofqual – the exams regulator – yesterday.
Science exams easier, says Ofqual
Tuesday 01 May 2012
GCSEs and A-levels in science and geography are easier than they were 10 years ago, the exams regulator said today.
Jack White, Kentish Town Forum, London
New Order, O2 Apollo, Manchester
Sunday 29 April 2012
No one loves a side project like Jack White. But now that he's gone solo, the blues-rock maestro can, finally, do what he does best: shred that guitar
How Revlon created the scarlet woman
Monday 02 April 2012
In 1932, the company launched the very first red nail varnish. Since then, its products have become staples on dressing tables around the world. Rebecca Gonsalves charts its rise
DVD: 50/50
Sunday 25 March 2012
This well-judged comedy-drama stars Joseph Gordon Levitt (500 Days of Summer, Inception) as a young radio producer diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
DVD: Weekend
Sunday 18 March 2012
It is rare that a film depicts the genesis of a relationship with such frank, heartfelt immersion.
Win one of two pairs of hi-tech halogen heaters
Thursday 09 February 2012
Literally never feel the cold ever again with these revolutionary heating devices from Prem-I-Air.
La traviata, Royal Opera House
Tuesday 03 January 2012
Three years ago the Albanian soprano Ermonela Jaho was virtually unknown in Britain.
Faulty breast implants contain toxic chemicals, scientists warn
Tuesday 03 January 2012
New warning from France as Government doctors in UK advise women to undergo surgical removal
DVD: Mademoiselle Chambon (PG)
Friday 09 December 2011
Any love story about pained longing at a train station will inevitably draw comparisons to classic David Lean/Noel Coward romance, Brief Encounter.
GCSE boost in sciences expected
Tuesday 23 August 2011
The rise in take-up of traditional science subjects seen in A levels is set to be repeated at the GCSE level this week.
Album: Carl Coxaii, Roads Lead to the Dancefloor (Intec Digital)
Friday 29 July 2011
The medium is increasingly the message in modern music.
DVD: Killers (12)
Friday 29 October 2010
Katherine Heigl clearly has no intention of giving us all a break from these mirthless comedy capers.
Heartbreaker (15)
Friday 02 July 2010
They flipped for this romantic comedy in its native France, but I'm not sure it will tweak as many funny bones over here. (They also loved time-travel farce Les Visiteurs, remember).








