Under the Government plans, ‘baseline’ tests to monitor pupils’ progress will be moved forward from age seven to reception year by 2016, it has been reported.

The photo shows Melissa Plancarte, an aspiring pop singer known by her stage name, ‘La Princessa De La Banda,’ in a skimpy dress emblazoned with a massive red cross against a white background.

Of the 10 schools with the highest proportion of children who do not speak English as their first language, all but two are outside London, and all but one are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted, the schools watchdog.

Kate and her son joined the rest of the Middleton clan on their annual jaunt to the isle of Mustique, leaving her husband Prince William studying in Cambridge.

Aline Colvero of Porto Alegre, Brazil poses for a photograph on Super Bowl Boulevard in Times Square in New York on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014. The Seattle Seahawks play the Denver Broncos on Sunday at the stadium in the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

A common misconception about hurricanes is that wind is your worst enemy. “Most people, when they hear hurricane, think wind first and maybe water second,” said Jamie Rhome, storm surge specialist at the National Hurricane Center. “Given the fact that water is killing more people, we’ve got to start thinking water first.” On Friday, the […]

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors filed charges Friday against two former Boy Scout leaders accused of toppling one of the ancient rock formations at Utah's Goblin Valley State Park.

By Edith Honan and Chris Francescani NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New Jersey official on Friday claimed Governor Chris Christie knew about politically motivated traffic jams as they happened, re-igniting a political scandal that has taken a toll on the prominent Republican. The letter from a former official at the agency that oversees the […]

While you’ve been freezing this winter, chances are you’ve also been doing something else you may not be aware of — giving your employer improved bang for the buck.

The long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada moved a significant step toward completion Friday as the State Department raised no major environmental objections to its construction.