However, a report by the ABRSM, the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music, suggests the range of instruments now being taught is ‘widening’.

The Commons Public Accounts Committee found the cost of collecting taxes rose by £563 million over the last parliament, while productivity fell.

Campaigning for the local elections has entered its final day ahead of the first major test of public opinion under Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership. Politicians and candidates will make their closing ...

A doctor who was contemplating having her eye removed had her sight restored in time for her wedding thanks to a first-of-its-kind genomics lab. Ellie Irwin had a rare bacterial eye infection which ...

Climate Change Committee warns not enough is being done to prepare the country and people for floods, droughts, heatwaves and wildfires.

A bird hide designed to resemble an air traffic control tower has been unveiled near Heathrow airport. The structure allows visitors to watch wildlife at one of the 13 nature reserves on land owned by ...

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Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon will launch her memoir at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. She will launch her memoir, Frankly, at the festival on August 14. The festival ...

Doctors should prescribe exercise to patients undergoing cancer care to help counter the side-effects of treatments, a new study suggests. Physical activity during treatment can also boost mental ...

Five UK attractions have been shortlisted for the Art Fund Museum Of The Year Award 2025 with a chance to win its £120,000 prize.

Actresses Daisy May Cooper and Ruby Barker are to star in the voice cast of Netflix animated series Asterix And Obelix: The Big Fight. Bafta-winning This Country star Cooper and Bridgerton actress ...

Builders have mostly used the technology in residential construction as they look to innovate to tackle an affordable housing crisis.