The absence of influential female figures from the exam curriculum is off-putting for girls and may be reflected in career choices, a study argues ...

More than 1,200 NHS patients will join a study to find whether existing medicines can slow the disease and speed up access to treatment ...

Those convicted of murder or manslaughter may be confined to their cells or be denied social visits if they won’t attend their sentencing ...

The author reveals an avalanche of death and rape threats against her as she accuses privileged women of abandoning female rights and single-sex spaces ...

The social media business said it would introduce a new class of non-voting stock to help fund its costly investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure ...

Once proud institution has been stumbling towards calamity for ten years. Michael Carrick may become latest victim, but do not think that it will unleash change ...

Manchester United captain says ‘it’s a decision from the staff to not press … sometimes that leaves space’ with head coach fearing the sack after 4-1 defeat ...

Talking to the Times, the chancellor pledges to cut regulation, says he wants start-ups to stay in Britain and gives an impassioned defence of the profit motive ...

Winger injured but English midfielder scores 82nd-minute equaliser after Harry Kane had given Germans the lead in Champions ...

The soprano Julia Bullock impressed with her range and intensity in a tribute to the jazz-age icon, but this Barbican production was hard going ...

Some sketches are more miss than hit but there is plenty of great comedy to get your teeth into from the double act ...

The City Bridge Foundation, which has an endowment of £1.5bn, has donated large sums to social justice and political causes ...