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Exam board Cambridge OCR has been fined £270,000 by regulator Ofqual for significant errors in its 2025 physics A-level and AS-level papers and mark schemes.

Harvard University's faculty will vote next week on a proposal to cap A grades at 20% of students per course, aiming to address grade inflation after an internal report found As accounted for about 60% of grades in the 2024-25 academic year, up from 25% two decades ago.

Hedge fund billionaire Chris Rokos has donated a record £190 million to the University of Cambridge to establish a new school of government, marking the single biggest donation to any UK university in modern times. The school will focus on the crossovers in policy, science, and emerging technologies, with academics from all backgrounds.

A groundbreaking NHS pilot scheme aims to dramatically increase organ transplants by extending preservation times, as systemic failures and outdated methods contribute to record waiting lists and repeated cancellations for patients like Jodie Cantle.

A nine-year-old boy died less than two months after an operation at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, with an independent expert finding evidence that fatal physical harm was caused. The case has prompted a wider review of the surgeon's practice and systemic failures at the hospital.

People who stop taking obesity jabs regain the majority of their lost weight within a year, according to a new study. However, researchers project that some weight loss could be sustained long-term.

Supermarkets in London and Cambridgeshire are using security measures like Perspex boxes and plastic screens to protect chocolate from theft, as shop owners cite a nationwide shoplifting epidemic. Confectionery is the second-most targeted product stolen from retailers, according to industry reports.