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Only half of British teenagers satisfied with their life

Only half of British teenagers satisfied with their life

The Independent

The UK has climbed up the international school league tables for maths, science and reading – but British teenagers are among the least satisfied with their lives, a major global study has found.

The tests, taken by 15-year-olds in 79 countries and regions, show the UK has improved its rankings on three years ago and British pupils performed significantly better in maths in 2018 than in 2015.

Agnostic
 vicars

Agnostic vicars

The Independent

In an early Autumn poll conducted by YouGov, 16% of Anglican clergy polled have declared that they are agnostic or ‘unclear’ about God.

Of the 1500 anglican clergy questioned, 2% think God is no more than a human construct.

Allegations

The Independent

Patrick Sookhdeo was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on March 10.

Mr Sookhdeo has been released on police bail until May. A spokeswoman for him said: ‘Patrick strongly denies any allegations that have been made against him but is working closely with the police to assist with their investigation’.