The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland( RCS) has been ranked as one of the world’s top five

arts, according to new global rankings. The London conservatoire, which was established in 1883, was

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First-class degrees have more than doubled in a decade as a watchdog has warned that Covid cannot be used as an excuse for “ baked in ” university grade inflation. Data from the Office for Students( OfS) released on Thursday shows that more than half of the firsts awarded to students in 2021 cannot be explained when compared with students’ results a decade ago. The proportion of graduates who attained top degrees rose from 15.7 per cent in 2010/ 11 to 37.9 per cent in 2020/ 21, amounting to a 14

The RCS — whose graduates include movie stars Richard Madden and James McAvoy — said it was “ committed to being inclusive ”.... Do you have a story or video for The Scottish Sun?... Email us at scottishsundigital@ news.co.uk or call 0141 420 5300....

The prospect of the first nationalist first minister at Stormont is an “ almost emotional moment ”, according to Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald. She was speaking after a historic election result saw her party become the first nationalist or republican party to top the poll at Stormont.( PA Graphics)( PA Graphics) Sinn Fein finished with 27 seats, ahead of the DUP which dropped from 28 to 25 seats. The centre-ground Alliance Party saw a surge in its vote to finish as the third biggest part

The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored two of football’s most notorious goals to knock England out of the 1986 World Cup, including the so-called Hand Of God, is set to fetch more than ￡4？... million at auction. The game saw the Argentinian player, hailed by many as the greatest of all time, score a hand goal he later described as made “ a little with the head of Maradona, and a little with the hand of God ”, as well as the “ goal of the century ” when he dribbled past a host of Englan

Playing any wind instrument is a feat in its own right, not least coordinating the hands and creating the perfect shape of the lips. But Felix Klieser, who was born without arms, had to rely on his feet to pursue his dream of playing the French horn while still a toddler. After decades of carving out a career as a professional hornist, the 30-year-old has now made his UK concerto debut with one of the country’s finest orchestras.On Wednesday night, German-born Mr Klieser performed with the Bourn

It's the legendary Christmas film accompanied by one of the most recognised festive scores in history. But now The Snowman composer Howard Blake is furious with the BBC's" vile desecration" of his acclaimed work after threatening to withdraw his permission for the recreation. The score for the film about a boy who builds a snowman that comes to life is being broadcast in full – but this time without any instruments.Mr Blake told The Telegraph that the BBC have enlisted producer Jonathan Manners

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has urged DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson to nominate a deputy first minister to allow resumption of fully functioning devolved government.Mr Lewis was speaking hours after the conclusion of a Stormont election which saw an historic victory for Sinn Fein to become the largest party and win the entitlement to nominate a first minister. The US and Irish administrations have also urged parties to take the necessary steps to re-establish a powersharing execu