if climate change is not prioritised, we are all doomed, that is the dire warning from the head of the un. a sharp rise in the number of people crossing the channel in small boats more than 38,000 have arrived in the uk this year. and millions of children used to watch this every dayjust before the six o clock news. as the bbc turns 100, we look back at children s tv over the decades. and on bbc london. day one for prime minister rishi sunak coming on the bbc news channel, liverpool and tottenham in testing delicate touching distance of the knockout stages. good evening. rishi sunak has appeared before mps in parliament on his first full day as prime minister and announced yet more unravelling of liz truss s plans for growth. the ban on fracking in england is back in place after it was briefly lifted by the former prime minister. the government s economic statement due to be delivered on monday has now been pushed back by almost three weeks to november 17th. and the decis
on his mobility scooter police arrest a man on suspicion of murder. it is not clear what they are trying to target. moments later, it s clear we are the target. explosions. a special report from the front line in ukraine on the troops using drones to attack russian positions. and she s back another big win for emma raducanu as she prepares to defend her us open title. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we ll have the latest from lord s as england take on south africa in the first test of the series. good afternoon. hundreds of thousands of pupils in england, wales and northern ireland have been getting their a levels and btec results today the first group of students to sit formal exams since the pandemic. the proportion getting top grades has fallen from last year though it s higher than 2019, the last time there were exams. the drop in the highest grades is likely to mean tougher competition for first choice places at university. the first new technical or t lev
identify. good morning from an empty london euston station as more than 16,000 rail workers go on strike again. when will it be over and what should you do if you are travelling today? i will have the details. is it ratcliffe to the rescue for manchester united? british billionairejim ratcliffe says he would be interested in buying the club if the glazer family wants to sell. from trash to treasure. we find out how items destined for the tip are raising thousands for charity thanks to upcycling. good morning. after yesterday s torrential date range which led to localised flooding in parts of the south east, today it will be drier with some sunshine and the odd shower, we have got a new weather front coming in across the introducing thick cloud and some rain. all of the details throughout the programme this morning. it s thursday 18th august. our main story. thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland will be getting their a level, t level and btec results
and at how the pandemic has this cohort of 18 year olds. also on the programme. the killing of 87 year old thomas o halloran, who was stabbed on his mobility scooter in west london a man is arrested. another rail strike leaves only one in five trains running with widespread disruption for passengers. and divers say they struck gold off the isles of scilly when they found the us warship which sank during world war i. and coming up on the bbc news channel. south africa take a lead in the first test as engalnd desperately try to limit their advantage on day two at lord s. good afternoon. there s been delight but also disappointment on results day for hundreds of thousands of teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland who ve had their studies severely disrupted by the pandemic. almost 850,000 a levels were taken this year and the proportion of top grades fell compared with the last two years, although they are still higher than before the pandemic. these pupils w
across england and wales. the un secretary general is in lviv for talks with president zelensky and turkey s recep tayyip erdogan. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. and wonky vegetables could soon be on the menu as farmers warn the drought and hot weather have affected how their crops grow. i like a wonky carrot don t we all? also, i like fruit and veg that makes you smile. and often apples that are slightly misshapen, you know, if the plant has been under stress, sometimes they taste a bit better. hundreds of thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland have been receiving their exam results today. a level, t level, and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared with 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in students gaining a place at their