in 0demira near the algarve. in less than two hours, students across scotland will find out how they ve done in their exams. more than 144,000 pupils will get their results by text, email and post. 0ur reporterjames shaw is at a school in hamilton this morning. james, a nervous day for pupils? iamat i am at hamilton academy in hamilton in south lanarkshire. it s a big school, more than 1300 pupils, some of them gathering this morning to wait for those all important results in about one hour. some of them will get envelopes through the posts, a lot will get texts and e mails. it has to have been a difficult year because this school and all schools in scotland are still recovering from covid, the enormous disruption over the last two or three years.
exa m exam result they in scotland. exam result day in scotland. the pass rate for exams in scotland has fallen but remains higher than before the covid pandemic. more than 144,000 young people across scotland have been receiving their grades for national its and ss, highers and advanced highers. the proportion of pupils awarded an a, b or c at higher has fallen from 78.9% in 2022 to 77.1% this year. you re live with bbc news. a charity representing asylum seekers who were due to be moved onto a barge in dorset is claiming that four more transfers have been cancelled. careltcalais claim it s due to the threat of legal action. the government has denied any cancellations onto the bibby stockholm have taken place. it comes after 15 men spent their first night on on the barge. more are expected to board the bibby stockholm later in the week. joining me now isjoe twyman,
or release of their personal data. five people, including a ao year old british national, have died in violent protests related to the taxi strike in cape town. this comes after a week long strike was called by the south african national taxi council. the strike was in response to what the drivers called heavy handed tactics by law enforcement authorities. the pass rate for exams in scotland has fallen but remains higher than before the covid pandemic. more than 144,000 young people across scotland are receiving their grades for national 4s and ss, highers and advanced highers. the proportion of pupils awarded an a, b or c at higher has fallen from 78.9% in 2022 to 77.1% this year. it was a similar picture for national 4s and 55 and for advanced highers. you re live with bbc news. former president donald trump is holding a rally in windham, new hampshire today. it s his first campaign rally
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