trump s white house counsel pat cipollone and deputy patrick philbin were both interviewed by the fbi about sensitive documents stored at mar-a-lago. this as the fallout from the fbi s mar-a-lago search becomes a comes to a critical juncture tomorrow. a judge will hear arguments about whether to release the affidavit behind the search, something donald trump wants and the doj opposes. even now, as donald trump s legal troubles mount, his grip on the republican party is tightening. and he just purged one of his high-profile critics. republican liz cheney lost her primary race to a trump-backed opponent by a landslide. but while a cheney may be out of a seat, earlier on today, she made it clear she s not going anywhere and will keep up her fight against trump. there s no political office that s more important than the principles that we take an oath defend. and i believe that donald trump continues to pose a very grave threat and risk to our republic. and i think that def
of gcses were marked at great four or above in england, the broad equivalent of c or above. in wales and northern ireland, this is down from 77.1% last year but much higher than 2019 when the figure was 67.3%. those achieving top grades of seven or above in england, or letter a or a1. or above in england, or letter a or a in wales and northern ireland, fell to 26.3% from 28.9% last year. in 2019 the figure was 28.8%. the exams watchdog for england says its aim for results to sit between pre pandemic levels and last year s high was set with fairness in mind. similar plans were put in place in wales and northern ireland. scotland also saw fewer students land top marks in its exams earlier this month. concerns have been raised about regional differences in top grades. in england, the attainment gap between north and south is significant. in london, 32.6% of