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Also coming up, most of the historic world war ii aircraft making up the battle of Britain Memorial flight have been grounded. One display has already been cancelled. And production was halted on the 6th of march Mission Impossible film, because its star tom cruise broke his ankle while performing a stunt while filming in london. This is bbc news and these are the top good morning. Its thursday 17th august. Im rebecca jones. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Thousands of teenagers across england, wales and Northern Ireland have received their a level results this morning. In england, the results marked a major reform to the exams introduced by the government, including a move away from coursework and modular exams in 13 subjects and a decision to separate as levels to form stand alone qualifications. There was a fall of 0. 2 in the overall pass rate which was down to 97. 9 . But there was an increase in the number of students awarded the top grades with 26. 3 of entries receiving either an
The number of people on controversial zero hours contracts has reached a record high of 910,000. We would love to hear from you if you are on one or if or if you are an employer that uses them. Perhaps you would rather have a permanentjob, perhaps you would rather have a permanent job, perhaps the flexibility suits you. You can get in touch with us. Text will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The Police Watchdog has published a critical report into how the cumbria force handled the death of 13 month old Poppi Worthington five years ago. She was found seriously injured at her home. The independent Police Complaints Commission Says officers failed to adequately investigate whether she had been abused. Its commissioner, carl gumsley, has described it as not fit for purpose. The investigator found evidence that there had been an unstructured investigation, that essentially was not fit for purpose. We found concerns in relation to the way that the scene where pop
All this week on breakfast were looking at what it means for your generation. To we are focusing on the millennial is, those born in the 805 and 905. I have come here to aberdeen to see what these workers want for the economy. In sport, double gold for laura muir as she adds the 3000 metre title to her 1500 metre win at the european indoor athletics championships. Pollution is not a joke is the message from students at this Primary School. We are talking today about Cars Idling Outside Schools and the damage it does. And carol has the weather for us this morning. Good morning. Actually start, some have frost, but for many it will be sunshine with some showers. Rain across the south, blustery here, and snow would hide. I will have more details of about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Theres uncertainty for thousands of british car workers as a deal that will see vauxhall sold to the french owners of peugeot and citroen, is expected to be announced within the next hour.