with widespread disruption for passengers. the un secretary general meets ukraine s president for talks he says he s gravely concerned about safety at a nuclear power plant that s now in russian hands. joe fraser becomes the first british man to take gold in the european gymnastics final. and coming up on the bbc news channel. ben stokes helps limit the damage as england claw back wickets on the second day of the 1st test against south africa at lords, following a disappointing first innings. good evening. 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, when pupils did sit exams again. as you can see here, the proportion of top grades has fallen compared with 2020 and 2021 which are marked here in red that was when teacher assessments were used instead of exams because
indiana has bad abortions. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. i m at the firstsite gallery, in colchester, in the east of england. my guests are the contemporary artists the singh twins, who have a major exhibition of their work here. the singh twins combine their dual british and indian heritage to make provocative art that has a strong political message. but sometimes, do these two traditions collide? singh twins, welcome to hardtalk. now, you were born in england, but you took a trip for the first time to india when you were teenagers in 1980, and that s when you were first exposed to indian miniature paintings. you describe that as a turning point in your lives why? well, the trip to india was a turning point in our lives for a couple of reasons, really. we were born and brought up in britain. we were aware of our indian heritage, but i don t think we really felt so deeply attached to it until we went to india
an agreement not to allow foreign militants on afghan soil. the rebuke came after a us drone strike in kabul killed ayman al zawahiri, the leader of al-qaeda. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with zeinab badawi. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. i m at the firstsite gallery, in colchester, in the east of england. my guests are the contemporary artists the singh twins, who have a major exhibition of their work here. the singh twins combine their dual british and indian heritage to make provocative art that has a strong political message. but sometimes, do these two traditions collide? singh twins, welcome to hardtalk. now, you were born in england, but you took a trip for the first time to india when you were teenagers in 1980, and that s when you were first exposed to indian miniature paintings. you describe that as a turning point in your lives why? well, the trip to india was a turning point in our lives for a couple of reasons, really. we were born and brought up
that could save hundreds of millions of pounds and that could be transferred into savings and a better pay offer we could put on the table. and where s the government in all of this? ministers say it s down to the rail companies and their workers to sort out. also tonight.. the grooming gangs of oldham an independent inquiry says the council and greater manchester police failed to safeguard vulnerable children. the mountain gorillas of central africa once on the brink of extinction, now their numbers are rising. are their wider lessons for conservation? if you re on the hunt for a first major golf title, why not make it the us open? we ll have more on matt fitzpatrick s remarkable feat. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. reaction to the decision made by swimming s world governing body to stop transgender athletes from competing in women s races if they went through male puberty. good evening and welcome to bbc news at six. britain is facing its biggest rail s
and wales are already running on a much reduced timetable tonight. also on the programme. an apology from oldham council and greater manchester police after a report concludes they failed to protect some children from sexual exploitation. the mountain gorillas of central africa are thriving again, having once faced extinction. we look at this triumph of conservation. and the story behind the 27 year old golferfrom sheffield who became the us open champion. and coming up on the bbc news channel. serena williams makes her return to tennis tomorrow at eastbourne as she steps up her preparations for wimbledon after a year out. welcome to bbc news at ten. the biggest train strike in 30 years will go ahead this week, following the breakdown of the latest talks between unions and railway leaders. services across england, scotland and wales are already running on a much reduced timetable this evening, ahead of the full strike action tomorrow. the industrial action takes place on thre