Of the senate seats in a crucial run off contest in georgia. The second is still too close to call. Dozens of pro democracy activists and politicians are arrested in hong kong, accused of trying to overthrow the citys government. And coming up this hour, a breakdown for the motor industry, as car sales suffer their biggest slump since world war ii. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Our top story. Thousands of pupils across england, whove had their gcse and a levels cancelled, are hoping to get more details today on how their work will be assessed. It comes as englands Third National lockdown comes legally into force, with mps set to vote retrospectively on it later today. All of the uk is now under strict virus curbs, with wales, Northern Ireland and most of scotland also in lockdown. On schools, the education secretary, Gavin Williamson, will make a statement to mps and is expected to unveil a support package for young people following the closure of schools and colleges. It comes
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Theres been a steep rise in gcse grades in england, wales and Northern Ireland pupils have been receiving them after a uk government u turn means marks are now based on teacher assessments. Meanwhile, chaos for hundreds of thousands of pupils as btec students are told they wont get their marks, just hours before they were due to be published. We are working very closely with ucas, with the independent regulator and the exam boards to make sure no young person is disadvantaged as a consequence of this delay. The russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital with suspected poisoning. The Anti Corruption campaigner fell ill during a flight. Kamala harris is formally nominated as joe bidens running
mate in the us election. If the democrats win she would be the first woman Vice President in american history. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and st