controlled nuclear power plant, the un chief calls for zaporizhzhia to be demilitarised. and finland s prime ministerfaces a backlash after a leaked video shows her dancing and singing at a party with celebrity friends. she says she did nothing illegal. hundreds of thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland have been receiving their exam results today. a level, t level, and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared with 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in students gaining a place at their firm or insurance choice university. the proportion of students in england, wales and northern ireland getting top a level grades has fallen since the record high of last year, but is higher than 2019. 36.4% of pupils have achieved a star and a grades. and for the new t level exams, where students split time between classroom learning and industry placements, th
In a new trailer for the first episode of the show in nearly 30 years without Paxman as regular host, BBC star Rajan showed off his jovial side - by playing quizmaster and contestant.
Lord Hall faced a number of challenges while at the helm of the BBC for eight years, before Tim Davie took over last September.
Among the most crippling, was the Government s decision to waive the licence fee for over-75s – which was changed last year to only cover those on pension credits.
Another was the battle to crack down on fee evasion and regaining the quarter-of-a-million people who chose not to renew their licence.
Lord Hall said the BBC had considered a number of different ways to charge the public, including a means-tested system, deducting the fee from council tax and more.