We wanted exams to go ahead, but were overruled the head of quual launches a robust defence of the regulators role in the a level and gcse fiasco. Bbc u turn the broadcaster says there will now be singing of rule britannia and land of hope and glory at the last night of the proms after a chorus of criticism scientists detect the largest black hole, or collapsed star, in the universe billions of light years from earth. And, making history boxer nicola adams becomes the first contestant to be part of a same sex pairing in strictly come dancing. Good afternoon. Parts of Greater Manchester will not have lockdown restrictions eased as planned following a government u turn. Measures in bolton and trafford were due to be eased overnight after a fall in cases earlier in august. But the government say they will now remain under existing restrictions following a significant change in the level of infection rates over the last few days. Earlier, the mayor of Greater Manchester, andy burnham, call
Are eased, despite strong opposition from councils in two areas. But hundreds of thousands of people in glasgow and surrounding areas are now living under new coronavirus restrictions. W and if youre in glasgow if youre in Greater Manchester, how are you reactnig to the latest change in rules . Let me know. You can message you can message me on you can message me on twitter or instagram or e mail me. Borisjohnson is branded heartless by families of coronavirus victims after they say he declined to meet them, despite promising to do so. The government urges businesses to sign up to kickstart, a £2 billionjob scheme for under 24s who are at risk of becoming long term unemployed. And coming up this hour, olympic gold medal boxer, nicola adams, makes strictly come dancing history by becoming the first contestant to compete as part of a same sex pairing. Good morning. After months of home schooling and being away from the classroom, thousands of pupils in england and wales have returned to
On this side of the house, we have already delivered a £1 billion covid ketchup fund, for those in the most deprived backgrounds and we have actually used evidence to see how we can help and how we can improve their outcomes, working with the Education Foundation to ensure that that money is targeted at interventions that will deliver results. And the honourable lady touches upon exams and the potential about putting exams back. Back injune, in this house, and answered my honourable friend, this was something we highlighted that we would be doing. On the 2nd ofjuly, quual did a Public Consultation about potentially moving the exam dates back. I have been to check as to whether the labour party made a submission as to whether they supported this, the labour party did not make a submission supporting the idea of moving exams back, so i very much welcome the labour party to our position. We will continue to work with local authorities and ensuring that we have the transport infrastructur
Have signed a contract with netflix to produce documentaries and childrens shows. Harry and meghan say they will focus on content that informs but also gives hope. The German Government says without doubt a novichok nerve agent was used to poison critic of russian presidenrt vladimir putin, Alexei Navalny. Mr navalny became ill on a trip to siberia on the 20th august. This image shows navalny drinking a cup of tea at tomsk airport in siberia on his way back to moscow. His press secretary says that is the only food or drink he had taken all day. Since he fell ill hes been recovering in hospital in germany. The kremlin says they have not been informed about the comments from germany. Lets take a look at the nerve agent novichok. The name novichok means newcomer in russian, and applies to a group of advanced nerve agents developed by the soviet union in the 1970s and 1980s. Novichoks were designed to be more toxic than other chemical weapons, so some versions would begin to take effect ra
Confusion after covid restrictions in trafford and bolton are lifted and then re imposed within hours. A £2 billion scheme to kickstart careers. Help for young people on universal credit. The bbc now says rule britannia will be sung at the proms after all. It follows a chorus of criticism over plans to ditch the words. And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news well have the latest from new york as the second round of the us open gets under way. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Has there ever been a return to school quite like it . After months of being forced to stay at home, millions of pupils in england and wales were back in their classrooms today. For the children and their teachers alike its uncharted territory. How to combine learning with staying covid safe. It follows a turbulent few weeks in the education system, not least the u turn over how exams were graded. Today the exam regulator for england said ministers had been warned about the possibl