on his mobility scooter police arrest a man on suspicion of murder. it is not clear what they are trying to target. moments later, it s clear we are the target. explosions. a special report from the front line in ukraine on the troops using drones to attack russian positions. and she s back another big win for emma raducanu as she prepares to defend her us open title. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we ll have the latest from lord s as england take on south africa in the first test of the series. good afternoon. hundreds of thousands of pupils in england, wales and northern ireland have been getting their a levels and btec results today the first group of students to sit formal exams since the pandemic. the proportion getting top grades has fallen from last year though it s higher than 2019, the last time there were exams. the drop in the highest grades is likely to mean tougher competition for first choice places at university. the first new technical or t lev
across england and wales. the un secretary general is in lviv for talks with president zelensky and turkey s recep tayyip erdogan. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. and wonky vegetables could soon be on the menu as farmers warn the drought and hot weather have affected how their crops grow. i like a wonky carrot don t we all? also, i like fruit and veg that makes you smile. and often apples that are slightly misshapen, you know, if the plant has been under stress, sometimes they taste a bit better. 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
with ukraine s president zelensky and turkey s recep tayyip erdogan. leeds university has expressed dismay after one of its phd students was jailed for 3h years after tweets criticising the regime. 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. around 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 the overall pass rate is 92%. our education corres
we will be getting reaction the unions. kemi badenoch is eliminated from play election. and then there were three. kemi badenoch is knocked out of the conservative leadership contest meaning rishi sunak, penny mordaunt and liz truss go through to the next round. and could you soon be allowed to get married in your back garden? a change in the law is set to give couples more say over wedding venues and ceremonies in england and wales. the london fire brigade have declared a major incident with a huge surge in fires across the capital amid today s extreme heat, and unprecedented temperatures of around a0 degrees celsius. more than 350 firefighters are tackling at least four grass fires including a blaze that s spread to homes in wennington, in east london. thick black smoke has been billowing in the air with fields and some buildings on fire. there are also blazes in upminster near the m25, and in south croydon. the mayor of london says firefighters are under immense pr
extreme heat across large parts of the uk is expected to last into early next week. the met office issues an amber weather warning. drivers at eight rail companies vote to strike in a dispute over pay, but scotrail drivers accept an improved pay offer of 5%. the president of sri lanka says he will resign after thousands of demonstrators stormed his official residence in protest at the state of the economy. the composer monty norman, whose works include the james bond theme tune, has died at the age of 94. and still to come in sportsday, england and northern ireland are an action at euro 2022 and we will have all the latest. hello and welcome to bbc news. so far, all 11 mps are in the running to replace borisjohnson. the tories aim to reduce that number to two over the next ten days. boris johnson has refused to endorse any candidate. you he said he didn t want to damage anybody s chances. ros atkins is at westminster. let s head there now. you thank you forjoining us on coueg