Universities write to the uk education secretary calling for more money to help with the cost of taking in extra students following a government u turn on a level grades. And coming up this hour, the three victorian forts originally built to defend england against the french going up for sale. Hello and welcome. If you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The number of people being randomly tested in the community to track the prevalence of covid 19 is to be incased up in england. From october, 150,000 people will be tested every fortnight as part of the office for National Statistics programme which is separate from the Mass Testing Programme of people who have symptoms. The figure is up from the 28,000 in england who are currently sent a home testing kit. Testing will also be expanded in scotland, wales and northern ireland. The health secretary, matt hancock, says the expansion of testing in the
What the next step would be by now. And the class of 2020 is facing more uncertainty. Three days after the results came out, here, or so we thought, was the criteria for appealing. On this page of quuals website, students and teachers could find out what a valid mock exam looks like butjust hours later, the document disappeared. In a statement, the regulator said. That is a huge mess, goodness knows what is going on. Quual is sowing confusion amongst pupils, head teachers, School Teachers and its the last thing we need at this time. We need a ronseal appeals system thats simple, people understand it. There is no official reason why the criteria was taken down. But some pointed to a section that suggested if a students mock exam result was better than their predicted grade, the predicted grade would stand. I think this shows the government are making it up as they go along and theyjust simply havent got a clue. I mean, five months ago they were presented with this problem, and no situat
After thousands rushed home to beat the deadline in the early hours. And in australia a man has apparently punched a great white shark to save his wife during an attack. She was conscious and breathing. She seemed to be doing fairly well, considering the lacerations to her leg. She obviously needed some pain relief. The ambulance were keen to get her straight to hospital. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Theres further confusion for School Leavers in england as the exams regulator, quual, withdraws its guidance on appealing against a level grades just hours after publishing it. The government is facing mounting criticism over its handling of a level results, with thousands of students left devastated. Neither a level nor gcse students were able to sit public exams this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Grades were decided using an algorithm that looked at not only
In other news investigators are working to identify what caused a Train Derailment in aberdeenshire in which three people died. Coronavirus cases surge gcioss much of europe, with germany, france and spain all registering a Record Number of infections. A major Study Suggests that almost 3. 5 Million People in england may have already had covid 19 far more than the 270,000 confirmed cases. Warnings of severe thunderstorms are in place across much of the uk after record setting high temperatures. Good morning. A level and vocational results in england, wales and Northern Ireland are being released this morning, amid continuing controversy about how they are being calculated. Almost 300,000 teenagers will get their a level results. Grades have been estimated then standardised, after the coronavirus outbreak forced the cancellation of exams. A 2 rise in a and a grades this year at a level has been announced by the exam watchdog. Thats close to record levels. About 40 of results will be dif
Gone before. The prince of wales and veterans lay wreaths at the National Memorial arboretum as part of a service of remembrance. Music the last post well have the latest from events in the uk and around the world, as we remember the day world war ii ended. Also, thousands of holiday makers have arrived back in the uk after a last minute dash to avoid a mandatory two week quarantine. And the World Snooker championship final is underway in sheffield. Its being played in front of spectators, as part of the easing of lockdown restrictions. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The exams regulator quual has set out the criteria for how appeals of gcse, as and a levels in england can be made. Because of coronavirus no exams took place, and grades are being awarded using a controversial modelling system. Schools and colleges will be able to appeal on behalf of students from monday. Our Political Correspondent Jonathan Blake is here. What exactly are they saying . This guidance is being eag