Of the belarussian capital minsk to protest last weekends disputed election. And World Champion Lewis Hamilton sweeps to victory in the spanish grand prix and extends his lead in the drivers championship. And coming up, Philippa Thomas hears from people around the world about their extraordinary experiences during the pandemic and how covid 19 has changed their lives. Theres more uncertainty and confusion for hundreds of thousands of a level and gcse students today. The exams regulator quual withdrew its advice for those wanting to appeal within hours of making it public. The government has been under fire since thursdays a level grades were awarded with nearly 40 downgraded by quual. Gcse results are due this week, having been assessed using the same algorithm as a levels. Heres our Political Correspondent peter saull. In ordinary times, theyd know what their 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
Millions of self employed workers can apply for a second round of grants from today, to help support their businesses against the effects of coronavirus. A woman has been charged with the murder of a ten year old boy in west london. In the first weeks of lockdown, someone called the police about domestic abusive every 30 seconds according to new research for panorama. More protests are expected in belarus following sundays huge gathering to try to force president Alexander Lukashenko to step down. The foreign secretary says the uk does not accept the result of the election. And coming up on sportsday misery for the manchester clubs in europe. After Citys Champions League shock, united are knocked out of the Europa League by sevilla. In the last hour Northern Ireland has decided to award gcse grades on the basis of teacher assessed grades. It adds to growing political pressure on the government over a level grades in england which have been described as flawed and unfair after almost 40
He was 71. And another missed opportunity. Manchester city are knocked out of the Champions League after a series of blunders hands victory to lyon. Hello and welcome if youre 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. We decided using an algorithm to look at ranking of ability but also looking at how their school or couege looking at how their school or college it performed in recent yea rs. College it performed in recent years. That was resulted in 30 being marked down. It will cover the cost of schools in england appealing against exam grades but the appeals process itself has been left confused following the
President trump pays tribute to his younger brother, robert, who has died in new york aged 71. Chloe mccardel an australian endurance swimmer finishes a record breaking crossing of the English Channel. And coming up in half an hour talking movies reports on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on cinema. Theres more uncertainty and confusion for hundreds of thousands of a level and gcse students today. The exams regulator quual withdrew its advice for those wanting to appeal within hours of making it public. The government has been under fire since thursdays a level grades were awarded with nearly 40 downgraded by quual. Gcse results are due this week having been assessed using the same algorithm as a levels. Heres our Political Correspondent peter saull. In ordinary times, theyd know 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 quual
The foreign secretary says the uk does not accept the result of the election. New zealands general election is postponed because of a fresh outbreak of covid 19. Millions of self employed workers in the uk can apply for a second round of grants from today to help support their businesses against the effects of coronavirus. Hello, and welcome. If youre watching in the uk or around the world, stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Pressure is growing on the government over exam grades as new analysis suggests a level results awarded to students in sixth form colleges in england fell below the average of the past the three years. The sixth Form Colleges Association says its students in england are being treated unfairly. 2completely unfit for purpose is the verdict on the standardisation model used by the regulator quual, according to the Grammar School Heads Association. It says its led to utterly baffling results for some students. This morning, No