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
Rates for hundreds of thousands of gcse students in england, wales and Northern Ireland who received their results today, which were based on teacher assessments. The results come after a tumultuous period of uncertainty, because pupils across the uk were unable to sit any exams, because of the coronavirus lockdown. Our education editor, bra nwen jeffreys reports. The envelope some dread. That walk to the results table at school. Gcse grades this year like none before. After turmoil and u turns, theyve got what their teachers think they deserve. I just didnt know what was going to happen, if i was going to have lower than what i was hoping for. But its, yeah, it was pretty nerve racking. I was worried about being downgraded. I put in all that time and effort over the last four years, to not be able to continue my life and go on to college or apprenticeships. English literature, which i will be doing at a level, i never thought i wouldve got a nine at that, which im really proud about.
What is set to happen to Office Spaces like this. The bbc spoke to 50 of the uks biggest employers and none of them planned to bring all of their staff back anytime soon. What does it mean for business . And to you and family . We are exploring hidden gems, the natural wonders on your doorstep. You did not necessarily know they were there but now they are a central part of your daily life. Good morning, storm francis packed a punch yesterday and overnight with gusts at 81 mph in the needles. This morning, gusty winds as benchley in central and eastern areas which will ease and then we are in for a day of sunshine and showers. I will have all the details. Its wednesday, the 26th of august. Face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in some parts of england after the government changed its guidance last night. It says that pupils and staff in areas which are subject to lockdown restrictions should now wear them in communal areas like corridors. Primary schools are not affec