Good morning. Last year was the hottest Late August Bank Holiday on record. This year, it could well be the coolest. The forecast is a largely dry one. After a bright start, more cloud develops, but i will have all the details coming up. Good morning. Its monday august 31st. Our top story labour is calling for next years gcse and a level exams to be delayed to give pupils more time to catch up on the work theyve missed during the pandemic. Teaching unions say the idea is worth considering, but warned that it could cause problems for University Admissions. Our Political Correspondent, helen catt, has more. It has only been a few weeks since this years students got their final grades, but what to do about next yea rs grades, but what to do about next years exams grades, but what to do about next yea rs exams is grades, but what to do about next years exams is a question thats already testing politicians, and it is 1 dayer under pressure not to flunk. Labours answer, delay gcses and a lev
p up to 50 mph in the winds could gust up to 50 mph in exposure gcioss the winds could gust up to 50 mph in exposure across the west. Strong enough again potentially to cause damage and disruption. Unseasonably windy. The headlines pressure mounts on the government over englands exam results fiasco, an announcement is expected later, amid fears similar chaos could surround thursdays gcse results. Here we are the monday after a level results wadding there is not a proper appeals process in place and wadding there is now not enough confidence in the system for gcses, is frankly unacceptable. Northern ireland scraps plans to take into account schools past performances and instead will award gcse grades based solely on teacher estimates. Anger on the streets of belarus, as pressure mounts on president lukashenko over his disputed re election. Millions of self employed workers in the uk can apply for a second Coronavirus Support grant
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