Tonight we are delving into the north south hello and welcome to sportsday. Coming up in the programme. Wayde van nierkerk retains his 400 metres world title, but theres a row brewing about the man who wasnt allowed to take part in the final. In the 800m, Kyle Langford lunges for the line but misses out on a medal by the narrowest of margins. And real madrid add to their trophy haul beating Manchester United to retain the european super cup. Well have news of the super cup shortly, but lets start with athletics day five of the world championships, and 0lly foster can round up the nights action on and off the track at the london stadium. Five gold medals. Isaac makwala thought he would go for one of the medals. He arrived at the stadium, hoping to get in. This was a day after he had been told he was suffering from norovirus. He should have been long lining up alongside wayde van niekerk, the world champion. But he was sent packing, told he had to be in isolation. To the race itself. Way
African world recordholder was not at his best in the final. But still more than good enough to breeze through the race. It looked like there was only one winner. The 0lympic there was only one winner. The olympic champion showed his class to become World Champion one more time. Michaeljohnson was the last. Now Wayde Van Niekerk has the chance to do the same. With David Rudisha injured, nigel amos was the favourite for the 800 metres. But there was a surprise in store. The frenchman produced the sprint of his life and looked like he couldnt believe what happened. You have to go back to 1987 when a man bought outside can you want the steeplechase. For a time, outside can you want the steeplechase. Fora time, it looked like kevinjagger steeplechase. Fora time, it looked like kevin jagger might steeplechase. Fora time, it looked like kevinjagger might break the monopoly. Led the monopoly in early stages, but lost his theme in the final metres. Yeager. The east african nation has now won 1
Story of how a violinist who suffered a serious brain injury at the age of 19 is making music again, 29 years later. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11am this morning. And over 40 of middle aged people dont manage one brisk walk a month. If youre one of them, tell us why youre so bad at exercising. We also want to hear from you if youve started walking to get fit. And we want to hear from you if youre an eu National Living in the uk. Are you worried about your right to stay after brexit . Gcses as well of course. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive. And if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. 0ur our top story today. More than 500,000 teenagers in england, wales and Northern Ireland are receiving their gcse results this morning. Major changes. 0nce their gcse results this morning. Major changes. Once in england are coming into place for the first time. More difficult exams in english and
Walk even once a month. Good morning. Is the growth of car finance deals healthy for the motor industry . We built a lot more vehicles in july that last year, but there are Big Questions about whats fuelling the demand. Ill be taking a look. In sport, Conor Mcgregor and Floyd Mayweather declare a truce ahead of the big fight on saturday. And carol has the weather. Rain over the Northern Isles for most of the day, but for most of the uk, some showers. Especially in the south. Feeling fresher than of late. All the details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. More than half a million teenagers in england, wales and Northern Ireland will get their gcse results this morning. There are some major changes for students in england coming into place for the first time. More difficult exams in english and maths will be graded using a numerical system, going from nine at the top to one at the bottom. Other subjects will continue to be graded from a star to g. Exams in wales have als
Urged to walk faster. Officials at Public Health england say high levels of inactivity may be harming their health. Good morning. Its thursday the 24th of august welcome to bbc newsroom live. Theres been a fall in the number of pupils in england, wales and Northern Ireland passing their gcses. Overall, the percentage of passes fell to 66. 3 a decline ofjust over half a percentage point from the previous year. The fall follows big changes in the testing and grading of gcses, especially in england where, to replace the traditional system, maths and english papers are being given a numerical mark on a scale from nine to one. The highest grade is nine, and will be awarded to fewer pupils than the a star is currently. The bottom of the old grade c, the lowest pass at the old o level, is equivalent to the bottom of the new grade four. Changes have also been made to make the exams more challenging. Not only are the questions set out in a different way, but the way the qualifications are taken