Theyll face wolves next, if they beat sevilla tonight. Its National Allotment weekend we have come to dorset road allotments, where the temperature is currently around 22 celsius. For those of us in the heatwave, it will continue for another two days but there is also the risk of heavy thundery downpours, which could lead to flash flooding. Details coming up. Its tuesday, 11th august. Our top story. Scotlands education secretary, john swinney, will explain today how he will address problems with the way School Pupils were awarded grades this year, in the absence of exams. The first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has apologised after the marks given to pupils were based partly on the past performance of their schools. The process meant that 125,000 results were downgraded. Alexandra mackenzie reports. 16 year old 0livia thought she was on track to study medicine. She got five as in her higher prelims, but those were not the results awarded by the sqa. Instead she received two as and three b
Support the economy during the pandemic. Witnesses in nigeria say a number of protesters have been killed by Security Services in the countrys biggest city, lagos love island star Shaughna Phillips speaks out about her struggle with a condition called lipoedema which causes an abnormal build up of fat and in the champions league, Manchester United celebrate a 2 1 victory over Paris Saint Germain, while chelsea are held to a goaless draw by sevilla. An announcement is expected shortly on whether South Yorkshire will move to the highest coronavirus alert level in england. It comes as government ministers say the door remains open about a Covid Support deal for Greater Manchester. Its thought a statement will be made shortly about whether sheffield, rotherham, barnsley and doncaster will move to the tier three alert level which includes restrictions on household mixing and the closure of pubs and bars. Greater manchester will be in tier three from friday, although a financial settlement h
The premier leagues most prolific duo strike again. Son heung min and harry kane link up for the only goal of the game as tottenham claim victory at burnley. Shes got it. Yeah, baby, shes got it. Well hear from the ultimate 80s girl group about their career and why theyve been in a bananarama bubble since lockdown. Good morning from Hampton Court palace, which is hosting a ghost trail this week as halloween approaches. We have got some rain moving from the west towards the north east through the day, and behind that some blustery showers, and especially windy in the west and south. All the details in a few minutes. Its tuesday the 27th of october. Our top story. More than 50 conservative mps have written to the Prime Minister, calling for a clear road map out of tough coronavirus restrictions in the north of england. They say the pandemic is threatening the governments efforts to level up the country. 0ur Political Correspondent helen catt has this report. The north of england has been
As india struggled under the second highest number of covid cases in the world, the number of daily deaths remains dangerously high wheat report from delhi. We report. The uk government is urging businesses to make their final preparations for brexit a month before the transition period ends. Growing fears for brazils amazon, as it emerges that more of the rainforest was destroyed last year than at any time in the past decade. New scientific analysis suggests the Global Climate change picture is looking more positive, with the goals of the paris accord within reach. Also coming up this hour, formula i World Champion Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekends grand prix in bahrain after testing positive for coronavirus. Hello and welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world, stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. One of the uks Major Department store chains, debenhams, is to be liquidated after talks about a possible rescue have come to an
And a small green miracle in a refugee camp injordan thanks to scientists from Sheffield University. Assaults on staff have more than quadrupled in prisons in yorkshire and lincolnshire over a five year period. In 2013, 326 were recorded. This figure rose to almost 1,400 in 2018. The latest figures show three prisons in particular full sutton, wealstun and wetherby recorded more assaults on staff in the first nine months of 2019 than in the whole of the previous year. Tracy gee has been speaking to three officers who have experienced first hand how the violence has escalated. You might find some of the images
in the film upsetting. Attacks on prison officers are at an all time high. They are a daily occurrence. Ive seen staff he headbutted. Im seen staff he sexually assaulted. Ive been thrown in the wall. Ive had a tv thrown in my face. On average 27 assaults happen every single day. Thats more than one an hour. Theyve got shanks. Theyve got access to razor blades. Theyre ready. Theyre