a powerful explosion has rocked a shopping centre and caused a fire in armenia s capital, yerevan, leaving one dead and 20 injuried. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped for six people who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard last year. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. good afternoon. 70 charities and community organisations have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster, urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. tomorrow, labour is expected to call on the government to freeze the energy price cap this autumn to help people deal with the rising cost of living. here s our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. with energy bills expected to continue rising, 70 charities have written to the two candidates to be the next prime minister, calling for £1,200
in north west cairo. warnings in the uk over the use of disposable barbecues, as tinder dry conditions continue after a weekend of wildfires in parts of england. prosecutions for breaching covid restrictions have been dropped for six people who attended a vigil in london for sarah everard last year. a late goal from tottenham rescues a draw away to chelsea, but both managers are sent off after the game following a touchline clash. welcome to the bbc news channel. 70 charities and community organisations in the uk have written to the two conservative party candidates vying to be its next leader and the next prime minster urging them to show compassion and leadership in dealing with the cost of living crisis. tomorrow labour is expected to call on the government to freeze the energy price cap this autumn, to help people deal with the rising cost of living. here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. with energy bills expected to continue rising, 70 charities ha
Wee. And the high court in belfast will issue a Landmark Ruling today on whether the current ban on Same Sex Marriage in Northern Ireland should be overturned. Northern ireland is the only part of the uk where same sex couples are restricted to Civil Partnerships rather than marriages. We talk to the couples who have mounted the legal challenge. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Obviously a Level Results dontjust affect the students, its a big day for parents and carers too, so do get in touch if youve been caught up in the stresses of results day too. We love this, from paris, mother, what were your results, the important thing is, i am what were your results, the important thing is, iam healthy what were your results, the important thing is, i am healthy and alive. You can get in touch on that and any of the stories were talking about this morning, use the hashtag victoria live, and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. As level no lo
not a bunsen burner in sight in this science lesson, not even any test tubes. hadleigh high school has had to close all of its science labs and fill the playground with two storey temporary classrooms. they re cold, they re echoey. i ve got different staff in and out because we re trying to be fair so that not everybody teaches permanently in a cold classroom. we looked at whether we could use an art room for a dissection, because there s running water and we felt we could perhaps clean up and use that space. but the head teacher here is a scientist. she s looked into that, there s rules and regulations and we can t use that space. what help do you want to see for students taking their exams this year? i would like the exam boards to understand that our children have not had the specialist provision that every other child they re competing with in the exam season has had. england s exams regulator says it has extended coursework deadlines and schools should reach out for support. schoo
i would like the exam boards to understand that our children have not had the specialist provision that every other child they re competing with in the exam season has had. england s exams regulator says it has extended coursework deadlines and schools should reach out for support. schools want more help, though, such as percentage increases on exam results. but the department for education says it is not possible to make changes to exams and assessments for only some groups of students. st leonard s catholic school in durham says it s an extremely challenging experience forfamilies, students and staff, and it s in discussions to ensure its students are not disadvantaged. nicola cooke wants special consideration for her son, who has his a levels coming up at the school. he said to me the other day, oh, mama, i m kissing my a stars goodbye. i m not going to be able to get that now. and i was like, ok, well, do you still think you ll get the grades that you need to get into your chosen u