on his mobility scooter police arrest a man on suspicion of murder. it is not clear what they are trying to target. moments later, it s clear we are the target. explosions. a special report from the front line in ukraine on the troops using drones to attack russian positions. and she s back another big win for emma raducanu as she prepares to defend her us open title. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we ll have the latest from lord s as england take on south africa in the first test of the series. good afternoon. hundreds of thousands of pupils in england, wales and northern ireland have been getting their a levels and btec results today the first group of students to sit formal exams since the pandemic. the proportion getting top grades has fallen from last year though it s higher than 2019, the last time there were exams. the drop in the highest grades is likely to mean tougher competition for first choice places at university. the first new technical or t lev
lost the risk of shop thundery downpours, still the risk of a few isolated showers in east anglia, its frontal rain at the moment, fairly light and patchy, and we could see some heavy bursts and whisk facing cuts of wales and north west england this afternoon for up the cloud should remain broken in the south east, still quite warm out there and we are likely to see temperatures peaking at 25 or 26, the high 70s. a bit fresherfurther north and west, with a brisk wind, costing in excess of 35 mph. that frontal rain will sink steadily south and east this evening and overnight but getting weak considerably, with no considerable rain for the south east this evening at overnight, in fact, with the cloud around, it will stay quite muqqy cloud around, it will stay quite muggy through the night, 17 or 18, uncomfortable for a good night sleep. first thing, the isobars open up, the winds will fall lighter, which means any showers in north west scotland and northern ireland could be slo
across england and wales. the un secretary general is in lviv for talks with president zelensky and turkey s recep tayyip erdogan. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. and wonky vegetables could soon be on the menu as farmers warn the drought and hot weather have affected how their crops grow. i like a wonky carrot don t we all? also, i like fruit and veg that makes you smile. and often apples that are slightly misshapen, you know, if the plant has been under stress, sometimes they taste a bit better. hundreds of thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland have been receiving their exam results today. a level, t level, and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared with 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in students gaining a place at their
with ukraine s president zelensky and turkey s recep tayyip erdogan. leeds university has expressed dismay after one of its phd students was jailed for 3h years after tweets criticising the regime. hundreds of thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland have been receiving their exam results today. a level, t level and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared with 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in students gaining a place at their firm or insurance choice university. the proportion of students in england, wales and northern ireland getting top a level grades has fallen since the record high of last year, but is higher than 2019. around 36.4% of pupils have achieved a star and a grades. and for the new t level exams where students split time between classroom learning and industry placements the overall pass rate is 92%. our education corres
this is bbc news. the headlines. results stay as top a level grades fall in the first exam is covered. it feels amazing. because not only did i prove to, like, my future uni that i can do this, i ve also proven to myself that i can do this. so i m happy about that. rail workers are on strike again in their dispute about pain. there is lots of disruption on the network across england and wales. 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran while he was out on his mobility scooter west london. the un secretary general is in tel aviv for talks