this is bbc news. the headlines. oh, my gosh! gcse students in england, wales and northern ireland are awarded record grades after exams were cancelled for a second year. some teachers say the assessments are more accurate than exams. they have been assessed and awarded results on the merits of what they have produced, and that can t be taken away from them. a change in self isolation rules in northern ireland the bbc understands fully vaccinated people who are a close contact of a covid case will no longer have to stay at home. the nhs waiting list in england hits a record high of almost 5.5 million. in afghanistan, taliban fighters have captured the city of ghazni the tenth provincial capital they ve seized in recent days
over this is bbc news. i m reeta chakrabarti. the headlines. gcse students in england, wales and northern ireland are awarded record grades after exams were cancelled for a second year. some teachers say the assessments are more accurate than exams. they have been assessed and awarded results on the merit of what they have produced, and that can t be taken away from them. a change in self isolation rules in northern ireland the bbc understands fully vaccinated people who are a close contact of a covid case will no longer have to stay at home. the nhs waiting list in england hits a record high, of almost 5.5 million. the un warns of an unfolding humanitarian disaster in afghanistan, as taliban fighters capture the strategically important city of ghazni. two children are injured after a rollercoaster malfunctions at an adventure park in scotland.
this is bbc news. the headlines. oh, my gosh! gcse students in england, wales and northern ireland are awarded record grades after exams were cancelled for a second year. some teachers say the assessments are more accurate than exams. they have been assessed and awarded results on the merits of what they have produced, and that can t be taken away from them. a change in self isolation rules in northern ireland the bbc understands fully vaccinated people who are a close contact of a covid case will no longer have to stay at home. the nhs waiting list in england hits a record high of almost 5.5 million. in afghanistan, taliban fighters have captured the city of ghazni the tenth provincial capital they ve seized in recent days
or speculation on social media. i will post the years when i had it. devon and cornwall police in attendance so we will follow what they re saying and bring you news as we have them. more than half a million gcse students in england, wales and northern ireland have achieved another set of record results, with both the proportion of students getting top grades and those achieving pass rates rising slightly from last year. it follows a second year in which exams were replaced with the assessments of teachers. as with a levels a couple of days ago the numbers offer new insights into secondary education. girls moved further ahead of boys with a third of them scoring top grades, while for boys it was roughly a quarter achieving the same grades. there were also some clear regional differences: in london over a third of results were top grades. while in yorkshire & the humber for example it was more like a quarter.
but could taliban rule see a return to strict sharia law? we have a special report. complaints of prison like conditions in mandatory hotels for red list travellers as the the price increases to nearly £2,300 for the 11 day stay. online retailer boohoo insists its clothing brands are not throwaway fashion . it says 20% of its ranges will be sustainable this autumn increasing to 40% by next year. hello, good afternoon. gcse students in england, wales and northern ireland have received another set of record grades, after exams were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. top grades rose by 2.7% to almost 29%, while the pass rate