In the championship play 0ff final later, with the premier leagues riches on offer for the winner. A morale boosting teamtalk doddie weir and rob burrow get together for the First Time Since lockdown, sharing their experiences of life with Motor Neurone Disease its tuesday, 4th august. Our top story the First Students in the uk to get their grades after exams were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic will find out their results today. More than 130,000 school and College Leavers in scotland will hear this morning how theyve done in their nationals and highers. The results will be based on estimates which were submitted by their teachers. But its thought there could be a rise in the number of appeals. Alexandra mackenzie reports. For aidan, like many others, it is an uncertain and anxious time it is results day but students receiving their grade did not set for exams. Last year, it was down to what i did on the exams but to have a rough gauge on our eye have done in the subject
This is bbc news, im carrie gracie, the headlines at 9am. Scientists warn that Contact Tracing in the uk isnt good enough to prevent a second even bigger wave of covid 19 once schools reopen for the new term. The government says its improving. This is not something weve had to do before, and the lancet are absolutely right to say that this matters, but dont underestimate what we have achieved here. Pupils in scotland find out what grades theyve been awarded after coronavirus forced their exams to be cancelled for the First Time Ever. I got exactly what i was hoping for, so it means im going to university and, yeah, im just so happy, i cant believe it. The oil company bp announces record losses and cuts its dividend in half, after the pandemic sent demand and prices plunging. The australian state of victoria
imposes tougher punishments for people who breach coronavirus rules and deploys more military personnel to fight the spread of the virus. On at least three or four occasions in the