is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented. heat health alerts come into effect at midday across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 35 celsius later this week. the backlog of people waiting more than two years for a routine operation on the nhs in england has shrunk from more than 22,000 at the start of the year to fewer than 200. school pupils in scotland begin receiving their results from the first set of formal exams held since the start of the pandemic. tributes are being paid from around the world to dame olivia newton john, who s died of cancer, aged 73. the iconic singer and actress was best known for playing sandy in grease, one of the most successful film musicals ever made. her co starjohn travolta has described her impact as incredible . 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, takes a look back at her career and legacy. # summer loving, had me a blast # summer loving, happened so fast. olivia newton john. for anyone o
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
On to have an incredibly successful career both as a solo artist and in collaboration with other musicians, including Aretha Franklin and sir elton john. He sold 100 million albums and had 11 uk number ones. We were having breakfast in la, anti tummy had taken the decision he was going to leave his present manager and go solo. I was astonished, wham with the biggest p0p group astonished, wham with the biggest pop group in the world and could have continued for many years. He was adamant and its plain to me it was adamant and its plain to me it was about what he wanted to do musically. He was feeling trapped by the type of music that wham fans expected. Earlier, i spoke to the music and Film Producer martin lewis who was with george when he was making the decision to go solo. Russia is holding a day of National Mourning for the 92 People Killed when a Military Plane crashed in the black sea. Authorities in russia say theyve located the site where the plane came down yesterday, soon afte