Of a 12,000 pound bonus to work through the compa nys cancellation crisis. Theres been a big jump in the number of apprentices taken on by Top Employers last year. Ill be finding out why later. The fa sacks the england womens manager mark sampson. It follows evidence of inappropriate and Unacceptable Behaviour with female players in a previous role. And as the number of people quitting smoking hits a ten year high, well look at whether vaping is the answer. And carol is with us with the weather. What we have installed today is wet and windy conditions in the west, slowly moving east through the course of the day. Not getting into the south east of england and tell after dark. 0nce the south east of england and tell after dark. Once that finishers, a return to sunshine until finishes. Good morning. First, our main story. Rescue efforts are continuing across mexico in the aftermath of tuesdays devastating earthquake. So far at least 230 people are known to have died, many of them in coll
Of the days following the death of their mother, Princess Diana and the role of the paparazzi. She had a severe head injury but was very much alive on the back seat and those people that caused the accident instead of hoping they were taking photographs of her dying on the back she had a severe head injury but was very much alive on the back seat and those people that caused the accident instead of helping they were taking photographs of her dying on the back seat. Gang members in birmingham thought to be involved in gun and drugs offences are banned from a citys streets in a Landmark Court injunction. And englands all time leading goal scorer, wayne rooney, announces his retirement from International Football. Our main story at five. The Prime Minister says the uk will take back control of its laws, when the country leaves the European Union. The government has published a paper about how disputes could be resolved in the future trade relationship with the eu. The document stresses th
Urged to walk faster. Officials at Public Health england say high levels of inactivity may be harming their health. Good morning. Its thursday the 24th of august welcome to bbc newsroom live. Theres been a fall in the number of pupils in england, wales and Northern Ireland passing their gcses. Overall, the percentage of passes fell to 66. 3 a decline ofjust over half a percentage point from the previous year. The fall follows big changes in the testing and grading of gcses, especially in england where, to replace the traditional system, maths and english papers are being given a numerical mark on a scale from nine to one. The highest grade is nine, and will be awarded to fewer pupils than the a star is currently. The bottom of the old grade c, the lowest pass at the old o level, is equivalent to the bottom of the new grade four. Changes have also been made to make the exams more challenging. Not only are the questions set out in a different way, but the way the qualifications are taken
Disability benefits at up to three times the national average. A walk a day keeps the doctor at bay but millions dont even manage ten minutes a month. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, after guaranteeing qualification last night, liverpool are one of six british clubs who discover who they will face in this seasons champions league. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Theres been a sharp fall in net migration to the uk thats the difference between the number of people entering and leaving the uk. Its at the lowest level for three years. Lets have a closer look at the numbers. Net migration now stands at 246,000 in the year to march 2017. Thats a fall of 81,000 compared with the previous 12 months. More than half of that change is due to a fall in net migration of eu citizens, which is down by 51,000. But remember, this still means there are twice as many eu nationals coming to britain as leaving. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent daniel sandford. For many eastern