the first hosepipe ban in wales for 30 years comes into effect, as drought is officially declared in parts of the country. apple has released an urgent security update for its iphones, ipads and macs after two serious vulnerabilities were found that could allow attackers to gain access to someone s device. good morning and welcome to bbc news. i m samantha simmonds. four out of ten young people in the uk signing up for new private tenancies, are spending an unaffordable amount of their income on rent, new figures suggest. housing experts say spending more than 30% of income on rent is unaffordable, and the proportion of young renters grappling with high housing costs is at a five year high. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. no one likes paying rent, but right now, people under 30 like mia are paying through the nose. my tenancy is ending soon and looking for new tenancies is just more and more expensive. it s disheartening because it feels like you
identify. good morning from an empty london euston station as more than 16,000 rail workers go on strike again. when will it be over and what should you do if you are travelling today? i will have the details. is it ratcliffe to the rescue for manchester united? british billionairejim ratcliffe says he would be interested in buying the club if the glazer family wants to sell. from trash to treasure. we find out how items destined for the tip are raising thousands for charity thanks to upcycling. good morning. after yesterday s torrential date range which led to localised flooding in parts of the south east, today it will be drier with some sunshine and the odd shower, we have got a new weather front coming in across the introducing thick cloud and some rain. all of the details throughout the programme this morning. it s thursday 18th august. our main story. thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland will be getting their a level, t level and btec results
with widespread disruption for passengers. the un secretary general meets ukraine s president for talks he says he s gravely concerned about safety at a nuclear power plant that s now in russian hands. joe fraser becomes the first british man to take gold in the european gymnastics final. and coming up on the bbc news channel. ben stokes helps limit the damage as england claw back wickets on the second day of the 1st test against south africa at lords, following a disappointing first innings. good evening. there s been delight but also disappointment on results day for hundreds of thousands of teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland who ve had their studies severely disrupted by the pandemic. almost 850,000 a levels were taken this year, when pupils did sit exams again. as you can see here, the proportion of top grades has fallen compared with 2020 and 2021 which are marked here in red that was when teacher assessments were used instead of exams because