Good morning. Last year was the hottest Late August Bank Holiday on record. This year, it could well be the coolest. The forecast is a largely dry one. After a bright start, more cloud develops, but i will have all the details coming up. Good morning. Its monday august 31st. Our top story labour is calling for next years gcse and a level exams to be delayed to give pupils more time to catch up on the work theyve missed during the pandemic. Teaching unions say the idea is worth considering, but warned that it could cause problems for University Admissions. Our Political Correspondent, helen catt, has more. It has only been a few weeks since this years students got their final grades, but what to do about next yea rs grades, but what to do about next years exams grades, but what to do about next yea rs exams is grades, but what to do about next years exams is a question thats already testing politicians, and it is 1 dayer under pressure not to flunk. Labours answer, delay gcses and a lev
Determined ability. The court will decide if the cutoff is so rigid its unconstitutional vote. In 2002 the Supreme Court ruled that executing those who are quote mentally is quote cruel and unusual punishment. The court decided at that time to leave it to the states to determine the criteria for meeting the standard. This is an hour. We will have argument this morning in case 12, paul versus florida. Mr. Waxman. Mr. Chief justice and may it please the court. In atkins versus virginia this court held that the constitution bars executing persons with mental retardation. That is persons with significantly sub average intellectual function concurrent with deficits in Adaptive Behavior with an onset before the age of 18. Because of the standard error of measurement that is inherent in the iq test it is universally accepted that worsens with obtained scores of 71 to 75 can and often do have mental retardation when those three prongs are met. The statistical error of measurement or saddam is.
To leave it to the states to determine the criteria for meeting the standard. This is an hour. We will have argument this morning in case 12, paul versus florida. Mr. Waxman. Mr. Chief justice and may it please the court. In atkins versus virginia this court held that the constitution bars executing persons with mental retardation. That is persons with significantly sub average intellectual function concurrent with deficits in Adaptive Behavior with an onset before the age of 18. Because of the standard error of measurement that is inherent in the iq test it is universally accepted that worsens with obtained scores of 71 to 75 can and often do have mental retardation when those three prongs are met. The statistical error of measurement or saddam is. A line has to be drawn somewhere. And we did say in atkins that we would leave it up to the states to determine the standards for this issue. So what is the rule being announced today . Are we saying that 70 is not okay and that 75 wood the
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Honoring the did, france holds a service for the number of People Killed in the Central African republic. And a spectacular show from italys mount etna. Concerns its happening too frequently. Welcome to al jazeera. The United Nations has launched its largest ever appeal for aid. It wants to raise 6. 5 billion to help syrians. The u. N. Says that number may rise to 4. 1 million who have emigrated. The price of bread has gone up you 500 sings the coul conflict began. And the food that can be bought is scarce. 80 of people say theyre worried about food running out and access to fresh water is also a developing problem. James bays is reporting. The u. N. Hasnt been that successful in the past of getting aid money for syria. Will this appeal be any different do you think . I think it is going to be difficult given the numbers involved. But its worth remembering how bad the situation is. We have been talking for months and months and months about the humanitarian crisis in syria, taking stoc