on his mobility scooter police arrest a man on suspicion of murder. it is not clear what they are trying to target. moments later, it s clear we are the target. explosions. a special report from the front line in ukraine on the troops using drones to attack russian positions. and she s back another big win for emma raducanu as she prepares to defend her us open title. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we ll have the latest from lord s as england take on south africa in the first test of the series. good afternoon. hundreds of thousands of pupils in england, wales and northern ireland have been getting their a levels and btec results today the first group of students to sit formal exams since the pandemic. the proportion getting top grades has fallen from last year though it s higher than 2019, the last time there were exams. the drop in the highest grades is likely to mean tougher competition for first choice places at university. the first new technical or t lev
and at how the pandemic has this cohort of 18 year olds. also on the programme. the killing of 87 year old thomas o halloran, who was stabbed on his mobility scooter in west london a man is arrested. another rail strike leaves only one in five trains running with widespread disruption for passengers. and divers say they struck gold off the isles of scilly when they found the us warship which sank during world war i. and coming up on the bbc news channel. south africa take a lead in the first test as engalnd desperately try to limit their advantage on day two at lord s. good afternoon. 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 and the proportion of top grades fell compared with the last two years, although they are still higher than before the pandemic. these pupils w
across england and wales. the un secretary general is in lviv for talks with president zelensky and turkey s recep tayyip erdogan. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. and wonky vegetables could soon be on the menu as farmers warn the drought and hot weather have affected how their crops grow. i like a wonky carrot don t we all? also, i like fruit and veg that makes you smile. and often apples that are slightly misshapen, you know, if the plant has been under stress, sometimes they taste a bit better. hundreds of thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland have been receiving their exam results today. a level, t level, and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared with 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in students gaining a place at their
flights stuff are not responsible. long running dispute about parking former soldier convicted of murder. signed recent united states can julian assange should be sent to united states? priti patel says he can but he has the right to appeal. how day of the year so far. and kate bush s bracket number one. hottest day of the year so far. kate bush back at number one in the chart up bush back at number one in the chart up a0 years. prime minister borisjohnson has travelled to kyiv, to have talks with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. during the visit, the pm offered a uk led military training programme which he said could change the equation of the war . downing street says the operation would have the potential to train up to 10,000 soldiers every 120 days. both leaders have been speaking about the talks in kyiv. let s have a listen to what they said. translation: we do not have any doubt that - ukraine s going to prevail, so we are preparing for postwar reconstruc
Highest rate for almost a year. Why do you think that might be . And crack down on those Just Stop Oil protesters . The stop Oil Protesters . The governments adviser on Political Violence says groups like Just Stop Oil should be treated like terrorist organisations. But are they going just perhaps a step too far . Great stories today. A lot of smartphones to oh, and smartphones. Were going to be talking to miriam cates mp, who is leading this charge to restrict the use of mobile phones for children, something i am also very much on board with. Are you . Let us know your thoughts this morning. Gbnews. Com forward slash your safer. So the very latest news with sam francis. With sam francis. Very good morning to you. Its just after half past nine the headlines this hour from the newsroom as we heard, the rate of unemployment is at its highest level for nearly a year, while wage growth remains unchanged at 6. There were 26,000 fewer Job Vacancies in the three months to april, while the thr