Welcome. The president of belarus has discussed holding fresh elections eventually as pressure mounts on the countrys leadership. These are some pictures of protests from minsk earlier today. The protests began more than a week ago, over claims the election had been rigged, and have gathered pace despite mass arrests. President alexander lu kashenka has ruled the country since 1994, and according to the official result won the president ial election with eighty percent of the vote. Until now hes held firm on the poll, even earlier today telling factory workers we held the election. Until you kill me, there will be no other election. But he was jeered and heckled heres what happened. Heres more from the Bbcs Sarah Rainsford in moscow. I think there were scenes a public in radiation are very difficult for anyone to survive but belarus is an authoritarian state so as not normal in that sense so perhaps Mr Lukashenko can find some way to cling on and as those jeers and heckling were coming
Trying to slow down the u. S. Postal service and mailin voting. Speaker nancy pelosi calling the house back into session. The postmaster general, a trump donor, agreeing to testify before congress. And late today, the former department of Homeland Security official in the Trump Administration now endorsing joe biden, making stunning allegations against the president. Astse whether to send their children back to school, this evening, the major reversal at that university. What they saw at school in just one week. The university of North Carolina at chapel hill. And the images tonight from across the country now raising concerns. And late today, what doctor deborah birx said. What she wishes the u. S. Had done. The record heat and the fires tonight. Red flag warnings in several states. Firefighters battling wildfires in triple digit temperatures. California residents facing rolling blackouts. The place where it hit 130 degrees. And the major disaster declaration now in iowa. And farmers
Check, one thing i noticed there is now it seems the president is a bit mudying the water of why he cares so much about the Postal Service. Now hes going back to what he said previously about being concerned over the financial situation with the post office when he made very clear last week why he is holding up, why hes not interested in funding the Postal Service. It the has nothing to do with getting its house in order. It has everything to do with mailin voting. Well, exactly. He said so directly. The backdrop for this, kate, as you know, is longterm funding issues for the u. S. Postal service and republicans have talked for years about wanting it to be more run like a business. Of course, the way the reason the Postal Service loses money in some cases is because rural small states that get service are at the same rates that everyone else does aring subsidized because they are more expensive to serve of, but this is a case where the demands on Postal Service have dramatically increa
Partys nomination to run for another term in the white house. The president making his case for reelection while attacking joe biden as too weak to stand up to progressive democrats. Im sandra smith. Hi, trace. Good morning to you. Im trace gallagher. Fireworks on stage and off as President Trump addressed supporters listing his accomplishments over the last four years and painting his opponent as President Trump biden is a trojan horse for socialism. Weve spent the last four years the damage joe biden inflicted over the last 47 years. At the Democrat Convention you barely heard a word about their agenda but thats not because they dont have one. It is because their agenda is the most extreme set of proposals ever put forward by a major party nominee. Joe biden may claim he is an ally of the light, but when it comes to his agenda, biden wants to keep us completely in the dark. Sandra kicking things off this morning peter doocy is report being live from delaware where joe biden is prepar
More manchester misery in europe. After Citys Champions League shock, united are knocked out of the Europa League by sevilla. After the heatwave comes the storms as parts of the country are hit by flash flooding and hailstones. And as we go through this week, there is further torrential thundery downpours in the forecast which could lead to further flash flooding. Of course, not all of us will see it. Ill have all the details later in the programme. Its monday 17th august. Our top story. Theres growing anger over the way a levels have been graded as Grammar School heads and sixth form colleges join the criticism of the government. Pupils have been protesting this weekend after almost 40 of grades in england awarded last week were lower than teachers predictions. It comes just days before gcse results are due to be released. Charlotte gallagher reports. The fury over a level results is not going away. Feeling let down, angry and upset, students protest outside westminster. Others contac