you can keep across the story on the live page on our website. it has got all the latest information. meanwhile, ukraine observes its independence day today. the day celebrates ukraine s declaration of independence from the soviet union in 1991, and is usually marked by a military parade, but that hasn t taken place since the war began last year. however, destroyed russian tanks and military vehicles have been lined up in central kyiv. united nations security council members are also due to meet in new york today to discuss the conflict. students across england, northern ireland and wales are receiving their gcse results. the grades have fallen, bringing them close to where they were in 2019. live now to our news reporter harry farley, who is at wootton park in northampton. harry, what are the feelings over there? ever since 8:30am, students have
been filing into what is normally the dining room at the school in northampton. we have seen the full range of emotions, we have seen excitement, nerves, we have seen some relief, and we have also seen some relief, and we have also seen some disappointment. the overall number of students getting the top grades is down across the country in england to stop and the number of students getting a great four, equivalent to an old c is also down, part of the wider effort of the government to bring grades back in line with 2019 levels, pre pandemic levels. obviously the covid pandemic affecting education hugely, many students having to do lessons online. when they came in, having to do lessons with masks or social distancing. this cohort getting the results today, when they started studying for their gcses, some covid restrictions were still in place. let s talk to some of them now to see how they found getting the results today. thank you so much for agreeing to talk to us. how are you