Wee. And the high court in belfast will issue a Landmark Ruling today on whether the current ban on Same Sex Marriage in Northern Ireland should be overturned. Northern ireland is the only part of the uk where same sex couples are restricted to Civil Partnerships rather than marriages. We talk to the couples who have mounted the legal challenge. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Obviously a Level Results dontjust affect the students, its a big day for parents and carers too, so do get in touch if youve been caught up in the stresses of results day too. We love this, from paris, mother, what were your results, the important thing is, i am what were your results, the important thing is, iam healthy what were your results, the important thing is, i am healthy and alive. You can get in touch on that and any of the stories were talking about this morning, use the hashtag victoria live, and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. As level no longer count in some subject and student sit all of their exams at the end of two years of study rather than modules, initial figures show that the number accepted on uk Degree Courses is 2 down on last year. The changes do not apply in wales and Northern Ireland, where results are also published today. Gillian hargreaves reports. Three months ago, busy showing what they learn, now the students at this couegein they learn, now the students at this college in east london are about to find out if hard work paid off. In england, recent changes to a levels mean these are the firstjudon is to sit one exam at the end of two years study, less emphasis on coursework, and as level is no longer count towards the final grade in 13 subjects. The new type of a levels are unsettling for some students. As levels. Are unsettling for some students. Aslevels. Memorising, rather than learn, they are trying to make it harderfor learn, they are trying to make it harder for us learn, they are trying to make it harderfor us and learn, they are trying to make it harder for us and it will get harder each year. We have two access it. When they wheel out the guinea pigs, we have no past papers, no practice, even teachers, so much new things added to the syllabus, teachers are struggling to teach as well. The change of direction has been welcomed by some headteachers. The new system is good, it prepares stu d e Nts New System is good, it prepares students well for university and for employment. The key challenge is for the Awarding Bodies to make sure that they are marking to a consistently high standard, and that stu d e nts consistently high standard, and that students get the results they deserve. There has been a fall in the number of students applying to university, it is expected there may be more places available to young people who want to shop around. Studio one student who will be pleased is malala yousafzai, the Feminist Activist who was shot in the dead by taliban gunmen for attempting to go to school has tweeted that she has won a place to study politics, philosophy and economics at the university of oxford. We will be speaking with teachers about whether these new tests are more difficult. Rebecca jones is in the bbc newsroom with a Summary Jones is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. President trump says he is shutting down two Business Councils after a raft of resignations by the leaders of some of the United StatesBiggest Companies. Around a dozen Company Heads left their roles following mr trumps decision to blame left wing protesters as much as right wing supremacists for the violence which erupted in charlottesville at the weekend. David willis reports. At the top of our agenda is the creation of great high paying jobs. Voiceover set up to help the president deliver on his promise to help make America Great again, the Business Advisory councils brought together the heads of some of the Biggest Companies in the us. Who would have thought, then, that the racial clashes in Cha Rlottesville on saturday, in which one person died, would have proved their undoing . The president s response to this violence shocked members of his own party and unnerved many of those corporate executives. Once the countrys most prominent African American businessman, pharmaceutical ceo ken frazier, announced that he was leaving, others swiftly followed. We believe the symbolism of being associated with that spirited defence of racism and bigotry was just unacceptable. As a trickle of resignations turned into a flood, a close ally of the president , blackstone ceo steve schwarzman, rang to tell him that members were threatening to quit en masse, at which point the president took to twitter to pull the plug a large crowd took to the streets of charlottesville once again last night. A peaceful protest this time in memory of the 32 year old woman, heather hayer, who died in saturdays clashes. But with racial tension simmering once more in the United States, few believe the debate will end here. Studio a man will appear in court today for an Extradition Hearing after being arrested over the alleged kidnapping of a british model in italy. Chloe ayling is believed to have been snatched after being lured to a fake modelling shoot in milan last month. Michal herba was detained at an address in the West Midlands and is the brother of lukasz herba, who is being held by italian police. The spanish Authorities Say theres been a surge in the number of Illegal Migrants crossing the sea from morocco. Nearly 600 were rescued on wednesday during what coastguards described as their busiest day yet. Some migrants have attempted the shortjourney using childrens Inflatable Boats and even a jet ski. Spain has dealt with Nine Thousand arrivals by sea since january three times as many as in the same period last year. Emergency services are tackling a huge blaze at the fruit market in the east end of glasgow. The fire broke out at around 4 am. Ninety per cent of the building is now ablaze. Drifting smoke has caused some Road Closures and speed restrictions on the m8. Hundreds of traders work at the market supplying fresh food to shops and restaurants in the west of scotland. There are no reports of any injuries. Far too many older people are suffering in silence when things go wrong with their nhs care, according to the parliamentary and Health Service ombudsman. It says its often their relatives who have to step in to complain, but even when they do, many dont believe it makes a difference. Simonjones reports. Afraid to raise the alarm, far fewer complaints from older people than expected, given their high use of the nhs, according to the ombudsman. Elderly people are reluctant to complain because they think it is difficult. The Ombudsman Says the nhs must make it clear how to complain, and those who do must be convinced that future care will not suffer. In response the Department Of Health said that when things go wrong, it is incredibly important to listen to the concerns of patients and their families, by learning from mistakes, you can improve treatment. Studio thousands of low paid workers are to receive more than two Million Pounds in back pay as a result of Tax Investigations by the government. £2 million. Around 230 employers were found to have paid workers less than National Minimum wage. Among the worst offenders was the retailer argos, which has been fined £800,000. A week of National Mourning has been called in sierra leone, in the wake of the flooding and mudslides that claimed hundreds of lives near the capital, freetown. Officials say more than 100 children are among the 400 people who are known to have died when part of a mountain collapsed onto a settlement. At least 600 people are still missing. Our correspondent martin patience reports. Voiceover in freetown, ambulances rushing not to the hospital but to the main mortuary, they are ferrying the main mortuary, they are ferrying the dead, victims buried alive by a landslide. This lady lost her sister. The grief and anger is tangible here, this is and anger is tangible here, this is a nation mourning the loss of hundreds, Rescue Workers say the authorities are hampering rescue efforts. This gaping scar was once a neighbourhood, now, a landscape changed for ever. It is the scene of a Recovery Operation on the hoof. Diggers have been drafted in but there are no sniffer dogs and not enough body bags, the fear is disease could spread unless hundreds of corpses are found. A trickle of aid is getting through, many, like adam ashe, are now homeless will stop she tells me, i have lost everything. Adama. Studio the leader of australias populist one nation party, pauline hanson, has worn a burqa in the senate in canberra. Ms hansons parliamentary opponents have criticised the stunt, which came ahead of a debate on her partys call for burqas to be banned. The attorney general, george brandis, was given a Standing Ovation after he cautioned her not to offend the religious sensibilities of other australians. To ridicule that community, to drive it into a corner, to mock its religious garments, is an appaling thing to do and i would ask you to reflect on what you have done ordo order applause order. Most of the historic World War Two aircraft that make up the battle of Britain Memorial flight have been grounded because of engine issues. The hurricanes, spitfires and a Lancaster Bomber are all affected and one display has already been cancelled with others under threat. The raf is unable to say when the planes will be back in the skies. The aircraft are more than 70 years old. Tom cruise has broken his ankle whilst trying to undertake a daring stunt during filming in london at the weekend. Cruise attempted to leap between the roofs of two buildings, but he fell short of the mark and hit the building. Filming for the latest installment of Mission Impossible has now been suspended. A canadian woman has been reunited with her diamond ring, 13 years after she lost it while weeding in her garden. Mary grams Daughter In Law picked a carrot out of the Vegetable Patch and found its growth had been restricted by the ring. Mrs grams had been too embarrassed to tell her husband shed lost it and bought a cheap replacement. Thats a summary of the latest bbc news, more at 9. 30. We are so hoping to speak with her about that coming up, teachers and students, a Level Results, and whether the changes in the exams had a positive or negative effect. The coach of the england Football Tea M the coach of the England Football Team has been accused of making racial comments. Not the news the fa would like to see, and england player was left shocked after being the subject of an alleged racial remark made by the Womens National tea m remark made by the Womens National team coach mark sampson, he allegedly joked team coach mark sampson, he allegedlyjoked in a team meeting that one of his players had been arrested a number of times, it is claimed by one of the squad, that the comment was made with derogatory racial and prejudicial connotations, the player who made the claim was eni aluko. As part of a bullying and harassment complaint she made last year. Despite having over 100 caps, she has not been included for england since her complaint, but the fa decided to pay her £80,000 settlement, agreeing a mutual resolution with the chelsea forward, they say, in order to avoid disrupting the england squads preparations for 2017. The fa cleared sampson of any wrong doing and made this statement the question is, if an independent report found there was no wrongdoing, why pay out £80,000 in settlement. There are Question Marks over the Football Association with kick it out saying they have a responsibility to be transparent especially given all the recent talk around integrity and welfare in sport. Sure we will hear more on that in the coming days. One thing that in the coming days. One thing thatis that in the coming days. One thing that is pretty much over and done with is Celtics Champions League qualifier with astana. The scottish champions were in action last night and won the first leg 5 0, to all but seal a spot in the group stages of europes elite competition. The second leg in kazakhstan is next tuesday but celtic can be more than confident of their progression barring something miraculous. Very good news indeed for Brendan Rodgers stea m. Good news indeed for Brendan Rodgers steam. Brendan rodgerss team. On the cricket. The first day night test will be played on home soil against the west indies. That is not the first time some of englands players blab use the pink ball, it appeared in the county championship, and it is very different, as you can see, to the traditional red test match ball. Pretty much untoasted in Inverse Conditions that will make it a bit ofa Inverse Conditions that will make it a bit of a step into the unknown for englands players. The main difference is the pink ball moves quite unpredictably through the air and also deteriorate at a faster rate than the red ball. A few unknown things but that is a really good challenge for us as a team. Seeing how the ball performs under lights but ultimately it is still the same game, you still have to adapt to the conditions and we managed to do that well, and we should be in a good position come the end of it. England playing in birmingham against the west indies will start at around two oclock with a whole new crowd going to see the day night test match. Finally, tell us what Serena Williams has been saying about when she is hoping to get back on the tennis after the birth of her child. I am not sure anything would surprise me when it comes to Serena Williams. She is away from tennis with a burst of her the birth of her first child away but she is saying she is i and what she calls the most outrageous plan to return to defend her Australian Open title at the start of next year. That will only give her around three months to prepare after giving birth. That would be a very remarkable return that after 23 cla ns remarkable return that after 23 clans grand slam wins you would not bet against her. She says she will have some new tricks against up her sleeve for everyone at the age of 35. Thank you very much. It is a Level Results day in england, wales and Northern Ireland, with Hundreds Of Thousands of teenagers finding out how they did. Some pupils are going to be the first to be affected by recent changes to certain exams. Initial figures initialfigures say initial figures say that people being accepted as down 2 last year. Now results for 13 subjects in england, including history, english, psychology, physics, chemistry and biology, are being decided by final exams with no link to coursework or as levels. However, there have been complaints from some that the new tests have been rushed through, revision material hasnt been adequate and students have suffered because of it. Joining us now are some a level students from Cardinal Newman college in preston. Welcome to james, kate and sohail. Collins epie nanje a key stage five coordinator for science at Heanor Gate Science College in derbyshire. And aliyah bashir, the lead teacher of science at Carlton Bolling college in bradford. Welcome to all of you. We should come to the students first of all. Kate, kick off by telling us how you did, did you get what you wanted . Yellow brick road yes, i did better than i thought i would have done. I am really proud. What did you get . Two distinction stars and an a. What whether subjects . Dance, btec, Musical Theatre and dance available. I got pretty much what i wanted, a star and two as. English, french and history. So heil. Two a stars and an a. So you have all done really well. Some of the exams have changed this year. I know kate, dance hasnt changed, so you probably havent had changes but the other two of you have. So tell gas whether you think it has