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
controlled nuclear power plant, the un chief calls for zaporizhzhia to be demilitarised. and finland s prime ministerfaces a backlash after a leaked video shows her dancing and singing at a party with celebrity friends. she says she did nothing illegal. 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 firm or insurance choice university. the proportion of students in england, wales and northern ireland getting top a level grades has fallen since the record high of last year, but is higher than 2019. 36.4% of pupils have achieved a star and a grades. and for the new t level exams, where students split time between classroom learning and industry placements, th
with widespread disruption for passengers. the un secretary general meets ukraine s president for talks he says he s gravely concerned about safety at a nuclear power plant that s now in russian hands. joe fraser becomes the first british man to take gold in the european gymnastics final. and coming up on the bbc news channel. ben stokes helps limit the damage as england claw back wickets on the second day of the 1st test against south africa at lords, following a disappointing first innings. good evening. 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, when pupils did sit exams again. as you can see here, the proportion of top grades has fallen compared with 2020 and 2021 which are marked here in red that was when teacher assessments were used instead of exams because
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