we have been on the road for 18 days, we were brought and left ear. we walked four or five days. the children are all ill. diagnosing dementia in a day doctors hope newly developed ai can detect the disease earlier in its progression. hello and welcome. greece s prime minister has apologised for failures in tackling the wildfires tearing across the country. hundreds of firefighters have been battling huge blazes that have forced thousands of people to flee their homes and destroyed dozens of properties. thick smoke is still pouring off the island of evia, north east of athens, which has been ablaze for a week. simonjones reports. a natural fury without precedent. that s how the greek prime minister has described the wildfires that have caused so much devastation. the battle to contain so much devastation. the battle to contain them so much devastation. the battle to contain them continues - so much devastation. the battle to contain them continues on i to contain them c
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courses more popular than ever? a lawsuit is filed by a woman in new york, accusing prince andrew of historical sexual abuse. firefighters from across europe head to greece, to help battle wildfires on evia the country s second largest island. we have more olympians in the studio today. keely hodgkinson and the gadirova twins will be here, to tell us about their medal winning exploits in tokyo. good morning. today is going to be drier but warmer and sunnier than it was yesterday. still some showers in the forecast, the heaviest of which will be across the north and east of scotland. more details in 25 minutes. it s tuesday the 10th of august. our top story. hundreds of thousands of students will receive their a levels results today and high grades are expected across england, wales and northern ireland. for a second year results have been based mainly on teacher assessments, after exams were cancelled because of the pandemic. vocational btec results are also out today, an
across parts of the country. could dementia be diagnosed in just one day? scientists begin trials of an artificial intelligence system that could lead to that breakthrough. and in the last half an hour, it s been confirmed that lionel messi willjoin paris st germain. and coming up on the bbc news channel. moeen ali is back in the england test squad for the first time since february, ahead of their second test against india on thursday. good afternoon. more a grades have been awarded for a levels this year, after exams were cancelled for a second year because of the pandemic. nearly 45% of entries in england, wales and northern ireland were awarded an a or a star that s an all time record, and much higher than when exams were last held in 2019. students work was assessed and graded by their teachers in place of exams. this year, no algorithm was used to moderate grades, after a backlash to last year s results led to a u turn from the government. in scotland, the pass rate f
head to greece, to help battle wildfires on evia, the country s second largest island. more questions for david cameron, after documents obtained by the bbc suggest he made around £7 million from the failed finance company greensill. scientists begin trials of an artificial intelligence system that may be able to diagnose dementia in a single day, rather than the many months it often currently takes. london s tower bridge has reopened to traffic overnight after becoming stuck due to a technical problem. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a woman from the us has filed a civil lawsuit in new york, accusing prince andrew of sexual abuse. in a statement, virginia roberts giuffre claims she was trafficked to the prince by the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein, when she was 17. the duke of york has consistently denied the allegations. in november 2019, newsnight s emily maitlis spoke to prince andrew about ms giuffre s allegations. do you remembe