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downing street parties is submitted by the senior tory mp, tobias ellwood. justice for 26 year old bethany vincent and nine year old darren henson after the man who stabbed them to death is sentenced to a minimum a0 year term. the bbc has been told that households could see cuts in energy bills of about £200 under government plans to ease the impact of soaring prices. medical regulators are consulting on proposals to make one form of hormone replacement therapy available without a prescription. and school s not out in wales with a trial to lengthen the school day by five hours a week. the government is announcing its plans to close the gap between rich and poor areas of the country, as part of its so called levelling up agenda. the policy, which the prime minister has described as a defining mission, will take until 2030 to deliver and aims to tackle regional inequalities and help overlooked communities. there are 12 missions or targets which include: increasing ....
good morning, thank you for being here. students in england, wales and northern ireland have started receiving their a level and btec results. the admissions body ucas said 79% of students got into their first choice of university, down slightly on last year. more than 60 migrants are presumed dead after a fishing vessel was found drifting off the coast of cape verde in west africa. 38 survivors were rescued from the boat which left senegal more than a month ago. the family of a pregnant woman killed by a speeding driver have welcomed the review of his 12 year prison sentence. she died along with her unborn daughter when the man crashed into a car shortly after he found himself driving at 123 miles an hour. the conservative mp for dudley north has called for the creation of a cricket has law to protect historic pubs and building. it will be named after an 18th century pub that was gutted by a fire and demolished without permission. so we are talking about a levels and btec es ....
just beatenjamaica i o. later in the hour on the bbc news channel, we ll round up the latest action, hear key interviews and discuss the day s biggest talking points from here at the bbc sport centre. good morning. 140,000 pupils across scotland have been getting their exam results this morning for their nationals, highers, and advanced highers. the scottish qualifications authority has warned that teaching and learning still haven t fully recovered from the covid pandemic. it says it s taken a sensitive approach to awarding results this year. pupils are finding out how they ve done by a combination of text messages, email and post. 0ur scotland correspondent, james shaw reports. it s the moment of truth for thousands of pupils across scotland. holly. yeah, that s me. thank you. 0k, and chloe. ..and the end of an educational experience hit hard by covid. but these pupils at hamilton grammar school have shown resilience in the face of difficulties that previous generatio ....
at ten news of a major data breach, involving thousands of police officers and staff in northern ireland. personal information about more than 10,000 individuals, has mistakenly been made public, including their surnames, ranks, and where they re based. we are operating in an environment at the moment where there is a severe threat to our colleagues from northern ireland related terrorism and this is the last thing anybody in the organisation wants to be hearing this evening. the chair of the police federation for northern ireland says the data breach is of monumental proportions. we ll have the very latest. also tonight. wildfires cut a devastaing path across southern portugal, heading to the popular algarve region. how best to protect the amazon rainforest south american leaders meet to discuss a plan of action. this was the famous crooked house pub in the west midlands. now bulldozed after a fire, the local mayor wants it rebuilt, brick by brick. and a finalfar ....
coming up on bbc news, england quarterfinal opponents will be columbia who got the better of jamaica and the women s world cup of a i jamaica and the women s world cup of a i- 01 jamaica and the women s world cup of a i 01 victory. hello. thousands of people, including politicians and pop stars have turned out, to pay tribute to the singer, sinead o connor. the private funeral service took place in her hometown of bray in county wicklow, with well wishers lining the streets, as the cortege passed by. she died in london last month, at the age of 56. colin paterson has the story. they had come in their thousands to pay tribute to that woman they loved. my mother is 93 and she wanted to come out here. it was your mum s idea? yes. she was a woman that spoke what she wanted, you know? yeah. for the people. she was a warrior - and a weapon standing up to the powers that be before anyone else was. i sinead o connor lived on the sea front in bray county wicklow for 15 years. ....