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city of ghazni as the un warns of an unfolding humanitarian disaster. the uk economy grows by nearly 5% between april and june following the easing of restrictions. new zealand says it will keep its border closed until at least the end of the year to keep covid out. and more wildfires in italy, as sicily records what could be europe s hottest ever temperature. and coming up this hour we ll talk to the new star of the track 23 year old matt walls who won gold and silver at his first olympics. sorry about that delay. good morning. good morning. more than half a million students in england, wales and northern ireland are receiving their gcse grades this morning with record results predicted. for the second year running, the grades have been based on teachers assessments, after exams were cancelled. let s speak to elaine dunkley, our education correspondent, who s in dagenham. have they got their results yet, or is it imminent? is it imminent? they have got the results. ....
48.8 centrigrade on the island of sicily. good morning. today for many of us it will be dry with sunshine. more clout in the south with the odd spot of drizzle. heavy showers coming in across scotland and northern ireland. all the details in 25 minutes. it s thursday, the 12th of august. our top story. more than half a million students in england, wales and northern ireland will receive their gcse results this morning with record results predicted. for the second year running, the grades have been based on teachers assessments, after the exams were cancelled. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has this report. i had one exam and the rest was coursework. molly is doing a btec in business. she s one of hundreds of thousands of students who will receive gcse and vocational qualifications today. the pandemic hasn tjust had an impact on her education, it s brought personal tragedy and loss. unfortunately, i lost my step grandad and my dad in may and june, so, yeah, it s j ....
two children are injured after a roller coaster malfunctions at an adventure park in scotland. actress una stubbs famous for her roles in sherlock, worzel gummidge and summer holiday dies aged 84 after an age related illness. gcse students in england, wales and northern ireland, have received another set of record grades, after exams were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. top grades rose by 2.7% to almost 29%, while the pass rate is also slightly up. the government had to cancel exams for a second consecutive year, so pupils grades have been based on teacher assessment, drawing some criticism of grade inflation. with the latest, here s our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. the moment anxiety and fear disappears. in their grasp, the gcse results these students need to put a difficultjourney behind them. there s no words for it, really. it s just utter relief at this point. as soon as i opened my paper and i saw the results that i ve got, and what i ve worked s ....
but could taliban rule see a return to strict sharia law? we have a special report. complaints of prison like conditions in mandatory hotels for red list travellers as the the price increases to nearly £2,300 for the 11 day stay. online retailer boohoo insists its clothing brands are not throwaway fashion . it says 20% of its ranges will be sustainable this autumn increasing to 40% by next year. hello, good afternoon. gcse students in england, wales and northern ireland have received another set of record grades, after exams were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. top grades rose by 2.7% to almost 29%, while the pass rate is also slightly up. the government had to cancel exams for a second consecutive year, so pupils grades have been based on teacher assessment, drawing some criticism of grade inflation. with the latest, here s our education correspondent, elaine dunkley. the moment anxiety and fear disappears. in their grasp, the gcse results these students need to ....
infection in wuhan lab, saying the chinese need to come clean. they are because as they chinese need to come clean. they are because as they turn chinese need to come clean. they are because as they turn around - chinese need to come clean. they are because as they turn around for - chinese need to come clean. they are because as they turn around for the i because as they turn around for the world health organization, because it s been criticised from both friends and foes for being too friendly with china, they are saying that the chinese scientists may have started the pandemic after being infected by a bat while correcting samples from the mammal that s what they re saying, it s a danish television has secured an interview with a doctor, and that was his likely hypothesis. we have to wait and see with china at the dutch chinese authorities say about that. yes, the chinese have said they were not responsible for this, there s been all sorts of suggestions that i ....