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. is it
it s been a godsend to be able to talk to people, you know, without going out of my house. hello and welcome. the european union has cut europe s air links with belarus, over the arrest of opposition activist roman protasevich, who was seized when his plane was forced to land in minsk. the us presidentjoe biden has accused belarus of a shameful assault on dissent and freedom of the press. mr protasevich has appeared in a video, apparently confessing to organising mass protests against president lukashenko. he says he s being treated well and is co operating with investigators but his forehead looks bruised and his colleagues say he s been beaten. our europe correspondent jean mckenzie has the latest. armed police greet the arrivals on board the plane belarus is accused of hijacking, all to capture this young man roman protasevich. a journalist and political refugee, he fled belarus two years ago, only to be forced back home under the most extraordinary circumstances by