for the reform of a levels after a record number of pupils were awarded the top grades. a british embassy worker in berlin is arrested suspected of spying for russia. wildfires rage across greece, we hearfrom british firefighters supporting their counterparts. a hero s welcome for lionel messi as fans celebrate his arrival at paris st germain after his departure from barcelona. and coming up: under threat seahorses off the coast of dorset. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after decades of conflict afghanistan is, once again, falling apart. and it is the taliban the hardline islamist group that once harboured osama bin laden which is gaining ground having already taken nine provincial capitals. a us led military coalition to oust the taliban first began in 2001 following the 9/11 attacks but now most of the foreign troops have pulled out. a54 british forces personnel or mod civilians lost their lives. nearly 2,300 us troops have been killed. and over 120 thousan
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he has not classed at the line. he is facing mounting pressure to resign after the state attorney general has said he has broken sexual harassment was. three quarters of uk adults have now received both doses of a covid vaccine. boris johnson described the milestone as a huge national achievement . a lawsuit is filed against prince andrew by a us woman who alleges she was trafficked to him by the convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein, and then sexually abused . lionel messi has arrived in france where s hejoining paris saint germain after his shock departure from barcelona. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more top 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, much higher than when exams were last held in 2019. students work was assessed and graded by their teachers
to him by the convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein, and then sexually abused . an apology from the greek prime minister, for failures in tackling widlfires, which continue to burn across parts of the country. lionel messi has agreed a two year deal tojoin paris st germain, following his shock exit from barcelona. and could dementia be diagnosed in just one day? scientists begin trials of an artificial intelligence system that could lead to that breakthrough. good afternoon and welcome. 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 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 t
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lucy beresford who is a broadcaster and psychotherapist and joe twyman, director of the polling organisation deltapoll. let s ta ke let s take a look at the front pages. the metro leads on the un climate report which it calls the starkest alert yet over the threat of human led climate change and a code red for humanity the financial times also leads on the report, which warns the world is likely to be 1.5 degrees warmer than pre industrial levels injust 20 years if drastic action is not than pre industrial levels in just 20 years if drastic action is not taken. the guardian quotes some of the scientists involved in the report who say the global climate crisis is inevitable, unprecedented and irreversible . the daily mail also features the story and uses the same picture featured on a number of front pages of a victim of the greek wildfires. it also covers another story