Of the end of world war ii. Bagpipes skirl. Good morning. Welcome to breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and naga munchetty. This is the scene at the National Arboretum in staffordshire, which will host a National Service of remembrance. 0ur headlines today the scramble to beat the quarantine deadline thousands travel through the night to leave france before new restictions come into force. Good morning. In sport, brilliant bayern leave barcelona battered and bruised. After days of anxiety over exam the spanish heavyweights were dismantled 8 2 as the german grades, schools in england are told they wont have to pay to appeal champions claim the biggest ever win in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Good morning. The intense heat has against a level and gcse results. 110w good morning. The intense heat has now gone gcioss a day of commemorations today, to good morning. The intense heat has now gone across the uk, but we still keep a lot of humidity. That is mark the 75th anniversary
More manchester misery in europe. After Citys Champions League shock, united are knocked out of the Europa League by sevilla. After the heatwave comes the storms as parts of the country are hit by flash flooding and hailstones. And as we go through this week, there is further torrential thundery downpours in the forecast which could lead to further flash flooding. Of course, not all of us will see it. Ill have all the details later in the programme. Its monday 17th august. Our top story. Theres growing anger over the way a levels have been graded as Grammar School heads and sixth form colleges join the criticism of the government. Pupils have been protesting this weekend after almost 40 of grades in england awarded last week were lower than teachers predictions. It comes just days before gcse results are due to be released. Charlotte gallagher reports. The fury over a level results is not going away. Feeling let down, angry and upset, students protest outside westminster. Others contac
If we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote forjoe biden, like our lives depend on it. A housing boom in the midst of an economic crisis. The uk market has its busiest month in a decade. But, as prices surge, whos left out and how long can it last . A growing headache for the organisers of the us open. Wimbledon champion simona halep is the latest player to pull out of the tournament because of the pandemic. Most of the womens top ten now wont play in new york. The cavern club the legendary venue that launched the beatles is facing closure due to the coronavirus lockdown. Good morning. Today, more thus will see some sunshine. It will be less humid and there will be happy and fun downpours which could lead to some issues with flash flooding. More details later in the programme. Its tuesday 18th august. Our top story. Universities say they face a major challenge accommodating thousands of students who have been awarded higher grades because of the u turn over a levels.
p up to 50 mph in the winds could gust up to 50 mph in exposure gcioss the winds could gust up to 50 mph in exposure across the west. Strong enough again potentially to cause damage and disruption. Unseasonably windy. The headlines pressure mounts on the government over englands exam results fiasco, an announcement is expected later, amid fears similar chaos could surround thursdays gcse results. Here we are the monday after a level results wadding there is not a proper appeals process in place and wadding there is now not enough confidence in the system for gcses, is frankly unacceptable. Northern ireland scraps plans to take into account schools past performances and instead will award gcse grades based solely on teacher estimates. Anger on the streets of belarus, as pressure mounts on president lukashenko over his disputed re election. Millions of self employed workers in the uk can apply for a second Coronavirus Support grant
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