watch the allegations flying around the scottish parliament as the first minister is accused of misleading msps. it used to be possible in this country to have rigorous, robust scrutiny and political debate without a scorched earth policy of conspiracy theory and damaging the integrity of the independent institutions of the country. questions over the fate of shamsa, another dubai princess, missing for 20 years. why was a cambridgeshire police investigation closed? a five day match done and dusted injust two. a wicket bonanza as england go down in the third test against india. and coming up in sport on bbc news. scotland s match with france in the six nations on sunday is postponed, after an 11th french player tests positive for coronavirus. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. after last year s exam fiasco when grades were decided by an algorithm this year the government has opted to pass the responsibility of gcse and a level grades on to teachers. with so
all adults on the learning disability register will be prioritised for vaccine. and india thrash england by ten wickets in an bizarre third test to take a 2 1 series lead. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after last year s exam fiasco, when grades were decided by an algorithm, this year the government has opted to pass the responsibility of gcse and a level grades on to teachers. with so much term time lost and exams cancelled, pupils in england will be assessed only on what they ve been taught. there are several ways in which teachers will be able to determine grades from mock exams, coursework, essays and optional tests provided by exam boards. results will be published earlier in august to allow more time for the extra appeals that are expected. today s announcement follows similar moves in scotland, wales and northern ireland, but there are concerns about the fairness of the approach, and that vexed issue of grade inflation. our education editor branwen jeffreys re
if they ve never had a vaccine. they ought to think about other people rather than themselves. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, says claims that her government covered up its handling of sexual harassment allegations against alex salmond are a deluded conspiracy theory. a letter from the missing dubai princess latifa she calls on cambridgeshire police to reopen the investigation into her sister s disappearance 20 years ago. a five day match done and dusted injust two days england go down in the third test against india. and coming up in sport on bbc news aubameyang to the rescue, as the arsenal captain sends his side through to the last 16 of the europa league. good evening. the prime minister has defended plans for teachers to grade gcse and a level pupils in england this summer, calling it a good compromise . the decision follows last year s exam fiasco when grades were decided by an algorithm. with so much time lost, pupils will only be assessed on what
we reflected within 2a hours. we made a mistake, collectively, and we ve come to the commons and said, look, let s separate these things out and let s do this properly , because fairness is important. the role young people can play in tackling global warming will be the focus of the cop26 climate change summit in glasgow today. campaigner greta thunberg will host a protest as thousands of young people are expected to join. the world health organization warns that europe is once again at the centre of the global coronavirus pandemic. and here we go again, abba have told the bbc they would be willing to help end the uk s two decade defeat at eurovision. the chairman of yorkshire cricket club, roger hutton, has resigned over the club s response to the racism experienced by one of its former players, azeem rafiq. it comes after an investigation found mr rafiq was a victim of racial harassment and bullying after which the club said they would take no disciplinary action. mr
and i get there early in the morning. i go to a biden witch hunt, and then i come here in the afternoon, and i stop and we make speeches and we get you votes and all that stuff, but nobody s ever had to do this before. that was donald trump in new hampshire last night as he travels back and forth between courtrooms and the campaign trail. we ll have the latest on the race for the republican nomination now just days away for the first primary of the contest. also ahead, an update from capitol hill on the push to pass another short-term funding solution to avoid a government shutdown. and we ll go through the new developments out of the middle east including the escalating attacks from the houthi rebels in the red sea. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, january 17th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with politics, and former president donald trump is now focusing on the next big contest in the republican pr