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it is another warm, humid start to the day. further thunderstorms especially in the south but it should be a dry day to day across the northern half of the uk. a sensational comeback in the champions league paris saint germain score twice in injury time to beat atalanta, and qualify for the semi finals for the first time in 25 years. it s thursday the 13th of august. our top story: hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland are receiving a level and vocational results this morning. on the eve of results day, education secretary gavin williamson issued an apology to students after coronavirus forced the cancellation of exams, meaning their grades are based on estimates. this morning on breakfast we ll hear from anxious students, their teachers, and university leaders. we ll also get the latest on the annual clearing process, which matches up students with university places. and at 7:30 we ll speak to gavin williamson. but first, this repor ....
coronavirus in england, according to a major new antibody study. the train driver and conductor killed in the derailment in aberdeenshire have been named they were brett mccullough and donald dinnie. thunderstorms and heavy rain sweep across parts of the uk and there s more to come following the record breaking hot weather. hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland have received a level and btec grades, after the huge uncertainty caused by coronavirus. they didn t sit exams because of lockdown, so marks have been awarded using teacher estimates, standardised by exam boards headteachers say the results show a great deal of volatility . in england, more than a third of a level results were one grade lower than teachers had submitted, and 3% of results were down by two grades. overall, the number of a to c a level grades rose by 2.6%, compared to last year. in a moment, we ll get reaction from northern ireland and wales, but our first ....
ahead of the election. as the democratic party prepares to hold its national convention, we take a look at how the party faithful view their presidential candidate joe biden. and in thailand, more anti government rallies in bangkok, with student activists demanding political change and reforms to the monarchy. hello and welcome. in belarus, the largest anti government protests since last week s disputed elections, have been taking place, with further calls for alexander lu kashenko to step down. but he s vowing to stay in power, claiming belarus is under threat from foreign forces. mr lukashenko is accused of rigging the vote and unleashing a violent crackdown against demonstrators. it s thought as many as 100,000 people took to the streets in the centre of the capital, minsk, from wherejonah fisher, has sent us this report. a week after the disputed election, belarus is voting with their feet. the capital taken over with their feet. the capital ta ken over by with thei ....
there s more uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of students in the uk. the exams regulator has withdrawn its advice on how pupils in england and wales can appeal their allocated grades, just hours after making the advice public. the uk government has been under fire since thursday, when end of school results for 18 year olds were awarded with nearly 40% of teacher assessments having been downgraded. there s concern there will be more confusion with school results for 16 year olds just days away. here s our education editor, branwen jeffreys. outraged, disappointed by their a levels. the common theme is anger, a lot of people are really sad and distressed. it s a really stressful time, like, your future is uncertain. students brought their protest to westminster today. i was predicted a, a, a, and i got given b, c, c. and ijust think it s unfair that we got given these grades, even though we didn t actually sit these exams in the first place. afraid their future is at ....
at how the party faithful view their presidential candidate joe biden. in belarus, the largest anti government protests since last week s disputed elections, have been taking place, with further calls for alexander lu kashenko to step down. but he s vowing to stay in power, claiming belarus is under threat from foreign forces. mr lukashenko is accused of rigging the vote and unleashing a violent crackdown against demonstrators. it s thought as many as 100,000 people took to the streets in the centre of the capital, minsk, from wherejonah fisher, has sent us this report. all chant. a week after the disputed election, belarus is voting with its feet. the centre of the capital minsk ta ken over by hundreds of thousands of people. united in their demand that alexander lu kashenko, the only president this country has ever known, leave office. well, i really hope that when he sees all these people, he will step down. do you really think that s likely? he s been here a long ti ....