Good morning. Last year was the hottest Late August Bank Holiday on record. This year, it could well be the coolest. The forecast is a largely dry one. After a bright start, more cloud develops, but i will have all the details coming up. Good morning. Its monday august 31st. Our top story labour is calling for next years gcse and a level exams to be delayed to give pupils more time to catch up on the work theyve missed during the pandemic. Teaching unions say the idea is worth considering, but warned that it could cause problems for University Admissions. Our Political Correspondent, helen catt, has more. It has only been a few weeks since this years students got their final grades, but what to do about next yea rs grades, but what to do about next years exams grades, but what to do about next yea rs exams is grades, but what to do about next years exams is a question thats already testing politicians, and it is 1 dayer under pressure not to flunk. Labours answer, delay gcses and a lev
Five years ago german chancellor Angela Merkel first used the term wir schaffen dass or we can do it and in effect, opened her countrys doors to hundreds of thousands of people seeking asylum. This week, bbc news is looking back at the week that changed europe. In a moment well hear from our berlin correspondent jenny hill, but first lets remind ourselves of some of the key facts from that time. More than a million migrants and refugees crossed into europe in 2015, sparking a crisis as countries struggled to cope with the influx, and creating division in the eu over how best to deal with resettling people. The vast majority arrived by sea but some migrants made their way over land, and the dangers they faced quickly became apparent. In january 2015, lebanon closed its border to refugees from syria, forcing thousands to travel further. And by spring, thousands started making the perilous crossing of the mediterranean sea. The second leg of theirjourney, over land, was not safe either. I
Now its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur, and welcome to one of the most beautiful corners of britain, the hill country of the north west of england, known as the Lake District. This landscape is beautiful, but its not wild. Its been shaped by generations of shepherds and stockmen. Now my guest today is James Rebanks. His family have farmed this land for more than 600 years. Hes notjust a shepherd. Hes also an internationally renowned writer and campaigner for a more sustainable, more responsible kind offarming. But are his ideas compatible with putting affordable food on all of our tables . Come here, bess. Bess, come here. Come bye, come bye. James whistles and clicks come bye, come bye. Music the Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan williams away. James, what does being a shepherd mean to you . Well, at its simplest, it means you look after sheep, of course. But, er. Being a shepherd to me means a very particular thing. It means being part of this Lake District h
So, the way that we manage our hay meadows has had a 30 year now on bbc news, forget period that is been a bit more modern, smalltalk its time but we are going back to a sort for some hardtalk. Of 100 year old pattern, welcome to hardtalk. The way we manage our riverbanks is nothing like 100 years ago because im stephen sackur. The ecologists are telling us that we need to do way better with the rivers and wetlands. And welcome to one of the most and the same with the way we manage the little bit beautiful corners of britain, of woodland that we have. So, its a mix. The hill country of i think crudely it is sort the north west of england known as the lake district. Of 70 doing things the like we did them 100 this landscape is beautiful but its not wild. Years ago, maybe 30 or 40 its been shaped by generations sort of tweaks listening to the scientists and of shepherds and stockmen. The ecologists and other people telling us new now, my guest today things about how we need to do things
Our headlines President Trump has left the walter reed Military Hospital in washington, where he had been treated for coronavirus for three days. He walked unaided down the steps of the hospital to a motorcade that took him to the nearby president ial helicopter for the short flight home. Hes now returned to a white house hard hit by the virus. At least 12 people close to the president have now tested positive, as have several junior staff members. The president has vowed on twitter that he will soon be back on the Election Campaign trail. The British Government says an investigation has begun into why nearly 16,000 coronavirus cases went unreported last week. Ministers have blamed a technical glitch, which is now said to have been resolved. Thats it. Time now for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur, and welcome to one of the most beautiful corners of britain, the hill country of the north west of england, known as the Lake District. This landscape is beautiful, but its no