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across parts of the country. could dementia be diagnosed in just one day? scientists begin trials of an artificial intelligence system that could lead to that breakthrough. and in the last half an hour, it s been confirmed that lionel messi willjoin paris st germain. and coming up on the bbc news channel. moeen ali is back in the england test squad for the first time since february, ahead of their second test against india on thursday. good afternoon. 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 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 the government. in scotland, the pass ....
hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m jane dougall. incredible party scenes as team gb s athletes touch down to celebrate with friends and family for the first time. a record breaking move jack grealish is unveiled as a manchester city player, but what will that mean for moves elsewhere? well, this man is certainly on the move messi leaves barcelona after 21 years, as he prepares to say bonjour to a new club. also coming up in the programme we try to find out what it takes to be an olympian with max whitlock and adam peaty. they tell us why winning gold second time around is far harder. welcome to the programme. it brought us some magical moments, tears as athletes stood at the top of a podium and heartbreak when they faltered through injury. it gave us a passion for sports we ve never watched before, but most of all it left us with a pride in our countries and in the athletes representing them. the olympics in tokyo are over and, despite so many problems affecting ....
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are benedicte paviot from france 2a and matt dathan from the times. tomorrow s front pages. the guardian reports that britain s live events sector has finally been promised a covid cancellation insurance scheme but that the announcement comes too late for many festivals and events that have already been cancelled. the daily telegraph writes that universities are turning to entrance exams because they can no longer rely on a levels to find the brightest students. the i reports on the government s plans to deploy vaccine buses and use influencers to encourage teenagers to take upjabs. the times adds that young people will be told to get a coronavirus vaccine or miss out on fun as ministers employ veiled threats to boost waning take up rates. the financial times writes that the bank of england is to start looking at potential interest rate rises to tackle inflation. the dai ....
and for vaccinated americans, the breakthrough cases. we ask the doctor when and where you should put a mask back on, even if you re vaccinated. the summer olympics under way in tokyo tonight with that city under a state of emergency because of the virus. the celebrations and the protests. demonstrators concerned about holding the games during a pandemic, clashing with police. what the u.s. women s soccer team and the gymnastics team did today. images from the ceremony. james longman live in tokyo. the extreme weather just as we start the weekend. wildfires exploding across 14 states tonight. this couple escaping the massive bootleg fire in oregon. fire crews driving through a wall of flames in the tamarack fire in california. and in colorado tonight, rescuers searching for victims of a deadly mudslide. tonight, flash flood alerts as we come on, and much of this country set to feel the intense heat moving in again. ginger zee standing by, tracking it all. news ton ....
than 9900 points. now it s down more than 900 points again. it s been bouncing around but it s looked bad all day. the delta variant is spooking investor who threaten it could worry u.s. recovery. one calls it the most serious virus most unvaccinated people will face in their lives. right now every state in the u.s. is seeing a rise in coronavirus cases. for the first time since mid-may, the u.s. is averaging more than 30,000 cases a day. that s a 66% jump from last week. 145% increase from two weeks ago. hospitalizations are up 50% from two weeks ago. deaths are on the rise too. averaging about 260 per day. up 13% from last week. only 48.6% of the u.s. population is fully vaccinated. they are calling on all stientss over the age of two years old to wear masks this coming school year even if they are vaccinated. that s different than what the cdc recommends. let s turn to jason carol. explain why pediatricians are urging now that masks stay in place at school? i t ....