City of ghazni as the un warns of an unfolding humanitarian dIsaster. The Uk Economy grows by nearly 5 between april and june following the easing of restrictions. New zealand says it will keep its border closed until at least The End of the year to keep covid out. And more wildfires in italy, as Sicily Records what could be europes hottest ever temperature. And coming up thIs hour well talk to the new star of the track 23 year old Matt Walls who won Gold And Silver at hIs first olympics. Sorry about that delay. Good Morning. Good Morning. More than half A Million students in england, wales and Northern Ireland are receiving their Gcse Grades thIs Morning with record results predicted. For the second year running, the grades have been based on Teachers assessments, after exams were cancelled. Lets speak to elaine dunkley, our Education Correspondent, whos in dagenham. Have they got their results yet, or Is it imminent . Is it imminent . They have got the results. Is it imminent . They
Of Teacher Assessed Results raises questions about regional differences and girls move further ahead of boys. The taliban is continuing its astonishing sweep across afghanistan, with more dramatic developments just today. In the past two hours weve heard that they have captured afghanistans third biggest city, herat, and appear poised to gain control of the second largest kandahar. If thats confirmed, this day will mark the most significant advance so far as one after another, tHe Countrys Provincial Capitals fall to the militants. With thousands of civilians fleeing the violence, a sense of humanitarian disaster is deepening. The bbc s Yogita Limaye is in kabul. Things are changing at an incredible speed here. We started the day talking about the fall of a City Hundred Miles South which is strategically important and now, just within a span of 12 hours, we are looking at cities which are even more significant. Herat in the west is close to the border and is an important economic and T