Row has broken out, you heard their Jeremy Hunt the previous chancellor saying that this shows that labour inherited a good economic picture. Labour saying they are coming out of a recession at the Back End of last year. I think the second half will be interesting because labour will have their feet firmly under the table, they have the election in the rear view mirror, a budget expect it to be scheduled for The End of october. I think we will start to get policies driving the economic picture and we will get a better idea of the out of work and how positive it might be. The uk performing quite well against the g7 economies, the us growing faster than the uk. A pretty decent picture, but it can be knocked off course by all sorts of events, bad weather, as we say, but events coming at The End of the year. It is interesting to see how this plays out as we get into the second half of the year. Out as we get into the second half of the year of the year. Thank you very much indeed. Lets go
Is lIve at Burnley College Top a level results In england, wales and Northern Ireland have rIsen for the fIrst tIme sInce 2021 wIth 27. 8 of all grades marked at a or a. Thats up from 27. 2 last year. Our correspondent Is lIve at Burnley Couege our correspondent Is lIve at Burnley College and keenly lookIng at all of the statIstIcs as students have been receIvIng theIr results. Over to you. Yes, It has been quIte a mornIng for students here at Burnley College. They arrIved early, when I arrIved here at 7 30am there were already hundreds of them here. The college has put Breakfast And Coffee for them for them for that moment when they could open the envelope and fInd out theIr results. Anyone who has gone through Exam Results wIll know that the nIght before you get those nerves, you cannot sleep. All of those years of effort come down to openIng that envelope and seeIng what Is InsIde. We were here when It happened at eIght oclock thIs mornIng. Ijust want happened at eIght oclock thIs m
82 of students have successfully got into their first Choice University an increase of 3 from last year. Top A Level results have risen for the first time since 2021 with just under 28 of all grades marked at a Star Or A. Thats up from 27. 2 last year. Our correspondent Nicky Schiller is live at Burnley College as students receive their results the excitement has been compelling this morning. Welcome to Burnley College. You can see behind me, it is sending out a bit at the moment, but there are still some students coming in. Tell tale signs on the floor, there is a lot of confetti, blue and white confetti that is still on the floor and that was because hundreds of students were here at eight oclock this morning. I arrived just after seven oclock, they were all here, the college had given them breakfast, they were having coffee and chatting, it was at eight oclock we were allowed to open those envelopes to find out what their results are. Of course, All Of Us who have been through any s
Are receIvIng theIr Exam Results thIs mornIng. Grades for A Levels, Btec NatIonals and T Levels are released at eIght oclock and wIll help students to progress on to unIversIty, an apprentIceshIp or employment. Our reporter Kate Mcgough has more. There have been many challenges for the class of 202a. Secondary School LIfe domInated by a pandemIc, a cost of lIvIng CrIsIs And Teacher strIkes. Today, thousands of pupIls wIll fInd out If theyve got the results they need. DespIte all the dIsruptIon over the past four years, rebecca feels shes been able to focus on her A Levels and btecs. When It came to gcses, It kInd of Impacted us, but I feel lIke wIth the support from teachers and thIngs lIke that, I feel lIke were able to get back on track and now I feel lIke we have overcome It In a way. ThIs Year Group Is the fIrst sInce the pandemIc to have no exam concessIons. It marks a return to normal. At Ashlawn School In rugby, they say they are stIll dealIng wIth the Impact Its had on Mental H
It is relief. And some have even done better than they hoped. It feels great, i only thought i would get aid, b, feels great, i only thought i would getaid, b, b so i feels great, i only thought i would get aid, b, b so i was a bit worried but i got what i need so i am happy. Overall, the number of top grades are still slightly above what it was beFore the pandemic. There has been a phased efFort to bring them back down after a spate of top results when exams were cancelled. In down after a spate of top results when exams were cancelled. In wales and Northern when exams were cancelled. In wales and Northern Ireland, when exams were cancelled. In wales and Northern Ireland, theyre and Northern Ireland, theyre returning and Northern Ireland, theyre returning to pre Pandemic Grading For the returning to pre Pandemic Grading For the first time this year. So you are seeing For the first time this year. So you are seeing a For the first time this year. So you are seeing a drop in both wales