white house documents. in court today, ryan giggs is accused of throwing his then girlfriend out of a hotel room while she was naked. he denies controlling and abusive behaviour. in scotland, the pass rate for pupils sitting exams has dropped, from the levels seen in the years of the pandemic. and, serena williams, the 23 time grand slam champion, signals that she s about to move on from competitive tennis. and coming up on the bbc news channel: can rangers come from two goals down at ibrox tonight, to keep their hopes of playing champions league football this season alive? welcome to bbc news at six. the sharp rise in energy bills, for millions of households across britain, is likely to be even worse than feared, according to industry experts. the typical household could be paying over £4,000 next year, according to analysts at cornwall insight, at a time when people are facing a soaring cost of living, with the rate of inflation at its highest level in 40 years. there have
are furious. they said they are looking at his handling of white house documents. in court today writing gigs is accused of throwing his then girlfriend out a hotel room while she was naked. he denies controlling and abusive behaviour. in scotland, the record sitting exam has dropped since he is at the pandemic. serenejo williams, the 23 time grand slam champion signals she s about to move on from competitive tennis. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news channel. the sharp rise in energy bills for millions of households across britain is likely to be even worse than feared, according to industry experts. the typical household could be paying over £4,000 next year, according to analysts at cornwall insight, at a time when people are facing a soaring cost of living, with the rate of inflation at its highest level in a0 years. there have been more calls for government help, with business leaders saying it makes no sense to delay until a new prime minister is in place. our b
Be really aware of is the vast amount of documentation that has already happened and the ability of this mandate to analyse open source evidence. also really important. strike action across the uk has seen picket lines outside schools across scotland and universities, post offices and sorting offices nationwide. tens of thousands of workers walked out as disputes over pay, jobs and working conditions escalate in the face of the worsening cost of living crisis. it comes as unions edge closer to co ordinated industrial action. so let s start with scottish school teachers, who rallied in scottish cities today, like in edinburgh. here s what they re demanding. the latest deal on the table would have seen lower paid teachers in scotland receive a rise of up to 6.85%. that s more than the previous 5% offer. but it s well below the 10% rise that the unions want. here s scotland s
Bit of nervousness this morning for some of you. but scotland s education secretary knows the overall pass rate is not how she will be charged. her government s defining mission is to help the poorest pupils do as well as the richest, to close what is known as the attainment gap by 2026. we know that covid has made this challenge more difficult, of course we do. but that s exactly why we have put that additional investment in, which is why we are putting additional teachers in. so we are absolutely determined to deliver on that commitment that we have, and continue to have, to substantially eliminate by 2026. cabinet secretary, there s no way you re going to substantially eliminate the attainment gap in the next four years, are you? i think it s very important that we are putting the investment in, we are putting the additional funding in for staff and local authorities to ensure that progress will be made. but progress has not been steady so far. in 2019 there was a gap of 16.9 percen
Iy s all about keeping yourself motivated during the hard - times and doing the work. even though sometimes i you might not feel like it, or don t want to, it s about pushing through those times. so, results day. bit of nervousness this morning for some of you. but scotland s education secretary knows the overall pass rate is not how she will be charged. her government s defining mission is to help the poorest pupils do as well as the richest, to close what is known as the attainment gap by 2026. we know that covid has made this challenge more difficult, of course we do. but that s exactly why we have put that additional investment in, which is why we are putting additional teachers in. so we are absolutely determined to deliver on that commitment that we have, and continue to have, to substantially eliminate by 2026. cabinet secretary, there s no way you re going to substantially eliminate the attainment gap in the next four years, are you? i think it s very important that we are pu