Lets get down to business. How many Zoom Calls have you been on in recent weeks . For some, its too many to count and thats why the company has reported results that beat all expectations. This is a company that has boomed during the pandemic with User Growth exploding. But what is ahead as we return to the office and schools re open . Despite reporting a 54 jump in quarterly revenues that for the first time just exceeded 1 Billion shares fell by 12 in out of hours trade. Joining me now is rebecca bezzina, senior Vice President , r da, a digital agency. Rebecca, welcome to the programme. So what did you make of zooms results . Programme. 50 what did you make of zooms results . Programme. So what did you make of zooms results . Of zooms results . Look, its not unexpected. Of zooms results . Look, its not unexpected. I of zooms results . Look, its not unexpected. I think of zooms results . Look, its not unexpected. I think as i not unexpected. I think as weve seen the world to begin to r
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
Lets cross now to the scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon who is making a virtual statement to msps she is set to reveal whether her government will lift most legal Covid Restrictions. I will set out a number of mitigation conditions. I will summarise the key points from new guidance being published today on arrangements for the start of The New School year. Let me start by summarising todays statistics. The total number of positive cases reported yesterday was 1016 which is 8. 1 of all tests. There are 406 people receiving Host Tokyo and 61 people receiving Host Tokyo and 61 people receiving Host Tokyo and 61 people receiving Intensive Care which has won more than yesterday. Sadly nine further deaths were reported over the last 24 hours taking the total number of registered is death and the daily definition to 7952. As always i want to convey my sincere condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one. I can also report that 4,014,000 212 people have now received a first dose of v