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the nspcc says online grooming crimes in england and wales have reached a record high. a bbc investigation shows disabled and older adults in england face steep rises in council care costs. and, the paralympics get under way in tokyo, but once again covid will keep the fans away. and coming up on the bbc news channel. zharnel hughes calls for a doping investigation without prejudice after olympic relay teammate cj ujah was provisionally banned after a positive drugs test. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. over the next few hours, leaders from the g7 countries are to hold a emergency virtual meeting to discuss the conflict in afghanistan. borisjohnson, along with france and germany, is expected to press president biden, to extend his deadline of the end of this month to complete the withdrawal of us forces from afghanistan, so that more people can be evacuated. but the taliban is warning there ll be consequences if troops don t leave on schedule. it co ....
of the biggest transfers in football history. good morning from the dorset coast, where conservationists have come up with an innovative idea to protect a tiny yet very precious creature. the spiny sea horse. a dry and bright start this morning, rain and brisk winds in the north and west, and through the day they will travel east leaving brighter skies behind them. all the details in 25 minutes. it s wednesday august the 11th. our top story. there are calls for reforms to the a level system after this year s results saw record numbers of students given top grades. the government is considering a range of options for the future grading of results in england. labour says the coronavirus pandemic has widened the gap between private and state schools. simonjones has this report. oh, my god! a bumper yearfor top grades, with traditional exams replaced by teacher assessment. i ve got three a s. oh, my god! hard work rewarded after the most challenging of years but concerns, too, ....
are considered by ministers. let me know if you think it s a good idea. do get in touch on twitter @annita mcveigh or use the hashtag bbcyourquestions. still in lockdown sydney and the surrounding area, remains under strict covid measures for at least another four weeks as infection rates surge. british former senior military commanders urge borisjohnsonto allow more afghan interpreters to settle in the uk. and remembering britain s police officers and staff from across the country who have died while protecting the public a new memorial will be officially unveiled today a warm welcome to day four at the tokyo olympics. and in the past hour, it s just been announced that the american gymnast, simone biles, has pulled out of another gymnastics event she s withdrawn from the all around competition, in which she s the defending champion. on tuesday, she pulled out of the team event, saying she needed to focus on her mental health. biles has yet to decide whether to compe ....
plans for double jabbed us and eu travellers to be allowed into england without quarantining are considered by ministers. let me know if you think that is a good idea. get on touch with me on twitter. . and remembering police officers and staff from across the country who have died while protecting the public. a new memorial will be unveiled today. day five of the toyko olympics has seem more glory for team gb once again in the pool. they took gold in the men s four by two hundred metre freestyle relay. it s the first time in 113 years that great britain have won three swimming gold medals at an olympics. in rowing team gb won a silver in the men s quadruple sculls but the men s coxless fours missed out on a medal, after veering off course. it takes team gb s medal tally so far to fifteen. that puts them in sixth place in the table. for a full round up of the action at the olympics this morning. the american gymnast and four time olympic gold medallist simone bile ....
will labour after 22 years in power in wales, will labour win after 22 years in power in wales, will labour win enough after 22 years in power in wales, will labour win enough seats - after 22 years in power in wales, will labour win enough seats to i after 22 years in power in wales, - will labour win enough seats to keep them will labour win enough seats to keep them in will labour win enough seats to keep them in government? and there ll be a by election in hartlepool a big test for labour leader keir starmer. also tonight: just hours after this meeting with priti patel, india s foreign minister self isolates because two members of his team test positive for covid. in some parts of wales the over 18s are being offered a covid jab we ll have the latest developments in the uk vaccination programme. it s time to catch up on pool time two million school kids have lost out on swimming lessons because of covid. and coming up on the bbc news channel, manchest ....