For the rest of his career. But at Least Myjudgment was right. Very down to earth, very straightforward, very grounded, a wonderful marriage, lovely family. Part of him couldnt believe what what had happened to him. And the other half enjoyed it. And but he never lost sight of his roots, which were pretty well delineated by him on many programmes. Live now to Gloria Hunniford, presenter of Rip Off Britain on bbc one, as well as a myriad of other programmes through the years. Gloria, you knew Michael Parkinson for many of those years. What are your thoughts right now . My thoughts toda are your thoughts right now . My thoughts today are just your thoughts right now . My thoughts today are just sadness, your thoughts right now . My thoughts today are just sadness, because your thoughts right now . My thoughts today are just sadness, because in your thoughts right now . My thoughts today are just sadness, because in a l today are just sadness, because in a weird, naive way, i thought mich
on twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. rail workers are on strike once again in their dispute over pay causing widespread disruption to the network across england and wales. only about 20% of the usual train services are running around the country and finishing much earlier than normal as the latest wave of strikes hit the railways. and a winning streak for emma raducanu, who picked up where she left off after beating serena williams to thrash victoria azarenka in cincinatti. good morning and welcome to bbc news. pupils across england, wales, and northern ireland are getting their a level, t level, and btec exam results. we are rooting for you. these students are the first cohort to sit exams since before covid 19. grades reached record highs last year during the pandemic when they were determined by teach
Michael parkinson. please hang on for us and we will come back to you. well, it s that time of year when there are trials, tribulations and of course, celebrations as a level results were opened by thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland. the proportion of a or a grades is 27.2% down from a peak of 44.8% during the pandemic. vocational t level results are also being released, along with many as and btec level 3 grades. and across the uk, 79% of those receiving results gained a place at their first choice university. live now to our reporter, nicky schiller, who s at a college in leeds for us. where are you, and what is the feeling like there? i where are you, and what is the feeling like there? where are you, and what is the feeling like there? i am at leeds sixth form
Well, it s that time of year when there are trials, tribulations and, of course, celebrations as a level results were opened by thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland. the proportion of a or a grades is 27.2%, down from a peak of 44.8% during the pandemic. vocational t level results are also being released, along with many as and btec level 3 grades. and across the uk, 79% of those receiving results gained a place at their first choice university. our reporter nicky schiller spoke to some of those getting their results earlier today. here at leeds sixth form college, students have been coming in throughout the morning to collect their results, and i m lucky enough to have been joined by two of them who have both done btec courses here at the college. and first question, of course, has to be did you get what you wanted and what have you been studying here? music production. and what does this result mean for you? well, it means that i get to go to uni. and where a
Applied to university this year. btec and the first t level results are also out today. with me now is our education correspondent sean dilley. lets begin with those stats on the a levels. so, 36.4%. that s quite a lot higher than the 25.4% who received a and as in 2019, the last time we had a normal year. why is that? , , time we had a normal year. why is that? , y , time we had a normal year. why is that? , , , time we had a normal year. why is that? that? firstly, let s kick off and sa a that? firstly, let s kick off and say a massive that? firstly, let s kick off and say a massive congratulations| that? firstly, let s kick off and i say a massive congratulations to that? firstly, let s kick off and - say a massive congratulations to you if you are picking up your results today. enjoy it, it will be a fantastic day for you. a, today. enjoy it, it will be a fantastic day for you. a rite of passage- fantastic day for you. a rite of passage- who fantastic day for you. a rit