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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, ....
well done, by the way, to all of those that got the result they want. but the gap now is getting bigger and bigger and there is baked in unfairness. at least 65 people have died in wildfires in algeria, among them soldiers fighting the blazes. and here, under threat sea horses off the coast of dorset. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. afghan president ashraf ghani has flown to the key northern city of mazar i sharif to rally the troops as taliban militants close in on the city. it comes as the taliban claims to have captured a ninth provincial capital, the northeastern city of faizabad. the afghan army chief has been removed from his post and thousands of displaced people are pouring into the capital kabul, fleeing fighting in other parts of the country. our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani has been given rare access to newly captured taliban territory near mazar i sharif, where militants have been circling the city. his report was filmed by cameraman fred s ....
the mother of a british serviceman killed in afghanistan says foreign troops shouldn t return, despite the taliban now threatening to take control. i don t think we should go back or have any involvement whatsoever, just leave them. just leave them to it. he was tactically masterful and it has led to a gold medal for great britain. and matt walls victory in the omnium helps take team gbs medal tally above 50. and coming up on the bbc news channel: she has waited three olympics to get a medal but holly bradshaw s pole vault bronze is a historic one for britain. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. ministers have defended changes to the rules governing foreign travel, with thousands of british tourists now scrambling to get home from mexico by sunday morning. the country has just been placed on the travel red list, and means those returning to the uk will have to quarantine in a designated hotel at their own expense. spain remains on the amber list, but the g ....
how a british surgeon who travelled to aleppo to treat victims of the syrian civil war nine years ago inspired a syrian boy to become a doctor. we have a special report. also coming up this hour. with three months until the un climate change conference in glasgow, the world wildlife fund joins forces with leading international artists to inspire global action. hello from tokyo. it s being reported that a belarusian sprinter who sought protection, after she claimed she was ordered to return home from the olympic games, has applied for asylum in the polish embassy there. yesterday krystina tsimanouskaya said she feared for her safety if she was sent back to belarus, as a penalty for criticising her coaches on social media. what you are seeing here is the latest pictures of her leaving a silver van, latest pictures of her leaving a silvervan, entering latest pictures of her leaving a silver van, entering the polish embassy. she was greeted by two officials before she went ....
yes! 49 years great britain have waited for their eventing gold. britain s riders make history at the tokyo olympics with gold in the team eventing and silver in the individual. and emily campbell becomes the first british female weightlifter to win an olympic medal american gymnast simone biles will compete in an olympic final tomorrow after missing several others to focus on her mental health. a five year old boy found dead in a river is named by south wales police as logan williamson from sam in bridgend. and a west midlands police officer found guilty of two assaults on members of the public both the victims were black. good afternoon. we start with the breaking news that the nhs covid 19 app in england and wales will be modified so that fewer contacts are required to self isolate. the health secretary sajid javid says the changes ensure we are striking the right balance between reducing disruption and protecting those at risk. business leaders have compla ....