why some european vaccination centres lay empty, as people won t take the jab on offer. i get maybe four, five, six e mails every day, of nurses, even medical doctors, saying they don t want the astrazeneca vaccine, they refuse, and they want to wait for a better vaccine. a daughter of the ruler of dubai asks british police to reopen their inquiry into her sister s disappearance, 20 years ago. how thousands of thermal images of elephants could help protect endangered species. wickets tumble in india, as england collapse against india s spinners. and coming up on bbc news george north will win his 100th cap for wales against england on saturday. he s been recalled to the starting xv after missing the six nations match against scotland. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. teachers will decide grades for this year s gcses, a levels and written vocational qualifications in england, after the exams were cancelled, because of the coronavirus pandemic. the educatio
a daughter of the ruler of dubai asks british police to reopen their inquiry into her sister s disappearance, 20 years ago. how thousands of thermal images of elephants could help protect endangered species. and india thrash england by ten wickets in an eventful third test to take a 2 1 series lead. the uk s covid 19 alert level has been reduced. the alert has been at level five the highest since early january and is now going down to to four. it means the risk of the nhs being overwhelmed in the coming weeks has fallen. our health editor hugh pym has more on the alert level change. it is based on a decision by the uk s four chief medical officers, working with officials from the joint biosecurity centre. it is, in a way, a nonpolitical, independent take on how serious the alert level is. it was level three from may onwards all the way through to september, when it was moved up to level four that s when cases were really beginning to accelerate again and then leve
all adults on the learning disability register will be prioritised for vaccine. and india thrash england by ten wickets in an bizarre third test to take a 2 1 series lead. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after last year s exam fiasco, when grades were decided by an algorithm, this year the government has opted to pass the responsibility of gcse and a level grades on to teachers. with so much term time lost and exams cancelled, pupils in england will be assessed only on what they ve been taught. there are several ways in which teachers will be able to determine grades from mock exams, coursework, essays and optional tests provided by exam boards. results will be published earlier in august to allow more time for the extra appeals that are expected. today s announcement follows similar moves in scotland, wales and northern ireland, but there are concerns about the fairness of the approach, and that vexed issue of grade inflation. our education editor branwen jeffreys re
hello and welcome. the us state department has told american citizens in ukraine they should consider getting out of the country, and has ordered family members of embassy staff in the capital, kyiv, to leave. that statement warned that moscow is planning for significant military action in ukraine. the state department also tweeted that it continues to advise us citizens to not travel to russia due to ongoing tension along the border with ukraine. adding that it has limited ability to assist us citizens in russia. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has promised a significant response if moscow does invades its neighbour. here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. in california, fresh supplies of american weapons destined for ukraine. hardly enough to defeat an invading russian army, but the message to moscow is clear if you do this, it ll come at a price. but now the foreign office says it s seen signs of a russian plan to install a puppet government in