commemorations around the world mark the 75th anniversary of the japanese surrender, ending the second world war. here, prince charles led vetera ns war. here, prince charles led veterans in remembrance as they recalled the moment in 1945 when they heard the news. we were receiving signals, you know, from all over the place. somebodyjust shouted, "it's over! it's over, the war has finished!" you are respected, thanked

and cherished with all our hearts and for all time. after the a—level results controversy, after the a—level results c0 ntrove i’sy , new after the a—level results controversy, new rules on how stu d e nts controversy, new rules on how students can appeal. did they make it? the brits in france desperate to get home to avoid quarantine. and heartbreak for manchester city, knocked out of the quarterfinals of the champions league. commentator: its dembele again! good evening. commemorations have taken place good evening. commemorations have ta ken place around good evening. commemorations have taken place around the world marking the 74th anniversary of japan's surrender, ending the second world war. the prince of wales led the remembrance in the ukjoining vetera ns remembrance in the ukjoining veterans and military personnel for a service at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. he paid tribute to the courage of those who fought in the far east, saying their service and sacrifice would echo

through the ages. he remembered all those whose lives were blighted by the conflict. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell has the full story. in the open spaces of the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire, a carefully choreographed commemoration, attended by 40 veterans, who served in the 14th, sometimes forgotten, army. many thousands lost their lives in the jungles of southeast asia and in japanese prisoner of warcamps. they shall grow not old as we that are left grow old. age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. at the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. last post plays after the sounding of the last post by a royal marine bugler, a two—minute silence was led by the prince of wales.

and in remembrance of lives lost from so many nations, from british, pre—partition indian, and other allied armies, wreaths were placed at memorials here and in many of the nations which were involved in the conflict. today, in this hallowed place, and in the presence of all those

gathered here, or in their homes, wherever they may be, let us affirm that they and the surviving veterans are not forgotten. rather, you are respected, thanked, and cherished, with all our hearts, and for all time. in a tribute recorded on horse guards parade and broadcast by the bbc tonight, images of veterans, including the duke of edinburgh. he was aboard a warship in tokyo bay when the second world war ended. his grandson spoke of the need to cherish peace. we must not forget our responsibility to learn the lessons of the past and ensure that the horrors of the second world war are never repeated. we owe that to our veterans, to their families and to the generations who will come after us. 75 years on, thanks were given

for the moment a world war ended. nicholas witchell, bbc news. well, 50,000 british and commonwealth troops died in the war againstjapan, commonwealth troops died in the war against japan, half commonwealth troops died in the war againstjapan, half in prison camps. some of their relatives joined surviving veterans at the memorial arboretum and our correspondent sian lloyd was there. 96—year—old joan butterfield, known asjohnny since 96—year—old joan butterfield, known as johnny since her 96—year—old joan butterfield, known asjohnny since her navy days, one of the remaining few who remember vj day because they were there. she was then a wren, aged 21, stationed in then a wren, aged 21, stationed in the far east and tasked with decoding signals, one of a group of young women who had joined the navy to serve their country. 75 years on, she hasn't forgotten the most important message she came across. we were receiving signals from all over the place. somebodyjust

shouted, "it's over! it's over, the war has finished!" but we still had to carry on. for sergeant francis raley, the japanese surrender signalled the first steps towards freedom. like thousands of others he had endured years of suffering in prisoner of war camps. his daughter is proud to be here today. was taken captive by the japanese and taken to sumatra and he was for three and a half years where he saw the most horrendous torture of people. he was lucky he didn't receive too much bad treatment in that respect but it must have been horrific for them. gosh, if he was here today, he'd say his buttons would be popping off his chest. that'sjust how he was. he would just be thrilled to be here. it was an event to mark a historic day. it's been a lovely service and

it has brought back lots of memories, especially when they talked about the prisoners, because those men who were half starved and could hardly walk. remembering those who finally brought the second world war to who finally brought the second world wartoa who finally brought the second world war to a close. sian lloyd, bbc news, staffordshire. japan's emperor has expressed deep remorse today for his country's wartime actions at a ceremony in tokyo. emperor now he to expressed hopes the ravages of war would never be repeated, while japan's prime minister said his country now consistently values piece. the exams regulator for england 0fqual has set out how mock exams can form the basis of appeals after the controversy over this year's a—level results. almost 40% of teacher predictions for pupils unable to sit exams because of the coronavirus pandemic were downgraded. the new rules will also apply to gcse results out in a few days and as levels. here is our

education correspondent elaine dunkley. protests by students who feel failed by the system. mandy was hoping to study law at oxford university but has missed out on her place. she wa nts has missed out on her place. she wants the government to follow scotland's example and upgrade results in line with teachers' predictions. we want a u-turn like scotla nd predictions. we want a u-turn like scotland has done, they have admitted they were wrong and they we re admitted they were wrong and they were soi’i’y admitted they were wrong and they were sorry and that is what we need as well. we organised this process today because it is simply not fair, students across the country have been let down by the system. there is no idea what is going on about the appeal process and that is my future hanging in the balance. 0fqual, the exam regulator, has set out guidance for those appealing based on their mock exams, and they will also consider non—exam assessment marks. the rule states that marx must have been supervised and taken under timed conditions. there must be based on the relevant

exa m there must be based on the relevant exam board assessment material and must have been completed by the 20th of march. however, if the grades submitted by school or college is lower than the mock grade, the grade will not change. you are now seeing in the small print that if you mock result is higher than your assessed grade that your teacher has assessed, it won't be your mock grade that applies it will be your teacher assessments. so i think the situation is becoming utterly shambolic now. it's expected that there will be a higher number of appeals after almost 40% of a—level grades were moderated down. worcester college, oxford, has said it so deeply worrying trends in the results and it is promising to accept students already offered a place, regardless of grades. we made 83% of our offers to state school candidates, which was great for us, then we saw nearly a quarter of those candidates be downgraded, such that they missed their offers, and that they missed their offers, and that was in comparison with only a tenth of our private school offers.

the government says the exam regulator has decided that not all mock results can be appealed in the hope of a grade increasing. further anxiety for the students now hanging their hopes on an appeal. elaine dunkley, bbc news, in liverpool. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is at westminster. are these rules on appeal do you think are likely to quell the anger of some towards the government? when the government announced its so—called triple—lock guarantee for stu d e nts so—called triple—lock guarantee for students getting their a—level results in england earlier in the week it was put forward as a way of making the system fairer but tonight the education secretary gavin williamson is facing further accusations that it is having the opposite effect for some students. and while for those students hoping to appeal against the grades they have been given on the basis that their mock exam results were higher, there is some clarity, some detail tonight on how that process will work. it comes with a catch. as you have heard, for those students appealing predicted grade from their

teachers is lower than their mock exa m teachers is lower than their mock exam result, that will take priority and that is the grade they will get. now, labour say this shows the government's triple—lock promise is unravelling and it is further proof that ministers' approach is shambolic. there is criticism from the conservative backbenches too. 0ne minister following this described it as a dog's breakfast. the statement from the department for education makes it clear this decision was taken by 0fqual. those in government acknowledge the process is complicated, not perfect, but ministers are standing by it and it will face further pressure and further scrutiny later in the week when gcse results are released. 0k, jonathan, thank you for that. jonathan, thank you for that. jonathan blake live at westminster. the latest figures for the uk show there were 1012 new confirmed cases of covid—19 in the latest 24—hour period. this seven day rolling average is 1088, so as you can see here, the number of infections is

slowly rising. three deaths were recorded in the same 24—hour period, taking the total number in the uk to 41,361. on average in the past week, 13 deaths have been reported every day from coronavirus. thousands of british holiday—makers have arrived back in the uk after a last—minute dash to avoid new quarantine rules. travellers from france, the netherlands and four other countries would have been subject to 14 day self—isolation of concerns over rising coronavirus cases abroad. the latest figures for rates of infection put france at 36.2 cases per 100,000 and the netherlands at 43.3, while the uk's infection rate is much lower at 19.8 cases per 100,000. there were long queues at calais early this morning as people scrambled to get back to the uk ahead of the 4am deadline. at

passport control to get this far, they told us we should be fine to get back to the uk for the 4am deadline. on one of the last ferries out of france from dieppe, some exhausted travellers. i'm told the ferry people know we need to get to the uk before four o'clock, so we will see you later. the ship docked in new havenjust will see you later. the ship docked in new haven just before the deadline. 3:58am in the uk back on land. fantastic! 0ne deadline. 3:58am in the uk back on land. fantastic! one group of edinburgh—based musicians who had been performing in normandy hired their own fishing boat to get back in time. after an eight hour crossing they landed at hayling island in hampshire ten minutes before the deadline. the airports we re before the deadline. the airports were also busy with flights to the uk. the queue just keeps going and going and going. this was nice last

night. hi, we havejust boarded the plane, it is about ten o'clock, it's been a really long, hard day, so many queues at the airport, but we are finally on the flight. at gatwick airport this morning, some of the first passengers arriving back from france who will have to go into quarantine. we we re into quarantine. we were five hours too late for the quarantine, so now we all have to quarantine. my husband's losing money for two weeks. it's ridiculous. the passengers arriving here from france are going into a very strict form of self—isolation for two weeks. they won't be able to go out for exercise, they won't be able to walk the dog. any shopping will have to be brought to them. the penalty for breaching those rules sta rts penalty for breaching those rules starts at £1000. andy moore, bbc news, gatwick airport. the republic of ireland has reported its highest increase in coronavirus

cases since may. 200 new cases across the country because of the acting chief medical officer describing the rise is deeply worrying. a search is under way for a 16—year—old boy end an 18—year—old man missing after they went swimming in the sea in lytham seven annes, lancashire. police say another teenager managed to return to shore and is receiving hospital treatment, all three were visiting from west yorkshire. now, with all the day's sport we go to the bbc centre. good evening. there has been plenty of drama in the last champions league quarter final but manchester city are out of the european competition are being defeated by lyon. lyon's second goal was a controversial one but in the end, they won 3—1 and go on to face bayern munich in the semi—finals. patrick gearey reports. according to their manager, these men have a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity to win this competition. after all, this competition seems once—in—a—lifetime. the doors might

be close yet manchester city's defence was inadvisable at the open. cornet was so surprised to have this chance, he immediately wondered if it was offside. it wasn't, lyon were ahead. city the overwhelming favourites needed to loosen up but as doubts lurked, kevin de bruyne set them aside at manchester city breathed again. surely the game is only going one way now but lyon seventh in the french league sprang again. moussa dembele squeeze them ahead again. it was checked for a foul but goal given, city only had ten minutes. chances now simply had to be taken and they won't get any bigger or more simple than this from raheem sterling. a mess he will surely relive because barely had his chin lifted from the floor then lyon we re chin lifted from the floor then lyon were at the other end and dembele had a second. manchester city's wait continues. it is time to pop out of

the room if you are waiting to watch sportscene which follows soon on bbc 0ne. hibs go back to the top of the table 0ne. hibs go back to the top of the ta ble after 0ne. hibs go back to the top of the table after a goalless draw with motherwell but that perfect start to the season comes to an end with that result. while there were wins for the summerand, st result. while there were wins for the summer and, stjohnstone and dundee united. two formula 1 and lewis hamilton will be on pole position for tomorrow's spanish grand prix. mercedes dominated with hamilton finishing fastest and his team—mate valterri bottas in second place. red bull's max verstappen, who won last week's race at silverson, sits just behind in third. rugby union's premiership leaders, exeter chiefs had a comfortable return to competitive action. stuart hogg with this try to put exeter12—6 up at the break against leicester tigers and exeter went on to win by 26—13 on the first weekend of games since march 8th. bath, bristol and gloucester also won today. fans are back at the crucible theatre for the final of snooker‘s world championship. it's part of government plans

to re—introduce crowds at some test events. there are 300 watching in sheffield, as five—time champion ronnie 0'sullivan takes on kyren wilson. 0'sullivan has been impressive, particularly with this break of 106. wilson though is making a comeback. 0'sullivan now leads 9—6. there's more on the bbc sport website, including news of day three of the second cricket test between england men and pakistan being wiped out due to bad weather. 0k, thank you for that. that is it. from me in the team, have a very good night.

hello, this is bbc news. more now on the news that thousands

of holiday—makers are back in the uk after a last minute dash to avoid a mandatory two—week quarantine, which came into effect at four o'clock this morning. the new rules, which apply to france, the netherlands and four other countries, follow concerns about the rising numbers of coronavirus cases in each. callum yates is resort manager at the british travel company, simply morzine. earlier he told me how the business has survived during the pandemic. yes, so we were running a full winter season as normal. we have about nine properties out here, all full of guests, four big, catered chalets, and everyone had to up and leave. thankfully, lockdown came over the weekend, so it sort of fit in with our normal logistical plans. so yeah, a few days after that, all the staff had to leave and they were back in the uk by the tuesday after everything had closed down. but your hopes must have been raised that summer would be different, how did you approach it? we were obviously in constant communication, trying

to sort some thing out, trying to at least plan for the best, plan for as soon as we were aware that travel plans may be able to go ahead and borders may be opened again that there would be something to salvage from the summer season. so we were all working pretty hard to make sure that everything was as it should be and everything would run as normal or as normal as possible, inside as many coronavirus regulations as possible. but now the uk has said anyone returning from france is subject to quarantine, what impact has that had on you? a lot of guests here who are staying have left early, they left on the thursday or friday as soon as they heard the news. it has lost a lot of our guests early doors. we have lost a lot of bookings for next week and for the rest of the season. we have one last week of bookings this week and then that is us finishing early for the season again. so yes, it has had a huge impact on us. we had one of our biggest chalets

full this week, multiple families, a big booking which brings a lot of money for the company and that has all gone out the window now, so it is very frustrating. how likely is it that french visitors could make up some of those losses? we have had french visitors before. we advertise on booking.com equivalents in france and try to promote as much as possible to french guests. it is potentially likely. it is difficult to say at the moment whether france will bring in more measures, more lockdown measures, that will impact us further. hopefully not and hopefully we can get some french guests in and finish the season strongly with some more bookings. how far into the future dare you look? 0ptimistically, we have people interested, bookings prospectively in for winter. winter is fundamentally

the biggest season for us here. we do have people who do seem keen to come. it is tough to look too far into the future though at the end of the day. we do not know what will happen tomorrow or next week. whether we will have another late night quarantine announcement from the uk or more restrictions brought in, it is so difficult to say. i do not want to look too far into the future, but fingers crossed. debenhams has asked an advisory firm that specialises in store closures to draw up plans for possible liquidation. but the struggling retailer insists the move isjust a "contingency plan" and would be a last resort. 0ur our business correspondent told us what more debenhams has said on the matter. debenhams have said this isjust a procedural matter. yes they have appointed this firm, hilco capital, a possible liquidator, but they say that is just last resort and it is very unlikely that its 124 stores would close

and it would go into liquidation. they say, once you go into administration, which debenhams did earlier this year, it is just part of the course for an administrator to look at the possible future outcomes for the company, they look at where next for debenhams, because we know it is in trouble. one of those options, if the business cannot be sold, is it could go into liquidation, but debenhams says that is very unlikely. the company has been in trouble for a while now, hasn't it? it has, debenhams has been on a downward slide for a few years really, as we have seen high streets and department stores struggle for quite a few years now. basically, debenhams have said recently though that things are turning around, butjust a few weeks ago, as we went into lockdown, debenhams had to close all of its stores, like other retailers did, but during that lockdown, a number of stores were closed permanently, so 20 stores have not reopened and will not be reopening and crucially in may, six and a half thousand people lost their jobs from debenhams, or in total that is how many people we have seen lose theirjobs since may anyway. 0bviously that is a pretty worrying

situation and the appointment of hilco capital could raise some red flags. this is a company that is known for assisting stores in trouble when they need to close their business, but as i say, debenhams insist that this is a normal procedure, that is a last resort and it is pretty unlikely they will get to that. massive crowds have rallied in the belarussian capital, minsk, to commemorate a man who died on monday at one of the protests against the contested re—election of president alexander lukashenko. protests have gathered pace following a brutal police crackdown. the prime ministers of the three baltic republics, latvia, lithuania and estonia have called on belarus to rerun the election. 0ur correspondent abdujalil abdurasulov reports from minsk. fear has been replaced by anger. thousands of people in belarus continue coming out onto the street to voice their protest

against president lukashenko. people are gathering at the sideway. alexander taraikovsky, one of the protesters who died during the violence here in minsk. they are chanting, we will never forget, we will never forgive. such kind of scenes were unimaginable in belarus just a week ago. we are sure everything will change. we believe in our victory. that is why we will come in the street every day, every single day. i was calling my parents to tell them to go to the city centre, where the girls are out there with the flowers, because you can raise the freedom for the first time in almost all of your life. hundreds of people gathered to attend the funeral of alexander taraikovsky. people sang the opposition anthem and bode farewell to the man who has turned into a symbol of change in belarus.

president lukashenko has neverfaced such a challenge in his 26 years of being in power. today, he spoke to russia's president, vladimir putin. both sides expressed confidence that this situation will soon be resolved. translation: there is a need to contact putin so i can talk to him now. because it is notjust a threat to belarus any more. there are a lot of clever russians there. they start to chant against belarus. i would like to say that defending belarus today is nothing less than defending our entire space. the union state of belarus and russia. an example for others. if belarussians cannot stand, the wave will flow there. observers say that russia's support will be key for mr lukashenko to hold onto power. but this crowd may be a sign that he has reached the point of no return.

we will be taking a look at the papers with our reviewersjoe phillips and nigel nelson and that is coming up after the headlines. time for a look at the weather forecast now with chris. the emmas over the uk is similarto with chris. the emmas over the uk is similar to the ms that we had last week which is a funny thing to say if you think about all that hot sunny weather we had last week. —— the emmas over the uk is similar to the emmas over the uk is similar to the emmas. that humidity has brought a lot of low cloud and drizzle. across the north—west when we see sunshine, it became quite warm, 25 degrees in keswick in cumbria for example. as we headed into the late afternoon, evening time, we had some thunderstorms in parts of eastern england, near chelmsford in essex, 40 millimetres of rain injust one hour, bring that intent more than capable of bringing flash flooding.

-- rain capable of bringing flash flooding. —— rain that intense. summer mist and