this is bbc news. the headlines at eight. it's results day for hundreds of thousands of pupils. relief for many although top grades have fallen since last year, two thirds of a level students have got their first university choice. in criminology i get in a day. that's all he needed, all i needed wasn't able to able to a 44—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of thomas o'halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. leeds university expresses deep concern for one of its students who faces 3a years of jail in saudi arabia over social media tweets. at talks in ukraine aimed at ensuring the safety of a russian

controlled nuclear power plant, the un chief calls for zaporizhzhia to be demilitarised. and finland's prime ministerfaces a backlash after a leaked video shows her dancing and singing at a party with celebrity friends. she says she did nothing illegal. hundreds of thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland have been receiving their exam results today. a—level, t—level, and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared with 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there's been a i9% increase

in students gaining a place at their firm or insurance choice university. the proportion of students in england, wales and northern ireland getting top a—level grades has fallen since the record high of last year, but is higher than 2019. 36.4% of pupils have achieved a—star and a grades. and for the new t—level exams, where students split time between classroom learning and industry placements, the overall pass rate is 92%. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. she's done it. i've done it! the tense wait is over... so relieved. mum's going to be so proud of me. i need to go tell her. ..and not just for the students. whether a—level. .. i needed three bs and i got three bs. distinction. fantastic! ..or t—level, this is their passport to adult life. i gota, b, b, a, so feel relieved. the class of 2022 had had their gcses cancelled by covid.

they were told to expect fewer top grades, so abigail wasn't sure she would get the as at a—level for medicine. it was weird, obviously, because we hadn't done any of them, so it was a shock to then sit down and do them. and it felt like... until you sat there, you didn't feel it was real. those getting btecs weren't as worried. ciaran has a job lined up already. quite good, that. i have been took on full—time, so i have been working five days a week and i've been working there for two months, so i have got a really good future ahead. i have got a couple of plans for the future as well, what i can potentially do, so, yeah, the future looks promising today. new this year, t—levels, which include work placements. just over 900 students in england passed theirs. as the subjects become more and more, there's more and more t—levels to do. i think these are the future, they really are. it's a modern qualification for a modern world, finally.

they've had a uniquely tough couple of years. for those who are heading into work or apprenticeships, they'll find that employers are really eager for their skills. but students who want to go to university who dropped a grade or two this year are going to find much tougher competition in clearing. at barnsley college, more dropped a grade from a to b at a—level than they expected. we are hopeful that won't have a significant impact on our students gaining places at the university of their choice, and our staff are working really hard now with the students to advocate for them with the universities, to ensure that they get what they need. these students in wales are in the same race for university places, grades here allowed to drop towards pre—pandemic levels, and in northern ireland too, leaving some anxious. do you know whether it was equivalent to one i a level or half an a—level? a few universities are not offering places in clearing, but at sheffield hallam, it was brisk business...

this course is actually a shortlisted course anyway. ..gently advising students bruised by the last couple of years. we are taking a lot of calls today, but we are making sure we talk students through their options. we know they've had a difficult time and we are finding they are needed a lot more support and advice as they talk their options through with us. hello, i'm felicity, and i came to sheffield hallam through clearing. current students were helping ease the pressure, taking to social media to sell their university to those still looking for somewhere to study. branwen jeffreys, bbc news, sheffield. police have arrested a 44—year—old man on suspicion of the murder of an elderly man who was on a mobility scooter in greenford, west london. thomas o'halloran, who was 87, died from stab wounds on tuesday. leeds university has expressed deep concern for one of its phd students who has been jailed for 3h years in saudi arabia over social media tweets.

salma al shehab, a saudi citizen and mother of two, was arrested in 2021 while on holiday in the kingdom. before the trip, she had called for reforms and the release of activists. noura aljizawi took part in the syrian uprising as part of the arab spring in 2011. she was detained and tortured by the authorities there but eventually got out of syria. she works as a senior researcher at the citizen lab at the university of toronto, and is also on the board of the centre for victims of torture. thank you for being with us on bbc news. ~ ., ., ,, thank you for being with us on bbc news. ~ ., ., i. ., ~ ., , news. what do you make of this particular case — news. what do you make of this particular case and _ news. what do you make of this particular case and how - news. what do you make of this particular case and how does - news. what do you make of this particular case and how does it | particular case and how does it square with the other sentences that women activists receive in saudi arabia? . ~ women activists receive in saudi arabia? ., ~ , ., women activists receive in saudi arabia? ., ~ women activists receive in saudi arabia? . ~' . women activists receive in saudi arabia? ., ~ . ., women activists receive in saudi arabia? ., . ., ., arabia? thank you so much for having me. arabia? thank you so much for having me- honestly. — arabia? thank you so much for having me. honestly, first _ arabia? thank you so much for having me. honestly, first of _ arabia? thank you so much for having me. honestly, first of all i _ arabia? thank you so much for having me. honestly, first of all i think- me. honestly, first of all i think it's obvious for everyone that is

not surprising. in the context of the growing trend in saudi arabia and the region. what's really concerned about this is the timing, this inquiry of sentencing came right after resident biden visited saudi arabia. the only question now is what kind of message is this sunday to the us, this is for us. secondly, given the other information of the conflicts which were reported and flagged by news through the application and the

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planning to spend the holiday with her family in her country of origin she was detained upon her arrival. b, she was detained upon her arrival. a modern version of denouncing your neighbour, which is a way a lot of steak authoritarian state control. the fear of being to announce yourself so you do not somebody else to keep the authorities away from you. that in itself is disturbing. i suppose the other thing is that saudi arabia is trying to project a much more focused image. they are no doubts that things have changed in the country and i'm sure you wouldn't can just that. but when you see how people are treated for dissent, do you believe that anything has changed there? notwithstanding the standard is, the crown prince seen as the de facto ruler of the country now. i crown prince seen as the de facto ruler of the country now.- ruler of the country now. i think unfortunately, _ ruler of the country now. i think unfortunately, what _ ruler of the country now. i think unfortunately, what i'm - ruler of the country now. i think unfortunately, what i'm seeing| ruler of the country now. i think. unfortunately, what i'm seeing is changing, the world is more open to

realise a criminal with a brutal dictator. the message that was sent after the assassination that you can get away with all kinds of crime just because you enjoy this. this is a shame because it's a big responsibility of the international community.... responsibility of the international community----— responsibility of the international communi ., ., , community.... you are disappointed b joe community.... you are disappointed by joe biden — community.... you are disappointed by joe biden his _ community.... you are disappointed by joe biden his fist _ community.... you are disappointed by joe biden his fist pump _ community.... you are disappointed by joe biden his fist pump and - community.... you are disappointed by joe biden his fist pump and the i byjoe biden his fist pump and the visit. even though i suppose americans would say look, what happened to jamaal happened but we still need this relationship with saudi arabia for other reasons. find saudi arabia for other reasons. and here's the saudi arabia for other reasons. fific here's the answer for saudi arabia for other reasons. a"ic here's the answer for that what happened to jamaal happened but that after mr biden visit it became the sentence of salma al shelab. who

knows of others? we only know about salma al shelab because first of all the person claimed that they were going to do this. secondly, there is a chance for the trial for the international media. and because she is a student, a graduate student in the uk. but no one knows about the others. salma al shelab case is not only about her but about the other unknown victims behind all of this. we are timed for time for them and came to ask you about this. there's a boxing tournament taking place in saudi arabia and the next few days without anthonyjoshua, probably without anthony joshua, probably britain's without anthonyjoshua, probably britain's most famous boxer is having his rematch, also on that boxing card there is another fight

between women boxes for the first time. one of the boxers is a british somali model. she was asked about this, whether in a sense she was endorsing that regime. she says look," she thinks this is part of the process of change. what i have seen here is that women are free to do whatever they want and train alongside men if they want. they don't have to wear yourjobs if they don't have to wear yourjobs if they don't want to. so i just see this is a very progressive country. that's a woman who herself is a social activist as well as being a boxer. she think she's contributing to change. i boxer. she think she's contributing to chance. ~ 3 boxer. she think she's contributing tochanue. ~ �*, , . ., to change. i think it's such a shame. _ to change. i think it's such a shame. i — to change. i think it's such a shame, i have _ to change. i think it's such a shame, i have no _ to change. i think it's such a shame, i have no words - to change. i think it's such a shame, i have no words to l to change. i think it's such a - shame, i have no words to express to change. i think it's such a _ shame, i have no words to express my rage. i think it's pretty much outdated to keep trading the personal rights of women to do and where what they want to do versus

rights which is essentially human rights. and given a speech by a woman, it's not surprising because at the end of the day not all women are feminists. it's a really shamefulfor a person who is enjoying the privilege of living in a country, living in democracy and aiding and contributing to suffering and torture of another woman. thank ou ve and torture of another woman. thank you very much _ and torture of another woman. thank you very much for — and torture of another woman. thank you very much for speaking _ and torture of another woman. thank you very much for speaking to - and torture of another woman. thank you very much for speaking to us. - we had contact with the saudi arabian embassy in london for the comment on salma al shelab and so far no one has responded. the leaders of ukraine, turkey and the un have been holding talks in the ukrainian city of lviv. 0n the agenda the situation at a nuclear power plant

in the south of the country. it's here in the city of zaporizhia. and it's occupied by russian forces. kyiv has called for the plant to be demilitarised this is the ukrainian president. let's talk to the former prime minister of ukraine. you are prime minister of ukraine. you are prime minister of ukraine. you are prime minister of the country for four years. during your time there had been this previous agreement with russia over the status of the nuclear plants that were in the independent ukraine after the collapse. does that give you any confidence at all that a deal can be struck with the russians over what happens in zaporizhia? thing, i never trusted anything of president putin or his cronies. they always deceive, they always lie and they always mislead. in this particular case i believe that this is one of the biggest, i will say

threats that is looming over an entire year up in the entire world. you are well aware of the chernobyl nuclear disaster. as russia took over, this is actually the biggest nuclear power plant in europe so they started a new kind of nuclear blackmail against the entire free world and europe. in terms of any kind of talks of negotiations, i don't trust any single word and i believe the only key scenario we have on the table is that if russia completely withdrew from both zaporizhia power plant an entire ukraine. let zaporizhia power plant an entire ukraine. . r' zaporizhia power plant an entire ukraine. ., , ., zaporizhia power plant an entire ukraine. ., ., ukraine. let me ask you about the other subjects _ ukraine. let me ask you about the other subjects under _ ukraine. let me ask you about the other subjects under discussion i other subjects under discussion which is maintaining the deal, the agreement that was painfully extracted last month for lasting three months for which ukraine experts could take place without you are pretty concerned about whether that would be honoured at the time

it was signed. i think i'm right in saying when you spoke on british radio at the time you said that russia always violates the deals it makes. you were right within hours there was an attack on the port of 0desa. the actual deal seems to have held so far. i think it's the 25th ship that has left. does that give you any cause for optimism? it does it some extent change the dynamic here. , . . it some extent change the dynamic here. , ., . , . ., here. the dynamic will be changed onl in here. the dynamic will be changed only in one — here. the dynamic will be changed only in one case. _ here. the dynamic will be changed only in one case. if— here. the dynamic will be changed only in one case. if ukraine - here. the dynamic will be changed only in one case. if ukraine will. only in one case. if ukraine will prevail, if russia will withdraw entirely from ukrainian territory and democracy will win this fight, despite fort democracy for sovereignty and freedom. in terms of the so—called grain, here's the numbers, we expect we need to export around 20 million tonnes of grain. as of now, we exported just 400,000 tonnes of this grain. it's far from

the numbers that we expect. and they want hand, i do commend the efforts of turkey and the un, they did at least something in order to help ukraine and not only ukraine but the entire world to export the grain and tackled the global food prices. 0n the other hand, it's all about the war. we are not to use substitute, the core, the essence what is happening right now on the ground, full—scale invasion of russia against ukraine. war criminal putin who launched a large scale invasion against a sovereign country. if we tried to substitute this kind of tremendous challenges for ukraine with any kind of grain deal, we will lose theirs. with any kind of grain deal, we will lose theirs—

with any kind of grain deal, we will lose theirs. , , ., , ., lose theirs. very brief word. do you have any hope _ lose theirs. very brief word. do you have any hope of— lose theirs. very brief word. do you have any hope of talks _ lose theirs. very brief word. do you have any hope of talks which - lose theirs. very brief word. do you have any hope of talks which would | have any hope of talks which would be over at the future of an independent ukraine? the president said russia has to withdraw from ukrainian territory but he didn't specify crime here in that. crimea is a art specify crime here in that. crimea is a part of _ specify crime here in that. crimea is a part of ukraine. _ specify crime here in that. crimea is a part of ukraine. so _ specify crime here in that. crimea is a part of ukraine. so it - specify crime here in that. crimea is a part of ukraine. so it means i is a part of ukraine. so it means that russia is to withdraw from the entire territory. whether i believed in any kind of peace talks with russia, no. we tried it a number of time before the invasion, be for 2014 and after, and i took part in these talks and negotiations. putin is completely obsessed with an idea to resurrect the soviet union, to take away for ukraine. the only chance to turn the tide is to win this war. to win this war with the help of the entire free world, including the united kingdom. i do commend and appreciate the support of the british people in our righteous fight against the russian

aggression. righteous fight against the russian an uression. �* , , righteous fight against the russian anression. . , , , ~ ., ~ aggression. arseniy yatsenyuk, thank ou so aggression. arseniy yatsenyuk, thank you so much — aggression. arseniy yatsenyuk, thank you so much for— aggression. arseniy yatsenyuk, thank you so much for talking _ aggression. arseniy yatsenyuk, thank you so much for talking to _ aggression. arseniy yatsenyuk, thank you so much for talking to us - aggression. arseniy yatsenyuk, thank you so much for talking to us on - aggression. arseniy yatsenyuk, thank you so much for talking to us on bbc| you so much for talking to us on bbc news. now to sport. good evening gavin. good evening. england captain ben stokes inspired a fightback, on the second day of the first test against south africa. it looked as though england were facing another mission impossible to stay in the hunt at lord's. they were bowled out for 165 this morning, and then struggled with the ball — and their first breakthrough had an element of luck to it. james anderson removing dean elgar. england improved after lunch — a wicket each for matthew potts and jack leach and captain stokes picked up three — this was the big one — removing saral ervee for 73. and later rassie van der dussen and keshav maharaj. the damage somewhat limited, south africa finishing the day 289 for seven. a lead of 124. in the hundred, southern brave's women have made it 3 wins from three. india's smriti mandhana top scored

with 43, as the brave set the manchester 0riginals 137 to win. the 0riginals fell 10 runs short in their chase — finishing on 127—8. it's been an historic day in the gymnastics in munich — joe fraser has become the first british man to win an all around title at the european championships. he's had to overcome ankle and appendix problems this year, and couldn't compete in the all—around in the commonwealth games in his home town of birmingham after fracturing his foot just two weeks before the games. but the 23—year—old topped the pommel hose and parallel bars standings, and then nailed a high—risk routine on the high bar to make history in munich and take the gold medal. seven weeks ago my appendix ruptured so i had to have that out. a week of training, two ways before the commonwealths i fractured my fud. so literally for weeks ago i fractured my fight and i'm here today doing all six apparatus and working away at a european championship. it's

incredible. and i'm proud of myself, i'm proud of the team, the code, the doctor, everyone's really got behind me and help me get to this position. —— coach. it's not much metal, it's the teams. the sheer amount of sport is starting to catch up with some of the athletes. great britain's daryll neita has withdrawn from the 200 metre and 4 by 100 metre relay. she took bronze in the 100 metres from these championships despite suffering from cramp just before the race. team mate dina asher smith has also suffered with cramp at these championships. with the commonwealth games and the world championships — the competition in munich is the third major championship in one summer. you can follow all tonight's action over on bbc two and bbc iplayer right now. and dina asher smith was in action herself a few moments ago... she is safely through to the 200m final. jack laugher has won gold in the one metre springboard at the european aquatics championships in italy. the world silver medallist and commonwealth games

champion added the european title to his collection, beating italy's lorenzo marsaglia by seventeen points. fellow briton — and commonwealth games bronze medallist — jordan houlden finished in fifth place. there's live action in european football this evening, with more qualifying rounds — there's about half an hour gone, between west ham play danish side viborg in the europa conference league... it is currently 1—0. but hearts kicked off at six in their europa league qualifier against zurich in switzerland — they did lead thanks to a penalty from lawrence shankland but zurich scored twice in the first half — adrian guerrero with their first before two minutes later blerim dzemaili put the home side ahead — that's how it stayed. 2—1 to zurich, ahead of the second leg in edinburgh next week. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. thank you gavin.

the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs has been giving evidence for a second day in his trial where he's accused of assaulting his former partner. ryan giggs has denied headbutting kate greville after what the prosecution described as completely losing his self control at his home in 2020. laura scott has been following the case at manchester crown court. under continued cross—examination today, ryan giggs was challenged over a prepared statement he gave police the day after he was arrested on suspicion of two counts of assault. in that statement, he said he had clashed heads with kate greville accidentally, during a scuffle over a phone. peter wright qc put to him, "the reality is you head—butted her, didn't you?" ryan giggs replied, "no." mr wright suggested ryan giggs had completely lost his self—control during the dispute, and again ryan giggs denied this. the former player and ex—wales manager told the jury he didn't know why he'd said in that statement that he had been attacked or why he said he was going to ring the police when he admitted here today he had no

intention of doing so. mr wright said it was his attempt to turn the narrative into him being the victim, which giggs denied. later, he said he did know that his infidelity upset miss greville. asked by his barrister if, at the time, his belief was this would cause her serious alarm or distress, giggs replied, "yes." he has now concluded his evidence and denies all the charges. almost two weeks since archie battersbee had his life support treatment withdrawn, his mother hollie dance is calling for a public inquiry, and says she wants no other family to go through what they went through. the 12—year—old suffered severe brain injuries after being found unconscious at his home in essex in april. the bbc�*s helena wilkinson has been speaking to her. i'm so honoured to be his mum. i've had 12 of the best years of my life with that little boy. and i can honestly say there's not a single day that i could sit

back now and go," oh, that wasn't a good day." just the best 12 years. hollie dance wanted to speak to the media so soon after her son's death because she says she doesn't want other families to go through what they've been through. i just feel that we where. .. ..we were just stripped of all our rights, backed into a corner by the system, and just, i've explained it before, it felt like we were on trial, you know, the stress that you go through isjust... change is needed. archie became the centre of a lengthy legal battle over his care. doctors at the royal london hospital asked a court for his life support to be withdrawn.

his parents fought for it to be continued, butjudge afterjudge agreed that it was in archie's best interest for treatment to be withdrawn. i think the whole system needs to be changed with regards to how they are dealing with a very, very sensitive, heartbreaking time when it comes to parents, you know, i understand this isjust a case to them, but that's our child. archie's family say they've now written to the health secretary, the department of health said today that these cases are never easy and they will respond to archie's mum, adding there will be a review into how these cases are dealt with in the future. barts health nhs trust previously said archie's case was a tragic one, which touched the hearts of many across the country, and archie's treatment was withdrawn in line with court rulings about his best interest. do you have any regrets at all looking back? no. no, i fought to the end, i promised my little boy i'd fight to the end, and that's exactly what i've done. and now i will continue to fight

so that other people don't have to go through that. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the british divers who helped discover a us shipwreck from world war i that had been missing under the atlantic ocean since 1917 have said they "struck gold". the divers located the missing navy destroyer uss jacob jones last week 40 miles off the coast of the isles of scilly. jenny kumah has been talking to one of the divers. 0ver100 metres down and over 100 years after sinking. this is the moment when a team of divers found the final resting place of the uss jacobjones. it was a moment of pure joy after months of research and planning. when i saw that bell and i saw the letters jacob on it, and i knew that all the work and all the time that had been spent getting there and getting us

in the water and the big team effort that that had taken and we had cracked the mystery, that was fantastic. you can't, you know, you can't buy that feeling, frankly. the us destroyer was the first ever to be sunk by enemy fire, when on the 6th of december 1917, she was torpedoed by a german u—boat. she sank in deep water south of the isles of scilly. so this is the piece of specialist equipment i use to dive to jacob jones. the team made the discovery despite challenging conditions. all the way during the dive, the current was running, which made it quite difficult for us. the first thing that i saw was a boiler. there's different types of boilers on ships, and this one was quite distinctive, and i knew it was the same type from the jacob jones. some were saved after the german u—boat commander signalled american forces. it's been reported that he did this because he knew the crew didn't have a chance to call for help. 64 american sailors lost their lives.

their names are commemorated here at the brookwood american cemetery in surrey. it's nice that we know where this one is. maritime historians described this as a significant discovery. the poignant image of the ship's bell sat amongst the wreckage of a ship which is laying under the seas for 105 years, that brings a lump to my throat. and i rememberthose brave men doing what they were trying to do to assist the flow of supplies to the united kingdom. because of the depth of the wreck, the team were only able to spend 20 minutes exploring the site, the divers plan to return, and if the us government grants them permission, they'd love to raise the bell as a tribute to those who lost their lives. jenny kumah, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise. good evening. cloudier conditions for many today, but not the severe thundery

downpours that we have seen of late. in fact, the rain was fairly light and patchy, a few heavier bursts developed through the afternoon across northwest england and wales. best of the sunshine was into the southeast, but that weather front will continue to move its way steadily south and east overnight. unfortunately, it's going to weaken off, so we are not going to see that much in the way of useful rain — a few scattered showers. following on behind, some clearer skies, a few scattered showers continuing to the far north of scotland. so we start off on friday with that weather front still easing away from the essex and kent coast — it will do so — and then some sunshine will come through, and on the whole, it's going to be a dry settled sunny day for much of england and wales. a few isolated showers into northern ireland and scotland once again, maybe 1—2 across northwest england as well. top temperatures here of 20 celsius, but highest values in the southeast of 25 celsius.

hello, this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley with the headlines. it's results day for hundreds of thousands of pupils. relief for many, although top grades have fallen since last year. two thirds of a level students have got their first university choice. and in criminology, i got an a. that's all, that's all i needed. all i needed was an a. i've smashed it, so i'm well happy. a 44—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of thomas 0'halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. leeds university expresses deep concern for one of its students who faces 34 years of jail in saudi arabia over social media tweets. at talks in ukraine aimed at ensuring the safety of a russian controlled nuclear power plant, the un chief calls for zaporizhzhia to be demilitarised. rail workers are on strike once again in their dispute over pay with lots of disruption on the network across england and wales.

and finland's prime ministerfaces a backlash after a leaked video shows her dancing and singing at a party with celebrity friends. she says she did nothing illegal. for those who've received exam results today, there are many paths to choose from. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has been speaking to three young people who've been studying at a college in west bromwich and who are plotting different routes ahead. wait, wait, wait... the right result. joys after years of disruption. i got distinction, distinction, distinction. emmanuella wants to study business and finance at york university. today, she secured her place. i'm really passionate about business so i am just happy that i got into the course. over the summer, emmanuella has been for a look around the city and the campus. this year, 239,00018—year—olds

in the uk have accepted a place at university, the second highest intake on record. when i saw students graduating, i thought, that is going to be me, i hope, soon. because i've got into uni, i've got to go through the years and hopefully graduate. i am looking forward to just experiencing uni, being independent, student life. two as and a b. well done! thank you. abigail is looking for an apprenticeship as an alternative to going to university. she wants to combine marketing with her love of motorsports. around 88,000 students in england have just started placements. two apprenticeships, but that at the moment, i've been shortlisted for two apprenticeships, but that doesn't mean it's confirmed. it is really competitive for degree level apprenticeships because it isjust one place per company so it is quite competitive. so i'm definitely still looking and just putting my cv out there. for many young people, there are big decisions ahead. praise is one of around 12,000 students deferring

their university place. it's not really heavy. she wants to be a nurse in the raf. all this structure, it - will come onto the back. for praise, learning in a pandemic was tough, but it has not taken away her childhood dreams. being at home in front of a computer and just not having that kind of engagement really affected me because i just didn't feel a lot of motivation. i have always had an interest in the military, especially the aircraft, as you can see behind me. it's just amazing. i got two bs and a b star. getting my results today has changed everything. i've also proven to myself that i could do this. oh, my god, i'm shaking. these three friends are taking different routes to the next stage in their lives. for praise, emmanuella, abigail and thousands of others, it is the end of sixth form and the beginning of new adventures. elaine dunkley, bbc news, in west bromwich. let's talk more about t—levels now. brandon kelleher is a student from burnham on sea who got his

results today. lizzie crowley is a senior skills adviser at the chartered institute of personnel and development, the professional body for hr. people used to call the personnel, call it what you like. we know what they do, we know how important the role is, but let's talk to brandon. congratulations, i hope, are in order. . ~ congratulations, i hope, are in order. ., ~' , ., congratulations, i hope, are in order-_ tell- congratulations, i hope, are in order._ tell us, - congratulations, i hope, are in| order._ tell us, what congratulations, i hope, are in - order._ tell us, what have order. thank you. tell us, what have ou been order. thank you. tell us, what have you been doing _ order. thank you. tell us, what have you been doing the _ order. thank you. tell us, what have you been doing the last _ order. thank you. tell us, what have you been doing the last couple - you been doing the last couple of years as part of the studies? i have been studying. _ years as part of the studies? i have been studying, doing _ years as part of the studies? i have been studying, doing my _ years as part of the studies? i have been studying, doing my t-level in| been studying, doing my t—level in digital, and i think the t—level is a good course, better than the a—level course. you get practical real—world experience from the placement and it gives you some experience and get you into the industry. experience and get you into the indust . , ., ,., industry. tell us about the placement _ industry. tell us about the placement you _ industry. tell us about the placement you were - industry. tell us about the | placement you were doing. industry. tell us about the - placement you were doing. what did that involve? i placement you were doing. what did that involve?— that involve? i was working as a ro'ect that involve? i was working as a project manager— that involve? i was working as a project manager at _ that involve? i was working as a project manager at a _ that involve? i was working as a project manager at a work - that involve? i was working as a project manager at a work site i that involve? i was working as a l project manager at a work site of ottoman company, making websites for 0ttoman company, making websites for local businesses, helping them recover from lockdown. brilliant.

what kind of— recover from lockdown. brilliant. what kind of businesses - recover from lockdown. brilliant. what kind of businesses where i recover from lockdown. brilliant. l what kind of businesses where you designing websites for?— designing websites for? anything from local shops _ designing websites for? anything from local shops to _ designing websites for? anything from local shops to charities - designing websites for? anything from local shops to charities and | from local shops to charities and e—commerce shops. pm? from local shops to charities and e-commerce shops.— from local shops to charities and e-commerce shops. why do you thing that is better. — e-commerce shops. why do you thing that is better, then, _ e-commerce shops. why do you thing that is better, then, than _ e-commerce shops. why do you thing that is better, then, than studying - that is better, then, than studying in the classroom? i that is better, then, than studying in the classroom?— in the classroom? i think you are more prepared — in the classroom? i think you are more prepared to _ in the classroom? i think you are more prepared to enter- in the classroom? i think you are more prepared to enter the - in the classroom? i think you are more prepared to enter the real| more prepared to enter the real world, get work experience, and you know what it is like in that industry. know what it is like in that industry-— know what it is like in that indust .~ ., ., , ., industry. what does the future hold for ou industry. what does the future hold for you now? _ industry. what does the future hold for you now? are _ industry. what does the future hold for you now? are you _ industry. what does the future hold for you now? are you able - industry. what does the future hold for you now? are you able to - industry. what does the future hold for you now? are you able to go - industry. what does the future hold | for you now? are you able to go into more work with that company or are you are you looking other businesses you are you looking other businesses you can work with? it is you are you looking other businesses you can work with?— you can work with? it is a not-for-profit _ you can work with? it is a not-for-profit company l you can work with? it is a| not-for-profit company so you can work with? it is a i not-for-profit company so i you can work with? it is a - not-for-profit company so i have not—for—profit company so i have moved on from them and other students can come in, so i'm off university now and september to further develop my studies. congratulations for that, and for getting that placement. let me talk to lizzie crowley on that, first of all. the perennial problem in the past with new collocations is that

people always judge them against a—levels, there is the in—built bias in our perceptions of what qualifications are of value. do you think t—level is yet overcoming that problem? it is actually, all the studies say, the equivalent of the a—level, it is the same, it is just a different approach to developing these skills. a different approach to developing these skills-— these skills. yes, i think there is a bit of a barrier— these skills. yes, i think there is a bit of a barrier here, _ these skills. yes, i think there is a bit of a barrier here, because l these skills. yes, i think there is i a bit of a barrier here, because we have _ a bit of a barrier here, because we have surveyed senior decision—makers, and there is a low-level— decision—makers, and there is a low—level awareness currently what t-levels _ low—level awareness currently what t—levels are, so only 46% of people we surveyed — t—levels are, so only 46% of people we surveyed had actually heard of them _ we surveyed had actually heard of them at _ we surveyed had actually heard of them at all, and of those employers who had _ them at all, and of those employers who had heard of them, the majority rated _ who had heard of them, the majority rated their— who had heard of them, the majority rated their knowledge as poor or very poor, — rated their knowledge as poor or very poor, and i think the proof in the pudding will be, essentially, is when _ the pudding will be, essentially, is when there is a bigger number of young people coming off this pathway and into— young people coming off this pathway and into the labour market and then employers _ and into the labour market and then employers really getting to see the benefit _

employers really getting to see the benefit of having that qualification, in terms of the skills— qualification, in terms of the skills that young person has learned, _ skills that young person has learned, and like you heard today from _ learned, and like you heard today from your— learned, and like you heard today from your other guessed. going to ick u- on from your other guessed. going to pick up on something _ from your other guessed. going to pick up on something brandon - from your other guessed. going to | pick up on something brandon said there, that he is going to move on for other students take that. that is the one thing, because it is placement based, effectively, every student, most companies earlier take one student per year, but that can be a limiting factor.— be a limiting factor. yes, it is uuite be a limiting factor. yes, it is quite substantial, _ be a limiting factor. yes, it is quite substantial, the - be a limiting factor. yes, it is . quite substantial, the placement from _ quite substantial, the placement from lasting a minimum of 45 days, and most _ from lasting a minimum of 45 days, and most employers currently work some _ and most employers currently work some work— and most employers currently work some work experience that is between seven, _ some work experience that is between seven, maximum 14, so it is a considerable time commitment by the business. _ considerable time commitment by the business, and given relatively low levels _ business, and given relatively low levels of — business, and given relatively low levels of employer awareness about them, _ levels of employer awareness about them, it _ levels of employer awareness about them, it is— levels of employer awareness about them, it is a big question of if they— them, it is a big question of if they will— them, it is a big question of if they will be successful and open enough — they will be successful and open enough placements to young people, and we _ enough placements to young people, and we found in our survey that only

one in— and we found in our survey that only one in five _ and we found in our survey that only one in five employers are either currently — one in five employers are either currently offering or planning to offer _ currently offering or planning to offer a — currently offering or planning to offer a placement, so there currently offering or planning to offera placement, so there is currently offering or planning to offer a placement, so there is a currently offering or planning to offera placement, so there is a big amount— offera placement, so there is a big amount of work the government needs to do to _ amount of work the government needs to do to really boost employer awareness and get them to understand the benefits of allowing students to take part _ the benefits of allowing students to take part in these opportunities. you might— take part in these opportunities. you might not put it in these terms, but what is your message, the perhaps more polite version, ploy or figure out, help students and do some thing about it, and this is your way to do it? it is some thing about it, and this is your way to do it?— your way to do it? it is partly that. your way to do it? it is partly that- we _ your way to do it? it is partly that. we are _ your way to do it? it is partly that. we are crying - your way to do it? it is partly that. we are crying out - your way to do it? it is partly that. we are crying out for. that. we are crying out for technical— that. we are crying out for technical skills in the uk, we rank low in _ technical skills in the uk, we rank low in the — technical skills in the uk, we rank low in the 0ecd nations in intermediate technical skills, so these _ intermediate technical skills, so these are — intermediate technical skills, so these are the business skills our businesses really need, and employers are seeing young people not prepared for the workplace and this offers — not prepared for the workplace and this offers a young person the best of both— this offers a young person the best of both worlds, great classroom

learning — of both worlds, great classroom learning and industry experience to .et learning and industry experience to get the _ learning and industry experience to get the skills that we need in our economy — get the skills that we need in our econom . �* ., ., ., ,., get the skills that we need in our econom . �* ., ., ., y., 4' economy. brandon, do you think this exerience economy. brandon, do you think this experience of— economy. brandon, do you think this experience of working _ economy. brandon, do you think this experience of working with _ economy. brandon, do you think this experience of working with at - experience of working with at not—for—profit, designing the website, and therefore doing with those other companies as well because they were your customers, do you think that is made you more confident when you are meeting potential employers or clients, or even when you are applying to university? i even when you are applying to university?— even when you are applying to universi ? ~ , university? i think it helped me becomin: university? i think it helped me becoming more _ university? i think it helped me becoming more confident - university? i think it helped me. becoming more confident talking university? i think it helped me - becoming more confident talking to other companies and customers, clients, and interacting with other businesses, and giving me good experience on customer service and working with a team.— experience on customer service and working with a team. look, brandon kelleher, once _ working with a team. look, brandon kelleher, once again, _ kelleher, once again, congratulations. thank you so much for talking to us when you'd rather be out with your mates, celebrating, but really appreciate it. good luck with everything the future has lined up with everything the future has lined up with you. and lizzie crowley, thank you for talking to us. thank

you, both. thank you for talking to us. thank ou, both. . ~ thank you for talking to us. thank you. both-— ajudge in the us has said he's leaning towards making public some of the evidence detailing the reasons for the fbi's search of donald trump's florida home last week. judge bruce reinhardt said there were portions of the affidavit that could be unsealed. he's ordered the department ofjustice to present a redacted version by thursday next week. media organisations — including cnn — had requested the affidavit be published, describing the event as of historical importance. but the department said its publication could compromise future investigations. the government has started a new scheme to provide extra support forjob—seekers with autism and learning disabilities. it will support more than 2,000 adults across england and wales, helping them to move into and progress in work. the plans will cost £7.6 million and they follows a series of pilots held across england. we can now hear more on that from maya dupuy,

who has started with the environment agency. thank you forjoining us. thank you thank you for “oining us. thank you for havin: thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me- _ thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me. you _ thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me. you had _ thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me. you had worked - thank you forjoining us. thank you i for having me. you had worked before ou went for having me. you had worked before you went to — for having me. you had worked before you went to the _ for having me. you had worked before you went to the impairment _ for having me. you had worked before you went to the impairment agency, l you went to the impairment agency, so i was not the best environment for you? it so i was not the best environment for ou? . , so i was not the best environment for ou? ., , ., , , for you? it was not the best environment _ for you? it was not the best environment for _ for you? it was not the best environment for me, - for you? it was not the best i environment for me, because for you? it was not the best - environment for me, because it was a lot of customerfacing. environment for me, because it was a lot of customer facing. i worked in waitrose, and there was a lot of customers, it was quite a stressful environment, making sure everyone is satisfied and everyone can get what they need, everyone has different needs, and was just about knowing what each customer can be like, and it is just what each customer can be like, and it isjust a what each customer can be like, and it is just a very tough and stressful environment. but where i am now is just completely changed. and what are you doing as part of this apprenticeship at defra? i kind

of do business _ this apprenticeship at defra? i kind of do business admin. _ this apprenticeship at defra? i kind of do business admin. it _ this apprenticeship at defra? i kind of do business admin. it is - this apprenticeship at defra? i "ir. of do business admin. it is kind of like... it is hard to describe, but it is, yeah, what i do alongside it is business admin, but i pa for two other people, looking at their calendars, arranging their e—mails, doing things, because their time is ridiculously packed and theyjust have... ridiculously packed and they 'ust have... ., ., ~' ridiculously packed and they 'ust have... ., .«r ridiculously packed and they 'ust have... ., ., , have... you take some of the burden off them, the — have... you take some of the burden off them, the pressure _ have... you take some of the burden off them, the pressure off _ have... you take some of the burden off them, the pressure off them? - off them, the pressure off them? yeah. i5 off them, the pressure off them? yeah. , ., ., ., yeah. is that part of the idea here, then, yeah. is that part of the idea here, then. with — yeah. is that part of the idea here, then, with this scheme, _ yeah. is that part of the idea here, then, with this scheme, that - yeah. is that part of the idea here, then, with this scheme, that they i then, with this scheme, that they come up with a way of using the skills you have without actually adding to the disadvantages that come from your... is it autism you have? , come from your... is it autism you have?- they — come from your... is it autism you

have?- they are _ come from your... is it autism you have? yes. they are trying to find... have? yes. they are trying to find- -- l _ have? yes. they are trying to find... i used _ have? yes. they are trying to find... i used to _ have? yes. they are trying to find... i used to work - have? yes. they are trying to find... i used to work for - have? yes. they are trying to find... i used to work for a i find... i used to work for a disability organisation, the point my employer rammed home to me is, it is not about the disability, it is about the ability, so it is what it believes you have got, but how you remove the obstacles. is that fair to say they are better at that? absolutely. i think the civil service and companies like the varmint agency i really, really inclusive. —— the environment agency. doing interviews, they are not looking for any particular experience, they are looking for who can do thejob, who can do it well, so they're not looking for any kind of pre—experience, there is want to know you can do a good job, and no matter what kind of disability you have, they will be happy to employ anyone —— theyjust want to know

have, they will be happy to employ anyone —— they just want to know you can. so welcoming and warming. for me, it isjust can. so welcoming and warming. for me, it is just the best environment to be in, ijust felt very understood with the things i need to learn and work with.— understood with the things i need to learn and work with. look, you are a treat learn and work with. look, you are a great advert — learn and work with. look, you are a great advert for _ learn and work with. look, you are a great advert for this _ learn and work with. look, you are a great advert for this new _ learn and work with. look, you are a great advert for this new scheme. i hope things continue to work out for you and i think your message is a really important one, about helping people find their opportunity in the workplace, because disability is not something that you stop you being a but have your own life and live a productive one. so good luck with all of that and i hope you inspire some other people watching at home to find out more about the scheme, which is just launched to find out more about the scheme, which isjust launched by the government. maya dupuy, thank you very much. government. maya dupuy, thank you ve much. . ~ government. maya dupuy, thank you ve much. ., ,, the former shadow transport minister, sam tarry, has called on sir keir starmer to back "striking workers" ahead mr tarry was sacked from labour's

front bench after he did media interviews from a picket line and the labour leader said he had used them to make up party policy "on the hoof." momentum and some trade unions are expected to try and force a vote on strikes and pay increases at the upcoming labour conference. joining me now is labour mp for streatham bell ribeiro—addy. thank you forjoining us... we are thank you for “oining us... we are seeint thank you forjoining us... we are seeing workers — thank you forjoining us... we are seeing workers write _ thank you forjoining us... we are seeing workers write up _ thank you forjoining us... we are seeing workers write up and - thank you forjoining us... we are seeing workers write up and downj thank you forjoining us... we are - seeing workers write up and down the country whose pay is complete outpaced with inflation and further threats to their working conditions and job security and in order to get the commissions and the pay they need, they are going to be striking and we should be supporting them. nobody is saying, presumably, in labour, that you should not support stray —— strike action, but it is effectively backing a line of what

is a campaign for workers, when the government argues, it has to be neutral. .., . ., ., neutral. the concern at the moment is stackin: neutral. the concern at the moment is stacking or— neutral. the concern at the moment is stacking or asking _ neutral. the concern at the moment is stacking or asking labour- is stacking or asking labour representatives not to attend since the wrong message to our core base, key members, some of our key voters and that is the issue here, making sure that all we are going out and attempting to attract new voters, we don't have to do that at the expense of our base. the trade unions are in integral part of the labour party, they literally founded the labour party, part of the founding principles of the labour party. we are literally called the labour party, so the idea we would not support them in their entirety is confusing to many people, and that is what the issue is here and what the debate is and why this campaign has come about. i the debate is and why this campaign has come about.—

has come about. i know the end of the da , has come about. i know the end of the day. labour — has come about. i know the end of the day, labour is _ has come about. i know the end of the day, labour is still _ has come about. i know the end of the day, labour is still an - the day, labour is still an opposition party, not in government, so you can see how that case can be made. the other point is, it is fine to make the point you have made, but the rmt actually walked away from the labour party, stopped funding it. that is not true of some of the other unions, but notwithstanding that, that might give because for some people in labour to say, they were not very loyal to us so why should we be loyal to them? what were not very loyal to us so why should we be loyal to them? what we know is there — should we be loyal to them? what we know is there are _ should we be loyal to them? what we know is there are number— should we be loyal to them? what we know is there are number of - know is there are number of other unions... today, we had the rmt and the tssa striking. regardless of affiliation, unions, trade unions, the work that trade unions do, the youth they stand on our part and parcel of our values.— youth they stand on our part and parcel of our values. they might be nical parcel of our values. they might be cynical figures _ parcel of our values. they might be cynical figures who _ parcel of our values. they might be cynical figures who look _ parcel of our values. they might be cynical figures who look at - parcel of our values. they might be cynical figures who look at this - parcel of our values. they might be cynical figures who look at this and | cynical figures who look at this and say, actually, you're doing a rather good thing for keir starmer, because you're helping define him as a man who is not taking the traditional

site and therefore that make him easierfor him to site and therefore that make him easier for him to attract people who have previously not voted labour, and as you yourself said, you need more of those voters if you will have any chance of forming a government. at have any chance of forming a government.— have any chance of forming a government. have any chance of forming a covernment. �* ., ., government. at the end of the day, it is a debate _ government. at the end of the day, it is a debate we _ government. at the end of the day, it is a debate we are _ government. at the end of the day, it is a debate we are having - government. at the end of the day, it is a debate we are having within i it is a debate we are having within the labour party and there is a campaign to push and make sure we maintain that ethos. it is not in any way shape or form trying to establish one person from the rest of the labour party, we are just clearly say we should be supporting the trade unions and recognising that actually all of those rights that actually all of those rights that trade unions want on our behalf, we are talking about weekends, sick pay, all of those things, you don't get by asking nicely. they take movements like this. they went on strike and achieved all those things. all of those things as labour party members and representatives believe are important for this country. let me ask ou important for this country. let me ask you finally. — important for this country. let me ask you finally, is _ important for this country. let me ask you finally, is there _ important for this country. let me | ask you finally, is there something that the labour party collectively,

leadership and otherwise, are not doing at the moment that they could be doing, do you think, that might accelerate a sediment of the strike in the rail industry? —— a settlement. in the rail industry? -- a settlement.— in the rail industry? -- a settlement. ,, , , ,, , settlement. supporting the strikers is ve , settlement. supporting the strikers is very. very _ settlement. supporting the strikers is very, very important, _ settlement. supporting the strikers is very, very important, showing i is very, very important, showing there are major forces is very, very important, showing there are majorforces behind them. understanding this is not some fringe movement, there are millions of people across the country that are members of trade unions, and over the past three years, under the story government, look at what happened to pay and conditions. this number has actually only grown even more, so the trade unions we have in the country and its members are larger than the amount of people that are going to be deciding who the next by minister is, so what they think and what they are going through as the workers of this country is significant —— the next prime minister is. we need to make sure we are supporting them at every

turn. �* , ., . , sure we are supporting them at every turn. , .,~ , ~ turn. bell ribeiro-addy, labour mp in streatham _ turn. bell ribeiro-addy, labour mp in streatham in _ turn. bell ribeiro-addy, labour mp in streatham in south _ turn. bell ribeiro-addy, labour mp in streatham in south london, - turn. bell ribeiro-addy, labour mp| in streatham in south london, thank you very much. let's go to finland now the prime minister, sanna marin, is facing a backlash after being seen partying in a leaked video. ms marin and friends, including finnish celebrities, are seen dancing and singing. she has faced criticism from opposition parties, with one leader demanding she take a drug test. some people in the back of the party were shouting about cocaine. she said she'd be willing to take one and that she only drank alcohol. here she is commenting on the video. translation: these videos are private. i they were shot in private quarters. i am unhappy that they've been made public. i was simply spending an evening with my friends, partying. i was being lively, dancing and singing. there you go. it has become a huge political story in finland.

ms marin is the world's youngest prime minister atjust 36 years old. she makes no secret of partying and has often been photographed at music festivals. last year, she had to apologise for going clubbing after coming into close contact with a covid—19 case. robert sundman is a journalist and political commentator in helsinki. thank you very much for being with us. how big a problem is this turning into for miss marin? it is a tood turning into for miss marin? it is a good question- — turning into for miss marin? it is a good question. the _ turning into for miss marin? it is a good question. the standard - turning into for miss marin? it 3 a. good question. the standard before have not damaged her —— the scandals before. we look how popular she is, how popular party is. it seems for example the tissue mentioned last year had no effect on her popularity, but it has been, i guess you could say, a day full of debate, but to sum it up, once you like —— those who have liked miss marin before have said it is ok to party

with friends, there's nothing wrong with friends, there's nothing wrong with that, and on the other hand, this is not the behaviour of a prime minister. i this is not the behaviour of a prime minister. , , ., ., minister. i suppose again, the eo - le minister. i suppose again, the people you — minister. i suppose again, the people you hang _ minister. i suppose again, the people you hang out - minister. i suppose again, the people you hang out with. - minister. i suppose again, thej people you hang out with. our minister. i suppose again, the - people you hang out with. our prime people you hang outwith. 0ur prime minister here has had a lot of criticism for the people he socialises with. i see the point you are making. what about this question, there is no suggestion of any illegal activity taking place at the party, nothing on the camera, apart from some people dunking the shouting about drugs, but that's the only aspect in which you could say there's anything that she is doing that any private individual should not be able to do? this that any private individual should not be able to do?— that any private individual should not be able to do? this has been the auestion not be able to do? this has been the question of— not be able to do? this has been the question of the _ not be able to do? this has been the question of the day _ not be able to do? this has been the question of the day in _ not be able to do? this has been the question of the day in finland, - not be able to do? this has been the question of the day in finland, whatl question of the day in finland, what is the one person shouting or sitting in the video? is it a word that might be an nickname for a drug or is it not? and as you mentioned,

marin has denied any drug use by her or others in the party and also said that she is ready for a test, but would consider it quite odd, but i guess the debate is still going on for some days. guess the debate is still going on for some days-— for some days. parliament is presumably _ for some days. parliament is presumably not _ for some days. parliament is presumably not sitting - for some days. parliament is presumably not sitting at - for some days. parliament isj presumably not sitting at the moment, so there's no danger of her being dragged before mps to make a statement? and being dragged before mps to make a statement? . ., ., , , statement? and also her own party is backin: statement? and also her own party is backing her. — statement? and also her own party is backing her. and _ statement? and also her own party is backing her, and it's— statement? and also her own party is backing her, and it's always _ statement? and also her own party is backing her, and it's always the - backing her, and it's always the most important thing, and there is some criticism also from opposition, but also some thoughts that, why are we talking about marin's partying? why are we not talking about the other important topics like energy or nato? this has been also an opportunity for opposition party members and also government mps to criticise the media, why are we talking about partying when we should debate about issues? robert

sundman, should debate about issues? robert sundman. good _ should debate about issues? robert sundman, good to _ should debate about issues? robert sundman, good to talk _ should debate about issues? robert sundman, good to talk to _ should debate about issues? robert sundman, good to talk to you - should debate about issues? robert sundman, good to talk to you in - sundman, good to talk to you in helsinki. perhaps we will be speaking about this in the coming weeks. for now, thank you very much. let me bring you some breaking news now from ukraine, reports coming in of a series of blasts at a military airfield in the russian occupied crimea, nearthe airfield in the russian occupied crimea, near the city of sebastopol. the explosions come from an airfield, and details are coming in. just a bit of context. there been a series of unexplained explosions in other instances in russian occupied territory. that has led to speculation that this is part of a pushback by the ukrainians, potentially in the south of the country, and that therefore efforts, as i was saying to the former leader earlier, president zelensky will only talk to the russians if they leave all of ukraine's territory.

does that apply to crimea or, because crimea has been effectively annexed, would he be prepared to and the war with russia pulling out of just the rest of ukraine? no one knows at this stage. that is a explosion in sevastopol, in a military airfield in russia by territory. farmers and scientists say we can expect... the hot weather and lack of rain fall has stressed crops. the national farmers' union says it was still tasty same, but it is urging supermarkets, please sell more wonky vegetables. the bbc�*s amq more wonky vegetables. the bbc�*s amoj rajan has been announced as the next host of the bbc�*s university

challenge. it will be 60 years since it started in the 1960s. he says it is a dream come true. with the weather, here is louise lear. hello there. weather so far this week has been pretty volatile, hasn't it? today was quieter, but there was quite a lot of cloud around for many — take a look at ulverston early on, in cumbria. and that's because we saw a weather front that's been spilling in plenty of cloud off the atlantic, and some showery outbreaks of rain, as well. the best of the sunshine, eastern and southeast england. but that weather front will continue to push its way steadily south and east. unfortunately, it will continue to weaken, just some light showers in southeast england and with the cloud around, it will stay quite mild, almost quite humid through the night, with 17—18 celsius. fresher out to the north and west, with temperatures here sitting at around 11—12 celsius. so we've got that weather front to clear away very early on,

on friday morning in the southeast. the isobars open up, the winds fall light, there'll be a scattering of showers moving their way through scotland and northern ireland with that south—westerly wind. elsewhere, dry, settled, sunny, and still pretty warm with it, as well, we're likely to see temperatures peaking once again into the mid—20s, fresher, further north, 15—20 celsius the overall high. we start off the weekend with a north—south divide — another weather front will bring some rain into scotland and northern ireland, maybe a few scattered showers along west facing coasts of wales. but for the majority, east wales and the majority of england largely fine and dry throughout the day on saturday. and once again, we keep that fresher feel to the north, but still quite warm with it — 25—26 celsius perhaps in lincolnshire and east anglia. that frontal system will ease away. a ridge of high pressure builds for the start of sunday, but we do need to look at what's happening out to the west — another weather front could bring yet more significant rain. so, a little bit of an east—west divide as we move into the weekend.

eastern areas on sunday will be dry, settled, sunny, and still pretty warm. out to the west, gradually becoming overcast, wnd we will see outbreaks of rain which will turn heavier as the day progresses. just want to finish with an "and" finally — through tonight, if you've got clear skies when you're heading upstairs to bed, just take a look up to the stars because you might see the aurora — there is a good chance that the aurora is going to be quite visible this evening under those clear skies. and that will look pretty amazing.

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