health organisation. peace talks are due to resume today, in an attempt to end the fighting in gaza, but hamas says it won't attend. good morning. in sport, will any team stop real madrid this season? one of the best players in the world kylian mbappe scores on his debut for one of the best teams in the world, as real win a record sixth uefa super cup. heavy rain across the north of the country this morning.— country this morning. spreading slowly south _ country this morning. spreading slowly south and _ country this morning. spreading slowly south and east. - country this morning. spreading slowly south and east. behind i country this morning. spreading slowly south and east. behind it country this morning. spreading i slowly south and east. behind it a return _ slowly south and east. behind it a return to — slowly south and east. behind it a return to bright spells and showers. in the _ return to bright spells and showers. in the south—east it will stay mostly— in the south—east it will stay mostly dry. the wind is picking up across _ mostly dry. the wind is picking up across england and wales. all of the details _ across england and wales. all of the details shortly. it's thursday, the 15th of august. hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland

are receiving their exam results this morning. grades for a—levels, btec nationals and t—levels are released at eight o'clock and will help students to progress on to university, an apprenticeship or employment. our reporter kate mcgough has more. there have been many challenges for the class of 202a. secondary school life dominated by a pandemic, a cost—of—living crisis and teacher strikes. today, thousands of pupils will find out if they've got the results they need. despite all the disruption over the past four years, rebecca feels she's been able to focus on her a—levels and btecs. when it came to gcses, it kind of impacted us, but i feel like with the support from teachers and things like that, i feel like we're able to get back on track and now i feel like we have overcome it in a way. this year group is the first since the pandemic to have no exam concessions. it marks a return to normal. at ashlawn school in rugby, they say they are still dealing with the impact it's had on mental health. so we know that before pandemic, one in nine children have mental health problems.

we know now, currently, the data suggests there's one in six. so that's five students for every class that we teach in school. it's about having a trusted adult in school and making sure that if they feel unsafe or anxious, that there's someone there to support them at all times. it's been a challenging time. ashlawn school has gone from being rated outstanding to inadequate. the new head is hoping this results day is proof that the school has turned a corner. we needed to put the school back in our community's eyes as a centre of excellence. so after we got through that initial phase of anger and frustration, there was a determination within the school to make sure that we were the very best that we could be. last year, more than 300,000 18—year—olds applied to go to university or college in the uk. but richard isn't sure whether to go to uni or do an apprenticeship. i've just got to weigh up my options

through the facilities at both, and obviously the cost implications of paying for one degree versus not and paying back that student loan and the debt. and i've got time to think about it. and it's notjust about money. isaac is hoping to go to the university of bath. his concern is about what happens afterwards and the role ai will play. whilst university could be quite a high cost, it's all about the prospects after. i personally want to become an investment banker and at the start of investment banking, the first couple of years is a lot of, like, spreadsheets. however, with al, it could make thejob redundant. the class of 2024 has faced many uncertainties. the hope is that today's results will be a testament to their resilience. kate mcgough, bbc news. we'll be bringing you the latest on results day throughout the morning. you can also follow all the details and analysis, and find information on student loans and how clearing works, on the bbc news website.

there are concerns by various medical institutions about an outbreak in parts of africa. specifically we are talking about the world health organization has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of africa a public health emergency of international concern. the highly contagious disease — formerly known as monkeypox — has killed at least a50 people during an initial outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. our correspondent joe inwood has more. it starts with flu—like symptoms and ends with this... this is what mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, can do. here, in the democratic republic of congo, the virus is common, but it's spreading. it's transmitted by physical contact or through the air. five—year—old sandrine has now recovered, but it was a terrifying moment for her mum. translation: she had a high fever, | and then she started to get lesions|

on her body. she had rashes on her arms, on her abdomen and even on her tongue. i'd been told it was a serious illness that could kill her, so i took her to the hospital. although it can be sexually transmitted, in the crowded camps of the eastern drc, most of the patients are children. translation: so far, - we have 130 suspected cases and half of them under five. just 5% are adults. the most common way to get infected is direct contact from a sick person, and in the camps, children, they play together. the latest outbreak has killed a50 people in the drc. it seems a new variant called clade ib is more virulent and more dangerous, and it's now been detected in neighbouring countries — including burundi, kenya, rwanda, uganda and the central african republic. and so the world health

organization has declared a global health emergency. it's clear that a coordinated international response is essential to stop this outbreak and save lives. a public health emergency of international concern is the highest level of alarm under international health law. it is possible to vaccinate against mpox as happened in previous outbreaks, but these vaccines are not widely available in the drc, where these children had to rely on their immune systems. the who is warning if more is not done to stop the spread of this new variant, the consequences will spread far beyond these camps. joe inwood, bbc news. a review of the metropolitan police has found the force is not adequately investigating crimes, or managing the risks posed by sex offenders. his majesty's inspectorate of constabulary found improvement was needed in most of the areas of scotland yard's work that it scrutinised. the met said it was "using every available resource to deliver more trust, less crime

and high standards". greater manchester police has submitted evidence to prosecutors relating to a violent altercation at manchester airport last month involving its officers. video footage of the encounter — showing one officer kicking a man on the ground — was widely shared online. four men were arrested for assault and affray and remain on bail. the crown prosecution service will now consider whether to bring any charges. a metalfinishing company has admitted being the source of a toxic spillage, which included sodium cyanide, and has affected a i2—mile stretch of the canal network in the west midlands. anochrome limited described the leak in walsall as a regrettable "chemical incident". it says it notified the authorities immediately and has been working to contain the spill. fresh talks aimed at ending the ten—month war in gaza are due to begin in qatar later. israel has confirmed that its negotiators will attend but hamas says it will not be

sending a delegation to doha. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega joins us now, morning to you. bring us right up to date with the state of these negotiations which, on the basis of what we had so far, hamas will not be attending. what we had so far, hamas will not be attending-— be attending. yes. this is the main ho e, to be attending. yes. this is the main hone. to bring _ be attending. yes. this is the main hone. to bring a — be attending. yes. this is the main hope, to bring a pause _ be attending. yes. this is the main hope, to bring a pause to - be attending. yes. this is the main hope, to bring a pause to the - hope, to bring a pause to the fighting in gaza where around 40,000 palestinians have been killed, to secure the release of the hostages remaining in captivity and prevent a wider regional conflict. the americans are pushing very hard for a deal. an indication of that is a number of senior american officials are now here in the region. these talks will happen in dough half. there is a lot of international pressure as well for a deal. —— ten to one. the fact that hamas is not

taking part doesn't mean the process will fail. the israelis are sending a high—level delegation. this could indicate that decisions could be made. questions remain about the intentions of the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. many believe he is not interested in a deal and he wants to prolong the war to guaranty his political survival. the biden administration believes if there is a deal that could stop an attack on israel by iran and his brother in lebanon following the two high profile assassinations. this has been described as a crucial moment in these talks but i don't think any kind of significant announcement will come today. it is likely to be the beginning of what could be a very long process. in the next hour, the uk's gdp figures will be released,

outlining how the economy fared between april and june. supercharging the economy is central to the new labour government's plans — but can it replicate the growth seen in the first quarter of the year? our business correspondent marc ashdown reports. football didn't quite make it home — again — but the euros certainly gave the uk'sjune gdp figure a gentle kick in the right direction. gross domestic product is a measure of all the economic activity of companies, governments and people in a country. and one off major sporting or entertainment events, along with seasonal sun or downpours, can affect how productive we all are from month to month. after a big week of data on employment and inflation, the latest monthly and quarterly readings give yet another indication of where the economy is heading. the economic story then continues to be one of recovery after the uk tipped into a brief—but—shallow recession at the end of last year. two consecutive quarters of growth will be welcomed, even if some

months may prove to be bumpier than others. keeping that story going will in part depend on smaller enterprises being able to thrive, like carrie ann, who gave up a steadyjob to turn her passion for alternative fashion into a business venture. she's now got two stalls based in redbrick, an indoor warehouse market in birmingham. as well as having my spaces in redbrick, i also do, like, markets, tattoo conventions, that sort of thing. i think now people want to get out and about again. they don't want to shop online. they want a more personable experience in shopping, rather than just that faceless big corporation. they want to know who they're buying from, i think. again my opinion, but that's what i've experienced. boosting growth is central to the new labour government's plans to get britain moving. economists do warn not to read too closely into how gdp varies from month to month, but the hope is the overall outlook for the economy will keep improving. mark ashdown, bbc news. taylor swift returns

to london's wembley stadium tonight for the final leg of her uk eras tour. last week, three of her concerts in vienna were cancelled amid concerns they were the target of an alleged terror attack. our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher is outside wembley ahead of tonight's show. security measures will presumably be tightened in relation to the concerts in the uk?- tightened in relation to the concerts in the uk? they will be, charlie. concerts in the uk? they will be, charlie- we _ concerts in the uk? they will be, charlie. we are _ concerts in the uk? they will be, charlie. we are expecting - concerts in the uk? they will be, charlie. we are expecting to - concerts in the uk? they will be, charlie. we are expecting to be l charlie. we are expecting to be extra security, extra security checks. police have said there is no indication of any particular threat to this concert and they will be working with security staff to ensure bands, performers and stadium staff are safe. what fans are being told is do not turn up if you do not have a ticket and we expect —— and expect to listen to the concert outside wembley stadium. that happened in munich. security staff are saying you will be moved on for

safety reasons if you do not have a ticket. they are also warning about fake tickets floating around, people spending hundreds of pounds on tickets that do not exist. you could turn up at the stadium may not be allowed in. it is onlyjust after six o'clock this morning but plans are already turning up. people have been sprinting down olympic way to get to the front of the key. there are some girls who had merchandise with them already. taylor swift isn't coming on until after seven o'clock this evening. people are so keen to get to the bank to make sure they had the best view of their idol. what time did you get up? for o'clock this morning. good luck. i think that might be mum as well, making sure everyone is safe and behaving themselves. lots of people sprinting to get to the front. if you come this morning. good luck. i think that might be mum as well, making sure everyone is safe and behaving themselves. lots of people

sprinting to get to the front. it become necessary, to bring a coat. it is a little bit chilly. isl it is a little bit chilly. 14 minutes _ it is a little bit chilly. 14 minutes past six. what i loved about that, wrap up warm, that caring. carol knows everything. was charlotte right? knows everything. was charlotte ri . ht? ,, . , knows everything. was charlotte riuht? ,, ., , ., knows everything. was charlotte riuht? ,, ., ., , right? she was. later on it will be uuite right? she was. later on it will be quite pleasant — right? she was. later on it will be quite pleasant. we _ right? she was. later on it will be quite pleasant. we have - right? she was. later on it will be quite pleasant. we have when - right? she was. later on it will be - quite pleasant. we have when pushing south. it is across scotland, northern ireland and northern england at the moment. it would be slow moving and will not reach the south—east till much later. it will clear the south—east eating us into a dry weekend with sunny spells for most of us. here is the rain, heavy and persistent in places. pick a cloud in the west producing drizzle. through the day the rain continues to drift slowly south. behind it brighter with showers. blustery as well. temperatures today, we're looking at highs up to around 26 in

the south—east, fresher in the north and the west. as we go through a large part of the afternoon and into the evening, they wind will pick up across england and wales. unseasonably windy. the front continues to sink south. it picks up from the south—west to the south—east. clear skies behind. at the end of the night the wind will ease. here are the temperatures were 17 to 18 at the overnight lows. across north—east england had milked his clock than they could full to four or five. his clock than they could full to four orfive. a chilly his clock than they could full to four or five. a chilly start tomorrow. we start to moan with cloud and showers in the south—east and the channel islands. that will break up through the day. we could also see some sea fog forming in the irish sea. at the moment it looks like it was day of sure where the temperature is 14 to 26. see you later on. thank _

temperature is 14 to 26. see you later on. thank you. _ as we've been hearing we'll get an idea of how the uk economy is performing later when gdp figures are released. ben is at a building college in derbyshire and can tell us more. people are learning practical skills to do with the building industry. there is nothina with the building industry. there is nothin: as with the building industry. there is nothing as satisfying _ with the building industry. there is nothing as satisfying as _ with the building industry. there is nothing as satisfying as a - with the building industry. there is nothing as satisfying as a freshly . nothing as satisfying as a freshly plastered will. this is the handiwork of guy, who attended the college. can we have a quick chant? what have you learned? you have finished here. i what have you learned? you have finished here.— what have you learned? you have finished here. i did the health and safe side finished here. i did the health and safety side of _ finished here. i did the health and safety side of things. _ finished here. i did the health and safety side of things. stuff - finished here. i did the health and safety side of things. stuff like . safety side of things. stuff like rendering, boarding a dry walling and plastering. you rendering, boarding a dry walling and plastering-— rendering, boarding a dry walling and ”lasterin. ., ., ., ., ~' and plastering. you are now working full time? full-time _ and plastering. you are now working full time? full-time comake - and plastering. you are now working full time? full-time comake yes. i and plastering. you are now working | full time? full-time comake yes. we will let ou full time? full-time comake yes. we will let you carry _ full time? full-time comake yes. we will let you carry on. _

full time? full-time comake yes. we will let you carry on. you _ full time? full-time comake yes. we will let you carry on. you run - full time? full-time comake yes. we will let you carry on. you run a - will let you carry on. you run a plastering company. how important is it to get the next generation? titer? it to get the next generation? very im ortant. it to get the next generation? very important. there _ it to get the next generation? very important. there are _ it to get the next generation? very important. there are a _ it to get the next generation? very important. there are a lack of tradesmen _ important. there are a lack of tradesmen-— important. there are a lack of tradesmen. ., ., , ., ., , ., tradesmen. not enough young lads or ounu tradesmen. not enough young lads or young girls. — tradesmen. not enough young lads or young girls. i— tradesmen. not enough young lads or young girls, i imagine. _ tradesmen. not enough young lads or young girls, i imagine. that _ tradesmen. not enough young lads or young girls, i imagine. that is - young girls, i imagine. that is true. young girls, i imagine. that is true- this _ young girls, i imagine. that is true. this college _ young girls, i imagine. that is true. this college offers - young girls, i imagine. that is - true. this college offers diplomas for ouna true. this college offers diplomas for young people _ true. this college offers diplomas for young people and _ true. this college offers diplomas for young people and for - true. this college offers diplomas for young people and for adult - for young people and for adult workers to get them back into the workplace. the new labour government has a target of building 1.5 million new homes in england over the next five years. is the industry ready? the training body representing the sector, the construction sector, says we are going to need something like a quarter of a million extra workers by 2028, perhaps even more. the government is hoping that by boosting construction it will turbo—charge the economy and get it growing. is a challenge. we saw

growth of .7% betweenjanuary to march and it is up to the economy was in a shallow recession towards the end of last year. let's find out how places like this can help. teresa is hidden in the corner. you are in charge of this college. i am the centre — are in charge of this college. i am the centre manager. _ are in charge of this college. i am the centre manager. do - are in charge of this college. i am the centre manager. do you - are in charge of this college. i am the centre manager. do you think are in charge of this college. i am - the centre manager. do you think you are caettin the centre manager. do you think you are getting enough — the centre manager. do you think you are getting enough people _ the centre manager. do you think you are getting enough people signing - the centre manager. do you think you are getting enough people signing up| are getting enough people signing up to meet the expectations by the government? aha, to meet the expectations by the government?— to meet the expectations by the government? . ., ., , ., government? a lot more could be done to net government? a lot more could be done to get people — government? a lot more could be done to get people into _ government? a lot more could be done to get people into construction. - to get people into construction. they— to get people into construction. they are — to get people into construction. they are not oversubscribed. it could _ they are not oversubscribed. it could start _ they are not oversubscribed. it could start from school telling people — could start from school telling people about the construction industry _ people about the construction indust . ~ ., people about the construction indust . ~ . ., ., industry. what about the mix of --eole? industry. what about the mix of people? it _ industry. what about the mix of people? it is — industry. what about the mix of people? it is very _ industry. what about the mix of people? it is very much - industry. what about the mix of people? it is very much a - industry. what about the mix of people? it is very much a male| people? it is very much a male dominated sector, isn't it? it is definitely a _ dominated sector, isn't it? it is definitely a male _ dominated sector, isn't it? it is definitely a male dominated sector and we _ definitely a male dominated sector and we are trying to work on that. we have _ and we are trying to work on that. we have quite a few females coming in. we have quite a few females coming in we _ we have quite a few females coming in we try— we have quite a few females coming in we try to— we have quite a few females coming

in. we try to encourage that by doing _ in. we try to encourage that by doing women only sessions. i think that is— doing women only sessions. i think that is important. they have school leavers _ that is important. they have school leavers and — that is important. they have school leavers and we have preschool so they come — leavers and we have preschool so they come to us from a local school. when _ they come to us from a local school. when you _ they come to us from a local school. when you said preschool, i thought you meant tiny. irlat when you said preschool, i thought you meant tiny-— when you said preschool, i thought i you meant tiny._ lets you meant tiny. not that young! lets aet a you meant tiny. not that young! lets get a picture — you meant tiny. not that young! lets get a picture of _ you meant tiny. not that young! lets get a picture of the _ you meant tiny. not that young! lets get a picture of the industrywide - get a picture of the industrywide training situation. mark is from the construction training board. do you think it is possible to achieve the quarter of a million workers with the right skills to achieve these home—building targets? ii rare the right skills to achieve these home-building targets? if we look at the home-building _ home-building targets? if we look at the home-building target, _ home-building targets? if we look at the home-building target, 150,000, | the home—building target, 150,000, it is difficult — the home—building target, 150,000, it is difficult but— the home—building target, 150,000, it is difficult but can _ the home—building target, 150,000, it is difficult but can we _ the home—building target, 150,000, it is difficult but can we do _ the home—building target, 150,000, it is difficult but can we do it? - the home—building target, 150,000, it is difficult but can we do it? we i it is difficult but can we do it? we think— it is difficult but can we do it? we think we — it is difficult but can we do it? we think we can _ it is difficult but can we do it? we think we can. there _ it is difficult but can we do it? we think we can. there are _ it is difficult but can we do it? we think we can. there are lots- it is difficult but can we do it? we think we can. there are lots of. think we can. there are lots of programmes— think we can. there are lots of programmes we _ think we can. there are lots of programmes we are _ think we can. there are lots of programmes we are looking i think we can. there are lots of programmes we are looking at think we can. there are lots of- programmes we are looking at the moment — programmes we are looking at the moment we _ programmes we are looking at the moment. we want _ programmes we are looking at the moment. we want to _ programmes we are looking at the moment. we want to support i programmes we are looking at the i moment. we want to support training providers— moment. we want to support training providers like —

moment. we want to support training providers like this _ moment. we want to support training providers like this to _ moment. we want to support training providers like this to bring _ moment. we want to support training providers like this to bring more i providers like this to bring more people — providers like this to bring more people into _ providers like this to bring more people into construction. - providers like this to bring more people into construction. ifilthaitl providers like this to bring more people into construction. what other barriers? people _ people into construction. what other barriers? people do _ people into construction. what other barriers? people do not _ people into construction. what other barriers? people do not realise i people into construction. what other barriers? people do not realise the l barriers? people do not realise the massive variety _ barriers? people do not realise the massive variety available. - barriers? people do not realise the massive variety available. it i barriers? people do not realise the massive variety available. it is i massive variety available. it is quite — massive variety available. it is quite well— massive variety available. it is quite well paid. _ massive variety available. it is quite well paid. we _ massive variety available. it is quite well paid. we want i massive variety available. it is quite well paid. we want to. massive variety available. it is. quite well paid. we want to talk massive variety available. it is i quite well paid. we want to talk to young _ quite well paid. we want to talk to young people _ quite well paid. we want to talk to young people in _ quite well paid. we want to talk to young people in school— quite well paid. we want to talk to young people in school so - quite well paid. we want to talk to young people in school so they. quite well paid. we want to talk to| young people in school so they can see it _ young people in school so they can see it is _ young people in school so they can see it is a — young people in school so they can see it is a valid _ young people in school so they can see it is a valid career. _ young people in school so they can see it is a valid career. part - young people in school so they can see it is a valid career. part of- see it is a valid career. part of the is — see it is a valid career. part of the is taster— see it is a valid career. part of the is taster sessions, - see it is a valid career. part of the is taster sessions, work i the is taster sessions, work experience _ the is taster sessions, work experience a _ the is taster sessions, work experience a kind _ the is taster sessions, work experience a kind of- the is taster sessions, work experience a kind of thing. i the is taster sessions, work i experience a kind of thing. all of the things— experience a kind of thing. all of the things we _ experience a kind of thing. all of the things we are _ experience a kind of thing. all of the things we are investing i experience a kind of thing. all of the things we are investing in i experience a kind of thing. all of the things we are investing in a i the things we are investing in a memo — the things we are investing in a memo to— the things we are investing in a memo to make _ the things we are investing in a memo to make sure _ the things we are investing in a memo to make sure people i the things we are investing in a | memo to make sure people can the things we are investing in a i memo to make sure people can see the things we are investing in a - memo to make sure people can see it as part _ memo to make sure people can see it as part of— memo to make sure people can see it as part of this— memo to make sure people can see it as part of this country— memo to make sure people can see it as part of this country and _ memo to make sure people can see it as part of this country and they - memo to make sure people can see it as part of this country and they can i as part of this country and they can play a _ as part of this country and they can play a key— as part of this country and they can play a key role _ as part of this country and they can play a key role in _ as part of this country and they can play a key role in growing - as part of this country and they can play a key role in growing the i play a key role in growing the economy _ play a key role in growing the economy-— play a key role in growing the econom . . ~ i. , . economy. thank you very much indeed. great to get _ economy. thank you very much indeed. great to get that _ economy. thank you very much indeed. great to get that overview. _ economy. thank you very much indeed. great to get that overview. it _ economy. thank you very much indeed. great to get that overview. it is - economy. thank you very much indeed. great to get that overview. it is an i great to get that overview. it is an important day for the people are getting their exam results. perhaps they may consider a career in construction as one of the parts for people to opt for. it is also a big day because we get the gdp figures to show us how the economy did in the second three months of the year up the second three months of the year up to june. the second three months of the year up tojune. all of that the second three months of the year

up to june. all of that for you. the second three months of the year up tojune. all of that for you. a busy morning. we will be finding out more about what is going on here throughout the morning as well. thank you very much. women with breast cancer are being put at risk because there aren't enough staff who can deliver specialist scans, according to the society of radiographers. it warns a shortage of nhs mammographers in england is causing late diagnosis and treatment delays. the body says the reduced workforce has reached "critical levels", with the latest vacancy rates for screen mammographers in england standing at 17.5%. symptomatic mammographers — who scan women who find a lump in their breast or have family history of breast cancer — have a vacancy rate in england of almost 20%. in response to the figures, the charity breast cancer now says "staff shortages are contributing to delays in people with breast cancer receiving a diagnosis and accessing life—changing treatments that could give them the best chance of survival." we're joined now by melanie sturtevent, associate director of policy at breast cancer now.

good morning. thank you very much forjoining us here on breakfast. what is life like for mammography at this moment in time? a day in the life of. b. this moment in time? a day in the life of. �* , this moment in time? a day in the life of. . ._ ., life of. a day in the life of the mammography _ life of. a day in the life of the mammography in _ life of. a day in the life of the mammography in the - life of. a day in the life of the mammography in the nhs i life of. a day in the life of the | mammography in the nhs will life of. a day in the life of the i mammography in the nhs will be life of. a day in the life of the - mammography in the nhs will be very busy. mammography is really important in the diagnosis of breast cancer. as you said, there are two main ways women are diagnosed with breast cancer. mammography is used in both the band. women can be diagnosed through the breast screening programme using mammography or diagnosed through noticing unusual changes in the press and getting it checked by a gp and being referred for specialist assessment. mammography is normally used as part of that assessment. we know for example there had been backlogs in screening as part of the

nhs breast screening programme due to the pandemic. large numbers of women are being referred for specialist assessment. mammography is so incredibly busy. hagar specialist assessment. mammography is so incredibly busy.— is so incredibly busy. how long does each kante? — is so incredibly busy. how long does each kante? the _ is so incredibly busy. how long does each kante? the actual— is so incredibly busy. how long does| each kante? the actual mammogram itself should — each kante? the actual mammogram itself should not _ each kante? the actual mammogram itself should not take _ each kante? the actual mammogram itself should not take very _ each kante? the actual mammogram itself should not take very long. i each kante? the actual mammogram itself should not take very long. we i itself should not take very long. we know women are waiting quite a long time in some cases to actually have a mammogram when they have been referred for specialist assessment. people have experienced these delays, getting a test by getting a diagnosis and starting treatment. we can see that in the data that is published on cancer waiting times. do you have more detail on this waiting times? what are some of that further ends of the story in terms of how long people have had to wait? for example in england, there is a standard called faster diagnosis standard called faster diagnosis standard which has from the point at

which you are urgently referred with possible symptoms of breast cancer, you should receive an outcome, you have breast cancer or you have a deal clear within 28 days. there is an expectation set by nhs england that 90% of people should receive that 90% of people should receive that outcome within 28 days. that is not consistently met. there is a 62 day standard for being urgently the possible symptoms with breast cancer to starting treatment. there is an 85% target and has not been hit. in time. what stories are you hearing in terms of how long people are having to wait? that is the aspiration. having to wait? that is the aspiration-— having to wait? that is the asiration. . , ., , , ., ., aspiration. that is the aspiration. it is not aspiration. that is the aspiration. it is rrot the _ aspiration. that is the aspiration. it is not the aspiration. _ aspiration. that is the aspiration. it is not the aspiration. it - aspiration. that is the aspiration. it is not the aspiration. it is i aspiration. that is the aspiration. it is not the aspiration. it is not i it is not the aspiration. it is not being consistently mad. some people are being referred with possible symptoms of breast cancer who are waiting longer. the other thing we are seeing is a gap in the proportion of women being told they do not have breast cancer within 28 days and the proportion of women

being told they do have breast cancer within 28 days because it is easier to will allow breast cancer than diagnose it. there are fewer women as a potential —— is percentage being told they have breast cancer within 28 days. it is easier to assess _ breast cancer within 28 days. it is easier to assess the impact of this delay on a patient. when a woman goes because she has a lump and she has taken time to see a gp and then time to wait for the referral and get a time to wait for the referral and geta mammogram. what time to wait for the referral and get a mammogram. what impact ss having for the two men who are extremely worried because they have waited so long? == extremely worried because they have waited so long?— waited so long? -- for women. they are diagnosing _ waited so long? -- for women. they are diagnosing breast _ waited so long? -- for women. they are diagnosing breast cancer- are diagnosing breast cancer patients and there are staff shortages and the impact care. nhs staff are working extremely hard to diagnose and treat patients will breast cancer. none of them want to

be in a position where they cannot do that as quickly as they would like to do. do that as quickly as they would like to do-_ do that as quickly as they would like to do. ., ,, i. ., i. like to do. thank you for your time with us here _ like to do. thank you for your time with us here on _ like to do. thank you for your time with us here on bbc _ like to do. thank you for your time with us here on bbc breakfast. i like to do. thank you for your time i with us here on bbc breakfast. thank ou. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, and a very good morning. this is bbc london. i'm frankie mccamley. the metropolitan police is failing in almost all of its areas of work according to a report by the police inspectorate. serious concerns were raised about how the force is investigating, preventing and reducing crime, as well as managing offenders and suspects and providing victims with an effective service. the report found that in seven out of nine areas, the met was graded as �*requires improvement�* or �*inadequate'. our report hopefully will act as a catalyst in order to assist

the force in improving and ensuring that, despite it having a plan that is ambitious in size and scale, we need to quickly see the changes being felt and seen more consistently from the many changes that have already been made by the new leadership to be felt and seen by those communities across london. in response the force said it is "reflecting" on the report and "is using every available resource to deliver more trust, less crime and high standards". a blind london lawyer and his sighted boss are planning to climb 24 mountain peaks in 24 hours to raise money for the disability charity "seeability". michael smith will be tethered to his boss for each climb with the pair working in unison to complete the challenge. he lost the majority of his sight when he was 19. there's a huge amount of people going through really difficult times at the moment with learning disabilities and sight loss. and i just want to say, you know, through this, we're hopefully going to demonstrate to them that with a tiny bit of help from organisations around you, you can actually go and live a very, very fulfilling, ambitious

life and do things that you would never have done before. police are investigating the vandalism of the statue of mary seacole outside st thomas' hospital. the memorial of the trailblazing 19th centuryjamaican—born nurse was splashed with orange and red paint and defaced with graffiti. let's take a look at the tubes now. part suspension on the district between high street kensington and edgware road and minor delays on the metropolitan line. now onto the weather with kawser. the time being a fine start with plenty in the way of sunshine, and dry weather some variable cloud pushing in from the west and some sunny spells and temperatures widely reaching a low to mid 20s but the winds will continue to pick up from the south—west so a windy afternoon and evening with gusts of up to 30

mph and as the weather front progresses overnight and spreading south east by the early hours, it will bring a heavy outbreak of rain for the time but by the end of the niger clears through and temperatures hold up between 16 and 19 celsius. still some showers lingering on friday morning but after that we expect more in the way of dry weather for friday and into the end of the weekend, so dry and settled and temperatures between 26 and 27 by friday afternoon but for the week and plenty of sunshine and temperatures widely reaching the mid 20s. thats it from me for now. i'll hand to back to charlie and naga — see you in half an hour hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. hundreds of thousands of students are anxiously waiting for their exam results this morning. grades in a levels, btec nationals and t—levels will determine their next steps for employment, training

or further study. our reporter rowan bridge is at burnley college for us this morning. it's a very important day, isn't it? a massive day for all of the students and staff at burnley college, so these tables you can see here are empty at the moment but in an hour and a half or so they will be filled with results and teachers and students lining up to see what their future holds for them. and students lining up to see what theirfuture holds for them. there's about a thousand who will be picking up about a thousand who will be picking up their results and tens of thousands of students across england and wales and northern ireland will be getting their results, their btec, t—levels and a levels and the students behind me have started to turn up on one of them told me they woke up at four o'clock this morning they were so nervous about what the future might hold for them and it's going to be known at about eight o'clock when they open the envelope, two years of blood, sweat and tears comes down to what is on the piece

of paper when you open it. it's been a difficult time for the students sitting their a—levels and t—levels this year as they study through coronavirus the secondary school and dealing with teacher strikes and in some cases the bubbly concrete problems which caused, but this year exam board say they will not give any concessions because of the impact of coronavirus and we expect the results to look more like they did in 2019, but whatever the results this year it's going to be a testament to the hard work of pupils and staff at places like here at burnley college, and my colleague elaine dunkley has been talking to the students hear about their hopes and dreams for the future. colleges are a linchpin of a town, really. they're key. they�* re fundamental.

i've lived in burnley forever. there's so much i enjoy here. i'm quite sad to leave college. i came out of the exam hall and i could see the sun, i and i could see the colours. and my chemistry teacher, i she was saying, can you see the trees are different shades of green? i i bet you never noticed that before when you were revising. _ for thousands of students, today's results will determine the next chapter in their lives. ruby wants to be a teacher and is hoping to go to liverpool university to study ancient history. students in england will leave uni with an average debt of £45,000. but despite the cost, and being homesick, it's still worth it for ruby. i've always lived at home with my mum and dad. we've never moved house so it would be a big change, but i went for liverpool because it's not too far away so there is always an option to come home. but it's far enough that i've got my own independence. i'm excited to have my live in my own room and cook my own food and do my own cleaning, and to learn all those skills. and i'm also glad that i'll be able to come home sometimes on weekends if i feel like it and i'll never be

too farfrom home. whilst many students will be leaving burnley, thomas has found his passion here. he's just completed a level three diploma in electrical installation and is excited about his career as a sparky. and it sounds like family and friends are already in the queue for his services. they alljust want me to come and, like, fix every problem that they'll have in the future. i know that's going to happen. i've already had my uncle say, "can you put some sockets in?" and i'm like, "i'm not even qualified. i ain't touching no cables." katie has completed a t—level in healthcare science. introduced in 2020, the qualification is equivalent to three a—levels. she's going to the university of northumbria to study occupational therapy, but many universities still don't accept t—levels for entry. it's been difficult and challenging in terms of universities. personally, i've managed to get all of my offers back at the universities i've applied for, but i know other people that have done the t—level, and they've struggled to get into certain universities. it's been really enjoyable being able to do the academic side, but also learning practically

and getting that placement means that we'll have skills that you may not have got if you did something like a—levels. burnley college is about raising aspiration in an area that has high deprivation. eshan wants to study medicine at the university of st andrews. initially, he needed two a stars and an a, but the university has lowered the grades he needs as a way to attract more students from a range of backgrounds. studying medicine is not only a dream for eshan, but a way to say thank you. in 2022, i was hospitalised. i was in a coma for three weeks and i couldn't do my gcses. that experience kind ofjust strengthened my passion to pursue medicine. because i was on the other end of the care spectrum, i saw how doctors, nurses, healthcare assistants, everybody works together in aims of caring for a patient. it made me really want to be a part of that team. and i also thought having experienced that and being in hospital, i can provide a better service of healthcare

towards my patients in the future. i've worked here for... ..it's 31 years in august and every day is an amazing day. but for me, absolutely today is the culmination of all our students' hard work. it'sjust seeing their dreams come true. seeing them launched onto the next step of their life is just amazing. you might recognise some of the faces standing around here as you've seen them in the film but we have ruby, katie and benji who have got up ruby, katie and benji who have got up early this morning tojoin us on bbc breakfast, so it's early this morning, but what time did you get up? i morning, but what time did you get u . ? , morning, but what time did you get u - ? , , morning, but what time did you get u . ? , , ., ., ., ., , up? i set my alarm for 4am but didn't get _ up? i set my alarm for 4am but didn't get any _ up? i set my alarm for 4am but didn't get any sleep _ up? i set my alarm for 4am but didn't get any sleep last - up? i set my alarm for 4am but didn't get any sleep last night i up? i set my alarm for 4am but. didn't get any sleep last night so up? i set my alarm for 4am but i didn't get any sleep last night so i was awake — didn't get any sleep last night so i was awake and ready to get up and have a _ was awake and ready to get up and have a shower. how was awake and ready to get up and have a shower.— was awake and ready to get up and have a shower. how nervous are you feelin: have a shower. how nervous are you feeling now? — have a shower. how nervous are you feeling now? pretty— have a shower. how nervous are you feeling now? pretty nervous -

have a shower. how nervous are you feeling now? pretty nervous it's i feeling now? pretty nervous it's more the anticipation, - feeling now? pretty nervous it's more the anticipation, waiting i feeling now? pretty nervous it's i more the anticipation, waiting for the results — more the anticipation, waiting for the results to come out at eight o'clock — the results to come out at eight o'clock. ., ., ., ~' ~' the results to come out at eight o'clock. ., ,, , ., ., the results to come out at eight o'clock. ., ,, ., ., o'clock. you look like you have a sliuhtl o'clock. you look like you have a slightly sweaty _ o'clock. you look like you have a slightly sweaty palms. _ o'clock. you look like you have a slightly sweaty palms. it's i o'clock. you look like you have a slightly sweaty palms. it's all i o'clock. you look like you have a | slightly sweaty palms. it's all the waitin: but slightly sweaty palms. it's all the waiting but once _ slightly sweaty palms. it's all the waiting but once they _ slightly sweaty palms. it's all the waiting but once they are - slightly sweaty palms. it's all the waiting but once they are out, i slightly sweaty palms. it's all the i waiting but once they are out, they are out— waiting but once they are out, they are out and — waiting but once they are out, they are out and we can relax.— waiting but once they are out, they are out and we can relax. ben'i, how are out and we can relax. ben'i, how are out and we can relax. ben'i, how you feeling? * are out and we can relax. ben'i, how are you feeling? you've i are out and we can relax. ben'i, how are you feeling? you've done i are out and we can relax. benji, how are you feeling? you've done a i are you feeling? you've done a vocational qualification, so how does it feel different? irate vocational qualification, so how does it feel different? we didn't have to do _ does it feel different? we didn't have to do any _ does it feel different? we didn't have to do any exams _ does it feel different? we didn't have to do any exams for i does it feel different? we didn't have to do any exams for hours| does it feel different? we didn't i have to do any exams for hours but it helps _ have to do any exams for hours but it helps with — have to do any exams for hours but it helps with going _ have to do any exams for hours but it helps with going into _ have to do any exams for hours but it helps with going into the - it helps with going into the uniformed _ it helps with going into the uniformed services- it helps with going into the uniformed services when . it helps with going into the uniformed services when ii it helps with going into the i uniformed services when ijoined it helps with going into the - uniformed services when ijoined the military— uniformed services when ijoined the military so_ uniformed services when ijoined the military so if— uniformed services when ijoined the military so if i— uniformed services when ijoined the military so if i get— uniformed services when ijoined the military so if i get the _ uniformed services when ijoined the military so if i get the grades- uniformed services when ijoined the military so if i get the grades for- military so if i get the grades for that, _ military so if i get the grades for that, i_ military so if i get the grades for that, iwiii— military so if i get the grades for that, iwiii be _ military so if i get the grades for that, i will be confident - military so if i get the grades for that, i will be confident going i military so if i get the grades for. that, i will be confident going into that, iwill be confident going into hasic— that, i will be confident going into basic training _ that, i will be confident going into basic training. why _ that, i will be confident going into basic training.— basic training. why did you decide to take a vocational— basic training. why did you decide to take a vocational course? - basic training. why did you decide to take a vocational course? a - basic training. why did you decide to take a vocational course? a lot| to take a vocational course? a lot of focuses on a—levels. to take a vocational course? a lot of focuses on a-levels._ to take a vocational course? a lot of focuses on a-levels. exams were not for me — of focuses on a-levels. exams were not for me and _ of focuses on a-levels. exams were not for me and i _ of focuses on a-levels. exams were not for me and i found _ of focuses on a-levels. exams were not for me and i found the - not for me and i found the coursework _ not for me and i found the coursework in _ not for me and i found the coursework in the - not for me and i found the i coursework in the practicality not for me and i found the - coursework in the practicality on the military— coursework in the practicality on the military was _ coursework in the practicality on the military was a _ coursework in the practicality on the military was a great - coursework in the practicality on the military was a great choice l coursework in the practicality on i the military was a great choice for me and _ the military was a great choice for me and i— the military was a great choice for me and i enjoyed _ the military was a great choice for me and i enjoyed the _ the military was a great choice for me and i enjoyed the course - the military was a great choice for me and i enjoyed the course and. me and i enjoyed the course and burntey— me and i enjoyed the course and burnley college _ me and i enjoyed the course and burnley college as _ me and i enjoyed the course and burnley college as a _ me and i enjoyed the course and burnley college as a whole. - me and i enjoyed the course and burnley college as a whole. do i me and i enjoyed the course and burnley college as a whole. do you think vocational _ burnley college as a whole. do you think vocational qualifications - burnley college as a whole. do you think vocational qualifications are l think vocational qualifications are given the status they deserve? maybe not as much- — given the status they deserve? maybe not as much. a-levels _ given the status they deserve? maybe not as much. a-levels overshadow - given the status they deserve? maybe not as much. a-levels overshadow it, | not as much. a—levels overshadow it, but anyone _ not as much. a—levels overshadow it, but anyone looking _ not as much. a—levels overshadow it, but anyone looking to _ not as much. a—levels overshadow it, but anyone looking to do _ not as much. a—levels overshadow it, but anyone looking to do something i but anyone looking to do something like a _ but anyone looking to do something like a military— but anyone looking to do something like a military or— but anyone looking to do something like a military or practical _ but anyone looking to do something like a military or practical based - like a military or practical based 'ob like a military or practical based job in— like a military or practical based job in the —

like a military or practical based job in the future, _ like a military or practical based job in the future, it's _ like a military or practical based job in the future, it's a - like a military or practical based job in the future, it's a really. job in the future, it's a really good — job in the future, it's a really good way— job in the future, it's a really good way to— job in the future, it's a really good way to get _ job in the future, it's a really good way to get into - job in the future, it's a really good way to get into it - job in the future, it's a really good way to get into it and l job in the future, it's a really good way to get into it and it job in the future, it's a really- good way to get into it and it shows you a _ good way to get into it and it shows you a ttit— good way to get into it and it shows you a bit more _ good way to get into it and it shows you a bit more of— good way to get into it and it shows you a bit more of the _ good way to get into it and it shows you a bit more of the practical, - you a bit more of the practical, hands-on— you a bit more of the practical, hands—on element— you a bit more of the practical, hands—on element than - you a bit more of the practical, hands—on element than sitting | you a bit more of the practical, - hands—on element than sitting behind a dest— hands—on element than sitting behind a desk and _ hands—on element than sitting behind a desk and do— hands—on element than sitting behind a desk and do exams— hands—on element than sitting behind a desk and do exams all— hands—on element than sitting behind a desk and do exams all day. - hands—on element than sitting behind a desk and do exams all day. find- a desk and do exams all day. and ou're a desk and do exams all day. and you're honing _ a desk and do exams all day. you're hoping to study medicine a desk and do exams all day- you're hoping to study medicine and that's quite a competitive field. how nervous are very, to say the least. , ., , , . �* , least. obviously waiting, i've been on holiday and _ least. obviously waiting, i've been on holiday and all— least. obviously waiting, i've been on holiday and all i _ least. obviously waiting, i've been on holiday and all i could - least. obviously waiting, i've been on holiday and all i could think- on holiday and all i could think about— on holiday and all i could think about was— on holiday and all i could think about was results coming and knowing that the _ about was results coming and knowing that the principal told us at least five people who know our results and it's really— five people who know our results and it's really making me nor nervous. have _ it's really making me nor nervous. have you. — it's really making me nor nervous. have you, not wanting to put a downer on things, have you thought about what you might do if you do not get the grades? it’s about what you might do if you do not get the grades?— about what you might do if you do not get the grades? it's not the end ofthe not get the grades? it's not the end of the world — not get the grades? it's not the end of the world or _ not get the grades? it's not the end of the world or a _ not get the grades? it's not the end of the world or a closed _ not get the grades? it's not the end of the world or a closed door- not get the grades? it's not the end of the world or a closed door and i of the world or a closed door and medicine — of the world or a closed door and medicine is — of the world or a closed door and medicine is one of those careers where _ medicine is one of those careers where you — medicine is one of those careers where you can get him through so many— where you can get him through so many options. if i don't get in and fingers _ many options. if i don't get in and fingers crossed it doesn't happen, i will apply— fingers crossed it doesn't happen, i will apply to another course and take a _ will apply to another course and take a gap year, but i will get to medicine — take a gap year, but i will get to medicine eventually. that take a gap year, but i will get to medicine eventually.— take a gap year, but i will get to medicine eventually. that is what i'm auoin medicine eventually. that is what l'm going to _ medicine eventually. that is what l'm going to do- _ medicine eventually. that is what i'm going to do. you _ medicine eventually. that is what i'm going to do. you sound - medicine eventually. that is what i'm going to do. you sound like . medicine eventually. that is what i'm going to do. you sound like a| i'm going to do. you sound like a very determined individual and i'm sure you will make it. the fact that

covid wasn't taken into account, how do you feel? it covid wasn't taken into account, how do you feel?— do you feel? it didn't affect me but cominu do you feel? it didn't affect me but comin: to do you feel? it didn't affect me but coming to college _ do you feel? it didn't affect me but coming to college they _ do you feel? it didn't affect me but coming to college they had - do you feel? it didn't affect me but coming to college they had a - do you feel? it didn't affect me but coming to college they had a really .ood coming to college they had a really good support system and that helps us flourish _ good support system and that helps us flourish and make sure we can achieve _ us flourish and make sure we can achieve the — us flourish and make sure we can achieve the best grades we can. what is it like at the _ achieve the best grades we can. what is it like at the moment _ achieve the best grades we can. twist is it like at the moment when you open the envelope? how will you feel at that point?— at that point? hopefully really ha - at that point? hopefully really happy and _ at that point? hopefully really happy and content _ at that point? hopefully really happy and content that - at that point? hopefully really happy and content that i've i at that point? hopefully really i happy and content that i've done well _ happy and content that i've done well i_ happy and content that i've done well. i remember— happy and content that i've done well. i rememberwhen- happy and content that i've done well. i rememberwhen i- happy and content that i've done well. i remember when i went i happy and content that i've done i well. i remember when i went for my gcse results— well. i remember when i went for my gcse results i— well. i remember when i went for my gcse results i couldn't _ well. i remember when i went for my gcse results i couldn't believe - well. i remember when i went for my gcse results i couldn't believe it, i gcse results i couldn't believe it, so hopefully— gcse results i couldn't believe it, so hopefully the _ gcse results i couldn't believe it, so hopefully the same _ gcse results i couldn't believe it, so hopefully the same feeling i gcse results i couldn't believe it, i so hopefully the same feeling again. i so hopefully the same feeling again. i wish _ so hopefully the same feeling again. i wish you _ so hopefully the same feeling again. i wish you the — so hopefully the same feeling again. i wish you the very _ so hopefully the same feeling again. i wish you the very best _ so hopefully the same feeling again. i wish you the very best and - so hopefully the same feeling again. i wish you the very best and he i i wish you the very best and he shunned said it perfectly, whatever happens today, it's not the end of the world, there are plenty of options whatever your results look like —— eshan said it perfectly. thank you so much. later in the programme we'll be joined by a panel of career advisers who'll be able to answer any questions you have about results day, what they mean for you and what your options could be going forward. what i would say and i say it every year, it's one of the rare times you and i completely agree, it will be

ok, whatever happens with these 0k, whatever happens with these results, it will be ok. you did your best and it will work out. lats results, it will be ok. you did your best and it will work out.— best and it will work out. lots of wa s to best and it will work out. lots of ways to get _ best and it will work out. lots of ways to get in — best and it will work out. lots of ways to get in touch. _ you can send us a message on whatsapp — the number is 0330123 0&40, orjust scan the qr code with your phone's camera and that will automatically start a chat with us. you can still get in touch with us by email, and on twitter as well. do you remember that day? it was horrible. i dreaded _ do you remember that day? it was horrible. i dreaded it. _ do you remember that day? it was horrible. i dreaded it. horrible. i horrible. i dreaded it. horrible. and look at you now. but it's all 0k. it does work out. it and look at you now. but it's all ok. it does work out. it absolutely does. ok. it does work out. it absolutely does- and — ok. it does work out. it absolutely does. and regardless _ ok. it does work out. it absolutely does. and regardless of _ ok. it does work out. it absolutely does. and regardless of the i ok. it does work out. it absolutely i does. and regardless of the results, it works out. — does. and regardless of the results, it works out, just _ does. and regardless of the results, it works out, just end _ does. and regardless of the results, it works out, just end up _ does. and regardless of the results, it works out, just end up being i does. and regardless of the results, it works out, just end up being your| it works out, just end up being your best self and that is fine.— best self and that is fine. there is more than — best self and that is fine. there is more than one _ best self and that is fine. there is more than one way _ best self and that is fine. there is more than one way to _ best self and that is fine. there is more than one way to skin - best self and that is fine. there is more than one way to skin a i best self and that is fine. there is more than one way to skin a cat. | more than one way to skin a cat. absolutely. how are they skinning cats in the sport? last absolutely. how are they skinning cats in the sport?— cats in the sport? last night was the sopercop. — cats in the sport? last night was the supercop, and _ cats in the sport? last night was the supercop, and for _ cats in the sport? last night was the supercop, and for people i cats in the sport? last night was| the supercop, and for people who don't know, the winner of the champions league plays the winner of the europa league, so it was atalanta against real madrid. and

you probably recognisejude bellingham but the new signing, mbappe arguably one of the best players in the world and he scored on his debut. the big question for the english clubs playing in the champions league this season is — will any of them be able to beat real madrid? it seems they'll have to if they are to have any chance of dethroning the defending champions whose new signing kylian mbappe played a key role in winning the uefa super cup last night. they beat europa league winners atalanta 2—0 in the polish capital warsaw. it seemed written in the stars that the france striker should score on his competitive debut. england midfielderjude bellingham provided the assist and said he hoped to do that many more times over the season. he's the kind of player that, you know, writes his own history. you know, it's kind of inevitable the way he the way he performs. and time and time again he delivers for his team. and he did it again tonight. so, not something we even really

spoke about, to be honest. we just expected it. and to be able to say that, you know, i've set up his first goal is nice as well. so, hopefully i can give him a few more before the season's finished and we can, you know, shoot for more trophies. after being thrashed 4—0 by sheffield wednesday on the opening weekend of the championship season, wayne rooney got his first win as plymouth argyle head coach last night. his side beat beat league two cheltenham 3—0 at home to set up a trip to watford in the second round of the league cup. elsewhere, middlesbrough beat leeds 3—0 at elland road. all their goals came in the second half, delano burgzorg with the pick of them. middlesbrough will play stoke city in the second round. charlie mcneill scored twice for sheffield wednesday in the opening ten minutes against hull. this goalkeeping clanger from anthony racioppi proved to be the decider in their 2—1 win. they'll travel to league two grimsby next. the full second round draw is on the bbc sport website. he we're fast approaching finals

weekend in the hundred. we're halfway through the women's tour de france and today it actually reaches france after travelling through the netherlands and belgium. defending champion demi vollering extended her lead yesterday. stage four took the riders from the netherlands into belgium and the dutch rider in the yellow jersey challenged for the stage win. she was beaten in a photo finish though by compatriot puck pieterse, but vollering now leads the overall standings by 22 seconds, ahead of pieterse. not unusual for the men's tour de france to start outside france but the first case for the women, but now they are back in france. thea;r now they are back in france. they not there now they are back in france. they got there eventually. _ now they are back in france. they got there eventually. a _ now they are back in france. they got there eventually. a long gruelling journey ahead. jane, thank you so much. let's have a look at the weather and say good morning to carol. . . . the weather and say good morning to carol. . , . ., , the weather and say good morning to carol. . ,., ., i, , carol. that is a lovely sunrise. isn't it beautiful, _ carol. that is a lovely sunrise. isn't it beautiful, from - carol. that is a lovely sunrise. isn't it beautiful, from one i carol. that is a lovely sunrise. isn't it beautiful, from one ofl carol. that is a lovely sunrise. i isn't it beautiful, from one of our weather— isn't it beautiful, from one of our weather watchers, and it is from

nottinghamshire, a beautiful sunrise indeed _ nottinghamshire, a beautiful sunrise indeed. the forecast for today as we have heavy— indeed. the forecast for today as we have heavy rain pushing slowly south—east and the wind will pick up later across — south—east and the wind will pick up later across england and wales but this weekend it will be dry with sunny— this weekend it will be dry with sunny spells for most. the pollen levels _ sunny spells for most. the pollen levels today are high across southern areas and low to moderate for the _ southern areas and low to moderate for the rest — southern areas and low to moderate for the rest of the country. here is the heavy— for the rest of the country. here is the heavy rain moving across scotland _ the heavy rain moving across scotland and northern england and northern— scotland and northern england and northern ireland and a lot of cloud in the _ northern ireland and a lot of cloud in the west producing some drizzly bits in the west producing some drizzly hits and _ in the west producing some drizzly bits and pieces and the rain will continue — bits and pieces and the rain will continue to sink south through the day so _ continue to sink south through the day so behind it will brighten up and it— day so behind it will brighten up and it will— day so behind it will brighten up and it will be blustery and there will he — and it will be blustery and there will be showers blowing in but ahead of it across _ will be showers blowing in but ahead of it across the south—east what you will find _ of it across the south—east what you will find as _ of it across the south—east what you will find as it — of it across the south—east what you will find as it stays dry but the cloud — will find as it stays dry but the cloud will— will find as it stays dry but the cloud will build through the afternoon on the wind is also going to pick— afternoon on the wind is also going to pick up— afternoon on the wind is also going to pick up and it will be unseasonably windy for england and wales— unseasonably windy for england and wales later. into the evening and overnight— wales later. into the evening and overnight we pick up the rain going south _ overnight we pick up the rain going south and — overnight we pick up the rain going south and it will be it will pick up

across— south and it will be it will pick up across wales and southern counties and clear— across wales and southern counties and clear skies follow beyond with a chilly night for some and particularly in sheltered parts of north—east scotland and north—east england _ north—east scotland and north—east england where the temperature could fall away— england where the temperature could fall away 25 degrees but still warm in the _ fall away 25 degrees but still warm in the far— fall away 25 degrees but still warm in the far south east. here is the weather— in the far south east. here is the weather front first thing this morning _ weather front first thing this morning with the dregs of introducing cloud and the odd spot of rain _ introducing cloud and the odd spot of rain but — introducing cloud and the odd spot of rain but we also have a ridge of hi-h of rain but we also have a ridge of high pressure so it means for many it will— high pressure so it means for many it will he _ high pressure so it means for many it will he a — high pressure so it means for many it will be a dry day with bright and sunny— it will be a dry day with bright and sunny intervals in the rain producing, the cloud rather producing, the cloud rather producing one or two showers in the far south—east and blustery showers coming _ far south—east and blustery showers coming in _ far south—east and blustery showers coming in the west and some sea fog forming _ coming in the west and some sea fog forming in— coming in the west and some sea fog forming in the irish sea which looks as though _ forming in the irish sea which looks as though it— forming in the irish sea which looks as though it will stay offshore, but the between 14 and in two saturday a lot of— the between 14 and in two saturday a lot of dry— the between 14 and in two saturday a lot of dry weather and cloud in the west— lot of dry weather and cloud in the west and — lot of dry weather and cloud in the west and you might catch the odd shower— west and you might catch the odd shower but they are more likely across _ shower but they are more likely across the — shower but they are more likely across the north—west where it will

be across the north—west where it will he breezy— across the north—west where it will be breezy and these are the temperatures between 14 and 25 and it's almost— temperatures between 14 and 25 and it's almost the same on sunday morning — it's almost the same on sunday morning as most of us will be dry. i'm morning as most of us will be dry. i'm enjoying— morning as most of us will be dry. i'm enjoying that carol, thank you so much. now you will most likely recognise this — it is the london tube map and has been in underground stations since the 19305, although it has been modified several times since then. now a lecturer from the university of essex thinks he has come up with a better version. it could not look more different. here it is — first designed by max roberts in 2013, it uses circles to show colour—coded routes for all 11 lines. he has now updated his creation and it has gone viral on social media, with more than one million engagements within 24 hours. max is here to tell us more about it. good morning. 0k, good morning. ok, you have done this before. what was wrong in your eyes with the original london tube map?

the original one is a fantastic piece of design but it's been neglected over the years and it has not really coped very well with adding the extra lines onto it. so if you look at the map today it's very crushed up, especially the pocket map, that's really crushed up and hard to read. qk. pocket map, that's really crushed up and hard to read.— and hard to read. ok. i'm going to -la and hard to read. ok. i'm going to play devils — and hard to read. ok. i'm going to play devils advocate, _ and hard to read. ok. i'm going to play devils advocate, as _ and hard to read. ok. i'm going to play devils advocate, as a - and hard to read. ok. i'm going to| play devils advocate, as a londoner born and bred i love the london tube map, so i'm like if it ain't broke, don't fix it, i think but the words seem really quite small here, so why would you say this is not crushed? because it's designed to be printed out as a larger size. when the current pocket map is exactly the same size as in 1933 and those over 100 extra stations, everything is packed into too small a space and the thing needs to breathe a bit and needs to be bigger. you the thing needs to breathe a bit and needs to be bigger.— the thing needs to breathe a bit and needs to be bigger. you would need to have a bigger— needs to be bigger. you would need to have a bigger piece _ needs to be bigger. you would need

to have a bigger piece of— needs to be bigger. you would need to have a bigger piece of paper i needs to be bigger. you would need to have a bigger piece of paper if i to have a bigger piece of paper if you're going the old—fashioned route. but also geographically, is this more accurate geographically? say for example the metropolitan line which comes up you would think it was, if you are at the end of that you would be far away as the end of the district line on the original map. end of the district line on the original map-— end of the district line on the oriu-inalma. ., ., ., , ,, original map. you have to compress thins original map. you have to compress things otherwise _ original map. you have to compress things otherwise you _ original map. you have to compress things otherwise you need - original map. you have to compress things otherwise you need a - original map. you have to compress things otherwise you need a piece i original map. you have to compress| things otherwise you need a piece of papera things otherwise you need a piece of paper a couple of metres to read the centre so there is selective compression but i have got rid of all of the space walks on the current underground map. there are stations which are completely in the wrong place, it's quite bizarre, if you go to acton or everywhere on the map, you look at the map and you think, why am i north of brixton? why is acton mainline north of north acton? and surely you can walk from shoreditch to liverpool street, so why is a shortage at bethnal green? this has not been officially adopted

but it has been in germany. in the but it has been in germany. in the ci of but it has been in germany. in the city of cologne. — but it has been in germany. in the city of cologne, that _ but it has been in germany. in the city of cologne, that is _ but it has been in germany. in the city of cologne, that is a - but it has been in germany. in the city of cologne, that is a circles i city of cologne, that is a circles and spokes city and they were struggling with the old conventional london rules map which doesn't show the shape, sol london rules map which doesn't show the shape, so i created a circles map in 2016 for cologne and a graphic designer adopted it and started doing the work to get them to do it for the city. i do started doing the work to get them to do it for the city.— to do it for the city. i do wonder if --eole to do it for the city. i do wonder if people outside _ to do it for the city. i do wonder if people outside of— to do it for the city. i do wonder if people outside of the - to do it for the city. i do wonder if people outside of the uk i to do it for the city. i do wonder if people outside of the uk will| if people outside of the uk will find it easier. we have had one french woman who said the new map seems simpler than the current one, but then we have londoners like richard who said if it ain't broke, don't fix it, lived in london for 40 years and had loads of visitors stay and they all managed to understand the old one. it is and they all managed to understand the old one-— the old one. it is so bad now. you want to say _ the old one. it is so bad now. you want to say to _ the old one. it is so bad now. you want to say to people, _ the old one. it is so bad now. you want to say to people, how i the old one. it is so bad now. you | want to say to people, how broken does it have to get before you realise it doesn't function? the current underground map fails by every criteria of usability. the

research shows that a map designed like this is the wrong way to create a map. it's falling apart. flan like this is the wrong way to create a map. it's falling apart.— a map. it's falling apart. can we auree a map. it's falling apart. can we aaree to a map. it's falling apart. can we agree to disagree? _ a map. it's falling apart. can we agree to disagree? of _ a map. it's falling apart. can we agree to disagree? of course. l agree to disagree? of course. maxwell roberts, _ agree to disagree? of course. maxwell roberts, thank i agree to disagree? of course. maxwell roberts, thank you l agree to disagree? of course. i maxwell roberts, thank you very much. from the underground to the road system. it's estimated that more than 300,000 hedgehogs are killed every year on britain's roads — and now england's first official "hedgehog crossing" road signs have been installed to help save the species. 0ur reporter tim muffett is in kingston—upon—thames and can tell us more. good morning, there is the sign. yes, indeed. hedgehogs really need all the help they can get as numbers have plummeted in the past 30 years in rural areas mainly due to a loss of natural habitats such as the hedgerows but a couple of years ago reports suggested in suburban areas there are grounds for optimism and old mould and in kingston upon

thames is a hedgehog hotspot, and as you can see, last month, these first official department for transport approved hedgehog crossing signs were put up. my message is clear, if you are a motorist, please take extra care. at this time of year it's notjust vehicles that pose a threat to hedgehogs, as i've been finding out. this is one lucky hedgehog. he was found just a few days old, abandoned in a builder's yard. he was there with a few of his siblings. unfortunately, mum never came back. he was the only survivor and he was really close to not making it. but he finally made it. another success story for pumpkins wildlife hospital in hertfordshire. we are getting injured animals and we fix them and we release them. so they spread the legs out like a pancake. and this summer, like most summers, vet anna lapez mendez has seen

a rise in the number of injured hedgehogs. when it comes summer, you get more people going out and doing their gardening. most of the hedgehogs that we have, they are injured by strimmers. hedgehogs are nocturnal, but many of these animals need food and medicine 24/7. which is why anna is happy for us to film them during the day. this is one of the hedgehogs that arrived with a strimmer injury, and by the time he arrived, the back foot was broken. the amount of damage, it was unsolvable. so we amputated the foot. and now he has a stump. so what's the plan now? we're going to try to find a secure garden where he can live the rest of his life. secure gardens belong to volunteers who've adapted them to make them a safe, separated space for hedgehogs. wherever possible, though, the aim here is to release animals back into the wild. that's the plan for these baby hedgehogs, or hoglets, as they're known. they were found under a barbecue.

they were orphaned. they waited for mum to see if she would come back. but she never came back. there's been a long historic decline in the number of hedgehogs in britain — a drop of more than 70% in rural areas since 2002, according to one survey, due, it's thought, to loss of habitat. research in 2022 suggests there may be grounds for hope in urban areas, hedgehog numbers seem to be stabilising, even recovering. what can people do to help hedgehogs? if you have a garden, make sure that you have little holes in the fences. these little holes will allow hedgehogs to come in and out. hedgehogs can walk about a mile every night and they will do that just to forage for food, just to connect with other hedgehogs and to find nesting areas. these hedgehog highways have been encouraged by conservationists for years, and many believe they are having a positive impact on hedgehog numbers.

seeing injured hedgehogs is kind of heartbreaking. let stark —— talk to elliott newton from the royal borough of kingston upon thames wildlife borough, so how have you done it here?— wildlife borough, so how have you done it here? ., , ., ., done it here? hedgehogs are some of the uk's most — done it here? hedgehogs are some of the uk's most loved _ done it here? hedgehogs are some of the uk's most loved mammals - done it here? hedgehogs are some of the uk's most loved mammals and i done it here? hedgehogs are some of the uk's most loved mammals and it| the uk's most loved mammals and it is a sad story and we've lost about two thirds of our hedgehogs in the last 30 years but we've done interesting research here with the london hogwash project, with cameras in peoples gardens, churchyards and school playgrounds and we've identified that where we are standing here is a hedgehog stronghold for the local population which is really interesting because it means we can do things to protect this really important place for hedgehogs. this really important place for hedgehogs-— this really important place for heduaehos. . . ,, , , hedgehogs. what are the key things eo - le hedgehogs. what are the key things --eole can hedgehogs. what are the key things people can do _ hedgehogs. what are the key things people can do as — hedgehogs. what are the key things people can do as far _ hedgehogs. what are the key things people can do as far as _ hedgehogs. what are the key things people can do as far as you - hedgehogs. what are the key things people can do as far as you are i people can do as far as you are concerned?— people can do as far as you are concerned? �* , ,., ., , , concerned? there's so many things --eole concerned? there's so many things people can — concerned? there's so many things people can do- _ concerned? there's so many things people can do. one _ concerned? there's so many things people can do. one of _ concerned? there's so many things people can do. one of the - concerned? there's so many things people can do. one of the most i people can do. one of the most important things is to recognise hedgehogs need quite a lot of space so we are picking up and we allowed

them to forage and we navigate the landscape. the them to forage and we navigate the landsca e. ., them to forage and we navigate the landsca e. . ., ., , them to forage and we navigate the landscae. . ., .,, .,, .,, landscape. the rural areas drop has been alarming- _ landscape. the rural areas drop has been alarming. what _ landscape. the rural areas drop has been alarming. what has _ landscape. the rural areas drop has been alarming. what has been i landscape. the rural areas drop has been alarming. what has been the l been alarming. what has been the thing? loss of hedgerows where they live question of farming, and the hundreds of thousands of hedgerows has been lost which is really important habitat that industrialisation has been damaging. areas like suburbia where we have gardens, a lot of green space the long—term survival of the species. the sign is there, if you are a motorist driving around, take a good careful look out if you can and it applies to where ever you are driving and one other bit of advice we had is if you are going to be

gardening and using a strimmer, take time to check the bushes and hedges that you will be streaming to make sure there are no animals in there. anna who we saw in the report suggests even if you put down a broom, rustling that, that can alert animals to your presence so they might get away before you start your streaming. in many ways this is a sad story with hedgehogs declining dramatically, but there are, it seems grounds for hope. thank you very much and we will be back later on. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning. let's get your bbc london news now with me frankie mccamley. the metropolitan police is failing in almost all of its areas of work, according to a report by the police inspectorate. serious concerns were raised about

how the force is investigating, preventing and reducing crime, as well as managing offenders and suspects and providing victims with an effective service. the report found that in seven out of nine areas, the met was graded as "requires improvement" or "inadequate". we have found serious concerns in relation to how it is investigating crime, specifically relating to volume crime, neighbourhood crimes that are dealt with at a local level, and also how it's managing suspects and offenders. our report hopefully will act as a catalyst in order to assist the force in improving. in response, the force said it is "reflecting" on the report and "is using every available resource to deliver more trust, less crime and high standards". a blind london lawyer and his sighted boss are planning to climb 2a mountain peaks in 2a hours to raise money for the disability charity, seeability. michael smith will be tethered to his boss for each climb with the pair working in unison

to complete the challenge. he lost the majority of his sight when he was 19. there's a huge amount of people going through really difficult times at the moment with learning disabilities and sight loss. and i just want to say, you know, through this, we're hopefully going to demonstrate to them that with a tiny bit of help from organisations around you, you can actually go and live a very, very fulfilling, ambitious life and do things that you would never have done before. police are investigating the vandalism of the statue of mary seacole outside st thomas' hospital. the memorial of the trailblazing 19th centuryjamaican—born nurse was splashed with orange and red paint and defaced with graffiti. let's take a look at the tubes now. part suspension on the district between high street kensington and edgware road. now on to the weather with kawser.

for the time being a fine start with plenty in the way of sunshine, and dry weather some variable cloud pushing in from the west and some sunny spells and temperatures widely reaching the low to mid 20s. the winds will continue to pick up from the south—west so a windy afternoon and evening with gusts of up to 30 mph and as the weather front progresses overnight and spreading south east by the early hours, it will bring heavy outbreaks of rain for a time but by the end of the night it clears through and temperatures hold up between 16 and i9 celsius. still some showers lingering on friday morning but after that we expect more in the way of dry weather for friday and into the end of the weekend, so dry and settled and temperatures between 26 and 27 by friday afternoon but for the weekend plenty of sunshine and temperatures widely reaching the mid 20s. that's it from me for now.

see you in half an hour. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... it's results day for hundreds of thousands of a—level, t—level and btec students, with grades expected to fall back to pre—pandemic levels.

iam in i am in lancashire where some students have been up since four o'clock this morning waiting to see what the results hold for than in these all—important envelopes. social media companies are still failing to remove self harm and suicide content, despite the introduction of the online safety bill, according to new research. stuck in space. two astronauts who were due to spend just eight days on the international space station, could be there till next year because of a fault with their spacecraft. good morning. in the next few minutes we will get an update on the state of the uk economy and whether it grew and how much it grew in the second three months of the year. i had come to this construction couegein had come to this construction college in derbyshire to find out how places like this can help to boost economic growth. in sport... one of the best players in the world kylian mbappe scores on his debut for one of the best teams in the world as real win

a record sixth uefa super cup. some heavy rain spreading south—east today. it will stay largely dry in the south—east to later. behind when it is a mix of sunshine and blustery showers. the wind will noticeably pick up later across england and wales. all of the details shortly. it's thursday the 15th of august. hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland are receiving their exam results this morning. grades for a—levels, btec, nationals and t—levels are released at eight o'clock and will help students to progress on to university, an apprenticeship or employment. our reporter kate mcgough has more. there have been many challenges for the class of 202a. secondary school life dominated by a pandemic, a cost—of—living crisis and teacher strikes. today, thousands of pupils will find out if they've got the results they need. despite all the disruption over the past four years, rebecca feels she's been able to focus

on her a—levels and btecs. when it came to gcses, it kind of impacted us, but i feel like with the support from teachers and things like that, i feel like we're able to get back on track and now i feel like we have overcome it in a way. this year group is the first since the pandemic to have no exam concessions. it marks a return to normal. at ashlawn school in rugby, they say they are still dealing with the impact it's had on mental health. so we know that before pandemic, one in nine children have mental health problems. we know now, currently, the data suggests there's one in six. so that's five students for every class that we teach in school. it's about having a trusted adult in school and making sure that if they feel unsafe or anxious, that there's someone there to support them at all times. it's been a challenging time. ashlawn school has gone from being rated outstanding to inadequate. the new head is hoping this results day is proof that the school has turned a corner. we needed to put the school back in our community's eyes

as a centre of excellence. so after we got through that initial phase of anger and frustration, there was a determination within the school to make sure that we were the very best that we could be. last year, more than 300,000 is—year—olds applied to go to university or college in the uk. but richard isn't sure whether to go to uni or do an apprenticeship. i've just got to weigh up my options through the facilities at both, and obviously the cost implications of paying for one degree versus not and paying back that student loan and the debt. and i've got time to think about it. and it's notjust about money. isaac is hoping to go to the university of bath. his concern is about what happens afterwards and the role ai will play. whilst university could be quite a high cost, it's all about the prospects after. i personally want to become an investment banker and at the start of investment banking, the first couple of years is a lot of, like, spreadsheets. however, with al, it could make thejob redundant.

the class of 2024 has faced many uncertainties. the hope is that today's results will be a testament to their resilience. kate mcgough, bbc news. we'll be bringing you the latest on results day throughout the morning. you can also follow all the details and analysis, and find information on student loans and how clearing works, on the bbc news website. we're also going to be talking to education secretary. there have been developments this week in developments when it comes to the war on ukraine and its response. let's focus in on at the

moment. evacuation routes are to be opened in the russian region of kursk to allow civilians to leave the area. it follows ukraine's surprise incursion more than a week ago, but president zelensky insists he is not interested in taking over russian territory. russia claims it has stopped any further advances. we're joined now by our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse, who is in the sumy region on the border with russia. very good morning to you. lots of claims and counter claims right now and talk of these evacuation routes. bring us right up—to—date. you and talk of these evacuation routes. bring us right up-to-date._ bring us right up-to-date. you are riaht to bring us right up-to-date. you are right to reflect _ bring us right up-to-date. you are right to reflect on _ bring us right up-to-date. you are right to reflect on what _ bring us right up-to-date. you are right to reflect on what has - bring us right up-to-date. you are right to reflect on what has been i bring us right up-to-date. you are | right to reflect on what has been an extraordinary week in this war, where we have seen ukraine mount this counter offensive that no one expected. today, after all of those months of secrecy and planning, ukraine is starting to enjoy itself in the sense it really is talking up what it is doing conceiving more and more russian territory, hundreds of

kilometres. we are seeing the government announced plans, as you say, for evacuation routes back into ukraine itself. para a quick happily published images of ukrainian soldiers giving out humanitarian aid. we are seeing ukraine talk this up aid. we are seeing ukraine talk this up while it can because it wants to try to apply as much pressure on moscow, vladimir putin, as well as russian troops as possible. at the moment russia is redirecting resources, they are mostly regular soldiers and conscripts. the reason for the incursion, we have seen it here, they have concentrated a lot of that elite fighters, there are some well—trained looking guys with serious bits of western military kit. they had punched through in this way and they are still advancing. but advance has slowed. ukraine is trying to consolidate. in the words of one minister they said they want to create a buffer zone on

they want to create a buffer zone on the border. this is political as much as anything. ukraine wants to change the politics by shaking up the fighting. it has done that this past week. the fighting. it has done that this ast week. . ~ the fighting. it has done that this ast week. ., ~ , ., , the fighting. it has done that this ast week. . ~' ,, , . the world health organization has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of africa a public health emergency of international concern. the highly contagious disease — formerly known as monkeypox — has killed at least a50 people during an initial outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. our correspondent joe inwood has more. it starts with flu—like symptoms and ends with this... this is what mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, can do. here, in the democratic republic of congo, the virus is common, but it's spreading. it's transmitted by physical contact or through the air. five—year—old sandrine has now recovered, but it was a terrifying moment for her mum. translation: she had a high fever, | and then she started to get lesions| on her body. she had rashes on her arms, on her abdomen and even on her tongue.

i'd been told it was a serious illness that could kill her, so i took her to the hospital. although it can be sexually transmitted, in the crowded camps of the eastern drc, most of the patients are children. translation: so far, - we have 130 suspected cases and half of them under five. just 5% are adults. the most common way to get infected is direct contact from a sick person, and in the camps, children, they play together. the latest outbreak has killed a50 people in the drc. it seems a new variant called clade 1b is more virulent and more dangerous, and it's now been detected in neighbouring countries — including burundi, kenya, rwanda, uganda and the central african republic. and so the world health organization has declared a global health emergency. it's clear that a coordinated international response is essential to stop this outbreak

and save lives. a public health emergency of international concern is the highest level of alarm under international health law. it is possible to vaccinate against mpox as happened in previous outbreaks, but these vaccines are not widely available in the drc, where these children had to rely on their immune systems. the who is warning if more is not done to stop the spread of this new variant, the consequences will spread far beyond these camps. joe inwood, bbc news. fresh talks aimed at ending the ten—month war in gaza are due to begin in qatar later. israel has confirmed that it will send negotiators but hamas says it will not be sending a delegation to doha. our correspondent jenny hilljoins us now. morning tea year. how can that the

negotiations if hamas is not there? seems a fairly fundamental question. hamas has never participated directly in the talks. what is different this time when they say they do not want to participate indirectly either. they have accused the israeli prime minister of bringing in new conditions to existing proposals. they say they do not want fresh negotiations a road map for implementation straightaway. mediators from qatar and egypt will be shuttling back and forth with hamas officials. the negotiators who will be gathering today in doha know the stakes could not be higher. it is widely thought that achieving a ceasefire and hostage return is key to stopping the war in gaza from spilling over into a much wider regional conflict. the us is pushing very hard. we have seen urgent

diplomacy in recent days. the head of the cia is expected to attend the talks. israel is sending a high—level delegation including the head of its security and intelligence services suggesting they are taking these talks extremely seriously. mediators will stumble on a couple of sticking points may perhaps most notably the control of the corridor, a narrow strip of land along the border with egypt as well as conditions around the return of displaced palestinian civilians to the north of gaza. the world will be watching, as with the families of israeli hostages still held captive in gaza, as will civilians in gaza, for whom daily life is a matter of survival now, nearly 40,000 people killed there since the war began according to the hamas run health ministry. thank ou. in the last few minutes,

we've just had the latest figures on the performance of the uk economy. ben can tell us more. what is the picture from these figures? what is the picture from these fiaures? ~ . ., ., figures? what we have learned in the last few minutes _ figures? what we have learned in the last few minutes is _ figures? what we have learned in the last few minutes is the _ figures? what we have learned in the last few minutes is the uk _ figures? what we have learned in the last few minutes is the uk economy, | last few minutes is the uk economy, that gdp, grew by .6% in the second three months of this year. that is from april tilljune. that is about the same rate, a fraction slower, than the rate at which it grew in the first three months of the year. it was .7% in the first three months, point 6% in the second three months. —— .6%. it means the economy is growing which is generally a good thing. gdp tells us how much economic activity varies. a growing economy means people are buying and selling milk and making more, building more. and it means that people are more likely to find a job, jobs are created and a growing

economy, it is easier to get a pay rise, that sort of thing. the fact it is growing is an encouraging sign that economists like to see a bigger growth. we are at this construction couegein growth. we are at this construction college in derbyshire finding out how places like this contribute to economic growth. let's get an expert take on the figures from laura. what do you make at this figure? like take on the figures from laura. what do you make at this figure?— do you make at this figure? like you sa , it is do you make at this figure? like you say. it is gross- _ do you make at this figure? like you say, it is gross. we _ do you make at this figure? like you say, it is gross. we have _ do you make at this figure? like you say, it is gross. we have the - say, it is gross. we have the context_ say, it is gross. we have the context of— say, it is gross. we have the context of the recession at the end of last_ context of the recession at the end of last year— context of the recession at the end of last year and gross is good. it is still_ of last year and gross is good. it is still quite sluggish. if we break down _ is still quite sluggish. if we break down the — is still quite sluggish. if we break down the figures, april and june saw no growth _ down the figures, april and june saw no growth tool and main source like growth _ no growth tool and main source like growth if _ no growth tool and main source like growth. if we broke down the bulk of the growth _ growth. if we broke down the bulk of the growth came from the services sector, _ the growth came from the services sector, things like manufacturing and construction actually saw a drop in that— and construction actually saw a drop in that period. and construction actually saw a drop in that period-— in that period. thank you very much indeed. in that period. thank you very much indeed- we — in that period. thank you very much indeed. we are _

in that period. thank you very much indeed. we are at _ in that period. thank you very much indeed. we are at this _ in that period. thank you very much indeed. we are at this construction | indeed. we are at this construction couege indeed. we are at this construction college finding out how they equip people with the skills, people starting their careers and trying to get back into the workforce because ultimately that is one of the key ingredients in the mix to get healthier, stronger growing economy. her view of the match —— —— a review of the metropolitan police has found the force is not found the force is not adequately investigating crimes, or managing the risks posed by sex offenders. his majesty's inspectorate of constabulary found improvement was needed in most of the areas of scotland yard's work that it scrutinised. the met said it was "using every available resource to deliver more trust, less crime and high standards". arnason expects to use drones and deliver packages within an hour of orders being placed. it is one of six organisations selected by the

civil aviation authority for the new trial. taylor swift returns to london's wembley stadium tonight for the final leg of her uk eras tour. last week, three of her concerts in vienna were cancelled amid concerns they were the target of an alleged terror attack. our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher is outside wembley ahead of tonight's show. i know there are already fans turning up. there are hundreds of fans already here. when we got here at five o'clock this morning, people were already arriving. you can usually tell the swifties from the commuters because of the sequence and cowboy boots. people from spain, the united states. she has such dedicated fans. she is not on stage till this evening. people will queue up till this evening. people will queue up for 12 hours to make sure they are right at the front to see their idol. i can see some swifties coming

down the stairs at wembley park tube station and you can see some of the amazing outfits that people are wearing. lots of glitter on their faces. some really tired mums and dads taking children to the concert and committing to queueing with them for hours. the concerts in austria were cancelled due to the threat that police foiled, a terrorist plot which was boiled to attack the taylor swift concert at the stadium. police say there is no indication of any threat. we are expecting extra security and extra security staff. police will work with security here to make sure people are kept safe. you can see some of the swifties arriving in their white dresses. are you excited for the concert? they have the classic red taylor swift lipstick. i know you will know that, charlie! . ., ., «a

lipstick. i know you will know that, charlie! . , , charlie! charlie looks slightly baffled. she _ charlie! charlie looks slightly baffled. she is _ charlie! charlie looks slightly baffled. she is famed - charlie! charlie looks slightly baffled. she is famed for - charlie! charlie looks slightly baffled. she is famed for herj charlie! charlie looks slightly - baffled. she is famed for her mad lips. the fans weather over an hour ago, 18? absolutely. charlotte spoke to them last time. they were up at four o'clock. i'm very much hope they get decent weather for what might be a long wait ahead? in decent weather for what might be a long wait ahead?— long wait ahead? in the south we will not see _ long wait ahead? in the south we will not see the _ long wait ahead? in the south we will not see the renter _ long wait ahead? in the south we will not see the renter later- long wait ahead? in the south we will not see the renter later this | will not see the renter later this evening. these are the temperatures at the moment. in london 16 degrees. dumfries 15, at the moment. in london 16 degrees. dumfries15, preston 1a. for some at the moment. in london 16 degrees. dumfries15, preston 1a. forsome in the south cooler start than yesterday in the north it is a milder start. we have when living across scotland, northern ireland and england. there will be blustery showers in the west of scotland.

some heavy rain in northern england and wales eventually getting into the south—west. for the midlands and the south—west. for the midlands and the south is looking at dry conditions. the wind picking up for england and wales. across the midlands the rain will be quite heavy. heavier rain moving south—west to south—east overnight. at the end of the night the wind will ease. chilly in the sheltered glands and north—east england. temperatures falling away to four all five. in the south we are looking at 17, 18 can still quite warm. tomorrow the south—east will have cloud and showers. it might linger in the channel. blustery showers across the north and west. temperatures 1a to 26. the weekend is looking dry with sunny spells foremost and a few shows at times in the north—west. foremost and a few shows at times in the north-west—

major social networks, including instagram and facebook, are failing to remove self—harm and suicide content from their platforms, according to new research by the molly rose foundation. the charity was set up following the death of schoolgirl molly russell, who took her own life after viewing harmful content online. the study looked at more than 12 million posts, which were taken down by the six biggest social media platforms. our correspondent angus crawford has more — a warning that you may find some of his report upsetting. molly russell ended her life when she was just 1a. herfather, ian, horrified by the self—harm and suicide content she'd been fed by social media. this world is so cruel and i don't want to see it anymore. and some of it's still there. just this week, we found similar images on instagram, glorifying suicide and self—harm. too graphic to show. and the content on x,

formerly twitter, was even worse. my youngest daughter died on the... ian russell now campaigns for online safety. the corporate culture at these platforms needs to change. we travelled with him to silicon valley. one tech boss told us things would get better. i don't think we'll ever be in a place where every single image that violates our policies is off of our platform, but it's our responsibility to get that number to as close to zero as possible. content moderators, like these in berlin, alongside automated systems, try to remove the most harmful posts. the platforms have made progress, but today's research by the charity set up in molly's name says there's much, much more to be done. it analysed 12 million takedown decisions made by the big social media companies about self—harm and suicide material. facebook and instagram, owned by meta, each accounted forjust1% of those decisions. x was worse, reporting

just! in 700. and while tiktok did remove 3 million items, it only suspended two accounts. what's really clear from this analysis is that the failures of technology companies, it isn'tjust a glitch. this is a fundamental, systemic choice not to invest in identifying and removing content, essentially turning a blind eye to harmful material. the online safety act was meant to force reform on silicon valley, but ofcom, which has the power to levy huge fines, is still consulting on its codes of practice. it's about putting the onus of responsibility onto the tech. ian russell at ofcom in april questioned the delay. he's also met the labour secretary of state and is demanding a new, tougher act. molly's family want a safer internet for all. this research shows their work in her name is not yet done. angus crawford, bbc news.

we're joined now by andy burrows, chief executive of the molly rose foundation, and also by molly's dad ian russell. good and also by molly's dad ian russell. morning. ian, research, good morning. ian, when this research, you would have seen, it came out, i think i know the answer to this, did it surprise you?- to this, did it surprise you? hello. sadl , to this, did it surprise you? hello. sadly, research _ to this, did it surprise you? hello. sadly, research like _ to this, did it surprise you? hello. sadly, research like this _ to this, did it surprise you? hello. sadly, research like this no - to this, did it surprise you? hello. sadly, research like this no longer surprises me. it is difficult to find the right words. i guess one that comes to mind is disappointment that comes to mind is disappointment that the big platforms do not seem to be living up to their own promises, not delivering the safer internet day told us about. we saw in a report from angus, in 2019, the boss of instagram said he would be working to deliver a safer internet and as was also shown, the harmful

content that mollie viewed for the last six months of her life, about seven years ago, it is still easily findable online. this research data is only available because of regulation in the eu but there is publicly available data which shows only 1% of that content, the moderation decisions being made by instagram. quite frankly, not enough is done to protect children when they are online. you is done to protect children when they are online.— is done to protect children when the are online. ., ., , , , they are online. you have expressed our they are online. you have expressed your frustration _ they are online. you have expressed your frustration and _ they are online. you have expressed your frustration and concern - they are online. you have expressed your frustration and concern about i your frustration and concern about the problems that remain. in amongst the problems that remain. in amongst the report, are there signs of people who are starting to get it right? —— in a way that is what we learn from, organisations that are doing something.— learn from, organisations that are doing something. there are signs of ho e. doing something. there are signs of hoe. it is doing something. there are signs of hope. it is really _ doing something. there are signs of

hope. it is really important - doing something. there are signs of hope. it is really important to - doing something. there are signs of hope. it is really important to look l hope. it is really important to look for change and change in a positive direction. if you look at pinterest, for example, all the decisions in the eight months till april of this year, the data covers, nearly three quarters, 7li% year, the data covers, nearly three quarters, 74% of moderation decisions were taken by pinterest. that seems to indicate a comparatively small platform, a big global platform but when compared to mattek matip top and the others, a comparatively small platform that seems to be able to do something about it. —— matter. you have to ask why others cannot do it as well. it is striking. 95% of suicide and self-harm _ is striking. 95% of suicide and self—harm content identified has been _ self—harm content identified has been picked up a two platforms, pinterest— been picked up a two platforms, pinterest and tiktok. you look at the sites — pinterest and tiktok. you look at the sites that are significantly

underperforming. instagram and facehook— underperforming. instagram and facebook accounted for 1% of content detected _ facebook accounted for 1% of content detected each and x, one in 700. this is_ detected each and x, one in 700. this is a _ detected each and x, one in 700. this is a choice. technology is there — this is a choice. technology is there to — this is a choice. technology is there to detect s. in the absence of any incentives, in the absence of data, _ any incentives, in the absence of data. in— any incentives, in the absence of data. in the _ any incentives, in the absence of data, in the absence of anything making — data, in the absence of anything making the companies do this, they will not _ making the companies do this, they will not do — making the companies do this, they will not do it voluntarily. do making the companies do this, they will not do it voluntarily.— will not do it voluntarily. do all the platforms _ will not do it voluntarily. do all the platforms have _ will not do it voluntarily. do all the platforms have the - will not do it voluntarily. do all the platforms have the same i will not do it voluntarily. do all - the platforms have the same criteria as to what is harmful content? sign up as to what is harmful content? sign up or all of them will say content promoting or glorifying suicide and self—harm violate community standards and should not be on the platform. we standards and should not be on the latform. ~ ~' ., standards and should not be on the latform. ~ ~ ., ., , standards and should not be on the latform. ~ ,, ., ., , platform. we know routinely those rules do not _ platform. we know routinely those rules do not tend _ platform. we know routinely those rules do not tend to _ platform. we know routinely those rules do not tend to be _ platform. we know routinely those rules do not tend to be enforced i rules do not tend to be enforced adequately. this is the first time we have — adequately. this is the first time we have been able to audit millions of their— we have been able to audit millions of their content moderation decisions to then see which

platforms are doing enough and where the caps _ platforms are doing enough and where the caps really are. does platforms are doing enough and where the caps really are.— the caps really are. does it come down to the _ the caps really are. does it come down to the online _ the caps really are. does it come down to the online safety - the caps really are. does it come down to the online safety act - down to the online safety act needing to go further in your opinion? i needing to go further in your oinion? ~' ., , opinion? i think it does. the important — opinion? i think it does. the important thing _ opinion? i think it does. the important thing is _ opinion? i think it does. the important thing is this - opinion? i think it does. the - important thing is this information has only— important thing is this information has only come to light duty regulation, in this case european regulation — regulation, in this case european regulation. it shows transparency is important — regulation. it shows transparency is important. the problems relating to digital— important. the problems relating to digital technology. the online safety — digital technology. the online safety act needs to play a role. if nothing _ safety act needs to play a role. if nothing is — safety act needs to play a role. if nothing is changing fast enough and the content that was viewed seven years _ the content that was viewed seven years ago— the content that was viewed seven years ago is still online and platforms like instagram is only taking _ platforms like instagram is only taking around 1% down in the moderation decisions on the survey, something _ moderation decisions on the survey, something needs to change. the platforms, we often hear platforms do not _ platforms, we often hear platforms do not have to wait for this act. it has shown— do not have to wait for this act. it has shown nothing is changing fast enough _

has shown nothing is changing fast enough. what makes the change happen is regulation. the online safety act, _ is regulation. the online safety act, where _ is regulation. the online safety act, where weaknesses are discovered and shown. _ act, where weaknesses are discovered and shown, the government must act and shown, the government must act and act _ and shown, the government must act and act quickly to strengthen it. we are playing — and act quickly to strengthen it. we are playing catch up with internet companies who have had two decades nothing _ companies who have had two decades nothing much has changed. we are playing _ nothing much has changed. we are playing catch up front we had to keep _ playing catch up front we had to keep pace with the lightning fast pace of— keep pace with the lightning fast pace of the tech industry. the government needs to act and act soon~ _ government needs to act and act soon. ~ ., government needs to act and act soon. ~ . ., ., government needs to act and act soon. . ., ., , ., soon. we have had a statement saying those who encourage _ soon. we have had a statement saying those who encourage self _ soon. we have had a statement saying those who encourage self harm - soon. we have had a statement saying those who encourage self harm with i those who encourage self harm with intent currently face up to five years in prison. once the act is fully implemented platforms will add to proactively remove the content which causes serious self—harm, even when it falls below the criminal threshold. a lot of people care about this story, families, lots of people care about the story. they

keep hearing about the online safety act. it is being held up as, when that comes in, when it kicks in, that comes in, when it kicks in, that will change everything. what that comes in, when it kicks in, that will change everything. what we are startin: that will change everything. what we are starting to _ that will change everything. what we are starting to see _ that will change everything. what we are starting to see now _ that will change everything. what we are starting to see now is _ that will change everything. what we are starting to see now is ofcom - are starting to see now is ofcom setting out how it intends to regulate. it is a step in the right direction but it will not go far enough. so many of the proposals. the chief executive was sat on the sofa two or three months ago saying their proposals would contain toxic algorithms. if they are not identifying harmful content in the first place and research shows they are not doing enough, they cannot be taking steps to ensure it has not been recommended and pushed out to teenagers, as was the case with mollie. it is a step in the right direction but we are going to need to see this new government coming back and strengthening the regime. we are talking here about inherently preventable harm, harm which need not happen. we should not be

fatalistic about this but it will need another online safety act to make sure it is bolder and more ambitious. it make sure it is bolder and more ambitious— make sure it is bolder and more ambitious. , , ., , ambitious. it must be quite wearying to sa the ambitious. it must be quite wearying to say the least _ ambitious. it must be quite wearying to say the least the _ ambitious. it must be quite wearying to say the least the thought - ambitious. it must be quite wearying to say the least the thought that - to say the least the thought that today, tomorrow, next month there will still be content out there that can be accessed very easily. that is almost inevitable. _ can be accessed very easily. that is almost inevitable. what _ can be accessed very easily. that is almost inevitable. what is - can be accessed very easily. that is| almost inevitable. what is wearying is the pace of change to a the content or reducing it as much as possible. it is also important to note it is worth remembering that can be harmful content online and you can encounter and it is important to remind people there are places to go for help and support and they should seek help and support you should talk about harmful content with people you know and trust and be guided towards safer places. there is hope for the future, wejust safer places. there is hope for the future, we just need to get there faster. future, we 'ust need to get there faster. ., ~' , ., future, we 'ust need to get there faster. ., ,, , ., ., , ., , faster. thank you for your time this

morninu. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find organisations offering help and support on the bbc action line website. lots of information. time to find out what is happening where ever you are. hello, good morning. let's get your bbc london news now, with me, frankie mccamley. the metropolitan police is failing in almost all of its areas of work according to a report by the police inspectorate. serious concerns were raised about how the force is investigating, preventing and reducing crime, as well as managing offenders and suspects and providing victims with an effective service. the report found that in seven out of nine areas, the met was graded as 'requires improvement�* or 'inadequate' our report hopefully will act

as a catalyst in order to assist the force in improving and ensuring that, despite it having a plan that is ambitious in size and scale, we need to quickly see the changes being felt and seen more consistently from the many changes that have already been made by the new leadership to be felt and seen by those communities across london. in response the force said it is "reflecting" on the report and "is using every available resource to deliver more trust, less crime and high standards". a blind london lawyer and his sighted boss are planning to climb 2a mountain peaks in 2a hours to raise money for the disability charity "seeability". michael smith will be tethered to his boss for each climb with the pair working in unison to complete the challenge. he lost the majority of his sight when he was 19. there's a huge amount of people going through really difficult times at the moment with learning disabilities and sight loss. and i just want to say, you know, through this, we're hopefully going to demonstrate

to them that with a tiny bit of help from organisations around you, you can actually go and live a very, very fulfilling, ambitious life and do things that you would never have done before. a private members club in mayfair has had its license revoked after a large fight at the venue last month. 15 people were involved in the fight at duke street's concept club. one man was stabbed. let's take a look at the tubes now. a part suspension on the district between high street kensington and edgware road still. now onto the weather with kawser. hello. good morning. it's a mild, muggy start to the day, but some good spells of sunshine around this morning. during the afternoon though, it will become cloudier and windier as well. but for the time being it's a fine start. plenty in the way of sunshine, dry weather by the afternoon. some variable cloud pushing in from the west. still some sunny spells and temperatures quite widely reaching the low to mid 20s,

but the winds will continue to pick up from the southwest. so quite a windy afternoon and evening with gusts of up to 30mph as this weather front progresses in overnight, spreading south eastwards by the early hours. this will bring some heavy outbreaks of rain for a time, but by the end of the night that clears through and temperatures holding up at around 16 to 19 celsius. still some showers lingering friday morning, but after that we're expecting much more in the way of drier weather for the rest of friday and into the weekend as well, so becoming largely dry and settled. temperatures around 26—27 celsius by friday afternoon. but for the weekend, plenty of sunshine and temperatures widely reaching the mid 20s. thats it from me for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. in the next half an hour, hundreds of thousands of students

across england, wales and northern ireland will find out their exam results. grades in a levels, btecs and t—levels will determine their next steps for employment, training or further study. we're joined now by education secretary bridget phillipson. good morning to you. 26 minutes and eiuht good morning to you. 26 minutes and eight seconds — good morning to you. 26 minutes and eight seconds until— good morning to you. 26 minutes and eight seconds until people _ good morning to you. 26 minutes and eight seconds until people get - good morning to you. 26 minutes and eight seconds until people get those l eight seconds until people get those results at eight o'clock and a nervous time, isn't it? b, results at eight o'clock and a nervous time, isn't it? a very nervous _ nervous time, isn't it? a very nervous time _ nervous time, isn't it? a very nervous time and _ nervous time, isn't it? a very nervous time and an - nervous time, isn't it? a very nervous time and an exciting | nervous time, isn't it? a very - nervous time and an exciting day for young people as this is the chance for them to see their hard work rewarded and i know how hard so many of our young people have worked in the face of a lot of disruption in recent years and they've shown amazing resilience and have had a brilliant support from teachers and support staff in our schools and colleges so i want to congratulate them for their hard work and they will find out soon what the next step is and i thinkjust to say there are lots of options for young people so for those who perhaps fallen a bit short, there are still some great opportunities out there whether that university or an apprenticeship or going into the world of work and there are lots of

people there who can provide advice for the young people who need it. in advance of the results coming out shortly, we are saying and i think it's coming from you that it might be the results are going back to pre—pandemic levels, so do you want to explain that so we understand but also students understand what it means? ., . also students understand what it means? , ., ., ~' ., means? last year the marking and irradin means? last year the marking and grading returned _ means? last year the marking and grading returned to _ means? last year the marking and grading returned to the _ means? last year the marking and grading returned to the way - means? last year the marking and grading returned to the way things j grading returned to the way things were done before the pandemic and this is now the second year with thatis this is now the second year with that is the case so we would expect results that should be broadly in line with last years results but before that during the pandemic period the government had to take decisions about doing things differently because itjust wasn't possible for young people to sit exams because of covid and all of the disruption but this year we've seen a return to a normal way of doing things but also a pre—pandemic structure. 50 doing things but also a pre-pandemic structure. ., , ., ., structure. so does that mean in the simlest structure. so does that mean in the simplest possible _ structure. so does that mean in the simplest possible terms, _ structure. so does that mean in the simplest possible terms, you - structure. so does that mean in the simplest possible terms, you can i simplest possible terms, you can expect the exam results to be better

or worse? irate expect the exam results to be better or worse? ~ ., , . or worse? we would expect the results to _ or worse? we would expect the results to be _ or worse? we would expect the results to be broadly _ or worse? we would expect the results to be broadly in - or worse? we would expect the results to be broadly in line - or worse? we would expect the | results to be broadly in line with last year which was the first year when they returned in england to what had been before the pandemic so this is a continuation of last year and we expect the results to be broadly in line. 50 and we expect the results to be broadly in line.— and we expect the results to be broadl in line. , ., ., , broadly in line. so better or worse? it's hard to — broadly in line. so better or worse? it's hard to compare _ broadly in line. so better or worse? it's hard to compare because - broadly in line. so better or worse? it's hard to compare because of- broadly in line. so better or worse? it's hard to compare because of the| it's hard to compare because of the different method of assessment we've seen but in terms of 2019, that period, the period that followed was a bit different because it was assessments rather than the young people taking exams, and what we will see sadly and seen in recent years is an opening up of some of the gaps where it comes to regional inequality in our country and i expect that trend might continue as it's something that's accelerated in recent years so gaps between what young people in london and the south—east might achieve compared to young people in the north—east and that's something i want to tackle because i don't think where you are

from can determine why you go on to achieve? ~ , ., , ., , . achieve? why does that effective? there's a range — achieve? why does that effective? there's a range of _ achieve? why does that effective? there's a range of reasons - achieve? why does that effective? there's a range of reasons and - there's a range of reasons and that's partly about what happens in schools which is why i want to make sure we have a push around retention as we have big shortages in some subjects and alongside that some of the wider pressures but i know families are experiencing and we've seen a big rise in the last government when it comes to child poverty and we are determined to take action on that. iflan poverty and we are determined to take action on that.— take action on that. can i ask a auestion take action on that. can i ask a question because _ take action on that. can i ask a question because i'm - take action on that. can i ask a question because i'm trying - take action on that. can i ask a question because i'm trying to | take action on that. can i ask a i question because i'm trying to put two and two together and i might have got five foot during the pandemic there were centre assessments examinations, so the results, the implication is that the results, the implication is that the results were better, the greats were better, and then post pandemic because they weren't that way you said last year the results would be in line with last year but they were not centre assessment focused, so they were worse, so that's the understanding i have, so if that's

the case and people are being judged amongst their circumstances, why does that not happen in education nationally? so if there is poor recruitment in the north and it's a struggle to get recruitment, why are those children who are just and bright and determined not assessed on those circumstances rather than lumped into a system where they are automatically at a disadvantage? it's about making sure where it comes to teaching and learning you raise the standards because at the end of the process you have to have a fair system where young people can be compared in terms of what they've been able to learn and achieve on the outcomes they have secured. the challenges we saw in the pandemic when it wasn't on the basis of assessment and examination is that there is an element to which teachers just have to make a best attempt at understanding the level attempt at understanding the level at a young person has got to and it's why important we have exams in our system because you have that secure base. it’s our system because you have that secure base-—

secure base. it's not a level -la in: secure base. it's not a level playing field _ secure base. it's not a level playing field though. - secure base. it's not a level playing field though. it's . secure base. it's not a level| playing field though. it's not secure base. it's not a level. playing field though. it's not a level playing _ playing field though. it's not a level playing field _ playing field though. it's not a level playing field in _ playing field though. it's not a level playing field in the - playing field though. it's not a i level playing field in the science of the circumstances of young people in the classroom because where they come in is not at the same level and the support they receive, including at home, i know lots of families are finding it really hard at the moment which is why the work i am leading as co—chair of the task force is about tackling all of the drivers we see but also the outcomes that come from it. we know if you grow up poor in places like the north—east, your outcomes are not as good as they should be and i believe that has to change and it's what i came into politics to change. iflan change and it's what i came into politics to change.— politics to change. can i check something _ politics to change. can i check something on _ politics to change. can i check something on a _ politics to change. can i check something on a technical- politics to change. can i check. something on a technical level, politics to change. can i check - something on a technical level, as education secretary, are you party to information we are not in terms of the overall picture? you are? this is not guesswork on your part. so what do you know now as we sit here with 20 minutes to go that we don't in terms of the overall picture, the things that concern you? picture, the things that concern ou? ., ., , , . ., picture, the things that concern ou? ., ., ,, . ., ., ., you? you will appreciate that from government _ you? you will appreciate that from government we — you? you will appreciate that from government we do _ you? you will appreciate that from government we do receive -

you? you will appreciate that from - government we do receive information about the likely pattern of results and there will be more data published and later in the year. so what is concerning? i— published and later in the year. so what is concerning? i think - published and later in the year. so what is concerning? i think we - published and later in the year. so i what is concerning? i think we would exect what is concerning? i think we would expect results _ what is concerning? i think we would expect results this _ what is concerning? i think we would expect results this year _ what is concerning? i think we would expect results this year to _ what is concerning? i think we would expect results this year to be - expect results this year to be broadly in line with last year and that's a good step but my concern and this goes back over a number of years where we've seen gaps widening where it comes to outcomes for young people in the north—east and midlands compared to young people in london and the south—east, i'm concerned we will see a continuation of that problem and that started and has accelerated in the last government and we have a big challenge to turn it around but it is why i am determined we make a difference there.— difference there. let's talk about some of the _ difference there. let's talk about some of the qualifications - difference there. let's talk about some of the qualifications other| some of the qualifications other than a—levels, like t—levels and btecs, there was a suggestion from previous governments it should be set aside i'm should be carrying on with those qualifications. where are you on that? i with those qualifications. where are

you on that?— you on that? i think t-levels are an im ortant you on that? i think t-levels are an important part _ you on that? i think t-levels are an important part of— you on that? i think t-levels are an important part of the _ you on that? i think t-levels are an important part of the system - you on that? i think t-levels are an important part of the system and i important part of the system and provide high quality options for young people around technical and education but we saw with the government the roll—out was beset with problems and we want to sort that out and make these qualifications work for our young people but alongside that they won't be for all young people who want to go down a technical or vocational route, so what we are doing is looking at the other options alongside a t—levels to make sure we have a good mix so all young people are able to study for a high quality qualification and where it is technical and vocational, there are good routes into a career.- technical and vocational, there are good routes into a career. when you say t- levels — good routes into a career. when you say t- levels are _ good routes into a career. when you say t-levels are a _ good routes into a career. when you say t-levels are a good _ say t—levels are a good qualification, why do some university not accept them? we run a film earlier and katie was one of the students who completed her t—levels and said she knows people with t—levels who are just not being accepted. i'm very surprised to hear it because i would expect universities to understand and accept t—levels qualifications,

including through university applications points so i'm very surprised. definitely something to look into. we spoke about university funding on the cost of going to university tuition fees have been frozen for around a decade and there is inflation that is rising and i don't need to give you an economics lesson, but what will you do about those universities which are saying, we are threatened with having to close certain departments or shutdown and we cannot be sustained like this? this shutdown and we cannot be sustained like this? , , ., ., , , like this? this is a really big challenge — like this? this is a really big challenge and _ like this? this is a really big challenge and i _ like this? this is a really big challenge and i want - like this? this is a really big challenge and i want to - like this? this is a really big. challenge and i want to make like this? this is a really big - challenge and i want to make sure universities succeed in the future which is while becoming secretary of state i took immediate action to refocus the work of the regulator and the offer is for students to make sure they have a really sharp focus on making sure our universities are financially sustainable and what we saw in recent years under the conservatives was a fixation on culture wars issues around universities and also a belittling of young people's achievements. the chance to go to university and study is something i

want young people to be able to think is for them and where they've got the qualifications in order to get on but the university funding system does require reform and there are lots of challenges there. a little more than a month into the job you appreciate we are looking at options around that and how we take it forward but i want universities to succeed and towns and cities to succeed as they are fantastic engines of growth as they provide brilliantjobs and opportunities for the wider communities and we are talking about young people stay and it's a big day for them but also education is not something that should end when you are 18 and i want to make sure there are good options for adult learners. iflan i options for adult learners. can i ask ou options for adult learners. can i ask you a _ options for adult learners. can i ask you a simple _ options for adult learners. can i ask you a simple question? - options for adult learners. can i ask you a simple question? will your government he ask you a simple question? will your government be spending more on education than the previous conservative government? do you know that? we conservative government? do you know that? ~ ., , ., , ., conservative government? do you know that? ., , ., that? we have plans to raise additional — that? we have plans to raise additional money _ that? we have plans to raise additional money to - that? we have plans to raise additional money to put - that? we have plans to raise additional money to put into | that? we have plans to raise - additional money to put into the public services, ending the tax breaks on private schools. i was hoinu breaks on private schools. i was hoping for _ breaks on private schools. i was hoping for a _ breaks on private schools. i was hoping for a simple _ breaks on private schools. i was hoping for a simple answer. - breaks on private schools. i was| hoping for a simple answer. will breaks on private schools. i was hoping for a simple answer. will you be spending more money on education? we will raise additional revenue

through— we will raise additional revenue through ending tax breaks on private schools _ through ending tax breaks on private schools. ., . through ending tax breaks on private schools. ., , ., , , ., schools. that is to invest in state schools. that is to invest in state schools but _ schools. that is to invest in state schools but we _ schools. that is to invest in state schools but we will— schools. that is to invest in state schools but we will have - schools. that is to invest in state schools but we will have a - schools. that is to invest in state| schools but we will have a budget process that comes up later this yearin process that comes up later this year in october and i don't think the chancellor would be happy with me this morning if i got ahead of her on that. we me this morning if i got ahead of her on that-— me this morning if i got ahead of her on that. ~ , ., ., ,~' ., her on that. we should ask, how did ou aet her on that. we should ask, how did ou net on her on that. we should ask, how did you get on in — her on that. we should ask, how did you get on in your — her on that. we should ask, how did you get on in your a-levels? - her on that. we should ask, how did you get on in your a-levels? a - her on that. we should ask, how did you get on in your a-levels? a long | you get on in your a-levels? a long time auo you get on in your a-levels? a long time ago but _ you get on in your a-levels? a long time ago but i _ you get on in your a-levels? a long time ago but i remember _ you get on in your a-levels? a long time ago but i remember the - you get on in your a-levels? a long | time ago but i remember the nerves of being sat there waiting to go to school and collect my results and i did four a—levels and i got four as. well done. a happy day for you. just to sa , it well done. a happy day for you. imt to say, it worked out for me, and i had a straightforward journey. i've had a straightforward journey. i've had to overcome a lot in my life to get to that point but it was a straightforward journey but for those young people who have got what they need today, fantastic, congratulations and for those where maybe it isn't quite right, don't worry, there's lots of support available and lots of great options through clearing and apprenticeship groups and lots of people who can provide advice and support. we will be chattin: provide advice and support. we will be chatting later, _

provide advice and support. we will be chatting later, and _ provide advice and support. we will be chatting later, and thank- provide advice and support. we will be chatting later, and thank you - provide advice and support. we will be chatting later, and thank you for seeing us. we will chat to the students getting their results, whatever they may be and you are quite right. it will be ok. it whatever they may be and you are quite right. it will be ok.- quite right. it will be ok. it will be ok. later in the programme we'll be joined by a panel of career advisers who'll be able to answer any questions you have about results day, what they mean for you and what your options could be going forward. there are lots of ways to get in touch. you can send us a message on whatsapp — the number is 0330123 01140, orjust scan the qr code with your phone's camera and that will automatically start a chat with us. you can still get in touch with us by email, and on twitter as well. let's have a look at the sport. jane, what have you got for us? we will start jane, what have you got for us? , will start with real madrid, the kings of europe. the big question for the english clubs playing in the champions league this season is — will any of them be able to beat real madrid? it seems they'll have to if they are to have any chance of dethroning the defending champions whose new signing kylian mbappe played a key role in winning the uefa super cup

last night. they beat europa league winners atalanta 2—0 in the polish capital warsaw. it seemed written in the stars that the france striker should score on his competitive debut. england midfielderjude bellingham provided the assist and said he again he delivers for his team and he did tonight, so not something we've been really spoke about, we just expected it and to be able to say that i set up his first goal is nice as well, so hopefully i can get them a few more before the season finishes and we can shoot for more trophies. wayne rooney got his first win as plymouth argyle head coach last night after being thrashed 4—0 tjy last night after being thrashed 4—0 by sheffield wednesday.

his side beat beat league two cheltenham 3—0 at home to set up a trip to watford in the second round of the league cup. the full second round draw is on the bbc sport website. even though the rockets had nothing to play for, they reach their target with six balls to spare and tom allsop with an unbeaten 41 on the ringing runs and the oval invincibles are sure of a place in the eliminator on saturday but could go straight through to the final unless birmingham phoenix get a big win against manchester originals today. welsh fire are through to the finals of the women's hundred. hayley matthews took four wickets as they bowled out southern brave 403 and then she hit 35 not out as fire one with 26 balls to spare. they

will play either the oval invincibles or london spirit at lord's on sunday. british number one jack draper is into the second round of the cincinnati open. he had a tricky encounter against the spanish opponent and needing treatment before the match went to a deciding tie—break. the massage seems to work because he went on to win the tie—break 7—5 and he will now face a much tougher opponents next of the ninth seed tsitsipas who came through the first round in three sets. he won that in sweltering heat, 28 celsius. he he won that in sweltering heat, 28 celsius. ., ., ~' he won that in sweltering heat, 28 celsius. , ., , ., celsius. he did look sweaty and tired. jane. _ celsius. he did look sweaty and tired. jane, thank _ celsius. he did look sweaty and tired. jane, thank you - celsius. he did look sweaty and tired. jane, thank you very - celsius. he did look sweaty and i tired. jane, thank you very much. i don't think we will get that. who knows, carol knows? irlat don't think we will get that. who knows, carol knows?— don't think we will get that. who knows, carol knows? not far off it into the weekend _ knows, carol knows? not far off it into the weekend as _ knows, carol knows? not far off it into the weekend as we _ knows, carol knows? not far off it into the weekend as we could - knows, carol knows? not far off it| into the weekend as we could have highs— into the weekend as we could have highs of— into the weekend as we could have highs of 26— into the weekend as we could have highs of 26 but not as hot as the start— highs of 26 but not as hot as the start of— highs of 26 but not as hot as the start of the week were pleasantly warm _ start of the week were pleasantly warm and — start of the week were pleasantly warm and good morning. what we have this week— warm and good morning. what we have this week is _

warm and good morning. what we have this week is some rain at the moment moving _ this week is some rain at the moment moving steadily south and that will clear the _ moving steadily south and that will clear the south—east tomorrow morning — clear the south—east tomorrow morning early doors and that will lead us _ morning early doors and that will lead us into a dry and sunny weekend for most _ lead us into a dry and sunny weekend for most and — lead us into a dry and sunny weekend for most and there will be showers at time _ for most and there will be showers at time across the north and west but its— at time across the north and west but it's the — at time across the north and west but it's the rain at the moment that is moving _ but it's the rain at the moment that is moving across scotland and northern _ is moving across scotland and northern ireland into northern england — northern ireland into northern england and now north wales. a lot of cloud _ england and now north wales. a lot of cloud across the rest of wales on the south—west and that's thick enough — the south—west and that's thick enough to— the south—west and that's thick enough to drizzle here and there and you can _ enough to drizzle here and there and you can see — enough to drizzle here and there and you can see how the rain continues to push— you can see how the rain continues to push south in the cloud bill said in the _ to push south in the cloud bill said in the driest conditions and sunniest— in the driest conditions and sunniest for the longest will be in the south—east but through the afternoon the wind will pick up across — afternoon the wind will pick up across england and also wales and it will he _ across england and also wales and it will be unseasonably windy and you can see _ will be unseasonably windy and you can see the rain moving through wales— can see the rain moving through wales and — can see the rain moving through wales and north—west england, moving out of— wales and north—west england, moving out of ireland and still parts of the southern uplands but for the rest of— the southern uplands but for the rest of scotland sunny spells develop _ rest of scotland sunny spells develop but blustery showers across the north— develop but blustery showers across the north and west and temperatures between _ the north and west and temperatures between 15_ the north and west and temperatures between 15 and 26 today. as we head through _ between 15 and 26 today. as we head through the evening and overnight the rain _ through the evening and overnight the rain will come south and it will be heavy— the rain will come south and it will be heavy at — the rain will come south and it will be heavy at times across wales and

the midlands and then pep up across south—west england pushing into south—east england. a lot of clear skies _ south—east england. a lot of clear skies tonight and it will be quite chilly— skies tonight and it will be quite chilly across north—east scotland and north—east england with temperatures falling to four or 5 degrees — temperatures falling to four or 5 degrees. tomorrow we start with this cloud _ degrees. tomorrow we start with this cloud and _ degrees. tomorrow we start with this cloud and rain in the south and it will he _ cloud and rain in the south and it will be slow— cloud and rain in the south and it will be slow to clear at the channel islands _ will be slow to clear at the channel islands and a lot of dry weather across — islands and a lot of dry weather across england, wales and most of scotland _ across england, wales and most of scotland but for the rest of scotland but for the rest of scotland and northern ireland a bit more _ scotland and northern ireland a bit more cloud and a few showers and blustery— more cloud and a few showers and blustery winds with temperatures again— blustery winds with temperatures again up— blustery winds with temperatures again up to 26. you blustery winds with temperatures again up to 265-— blustery winds with temperatures again up to 26. you did say it would be the case. _ again up to 26. you did say it would be the case, thank _ again up to 26. you did say it would be the case, thank you _ again up to 26. you did say it would be the case, thank you so _ again up to 26. you did say it would be the case, thank you so much. i two american astronauts who went into space for what was meant to be an eight day mission, might actually not be able to return home until early next year. that is a proper flight delay. barry "butch" wilmore and sunita williams set off for the international space station on the 5thjune — but the boeing starliner aircraft they were travelling in encountered problems on its approach.

peppyjeffery can explain. they were meant to be back on earth for the olympics, but had to get into the spirit on the international space station instead, without knowing when they'll be back. we've had an absolute blast pretending to be olympic athletes. three. two. one. they launched injune on a test to see how the spacecraft performs. it was meant to last eight days, but issues with the thrusters on their boeing starliner means they are now stuck. the question is, can they return safely on that same spacecraft, or do they need to come back on a rocket owned by rival company spacex planned for february? that is not without risk, though. their spacesuits are not fit for space flight, and they may have to return unsuited. go forward into starliner, where

a decision is expected at the end of the month. and in the meantime, nasa says both astronauts are doing great. and as veterans of space are well prepared for unexpected scenarios. well, it has to be pointed out, it's not something that happens to everyone to just spend eight months in space. it's still an incredible opportunity. and these two astronauts, they are incredible veterans. they have been in space several times. they know what they're doing. so i suppose when this is yourjob and yourjob is so spectacular, like being an astronaut, you probably enjoy to stay a bit longer. overnight, a roscosmos cargo spacecraft launched to deliver nearly three tonnes of food, fuel and supplies to the international space station as the two astronauts prepare for an extended stay in space. poppyjeffry, bbc news. there are quite a few things we learned from that report. yes. learned from that report. yes, absolutely- — learned from that report. yes, absolutely. i— learned from that report. yes, absolutely. i did _ learned from that report. yes, absolutely. i did not _ learned from that report. yes, absolutely. i did not know- learned from that report. yes, absolutely. i did not know the| learned from that report. ye: absolutely. i did not know the thing about the spacesuits until yesterday, the incompatibility of

the spacesuits they are wearing with the spacesuits they are wearing with the capsule they potentially come down in, say one of the safety precautions whenever they are going up precautions whenever they are going up or down, they wear the spacesuits and if they come down in february in the capsule, they will have to come down without, that shows whichever option they choose, there is an element of risk. we option they choose, there is an element of risk.— option they choose, there is an element of risk. we have used the words stock _ element of risk. we have used the words stock and _ element of risk. we have used the words stock and whenever - element of risk. we have used the words stock and whenever it's - words stock and whenever it's written down its done in inverted commas, and many scientists say they will be happy because they are scientists ultimately and it is their dream and they will be fine, but it gets to a point.— but it gets to a point. absolutely. when we talk _ but it gets to a point. absolutely. when we talk about _ but it gets to a point. absolutely. when we talk about stock, - but it gets to a point. absolutely. when we talk about stock, this i but it gets to a point. absolutely. when we talk about stock, this is | when we talk about stock, this is not apollo 13, you think of the space station and nasa have likened it in terms of the space they have to live and work to a six bedroom house, so it's that type of size and there are seven other astronauts there are seven other astronauts there and they are well supplied in terms of food and oxygen and water,

so it is a livable working environment. it obviously a little long in a plan for although when they do plan a mission like this, it's part of the contingency so they will have prepared and trained for the possibility where they didn't expect it was going to happen. for the individuals themselves, barry and sunita, they would have prepared for certain lengths of time, but that's an adjustment. obviously they are well trained, but it is a big adjustment. and for their families at home, presumably, that's the other part of the equation. potentially, if they take the spaccex option, they will be there till february and they will miss christmas and we are talking eight months in space rather than eight days and they're not struggling with long durations on the space station and they've been there before and before they were astronauts they were military pilots so they have the right stuff and they are familiar with these issues and the risks involved but yes it must be a huge strain on them. it’s

risks involved but yes it must be a huge strain on them.— huge strain on them. it's clearly not the huge strain on them. it's clearly rrot the biggest _ huge strain on them. it's clearly not the biggest question - huge strain on them. it's clearly not the biggest question in - huge strain on them. it's clearly i not the biggest question in relation to what is going on but do you know why he is called butch? i to what is going on but do you know why he is called butch?— why he is called butch? i have no idea. well. _ why he is called butch? i have no idea. well, we _ why he is called butch? i have no idea. well, we don't _ why he is called butch? i have no idea. well, we don't know. - why he is called butch? i have no idea. well, we don't know. i - why he is called butch? i have no| idea. well, we don't know. i think it is his name _ idea. well, we don't know. i think it is his name rather _ idea. well, we don't know. i think it is his name rather than - idea. well, we don't know. i think it is his name rather than a - it is his name rather than a nickname. i saw the inverted commas. maybe i'm wrong about that. we nickname. i saw the inverted commas. maybe i'm wrong about that.— maybe i'm wrong about that. we were musin: on maybe i'm wrong about that. we were musing on the — maybe i'm wrong about that. we were musing on the picture _ maybe i'm wrong about that. we were musing on the picture we _ maybe i'm wrong about that. we were musing on the picture we see - maybe i'm wrong about that. we were musing on the picture we see behind l musing on the picture we see behind us, what has he got on his chin? we are wondering if it's something to do with the helmet or it some sort of protection. yes do with the helmet or it some sort of protection-— do with the helmet or it some sort of protection. yes i think so. maybe it holds some _ of protection. yes i think so. maybe it holds some of _ of protection. yes i think so. maybe it holds some of the _ of protection. yes i think so. maybe it holds some of the cables - of protection. yes i think so. maybe it holds some of the cables in - it holds some of the cables in place. underneath the suit there are many layers and biomonitoring equipment to measure conditions, heart rate and so on, all of these parameters. this is why the suits are so complicated and when they go back down or up, they are plugged in in the craft itself to life support and to communications and so on, so this is why you get these incompatibilities. it's one of the

things that probably now would be thought aloud a lot more so the genesis of this was nasa had a competition where they wanted multiple contractors providing multiple contractors providing multiple spacecraft and multiple routes to the space station. the spacex delivery was successful and on—time and on budget and has made many trips since then. the boeing version, not so successful, plagued with problems so far and overrun in terms of budget it looks like these questions of compatibility between the different routes are something that will inform people thinking going on. me that will inform people thinking ..oin on_. that will inform people thinking uaoinon.~ , that will inform people thinking auoin on. ~ ,~ that will inform people thinking auoin on. . i. ,, going on. we say they are stock but the -- going on. we say they are stock but they -- we — going on. we say they are stock but they -- we say _ going on. we say they are stock but they -- we say they _ going on. we say they are stock but they -- we say they are _ going on. we say they are stock but they -- we say they are stuck- going on. we say they are stock but they -- we say they are stuck with i they —— we say they are stuck with it is a lifeboat on the international space station, if something goes tragically wrong, they can get. something goes tragically wrong, they can get-— something goes tragically wrong, the can let. . ., , they can get. there is a permanently moored lifeboat _ they can get. there is a permanently moored lifeboat the _ they can get. there is a permanently moored lifeboat the space _ they can get. there is a permanently moored lifeboat the space station i moored lifeboat the space station and that has seats for the crew that was supposed to be on there, so the lifeboat for these two is in fact the ship they came up in, the starliner where there are safety concerns, that would be there

lifeboat in the event of a catastrophic situation and in that situation the risk calculation is it would be acceptable for them to go down in that spacecraft. most people think the fault is mine and it can return to earth safely but if you're not in an emergency situation don't take the unnecessary risk and i think nasa's culture of risk has changed dramatically since the columbia disaster where a lot of the communications from below and engineers on the ground was not being propagated up to management and they have a much more open policy by all accounts in nasser in terms of opinions and taking opinion seriously throughout.— seriously throughout. christopher, we soken seriously throughout. christopher, we spoken to _ seriously throughout. christopher, we spoken to you _ seriously throughout. christopher, we spoken to you many _ seriously throughout. christopher, we spoken to you many times i seriously throughout. christopher, we spoken to you many times but| seriously throughout. christopher, | we spoken to you many times but i don't think i've seen your title in full. telescope astronomer in charge. i rather like that. you are in charge. i charge. i rather like that. you are in charae. . ., charge. i rather like that. you are in charge-— in charge. i direct a telescope in the canary _ in charge. i direct a telescope in the canary islands _ in charge. i direct a telescope in the canary islands called - in charge. i direct a telescope in the canary islands called the i the canary islands called the liverpool telescope owned by my

university and it's a major international research facility that is uk funded under hugely productive facility to do all types of science so my dayjob when i'm not here as i run the telescope on behalf of a community of scientists across the uk on the world, and for schools and educational users, we provide telescope data to thousands of schools across the uk. 50 telescope data to thousands of schools across the uk.- telescope data to thousands of schools across the uk. so you are in charue, schools across the uk. so you are in charge, basically. _ schools across the uk. so you are in charge, basically. in— schools across the uk. so you are in charge, basically. in charge - schools across the uk. so you are in charge, basically. in charge of i charge, basically. in charge of astronomy- — charge, basically. in charge of astronomy. thank _ charge, basically. in charge of astronomy. thank you. i time now to get the news, - travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning. time for your bbc london news now with me, frankie mccamley. the metropolitan police is failing in almost all of its areas of work according to a report by the police inspectorate. serious concerns were raised about how the force is investigating, preventing and reducing crime, as well as managing offenders and suspects and providing victims with an effective service. the report found that

in seven out of nine areas, the met was graded as "requires improvement" or "inadequate." we have found serious concerns in relation to how it is investigating crime, specifically relating to volume crime, neighbourhood crimes that are dealt with at a local level, and also how it's managing suspects and offenders. our report hopefully will act as a catalyst in order to assist the force in improving. the force said it is "reflecting" on the report and "is using every available resource to deliver more trust, less crime and high standards". on the tubes... we still have that part suspension on the district between high street kensington and edgware road. now, on to the weather. another lovely sunny day. lots of cloud aorund though with highs of 25 degrees. so don't forget your suncream.

more on our website, including the london blind lawyer planning to climb 24 mountain peaks in 24 hours. see you in half an hour. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... the wait is over. hundreds of thousands of a—level, t—level and btec students, are about to get their exam results. after all the weight of the hype

come at the moment is finally here. students are about to start opening their results at this college. an outbreak of mpox, which has killed hundreds in parts of africa, has been declared a public health emergency by the world health organization russia prepares to evacuate some civilians from the kursk region, after ukraine's surprise incursion into its territory. the uk economy grew by .6% in the second three months of this year. i had come to this construction couegein had come to this construction college in derbyshire to find out how places like this have given the skills and creating a work. create a faster growing economy. some heavy rain pushing south and east today~ — some heavy rain pushing south and east today. that will clear the south—east tomorrow leading us into a dry— south—east tomorrow leading us into a dry and _ south—east tomorrow leading us into a dry and mostly sunny weekend. all of the _ a dry and mostly sunny weekend. all of the details shortly. it's thursday, the 15th of august.

hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland are receiving their exam results this morning. grades for a—levels, btec nationals and t—levels have been released in the last few minutes, and the education secretary bridget philipson has told breakfast she's concerned about regional disparities. our reporter kate mcgough has more. there have been many challenges for the class of 2024. secondary school life dominated by a pandemic, a cost—of—living crisis and teacher strikes. today, thousands of pupils will find out if they've got the results they need. despite all the disruption over the past four years, rebecca feels she's been able to focus on her a—levels and btecs. when it came to gcses, it kind of impacted us, but i feel like with the support from teachers and things like that, i feel like we're able to get back on track and now i feel like we have overcome it in a way. this year group is the first since the pandemic to have no exam concessions. it marks a return to normal.

at ashlawn school in rugby, they say they are still dealing with the impact it's had on mental health. so we know that before pandemic, one in nine children have mental health problems. we know now, currently, the data suggests there's one in six. so that's five students for every class that we teach in school. it's about having a trusted adult in school and making sure that if they feel unsafe or anxious, that there's someone there to support them at all times. it's been a challenging time. ashlawn school has gone from being rated outstanding to inadequate. the new head is hoping this results day is proof that the school has turned a corner. we needed to put the school back in our community's eyes as a centre of excellence. so after we got through that initial phase of anger and frustration, there was a determination within the school to make sure that we were the very best that we could be. last year, more than 300,000 18—year—olds applied to go

to university or college in the uk. but richard isn't sure whether to go to uni or do an apprenticeship. i've just got to weigh up my options through the facilities at both, and obviously the cost implications of paying for one degree versus not and paying back that student loan and the debt. and i've got time to think about it. and it's notjust about money. isaac is hoping to go to the university of bath. his concern is about what happens afterwards and the role a! will play. whilst university could be quite a high cost, it's all about the prospects after. i personally want to become an investment banker and at the start of investment banking, the first couple of years is a lot of, like, spreadsheets. however, with al, it could make thejob redundant. the class of 2024 has faced many uncertainties. the hope is that today's results will be a testament to their resilience. kate mcgough, bbc news. our correspondent duncan kennedy is at ucas hq in cheltenham.

morning to you. while the results are out, the next stage, for some students, just some, will involve ucas. students, 'ust some, will involve ucas. ., , . ., ., ucas. that is right committed to some, ucas. that is right committed to some. rrot _ ucas. that is right committed to some, not everybody. _ ucas. that is right committed to some, not everybody. studentsl ucas. that is right committed to i some, not everybody. students are getting results for a—level, btec and tea level. some will get what they want and some will have done less well than expected and other better. if you want to change your mind but if you have not done so well or better than expected you can still go to a different university of your choice. i would like to give the headline figure released by acas, 82% of students have the best choice of university, compared with 79% last year. more students have

the best choice for share. those who do not want to go to the university of choice when i had better or slightly worse results when there are something like 30,000 courses available through clearing based here at cheltenham. doesn't mean you have to change your mind if you got those results but there are 30,000 courses, an increase on last year and presents a lot of choice for students wanting to go on to different universities to the ones they had planned. to get an idea of what is available and what students should be doing this morning i had the chief executive of ucas with me. obviously a very emotional day, a lot going on for a lot of people this morning. 82% of students have the first choice, an increase on last year. a lot of happy students this morning. last year. a lot of happy students this morning-— this morning. today is about students- — this morning. today is about students. i— this morning. today is about students. i offer— this morning. today is about students. i offer my - this morning. today is about - students. i offer my congratulations for everyone, a record number achieving — for everyone, a record number achieving their first choice at

university. we are seeing record numbers— university. we are seeing record numbers of disadvantaged students, by all— numbers of disadvantaged students, by all measures of disadvantage, ensuring — by all measures of disadvantage, ensuring that all important university place.— ensuring that all important university place. what is your messa . e university place. what is your message for _ university place. what is your message for those _ university place. what is your message for those who i university place. what is your message for those who have | university place. what is your i message for those who have not university place. what is your - message for those who have not done so well or done better than usual? the idea is to come through clearing and get yourself sorted pretty quickly. and get yourself sorted pretty cuickl . . . and get yourself sorted pretty cuickl . , , , and get yourself sorted pretty cuickl. , , , ., quickly. there is still loads of choice. quickly. there is still loads of choice- if _ quickly. there is still loads of choice. if you _ quickly. there is still loads of choice. if you want _ quickly. there is still loads of choice. if you want to - quickly. there is still loads of choice. if you want to go i quickly. there is still loads of choice. if you want to go to i choice. if you want to go to university— choice. if you want to go to university this autumn he will be able to — university this autumn he will be able to. here at ucas we can see 30.000 — able to. here at ucas we can see 30,000 different courses to choose from _ 30,000 different courses to choose from take — 30,000 different courses to choose from. take your time, 30,000 different courses to choose from. take yourtime, do 30,000 different courses to choose from. take your time, do some research. — from. take your time, do some research, talk to your advisers, parents — research, talk to your advisers, parents or— research, talk to your advisers, parents or carers and put in some phone _ parents or carers and put in some phone calls — parents or carers and put in some phone calls to our fantastic team which _ phone calls to our fantastic team which is — phone calls to our fantastic team which is standing ready to support. the only— which is standing ready to support. the only universities and get some advice _ the only universities and get some advice and — the only universities and get some advice and then you can add in an additional— advice and then you can add in an additional choice to your ucas account~ — additional choice to your ucas account. ., , ., additional choice to your ucas account. ., ., ,

account. lots to do. do the research and net account. lots to do. do the research and get the — account. lots to do. do the research and get the list _ account. lots to do. do the research and get the list of _ account. lots to do. do the research and get the list of universities i account. lots to do. do the research and get the list of universities are i and get the list of universities are valuable for when clearing does become live from one o'clock this afternoon. we'll be bringing you the latest on results day throughout the morning. you can also follow all the details and analysis, and find information on student loans and how clearing works, on the bbc news website. charlie, you are picking up on concerns, and health scare, actually, concerns in parts of africa. our focus is words from the world health organization declaring the mpox outbreak in parts of africa a public health emergency of international concern. the highly contagious disease — formerly known as monkeypox — has killed at least 450 people during an initial outbreak in the democratic republic of congo. our correspondent joe inwood has more. it starts with flu—like symptoms and ends with this... this is what mpox, which used to be called monkeypox, can do. here, in the democratic

republic of congo, the virus is common, but it's spreading. it's transmitted by physical contact or through the air. five—year—old sandrine has now recovered, but it was a terrifying moment for her mum. translation: she had a high fever, | and then she started to get lesions| on her body. she had rashes on her arms, on her abdomen and even on her tongue. i'd been told it was a serious illness that could kill her, so i took her to the hospital. although it can be sexually transmitted, in the crowded camps of the eastern drc, most of the patients are children. translation: so far, - we have 130 suspected cases and half of them under five. just 5% are adults. the most common way to get infected is direct contact from a sick person, and in the camps, children, they play together. the latest outbreak has killed 450 people in the drc. it seems a new variant called

clade 1b is more virulent and more dangerous, and it's now been detected in neighbouring countries — including burundi, kenya, rwanda, uganda and the central african republic. and so the world health organization has declared a global health emergency. it's clear that a coordinated international response is essential to stop this outbreak and save lives. a public health emergency of international concern is the highest level of alarm under international health law. it is possible to vaccinate against mpox as happened in previous outbreaks, but these vaccines are not widely available in the drc, where these children had to rely on their immune systems. the who is warning if more is not done to stop the spread of this new variant, the consequences will spread far beyond these camps. joe inwood, bbc news.

evacuation routes are to be opened in the russian region of kursk to allow civilians to leave the area. it follows ukraine's surprise incursion more than a week ago, but president zelensky insists he is not interested in taking over russian territory. russia claims it has stopped any further advances. earlier, we spoke to our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse from the sumy region — on the border with russia. you're right to reflect on what has been an extraordinary week in this war where we have seen ukraine mount this counteroffensive that no—one expected. and i think today, after all of those months of of secrecy and planning, ukraine is starting to enjoy itself in the sense that it really is talking up what it is doing, which is seizing more and more russian territory. hundreds of kilometres. we're seeing the government announce

plans, as you say, for evacuation routes back into ukraine itself. there were carefully published images of ukrainian soldiers giving out humanitarian aid. and i think we're seeing ukraine talk this up while it can, because it wants to try and apply as much pressure on moscow, vladimir putin as well as russian troops, as possible. at the moment, russia is redirecting resources. they are mostly regular soldiers and conscripts. but the reason why ukraine has made this incursion is that, you know, we've seen it here. they have concentrated a lot of their elite fighters. there are some well—trained looking guys here with some serious bits of western military kit. so they've punched through in this way and they are still advancing. that advance has slowed. but what we're seeing is ukraine now trying to consolidate. in the words of one minister, they said they want to create a buffer zone on the border. but this is political as much as anything. uh, ukraine wants to change the politics by shaking up the fighting, and it's certainly

done that over the past week. talks aimed at ending the war in gaza are due to resume in qatar later. negotiations to end the 10—month conflict have been suspended since the killing of a senior hamas leader in iran and a hezbollah commander in lebanon. israel has confirmed that its negotiators will attend the discussions in doha — but hamas says it will not be sending a delegation. in the last hour, we've had the latest figures on the performance of the uk economy. ben can tell us more. i know you are at a college that teaches construction skills. that is very closely linked of course to these figures on the economy. it is. much like building _ these figures on the economy. it is. much like building a _ these figures on the economy. it 3 much like building a growing economy, it takes the right pieces and the right mixture, much like tiling a wall, which is what freddie is up to that. he is one of the people learning skills at this

construction college which feeds into a growing economy. we found out this morning the uk economy grew by .6% in the second three months of this year, about the same rate of growth, slightly slower than the first three months of the year. better than me till towards the end of last year when we entered a shallow recession. why does a growing economy matter? it shows what economic activity there is going on in the uk. that means people are buying and selling more, building and making more. the growth we saw in the second three months of the air was largely driven by services, retail, hospitality, travel and leisure and so on. construction and manufacturing was fairly flat, both sectors shrank ever so slightly in the second quarter of the year. what economists are expecting is economic growth may slow a little bit more later this

year. that is where the government's plan full house—building comes in. the plan to build 1.5 million new homes over the next five years. they hope that will give an economic boost and get the economy growing more quickly. we are at this college in derbyshire to find out how they are creating the workforce needed to boost economic growth.— boost economic growth. thank you very much- — taylor swift returns to london's wembley stadium tonight for the final leg of her uk eras tour. last week, three of her concerts in vienna were cancelled amid concerns they were the target of an alleged terror attack. our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher is outside wembley ahead of tonight's show. i see it is very busy. i am not sure how many of those people are attending the concert tonight. looks like the weather is good. that attending the concert tonight. looks like the weather is good.— like the weather is good. that is this mix of _ like the weather is good. that is this mix of commuters - like the weather is good. that is this mix of commuters on i like the weather is good. that is this mix of commuters on their. like the weather is good. that is i this mix of commuters on their way to work and then the swift ease.

they tend to be wearing cowboy boots sequence, lots of glitter. there were some coming past us in a second. some of them turned up early this morning when it was still dark. they have been queueing up for hours already. one girl told me she had been travelling for hours to get here. people are so committed and so dedicated, they want to get the best view of their idol. those concerts in austria were cancelled because police foiled a terrorist attack. police here are saying there is no indication of any threat to the concerts in wembley. there will be extra security, extra security checks and police working with staff to ensure fans, performers and staff in the stade demarseilles. we are being told do not come if you do not have a ticket. it is not safe to do that. only come down if you do have a ticket. —— in the stadium itself.

set that you were talking about, was that the weather you were talking about? —— set fair. that the weather you were talking about? -- set fair.— that the weather you were talking about? -- set fair. here tipple. the weather in — about? -- set fair. here tipple. the weather in the _ about? -- set fair. here tipple. the weather in the south-east - about? -- set fair. here tipple. the weather in the south-east will- about? -- set fair. here tipple. the weather in the south-east will be i weather in the south—east will be the driest in the whole of the uk and it will be the warmest. if you are stepping out, these are the temperatures you can expect. 18 degrees in southend—on—sea and essex, glasgow 16. we are looking at 15 in manchester. not a particularly cold start to the day. also there when careering through scotland, northern ireland and northern england and getting into wales. this range is heavy and will sink south. cloud will build ahead of it in the driest conditions will be in the south—east. for england and wales later on in the day the wind will strengthen. unseasonably windy

today. in scotland and northern ireland we are back into sunny spells and blustery showers in the west. temperatures ranging from 15 in the north to 26 in the south—east. this evening and overnight you can see how the when bush's south. it will be heavy in the midlands and wales for a time in the midlands and wales for a time in the south west england and in the south—east corner. a chilly night for some, south—east corner. a chilly night forsome, particularly south—east corner. a chilly night for some, particularly north—east scotland and north—east england where temperatures will fall away to four all five. still warm in the south—east. tomorrow we have the dregs of the weather front in the south—east and channel islands tending to me away during the day allowing sunshine to develop. still blustery showers in the north and the west. these are the temperatures ranging from 14 to 26, leading us into a mostly dry weekend. sunny spells and a few showers in the

north and the west.— spells and a few showers in the north and the west. thank you so much. nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel and 28—year—old ashley dale were murdered two years ago in liverpool, just 48 hours apart. the investigation into their deaths by merseyside police, forms part of a new four—part documentary. it is the first time in 24—years that the force has allowed its work to be filmed. let's take a look. ashley's been at home there on a saturday evening. at what point is the expectation that your front door is going to get forced and you're going to have somebody coming in with a firearm? there's just no words for it. it's just... you know, it's beyond belief. you want to apprehend these people as soon as possible. there's people walking around with a firearm, prepared to use it, and prepared to use it, you know, against a female in her own home. i mean, it's absolutely disgusting. this is a high profile category a murder investigation.

so the fatal shooting of olivia pratt—korbel. it's come in atjust 10 o'clock last night. we have three injured parties. the primary victim is olivia pratt—korbel, nine years of age, with one gunshot wound to the chest. the second victim is olivia's mother, cheryl korbel, with a gunshot injury to her wrist. tragically, she has been made aware of the news about olivia. we are nowjoined by ashley's mum, julie, and detective chief inspector cath cummings, who led the investigation into ashley's murder. good morning. you know each other pretty well now, don't you? taste good morning. you know each other pretty well now, don't you?- pretty well now, don't you? we do, es. what pretty well now, don't you? we do, yes- what a — pretty well now, don't you? we do, yes. what a shame _ pretty well now, don't you? we do, yes. what a shame you _ pretty well now, don't you? we do, yes. what a shame you do, - pretty well now, don't you? we do, yes. what a shame you do, that i pretty well now, don't you? we do, | yes. what a shame you do, that this has come about. _ yes. what a shame you do, that this has come about. this _ yes. what a shame you do, that this has come about. this is _ yes. what a shame you do, that this has come about. this is the - yes. what a shame you do, that this has come about. this is the first i has come about. this is the first time in a long time we have been allowed to see that. as much work.

did you know is happening? how did you feel? taste did you know is happening? how did ou feel? ~ ., , , you feel? we were told probably about 18 months _ you feel? we were told probably about 18 months ago _ you feel? we were told probably about 18 months ago about i you feel? we were told probably about 18 months ago about the l about 18 months ago about the documentary. kath came to see us at home and she told us that this documentary was being filmed, basically,. she said, i have something to tell you, there is a documentary being bound. it has followed us all the way through both investigations. we were just like, followed us all the way through both investigations. we werejust like, i didn't know what to think at that time. ~ ., ., i. ., didn't know what to think at that time. ~ ., ., ., , time. what would you have been concerned _ time. what would you have been concerned about? _ time. what would you have been concerned about? what - time. what would you have been concerned about? what would i time. what would you have been i concerned about? what would you not have wanted or what would you have been concerned about in terms of how the story is told? i been concerned about in terms of how the story is told?— the story is told? i feel this happens — the story is told? i feel this happens to _ the story is told? i feel this happens to others. - the story is told? i feel this happens to others. you i the story is told? i feel this i happens to others. you watch it the story is told? i feel this - happens to others. you watch it on the television to other people, it doesn't happened —— it happen to you

but it has happened to us. it is surreal. ., ., , , ., but it has happened to us. it is surreal. ., ., , surreal. you do this in your 'ob. you would fl surreal. you do this in your 'ob. you would be i surreal. you do this in your 'ob. you would be expected i surreal. you do this in your 'ob. you would be expected to i surreal. you do this in yourjob. you would be expected to have| surreal. you do this in yourjob. | you would be expected to have a surreal. you do this in yourjob. - you would be expected to have a high level of respect and consideration notjust level of respect and consideration not just for the victims level of respect and consideration notjust for the victims but level of respect and consideration not just for the victims but the families of the victims, the survivors of a crime. that would be under scrutiny as well. you would be aware of that. when you have families and someone likejulie who wants answers, they want to see how hard you are working and how determined you are. i hard you are working and how determined you are.— hard you are working and how determined you are. i was well know this have anything _ determined you are. i was well know this have anything to _ determined you are. i was well know this have anything to tell _ determined you are. i was well know this have anything to telljulie - this have anything to telljulie about the documentary, timing right. having the crew with us. they have been with us for five or six months before tell it how merseyside deal with organised crime. it was horrendous the weekly had had. then we were thinking, gosh, this will

now be on the tv. what will it look like? will we dojulie proud? which i hope we did. it was very nerve—racking thinking everything i am doing now is being watched. when julie sees this, what will she think? ~ ., , ., julie sees this, what will she think? ~ . , ., when julie sees this, what will she think? ~ . when we think? what did you think? when we watched, it was _ think? what did you think? when we watched, it was hard. _ think? what did you think? when we watched, it was hard. a _ think? what did you think? when we watched, it was hard. a very - think? what did you think? when we watched, it was hard. a very hard . watched, it was hard. a very hard watch _ watched, it was hard. a very hard watch i_ watched, it was hard. a very hard watch i am — watched, it was hard. a very hard watch. i am glad it has been done. i am glad _ watch. i am glad it has been done. i am glad we — watch. i am glad it has been done. i am glad we could have a part of it and have — am glad we could have a part of it and have a — am glad we could have a part of it and have a say and give ashley a voice _ and have a say and give ashley a voice and — and have a say and give ashley a voice and also to tell my story and come _ voice and also to tell my story and come into— voice and also to tell my story and come into our home and see us as a family— come into our home and see us as a family of— come into our home and see us as a family of how— come into our home and see us as a family of how it has affected us and what it_ family of how it has affected us and what it does to you and how it affects — what it does to you and how it affects every aspect of your life. such _ affects every aspect of your life. such an — affects every aspect of your life. such an important part of this. i know you had to go through the trial. and then you work on your statement, your impact statement. in

itself that must have been incredibly hard. you can see even agonising over that. then your moment in court that he recognised in the documentary. are you happy to talk about that? for relatives of victims by moment is very important. tell me at that about that. i was tell me at that about that. i was told early on. — tell me at that about that. i was told early on, pre-trial, - tell me at that about that. i was told early on, pre-trial, before l tell me at that about that. i was i told early on, pre-trial, before we told early on, pre—trial, before we had a trial date by our family liaison officer that you have this opportunity to write a victim impact statement and i will have an opportunity to read it out in court. i said, no way, no way. i couldn't stand up in front of a crowd of people in a general circumstance and talk. i couldn't. then the time got closer and i started writing and i just got this fire in my belly from somewhere, i don't know where it

came from. ijust did it. i got up there and did it, read it out. i don't remember much actually when i read it. but, yes, ifelt like it was my chance to be able to speak to the defendants as well. that was my chance to be able to speak to the defendants as well.— the defendants as well. that is in front of the _ the defendants as well. that is in front of the defendants, - the defendants as well. that is in front of the defendants, the - the defendants as well. that is in i front of the defendants, the people who have been found guilty. you are telling it in front of them. yes. presumably — telling it in front of them. yes. presumably that _ telling it in front of them. yes. presumably that is _ telling it in front of them. yes. presumably that is very - telling it in front of them. fez; presumably that is very significant? yes. we sat for eight weeks with than looking at us. no remorse, no upset. they didn't appear sorry. it was my chance to be able to speak to them and put my message across. [30 them and put my message across. do you think they had it? james - them and put my message across. do you think they had it? james wissam | you think they had it? james wissam aot u- and you think they had it? james wissam got up and walked _ you think they had it? james wissam got up and walked out _ you think they had it? james wissam got up and walked out of— you think they had it? james wissam got up and walked out of the - you think they had it? james wissam got up and walked out of the dock. got up and walked out of the dock when i addressed him. figs got up and walked out of the dock when i addressed him.— when i addressed him. as you are talkin: ? when i addressed him. as you are talking? yes- _ when i addressed him. as you are talking? yes. what _ when i addressed him. as you are talking? yes. what did _ when i addressed him. as you are talking? yes. what did you -

when i addressed him. as you are talking? yes. what did you take l when i addressed him. as you are i talking? yes. what did you take that to mean? i don't— talking? yes. what did you take that to mean? i don't remember- talking? yes. what did you take that to mean? i don't remember him - to mean? i don't remember him walkin: to mean? i don't remember him walking out _ to mean? i don't remember him walking out of _ to mean? i don't remember him walking out of the _ to mean? i don't remember him walking out of the dock - to mean? i don't remember him walking out of the dock until- to mean? i don't remember him. walking out of the dock until after the event. it was such a blur to me. i addressed him the event. it was such a blur to me. iaddressed him by the event. it was such a blur to me. i addressed him by name and i said, i addressed him by name and i said, i hope you see my girl's face every night like i did before i go to and he walked off the dog.— he walked off the dog. everyone listenin: he walked off the dog. everyone listening to _ he walked off the dog. everyone listening to you _ he walked off the dog. everyone listening to you will— he walked off the dog. everyone listening to you will be - he walked off the dog. everyone listening to you will be thinking, thatis listening to you will be thinking, that is remarkable. just to do that. hoping you get something from that. during the programme, the documentary, we get a real sense of the relationship you have, in this case, withjulie. are there times when you have breakthroughs and things happen quest will all the first thing you do and someone in charge of the investigation, putting your coat on and saying, i have got to go and see the family. yes. i have not _ to go and see the family. yes. i have not seen _ to go and see the family. yes. i have not seen at _ to go and see the family. yes. i have not seen at the _ to go and see the family. is; i have not seen at the four— hour have not seen at the four—hour documentary. it is not about priorities. part of the process you

think you must do. talk priorities. part of the process you think you must do.— priorities. part of the process you think you must do. talk a little bit about that- _ think you must do. talk a little bit about that. like _ think you must do. talk a little bit about that. like you _ think you must do. talk a little bit about that. like you said, - think you must do. talk a little bit about that. like you said, julie - think you must do. talk a little bit| about that. like you said, julie has always been my priority and the widerfamily of course. always been my priority and the wider family of course. when any developments happen, when anything happened, ijust wanted to make sure julie knew about it first before anybody. we had ups and downs with the investigation, didn't we? and how it was going, it was really fast paced. i how it was going, it was really fast aced. .. ., ., , ., .y paced. i am going to be nosy here. what u -s paced. i am going to be nosy here. what ups and _ paced. i am going to be nosy here. what ups and downs _ paced. i am going to be nosy here. what ups and downs did _ paced. i am going to be nosy here. what ups and downs did you - paced. i am going to be nosy here. what ups and downs did you have? breakthroughs and things slowing down slightly. we need this footage, we need it viewing. there are eight hours in a day that you want everything watched. you saw the level of detail we went into. i cannot believe you have been necessary of the country and found that out with more to go. [30 necessary of the country and found that out with more to go.— that out with more to go. do you know? one _ that out with more to go. do you know? one of — that out with more to go. do you know? one of the _ that out with more to go. do you know? one of the things - that out with more to go. do you know? one of the things that - that out with more to go. do you i know? one of the things that came out from both of those things,

olivia pratt—korbel and ashley was, this culture of not grassing. it is kind of inherent in our culture. you learn it in school, you do not grasp on your friends learn it in school, you do not grasp on yourfriends or learn it in school, you do not grasp on your friends or whatever. particularly with this, olivia pratt—korbel, there was a change in mindset. i am looking at you. you saw it. you saw what people were not saying. he was not saying things. how difficult was it at that moment in time, witnessing that knowing the pain your family listen and the injustice that had happened? yen; injustice that had happened? very difficult. you — injustice that had happened? very difficult. you sort _ injustice that had happened? very difficult. you sort of— injustice that had happened? , difficult. you sort of had to try to step back a little bit and go, ok, people are scared. that doesn't help you as a mother not wanting your daughter's murder to be sold. people aren't talking. you try and... you

cannot put yourself in their shoes because you think you just want these people to talk, it is real life, not again. not like telling on someone in the playground. this is a real life, our life, it is serious. it is hard. people not talking. this is our it is hard. people not talking. this is your work- _ it is hard. people not talking. this is your work. no _ it is hard. people not talking. this is your work. no doubt you have sat through many interrogations and investigations and you have watched someone with the new comment thing. in the documentary you see that over an extended period of time. you present the person sitting there with more information about what you know, suggestions to them. it goes on for minutes on end with people saying no comment made no comment. it becomes an itself compelling, doesn't it? you look for signs to look at theirfaces. doesn't it? you look for signs to look at their faces. you have seen these images, obviously. it is very

intense. given they are not speaking at all, you are looking for reactions, a moment when they give something away. reactions, a moment when they give something away-— something away. going no comment sometimes it's _ something away. going no comment sometimes it's really _ something away. going no comment sometimes it's really frustrating - something away. going no comment sometimes it's really frustrating or | sometimes it's really frustrating or extremely frustrating. when you are delivering further evidence to the individual, you are right, looking for that reaction. there was a moment with downstream monitoring, watching them being interviewed. it was easy to say no comment made no comment. it is a response after every question. the only time his body language represented that he was now listening to us when we started to go through the evidence and that was very difficult for him not to react. he could stay quiet that it was very difficult to him. as in the detail. the that it was very difficult to him. as in the detail.— as in the detail. the level of evidence _ as in the detail. the level of evidence we _ as in the detail. the level of evidence we had _ as in the detail. the level of evidence we had stacked - as in the detail. the level of- evidence we had stacked against him. that was the only time he displayed

any kind of emotion in the interview that he was paying attention to what was being said to him. tiara that he was paying attention to what was being said to him.— was being said to him. two years on this month- — was being said to him. two years on this month. how— was being said to him. two years on this month. how are _ was being said to him. two years on this month. how are you _ was being said to him. two years on this month. how are you doing? - you are on national television, talking to us, and people will wonder how she is doing this. yes, this programme pearl —— showcases the work of the police, but also showcases what families are going through and hopefully this is what people will think about, but where are you at now? it is people will think about, but where are you at now?— are you at now? it is still surreal and i describe _ are you at now? it is still surreal and i describe it _ are you at now? it is still surreal and i describe it as _ are you at now? it is still surreal and i describe it as like - are you at now? it is still surreal and i describe it as like i'm - and i describe it as like i'm looking _ and i describe it as like i'm looking on somebody else's life, and that is— looking on somebody else's life, and that is how— looking on somebody else's life, and that is how it feels, like i'm watching _ that is how it feels, like i'm watching somebody's life unfold in front of— watching somebody's life unfold in front of me but it is my life and our life — front of me but it is my life and our life and _ front of me but it is my life and our life and i have ok days, sometimes i have worse days, but i've sometimes i have worse days, but i've got— sometimes i have worse days, but i've got two— sometimes i have worse days, but i've got two other little girls who are my— i've got two other little girls who are my lifeline who keep me going every— are my lifeline who keep me going every day, — are my lifeline who keep me going every day, they are my driving force

to get _ every day, they are my driving force to get up— every day, they are my driving force to get up every morning because they have lost— to get up every morning because they have lost enough. they cannot lose me as _ have lost enough. they cannot lose me as a _ have lost enough. they cannot lose me as a person and i have to keep going _ me as a person and i have to keep going for— me as a person and i have to keep going for them. me as a person and i have to keep going for them-— me as a person and i have to keep going for them. well, talking to you both has been _ going for them. well, talking to you both has been revelatory _ going for them. well, talking to you both has been revelatory and - going for them. well, talking to you both has been revelatory and really| both has been revelatory and really interesting, and i hope usefulfor others to see when they watch this programme, the work that is being done on the impact this has on families. thank you for coming to talk to us. .. ~ families. thank you for coming to talk to us— we should say that the programme is on channel 4 on monday at 9pm. time to get the news, the travel and the weather where you are. hello, good morning. this is your bbc london news, with me, frankie mccamley. serious concers have been raised by a report that found the metropolitan police is failing in almost all of its areas of work.

the police inspectorate looked at how the force was investigating, preventing and reducing crime, as well as managing offenders and victims. it found that in seven out of nine areas, the met was graded as 'requires improvement�* or 'inadequate'. our report hopefully will act as a catalyst in order to assist the force in improving and ensuring that, despite it having a plan that is ambitious in size and scale, we need to quickly see the changes being felt and seen more consistently from the many changes that have already been made by the new leadership to be felt and seen by those communities across london. the force said it is "reflecting" on the report and "is using every available resource to deliver more trust, less crime and high standards". a blind london lawyer and his sighted boss are planning to climb 2a mountain peaks in 2a hours to raise money for the disability charity "seeability". michael smith will be tethered to his boss for each climb

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during the afternoon though, it will become cloudier and windier as well. but for the time being it's a fine start. plenty in the way of sunshine, dry weather by the afternoon. some variable cloud pushing in from the west. still some sunny spells and temperatures quite widely reaching the low to mid 20s, but the winds will continue to pick up from the southwest. so quite a windy afternoon and evening with gusts of up to 30mph as this weather front progresses in overnight, spreading south eastwards by the early hours. this will bring some heavy outbreaks of rain for a time, but by the end of the night that clears through and temperatures holding up at around 16 to 19 celsius. still some showers lingering friday morning, but after that we're expecting much more in the way of drier weather for the rest of friday and into the weekend as well, so becoming largely dry and settled. temperatures around 26—27 celsius by friday afternoon. but for the weekend, plenty of sunshine and temperatures widely reaching the mid 20s. that's it from me for now. see you at around quarter past nine — but for now, it's back

to naga and charlie. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. it is exam results day and 82 per cent of students have successfully secured a place at their first choice university — that's an increase of four per cent on last year. a level, btec nationals and t—level results have been released in the last half an hour. our reporter rowan bridge is with students at burnley college. it's a real whirlwind of emotions here and at eight o'clock they finally got to open their results and there was a confetti cannon, you cannot see a bar on the floor we are surrounded by bits of paper which flew out of the cannon at eight o'clock and it was a sort of metaphorical explosion of emotions as people opened their results with

two years our blood, sweat and tears contained in one envelope and you saw people hugging, in tears, some people smiling and some people clearly did better than they expected and one or two people who did worse than they expected being consoled over the results and you get that every year but we have a few people here who are holding their envelopes i'm very proud of them. eshan, katie, benji, katie and kieran and if i start with you, eshan, you wanted to be a doctor so explain why you wanted to do it? i wanted to be a doctor for a few years but in 2022i was hospitalised, so being at the other end of the spectrum and seeing the other professionals work together and seeing the level of expertise has motivated me to go into that same field and i said earlier, what better career than medicine. the crucial question is, how did you do? i did really well. my offer was aab but i got an a star and ab. haifa

i did really well. my offer was aab but i got an a star and ab. how does it feel to have _ but i got an a star and ab. how does it feel to have those _ but i got an a star and ab. how does it feel to have those results - but i got an a star and ab. how does it feel to have those results in - it feel to have those results in your home?— it feel to have those results in our home? 3 , ., your home? it's very relieving after weeks of thinking _ your home? it's very relieving after weeks of thinking that _ your home? it's very relieving after weeks of thinking that the - your home? it's very relieving after weeks of thinking that the results l weeks of thinking that the results daysin weeks of thinking that the results days in two weeks, a day, two hours and i've got them now and i'm really relieved and couldn't be happier. what are you going to do now after you leave here? i’m what are you going to do now after you leave here?— you leave here? i'm going to start -re- -|n~ you leave here? i'm going to start prepping the _ you leave here? i'm going to start prepping the union _ you leave here? i'm going to start prepping the union gets _ you leave here? i'm going to start prepping the union gets tougher l you leave here? i'm going to start i prepping the union gets tougher my accommodation, stethoscope, everything i need. you accommodation, stethoscope, everything i need.— accommodation, stethoscope, everything i need. you must be terribly excited. _ everything i need. you must be terribly excited. very _ everything i need. you must be terribly excited. very excited. l terribly excited. very excited. katie, you did t—levels, so explain what that is. s, katie, you did t-levels, so explain what that is— what that is. a vocational qualification. _ what that is. a vocational qualification. it's - what that is. a vocational qualification. it's very - what that is. a vocational i qualification. it's very new, what that is. a vocational - qualification. it's very new, about three years old and you do exams and you learn the academics and sciences and your health care and you also do and your health care and you also do a practice placement and practical exam so you get the best of both worlds and you get to go out in the workplace which really helped me make my decision what i wanted to do as a career. bhd make my decision what i wanted to do as a career-— as a career. and what do you want to do? i want — as a career. and what do you want to do? i want to — as a career. and what do you want to do? i want to be _ as a career. and what do you want to do? i want to be an _ as a career. and what do you want to do? i want to be an occupational - do? i want to be an occupational therapist- _ do? i want to be an occupational therapist. you _ do? i want to be an occupational therapist. you are _ do? i want to be an occupational therapist. you are following - do? i want to be an occupational therapist. you are following in l do? i want to be an occupational i therapist. you are following in your arents therapist. you are following in your parents footsteps. _ therapist. you are following in your parents footsteps. my _ therapist. you are following in your parents footsteps. my mum - therapist. you are following in your parents footsteps. my mum is - therapist. you are following in your parents footsteps. my mum is an i parents footsteps. my mum is an occupational _ parents footsteps. my mum is an occupational therapist _ parents footsteps. my mum is an occupational therapist and - parents footsteps. my mum is an occupational therapist and she i occupational therapist and she mentioned it to me and i've heard

her stories over the year and then being on placement it made my mind up being on placement it made my mind up as to what i wanted to do. you will be moving — up as to what i wanted to do. you will be moving away from home for the first time, so how do you feel about it? ., , , �* the first time, so how do you feel aboutit? ., , , �* ., about it? nervous but i'm happy to net more about it? nervous but i'm happy to get more independence _ about it? nervous but i'm happy to get more independence and - about it? nervous but i'm happy to get more independence and i'm i get more independence and i'm looking forward to the challenge but knowing i'm looking forward to making more friends and being in a big city and getting to see a different life to back home. istatere different life to back home. were ou different life to back home. were you worried _ different life to back home. were you worried whether _ different life to back home. were you worried whether universities would accept t—levels because they are new qualifications? i would accept t-levels because they are new qualifications?— are new qualifications? i think now --eole are new qualifications? i think now people have _ are new qualifications? i think now people have a _ are new qualifications? i think now people have a lot _ are new qualifications? i think now people have a lot more _ are new qualifications? i think now people have a lot more awareness| are new qualifications? i think now- people have a lot more awareness and more people are having a good understanding of how amazing t—levels are and anyone looking at what to do level three, i can recommend t—levels. what to do level three, i can recommend t-levels. a, ., �* recommend t-levels. moving to ben'i, ou also recommend t-levels. moving to ben'i, you also went — recommend t-levels. moving to ben'i, you also went down i recommend t-levels. moving to ben'i, you also went down the i recommend t-levels. moving to ben'i, you also went down the vocationali you also went down the vocational route because more than half of students don't go to university they go some other route and you are doing something quite unusual. i’m doing something quite unusual. i'm joining the royal navy as an aircraft _ joining the royal navy as an aircraft handler next year. why that as a career? _ aircraft handler next year. why that as a career? the _

aircraft handler next year. why that as a career? the travel— aircraft handler next year. why that as a career? the travel aspect i aircraft handler next year. why that as a career? the travel aspect and l as a career? the travel aspect and bein: as a career? the travel aspect and being able — as a career? the travel aspect and being able to _ as a career? the travel aspect and being able to serve _ as a career? the travel aspect and being able to serve king _ as a career? the travel aspect and being able to serve king and i as a career? the travel aspect and i being able to serve king and country is one _ being able to serve king and country is one of— being able to serve king and country is one of the best on as you can have _ is one of the best on as you can have an — is one of the best on as you can have an being a part of the team like a— have an being a part of the team like a royal navy is not something you will— like a royal navy is not something you will get in any otherjob. is there you will get in any otherjob. there an you will get in any otherjob. is there an over focus on over —— university and a levels? it’s there an over focus on over -- university and a levels? it's very -ushed university and a levels? it's very pushed on _ university and a levels? it's very pushed on young _ university and a levels? it's very pushed on young people - university and a levels? it's very pushed on young people and i university and a levels? it's very pushed on young people and if i | university and a levels? it's very i pushed on young people and if i had not been _ pushed on young people and if i had not been in — pushed on young people and if i had not been in the area of burnley and had these _ not been in the area of burnley and had these fantastic facilities around _ had these fantastic facilities around me, iwould have been pushed onto the _ around me, iwould have been pushed onto the a _ around me, iwould have been pushed onto the a levels route especially from _ onto the a levels route especially from but — onto the a levels route especially from but being able to get on the vocational— from but being able to get on the vocational course i spent time and it's been— vocational course i spent time and it's been so— vocational course i spent time and it's been so good for my growth. how much sleep — it's been so good for my growth. how much sleep did _ it's been so good for my growth. hrs-oi much sleep did you get last it's been so good for my growth. fin? much sleep did you get last night? what's asleep? did you get any? no, i what's asleep? did you get any? no, i finished _ what's asleep? did you get any? no, i finished work at 11 and i couldn't .et i finished work at 11 and i couldn't get back— i finished work at 11 and i couldn't get back to — i finished work at 11 and i couldn't get back to bed.— get back to bed. what was it like when ou get back to bed. what was it like when you handed _ get back to bed. what was it like when you handed the _ get back to bed. what was it like when you handed the envelope? | get back to bed. what was it like | when you handed the envelope? i get back to bed. what was it like i when you handed the envelope? i was elated. ecstatic. _ when you handed the envelope? i was elated. ecstatic. i— when you handed the envelope? i was elated. ecstatic. i knew— when you handed the envelope? i was elated. ecstatic. i knew i _ when you handed the envelope? i was elated. ecstatic. i knew i had done all right— elated. ecstatic. i knew i had done all right but the distinction star is above — all right but the distinction star is above anything i could have thought— is above anything i could have thought so soon to be jetting off to southeast asia for backpacking before — southeast asia for backpacking before the navy. southeast asia for backpacking beforethe na . ., ., ., ~ before the navy. congratulations. a

ruick before the navy. congratulations. a . uick word before the navy. congratulations. a quick word with _ before the navy. congratulations. a quick word with you, _ before the navy. congratulations. a quick word with you, kitty, - before the navy. congratulations. a quick word with you, kitty, how- before the navy. congratulations. a quick word with you, kitty, how did | quick word with you, kitty, how did you do? i quick word with you, kitty, how did ou do? .. , ., �* you do? i did really well and i'm ha - you do? i did really well and i'm happy with _ you do? i did really well and i'm happy with it- — you do? i did really well and i'm happy with it. what _ you do? i did really well and i'm happy with it. what was - you do? i did really well and i'm happy with it. what was it i you do? i did really well and i'm happy with it. what was it like i happy with it. what was it like bein: happy with it. what was it like being handed _ happy with it. what was it like being handed the _ happy with it. what was it like being handed the envelope? i happy with it. what was it like | being handed the envelope? it happy with it. what was it like i being handed the envelope? it was like a weight _ being handed the envelope? it was like a weight lifted _ being handed the envelope? it was like a weight lifted because - being handed the envelope? it was like a weight lifted because i've i like a weight lifted because i've been _ like a weight lifted because i've been waiting _ like a weight lifted because i've been waiting all— like a weight lifted because i've been waiting all summer- like a weight lifted because i've been waiting all summer to i like a weight lifted because i've| been waiting all summer to find like a weight lifted because i've i been waiting all summer to find out and it— been waiting all summer to find out and it was— been waiting all summer to find out and it was a — been waiting all summer to find out and it was a long _ been waiting all summer to find out and it was a long time _ been waiting all summer to find out and it was a long time coming. i been waiting all summer to find out and it was a long time coming. didl and it was a long time coming. did ou aet and it was a long time coming. you get much sleep last night? and it was a long time coming. did | you get much sleep last night? not reall at you get much sleep last night? not really at all- _ you get much sleep last night? not really at all- i _ you get much sleep last night? not really at all. i was up every half hour~ _ really at all. i was up every half hour. ., ., ., ., , ., ., hour. congratulations and kieran, how are you _ hour. congratulations and kieran, how are you feeling? _ hour. congratulations and kieran, how are you feeling? really i hour. congratulations and kieran,| how are you feeling? really happy. hour. congratulations and kieran, i how are you feeling? really happy. i not what i how are you feeling? really happy. i got what i expected _ how are you feeling? really happy. i got what i expected myself - how are you feeling? really happy. i got what i expected myself to i how are you feeling? really happy. i got what i expected myself to get i got what i expected myself to get and i'm proud of myself for it. i will turn to the principal area, karen, explain, not everybody will have got what they wanted, so these people are happy but what about those who didn't? i’m people are happy but what about those who didn't?— those who didn't? i'm karen buchanan. _ those who didn't? i'm karen buchanan, principal- those who didn't? i'm karen buchanan, principal at i those who didn't? i'm karen buchanan, principal at the i those who didn't? i'm karen i buchanan, principal at the college and i'm so proud of the students. hundred percent of students passed every single exam so we haven't got disappointed people and we are working with people to support them on their way forward.— on their way forward. karen, thank ou ve on their way forward. karen, thank you very much _ on their way forward. karen, thank you very much and _ on their way forward. karen, thank you very much and i _ on their way forward. karen, thank you very much and i should - on their way forward. karen, thank you very much and i should say, i you very much and i should say, whatever your results today, congratulations and remember there are always options open to you.

rowan, thank you, a lot of happy people there but it's all about the what—ifs and the future. yes. what-ifs and the future. yes, possibilities. _ we're joined now by ben rowland, chief executive of the association of employment and learning providers and also by mark anderson, who is a careers adviser. good morning to you. i don't know, ben, do you want to kick us off? the buzzin ben, do you want to kick us off? the buzz in the room, we often see it, people very happy and they've got what they need but there's a point at this moment in time where you have choices and things might have gone better than expected or might have gone worse than expected but there are choices.— there are choices. yes, it's a huael there are choices. yes, it's a hugely exciting _ there are choices. yes, it's a hugely exciting time - there are choices. yes, it's a hugely exciting time and i i there are choices. yes, it's a| hugely exciting time and i got there are choices. yes, it's a i hugely exciting time and i got the news _ hugely exciting time and i got the news from three people i know about their results, hugely exciting but my advice — their results, hugely exciting but my advice to people whether they got the result— my advice to people whether they got the result they want or whether they have not— the result they want or whether they have not got the result they want, first of— have not got the result they want, first of all. — have not got the result they want, first of all, take some time, a day, pause, _ first of all, take some time, a day, pause, celebrate or commiserate and don't rush _ pause, celebrate or commiserate and don't rush. there is no pressure through— don't rush. there is no pressure through this whole process. lots of

people _ through this whole process. lots of people putting pressure on young people _ people putting pressure on young people to make a decision, universities want people to accept the offer— universities want people to accept the offer and parents want their child _ the offer and parents want their child to — the offer and parents want their child to make a decision so they are clear— child to make a decision so they are clear about — child to make a decision so they are clear about what will happen next but actually young people who are watching _ but actually young people who are watching should be thinking, what will be _ watching should be thinking, what will be right for me and maybe this is a decision— will be right for me and maybe this is a decision for three years and beyond — is a decision for three years and beyond so — is a decision for three years and beyond so let me take my time. if beyond so let me take my time. you've beyond so let me take my time. if you've decided you want to go to university and you don't get the grades you want, shouldn't you be part of the scramble to get in because everyone else's scrambling? absolutely not. even people who have .ot absolutely not. even people who have got their— absolutely not. even people who have got their place at university should take a _ got their place at university should take a pause and say, how will i get what _ take a pause and say, how will i get what i _ take a pause and say, how will i get what i want — take a pause and say, how will i get what i want out of this experience because _ what i want out of this experience because it — what i want out of this experience because it is expensive and lots of the people — because it is expensive and lots of the people advising young people might— the people advising young people might have gone to university or had experience _ might have gone to university or had experience of university when it was free and _ experience of university when it was free and it's — experience of university when it was free and it's a different thing. it's free and it's a different thing. it's a — free and it's a different thing. it's a lot— free and it's a different thing. it's a lot of money, quite a lot of time _ it's a lot of money, quite a lot of time and — it's a lot of money, quite a lot of time and you can do amazing things in three _ time and you can do amazing things in three years in your early 20s that— in three years in your early 20s that don't— in three years in your early 20s that don't involve university so even _ that don't involve university so even if — that don't involve university so even if you _ that don't involve university so even if you got the place, what have

you got _ even if you got the place, what have you got it _ even if you got the place, what have you got it for? are you going to cut the apron— you got it for? are you going to cut the apron strings or is it because you are — the apron strings or is it because you are doing it to get a job and what _ you are doing it to get a job and what is — you are doing it to get a job and what is your reason for doing it, and then— what is your reason for doing it, and then to _ what is your reason for doing it, and then to be doing it ruthlessly evaluating whether your choices will deliver _ evaluating whether your choices will deliver on— evaluating whether your choices will deliver on the outcomes because we know— deliver on the outcomes because we know not— deliver on the outcomes because we know not every university course leads _ know not every university course leads to — know not every university course leads to a — know not every university course leads to a magic dream job. leads to a magic dream 'ob. mark, some of the t leads to a magic dream 'ob. mark, some of the young i leads to a magic dream job. mark, some of the young people - leads to a magic dream job. mark, some of the young people we i leads to a magic dream job. i— some of the young people we spoke to a moment ago they knew exactly what they wanted to do and there was one who wanted to be a therapist and another who wanted to join the army and that's a clear pathway but not everyone is like that, making the next step. everyone is like that, making the next ste. .. v everyone is like that, making the next ste-. .. �*. ., everyone is like that, making the next ste-. .. �* , ., ., everyone is like that, making the next ste-. .. �*, ., ., ., next step. that's right a lot of eo - le next step. that's right a lot of people don't _ next step. that's right a lot of people don't know _ next step. that's right a lot of people don't know what i next step. that's right a lot of people don't know what they. next step. that's right a lot of i people don't know what they want to do in the _ people don't know what they want to do in the future _ people don't know what they want to do in the future and _ people don't know what they want to do in the future and i— people don't know what they want to do in the future and i speak- people don't know what they want to do in the future and i speak to - do in the future and i speak to young — do in the future and i speak to young people _ do in the future and i speak to young people in _ do in the future and i speak to young people in the _ do in the future and i speak to young people in the schools. do in the future and i speak to i young people in the schools and the majority _ young people in the schools and the majority say — young people in the schools and the majority say they _ young people in the schools and the majority say they don't _ young people in the schools and the majority say they don't know - young people in the schools and the majority say they don't know what l majority say they don't know what they want — majority say they don't know what they want to — majority say they don't know what they want to do _ majority say they don't know what they want to do in _ majority say they don't know what they want to do in the _ majority say they don't know what they want to do in the future, i majority say they don't know what they want to do in the future, but| they want to do in the future, but that's— they want to do in the future, but that's ok. — they want to do in the future, but that's ok. you _ they want to do in the future, but that's ok, you don't— they want to do in the future, but that's ok, you don't have - they want to do in the future, but that's ok, you don't have you i they want to do in the future, but. that's ok, you don't have you want to do— that's ok, you don't have you want to do in— that's ok, you don't have you want to do in the — that's ok, you don't have you want to do in the future _ that's ok, you don't have you want to do in the future at— that's ok, you don't have you want to do in the future at this - that's ok, you don't have you want to do in the future at this stage i to do in the future at this stage and the — to do in the future at this stage and the important _ to do in the future at this stage and the important thing - to do in the future at this stage and the important thing is i to do in the future at this stage and the important thing is to i and the important thing is to continue _ and the important thing is to continue to— and the important thing is to continue to be _ and the important thing is to continue to be curious - and the important thing is to continue to be curious and l and the important thing is to . continue to be curious and find and the important thing is to - continue to be curious and find out about_ continue to be curious and find out

about what — continue to be curious and find out about what is — continue to be curious and find out about what is going _ continue to be curious and find out about what is going on _ continue to be curious and find out about what is going on in - continue to be curious and find out about what is going on in the - continue to be curious and find out| about what is going on in the world and learn _ about what is going on in the world and learn about _ about what is going on in the world and learn about yourself— about what is going on in the world and learn about yourself and - about what is going on in the world and learn about yourself and that'si and learn about yourself and that's the key— and learn about yourself and that's the key thing. _ and learn about yourself and that's the key thing, answering _ and learn about yourself and that's the key thing, answering the - the key thing, answering the question. _ the key thing, answering the question, who _ the key thing, answering the question, who am _ the key thing, answering the question, who am i- the key thing, answering the question, who am i so - the key thing, answering the question, who am i so it's. question, who am i so it's understanding _ question, who am i so it's understanding your- question, who am i so it's understanding your skills i question, who am i so it's. understanding your skills and qualities. _ understanding your skills and qualities, what _ understanding your skills and qualities, what is _ understanding your skills and qualities, what is important i understanding your skills and l qualities, what is important to understanding your skills and - qualities, what is important to live and being — qualities, what is important to live and being curious _ qualities, what is important to live and being curious about _ qualities, what is important to live and being curious about what - qualities, what is important to live and being curious about what is i and being curious about what is going _ and being curious about what is going on— and being curious about what is going on in— and being curious about what is going on in the _ and being curious about what is going on in the world _ and being curious about what is going on in the world and - and being curious about what is going on in the world and the l going on in the world and the cteater— going on in the world and the clearer you _ going on in the world and the clearer you are _ going on in the world and the clearer you are about - going on in the world and the clearer you are about who - going on in the world and the | clearer you are about who you going on in the world and the - clearer you are about who you are, the more _ clearer you are about who you are, the more you — clearer you are about who you are, the more you will— clearer you are about who you are, the more you will get _ clearer you are about who you are, the more you will get to _ clearer you are about who you are, l the more you will get to understand attout— the more you will get to understand about what — the more you will get to understand about what you _ the more you will get to understand about what you can _ the more you will get to understand about what you can do _ the more you will get to understand about what you can do in _ the more you will get to understand about what you can do in the - the more you will get to understand about what you can do in the future| about what you can do in the future but from _ about what you can do in the future but from the — about what you can do in the future but from the practical _ about what you can do in the future but from the practical point - about what you can do in the future but from the practical point of - but from the practical point of view, — but from the practical point of view, it's— but from the practical point of view, it's important— but from the practical point of view, it's important to - but from the practical point of view, it's important to be - but from the practical point of. view, it's important to be doing things— view, it's important to be doing things like _ view, it's important to be doing things like volunteering, - view, it's important to be doingi things like volunteering, getting work— things like volunteering, getting work experience, _ things like volunteering, getting work experience, getting - things like volunteering, getting i work experience, getting involved things like volunteering, getting - work experience, getting involved in extracurricular— work experience, getting involved in extracurricular activities _ work experience, getting involved in extracurricular activities and - work experience, getting involved in extracurricular activities and even i extracurricular activities and even if you _ extracurricular activities and even if you do— extracurricular activities and even if you do go— extracurricular activities and even if you do go to _ extracurricular activities and even if you do go to universities - extracurricular activities and even if you do go to universities these i if you do go to universities these are the _ if you do go to universities these are the things _ if you do go to universities these are the things that _ if you do go to universities these are the things that will— if you do go to universities these are the things that will help - if you do go to universities these are the things that will help youi are the things that will help you grow— are the things that will help you grow as — are the things that will help you grow as a — are the things that will help you grow as a person _ are the things that will help you grow as a person and _ are the things that will help you grow as a person and help - are the things that will help you grow as a person and help you i grow as a person and help you understand _ grow as a person and help you understand yourself— grow as a person and help you understand yourself and - grow as a person and help you understand yourself and it - grow as a person and help you understand yourself and it will grow as a person and help you - understand yourself and it will make your cv _ understand yourself and it will make your cv a _ understand yourself and it will make your cv a tot — understand yourself and it will make your cv a lot more _ understand yourself and it will make your cv a lot more interesting. - understand yourself and it will make your cv a lot more interesting. i5. your cv a lot more interesting. inevitable because its a—level results day and we talking about academia but there are plenty of people who want to work or want to combine earning money with training and why not do that?—

and why not do that? there are lots of de . ree and why not do that? there are lots of degree apprenticeships _ and why not do that? there are lots of degree apprenticeships and - and why not do that? there are lots of degree apprenticeships and you | of degree apprenticeships and you don't _ of degree apprenticeships and you don't have — of degree apprenticeships and you don't have to _ of degree apprenticeships and you don't have to go _ of degree apprenticeships and you don't have to go full _ of degree apprenticeships and you don't have to go full time - of degree apprenticeships and you don't have to go full time to - of degree apprenticeships and you don't have to go full time to get . of degree apprenticeships and youi don't have to go full time to get an apprenticeship _ don't have to go full time to get an apprenticeship where _ don't have to go full time to get an apprenticeship where you - don't have to go full time to get an apprenticeship where you spend i don't have to go full time to get an . apprenticeship where you spend 80% of your— apprenticeship where you spend 80% of your time — apprenticeship where you spend 80% of your time learning _ apprenticeship where you spend 80% of your time learning on _ apprenticeship where you spend 80% of your time learning on the - apprenticeship where you spend 80% of your time learning on the job - apprenticeship where you spend 80% of your time learning on the job and. of your time learning on the job and 20% you _ of your time learning on the job and 20% you go — of your time learning on the job and 20% you go to— of your time learning on the job and 20% you go to university— of your time learning on the job and 20% you go to university and - of your time learning on the job and 20% you go to university and you i 20% you go to university and you study _ 20% you go to university and you study like — 20% you go to university and you study like any _ 20% you go to university and you study like any other— 20% you go to university and you study like any other student - 20% you go to university and you study like any other student and i study like any other student and then you — study like any other student and then you can— study like any other student and then you can put— study like any other student and then you can put your _ study like any other student and then you can put your work - then you can put your work exoerience _ then you can put your work experience in— then you can put your work experience in and - then you can put your work experience in and combine| then you can put your work i experience in and combine it then you can put your work - experience in and combine it with studying — experience in and combine it with studying and _ experience in and combine it with studying and at _ experience in and combine it with studying and at the _ experience in and combine it with studying and at the end _ experience in and combine it with studying and at the end of - experience in and combine it with studying and at the end of that i experience in and combine it with. studying and at the end of that you have a _ studying and at the end of that you have a full— studying and at the end of that you have a full degree _ studying and at the end of that you have a full degree and _ studying and at the end of that you have a full degree and for- studying and at the end of that you have a full degree and for five - have a full degree and for five years— have a full degree and for five years of— have a full degree and for five years of work _ have a full degree and for five years of work experience - have a full degree and for five years of work experience and i have a full degree and for five i years of work experience and you have _ years of work experience and you have nroney— years of work experience and you have money in— years of work experience and you have money in the _ years of work experience and you have money in the bank- years of work experience and you have money in the bank as - years of work experience and you have money in the bank as well l years of work experience and youi have money in the bank as well so there _ have money in the bank as well so there are — have money in the bank as well so there are some _ have money in the bank as well so there are some good _ have money in the bank as well so there are some good alternatives. i there are some good alternatives. we've _ there are some good alternatives. we've asked — there are some good alternatives. we've asked of— there are some good alternatives. we've asked of the _ there are some good alternatives. we've asked of the audience - there are some good alternatives. we've asked of the audience for. we've asked of the audience for questions and they have come through thick and fast and we will go a couple hour. this is gabriel, who says, can i apply through clearing without rejecting my insurance university, the back—up university? the answer is yes, clearing is designed _ the answer is yes, clearing is designed to— the answer is yes, clearing is designed to enable _ the answer is yes, clearing is designed to enable people i the answer is yes, clearing is designed to enable people toj the answer is yes, clearing is- designed to enable people to take what they— designed to enable people to take what they got _ designed to enable people to take what they got today _ designed to enable people to take what they got today and _ designed to enable people to take what they got today and reassess i what they got today and reassess their options— what they got today and reassess their options and _ what they got today and reassess their options and the _ what they got today and reassess their options and the most -

what they got today and reassess - their options and the most important thin- their options and the most important thing is _ their options and the most important thing is ucas — their options and the most important thing is ucas are _ their options and the most important thing is ucas are ready— their options and the most important thing is ucas are ready and - their options and the most important thing is ucas are ready and waiting l thing is ucas are ready and waiting and i_ thing is ucas are ready and waiting and i know— thing is ucas are ready and waiting and i know you _ thing is ucas are ready and waiting and i know you had _ thing is ucas are ready and waiting and i know you had a _ thing is ucas are ready and waiting and i know you had a statement. thing is ucas are ready and waiting . and i know you had a statement from dan in _ and i know you had a statement from dan in cheltenham, _ and i know you had a statement from dan in cheltenham, and _ and i know you had a statement from dan in cheltenham, and they- and i know you had a statement from dan in cheltenham, and they are - dan in cheltenham, and they are ready— dan in cheltenham, and they are ready to — dan in cheltenham, and they are ready to help— dan in cheltenham, and they are ready to help people _ dan in cheltenham, and they are ready to help people who - dan in cheltenham, and they are ready to help people who have . dan in cheltenham, and they are - ready to help people who have these questions. _ ready to help people who have these questions. so— ready to help people who have these questions, so it's— ready to help people who have these questions, so it's part _ ready to help people who have these questions, so it's part of— ready to help people who have these questions, so it's part of the - ready to help people who have these questions, so it's part of the same . questions, so it's part of the same advice _ questions, so it's part of the same advice which — questions, so it's part of the same advice which is _ questions, so it's part of the same advice which is to _ questions, so it's part of the same advice which is to take _ questions, so it's part of the same advice which is to take a _ questions, so it's part of the same advice which is to take a little - advice which is to take a little break. — advice which is to take a little break. speak— advice which is to take a little break, speak to _ advice which is to take a little break, speak to people, - advice which is to take a little break, speak to people, use. advice which is to take a little i break, speak to people, use the helplines. — break, speak to people, use the helplines, don't— break, speak to people, use the helplines, don't be _ break, speak to people, use the helplines, don't be afraid - break, speak to people, use the helplines, don't be afraid to- break, speak to people, use the| helplines, don't be afraid to ask. there _ helplines, don't be afraid to ask. there is— helplines, don't be afraid to ask. there is this _ helplines, don't be afraid to ask. there is this question _ helplines, don't be afraid to ask. there is this question that - helplines, don't be afraid to ask. there is this question that i - helplines, don't be afraid to ask. there is this question that i can. there is this question that i can see from stephen, a great question, what if i have got bad results? was it a waste of time? i guess that one is for you, mark, it a waste of time? i guess that one is foryou, mark, i mean, number one i is foryou, mark, i mean, number one lam thinking, is foryou, mark, i mean, number one i am thinking, stephen, it is going to be ok, but i'm not an expert. bad results do happen. thea;r to be ok, but i'm not an expert. bad results do happen.— results do happen. they do, and the thin i results do happen. they do, and the thing i always— results do happen. they do, and the thing i always say — results do happen. they do, and the thing i always say is, _ results do happen. they do, and the thing i always say is, when - results do happen. they do, and the thing i always say is, when your - thing i always say is, when your results — thing i always say is, when your results are _ thing i always say is, when your results are bad, _ thing i always say is, when your results are bad, remember- thing i always say is, when your results are bad, rememberthat thing i always say is, when your- results are bad, remember that you are not— results are bad, remember that you are not defined _ results are bad, remember that you are not defined by— results are bad, remember that you are not defined by your— results are bad, remember that you are not defined by your exam - are not defined by your exam results — are not defined by your exam results. there _ are not defined by your exam results. there is _ are not defined by your exam results. there is a _ are not defined by your exam results. there is a lot- are not defined by your exam results. there is a lot more l are not defined by your exam i results. there is a lot more to are not defined by your exam - results. there is a lot more to you as an _ results. there is a lot more to you as an individual— results. there is a lot more to you as an individual than _ results. there is a lot more to you as an individual than what - results. there is a lot more to you as an individual than what grade . results. there is a lot more to you . as an individual than what grade you .et as an individual than what grade you get in _ as an individual than what grade you get in your— as an individual than what grade you get in your exams, _ as an individual than what grade you get in your exams, and _ as an individual than what grade you get in your exams, and we - as an individual than what grade you get in your exams, and we are - get in your exams, and we are talking — get in your exams, and we are talking about _ get in your exams, and we are talking about your— get in your exams, and we are talking about your range - get in your exams, and we are talking about your range of - get in your exams, and we are i talking about your range of and abilities — talking about your range of and abilities and _ talking about your range of and abilities and you _ talking about your range of and abilities and you are _ talking about your range of and abilities and you are a - talking about your range of and abilities and you are a unique l

abilities and you are a unique individual— abilities and you are a unique individual and _ abilities and you are a unique individual and the _ abilities and you are a unique individual and the challenge i abilities and you are a unique i individual and the challenge to abilities and you are a unique - individual and the challenge to find out how— individual and the challenge to find out how you — individual and the challenge to find out how you are _ individual and the challenge to find out how you are unique _ individual and the challenge to find out how you are unique and - individual and the challenge to find out how you are unique and how. individual and the challenge to find i out how you are unique and how you can use _ out how you are unique and how you can use that— out how you are unique and how you can use that uniqueness _ out how you are unique and how you can use that uniqueness in- out how you are unique and how you can use that uniqueness in your- can use that uniqueness in your career. — can use that uniqueness in your career. in — can use that uniqueness in your career. inthe— can use that uniqueness in your career, in the world _ can use that uniqueness in your career, in the world of- can use that uniqueness in your career, in the world of work, i can use that uniqueness in your- career, in the world of work, making an impact— career, in the world of work, making an impact or— career, in the world of work, making an impact or a — career, in the world of work, making an impact or a difference, _ career, in the world of work, making an impact or a difference, so - career, in the world of work, making an impact or a difference, so it's- an impact or a difference, so it's hard _ an impact or a difference, so it's hard to— an impact or a difference, so it's hard to think _ an impact or a difference, so it's hard to think about _ an impact or a difference, so it's hard to think about that - an impact or a difference, so it's hard to think about that when i an impact or a difference, so it's. hard to think about that when you .et hard to think about that when you get your— hard to think about that when you get your results _ hard to think about that when you get your results initially _ hard to think about that when you get your results initially but - hard to think about that when you get your results initially but it's . get your results initially but it's important — get your results initially but it's important to _ get your results initially but it's important to remember- get your results initially but it's important to remember you - get your results initially but it's| important to remember you are get your results initially but it's - important to remember you are not defined _ important to remember you are not defined by— important to remember you are not defined by your— important to remember you are not defined by your exam _ important to remember you are not defined by your exam results. - important to remember you are not defined by your exam results. iallell| defined by your exam results. well said, defined by your exam results. well said. mark. — defined by your exam results. well said, mark. mark— defined by your exam results. said, mark. mark anderson is a careers adviser and ben roland, chief executive of the association employment and learning a busy little patch for people linked to that. it little patch for people linked to that. , ,., �* , little patch for people linked to that. , �*, ., ., that. it is so true. there's a lot more and _ that. it is so true. there's a lot more and i've _ that. it is so true. there's a lot more and i've written - that. it is so true. there's a lot more and i've written it - that. it is so true. there's a lot more and i've written it down | more and i've written it down because it's worth hearing again, there's a lot more to you than your exam results. you are not defined by them. it will be ok. there are options out there and hopefully this conversation we have had will offer some relief or some reassurance. it will be ok.

how about you, carol? how are you? i'm very well and i hope you are too. �* ., , ., , . i'm very well and i hope you are too. ~ . , ., , . ., too. after a beautiful picture from this morning _ too. after a beautiful picture from this morning in _ too. after a beautiful picture from this morning in the _ too. after a beautiful picture from this morning in the highlands, - too. after a beautiful picture from this morning in the highlands, wej this morning in the highlands, we can still— this morning in the highlands, we can still see a lot of cloud but it is starting — can still see a lot of cloud but it is starting to brighten up and we had heavy— is starting to brighten up and we had heavy rain here this morning and you can _ had heavy rain here this morning and you can see — had heavy rain here this morning and you can see it's about there, and the heavy— you can see it's about there, and the heavy rain continues to push across— the heavy rain continues to push across scotland and northern ireland, — across scotland and northern ireland, northern england into north wales— ireland, northern england into north wales and _ ireland, northern england into north wales and to the south of it for the rest of— wales and to the south of it for the rest of wales and south—west england. _ rest of wales and south—west england, a lot of cloud and some drizzly. _ england, a lot of cloud and some drizzly, tank conditions as you can see from — drizzly, tank conditions as you can see from this weather watchers picture — see from this weather watchers picture from cornwall. the other thing _ picture from cornwall. the other thing worth noting if you have an allergy— thing worth noting if you have an allergy to — thing worth noting if you have an allergy to pollen is moderate highs across _ allergy to pollen is moderate highs across england and wales and parts of scotland and the rain will continue _ of scotland and the rain will continue today to push southwards and ahead — continue today to push southwards and ahead in the cloud will build and ahead in the cloud will build and address conditions will be in the south—east but the winds will pick up _ the south—east but the winds will pick up across england and wales the day unseasonably windy worries as the rain _ day unseasonably windy worries as the rain clear scotland and northern ireland, _ the rain clear scotland and northern ireland, for— the rain clear scotland and northern ireland, for you it will brighten up with some — ireland, for you it will brighten up with some blustery showers at times.

temperatures ranging between 15 and the north— temperatures ranging between 15 and the north and 26 in the south. through— the north and 26 in the south. through the evening and overnight, we pick— through the evening and overnight, we pick up — through the evening and overnight, we pick up the band of rain for a time— we pick up the band of rain for a time that— we pick up the band of rain for a time that will be heavy in the midlands and wales is across the south _ midlands and wales is across the south and — midlands and wales is across the south and then it will be heavy across — south and then it will be heavy across southern and south—eastern counties _ across southern and south—eastern counties. clear skies follow and it will be _ counties. clear skies follow and it will be a — counties. clear skies follow and it will be a chilly night with the wind is easing — will be a chilly night with the wind is easing across parts of north—east scotland _ is easing across parts of north—east scotland with temperatures here falling _ scotland with temperatures here falling away to here are the dregs of the _ falling away to here are the dregs of the weather front in the channel islands _ of the weather front in the channel islands and a lot of it will clear and it— islands and a lot of it will clear and it will— islands and a lot of it will clear and it will linger across the channel— and it will linger across the channel islands building across us with things settling down. out towards — with things settling down. out towards the north and west it will be blustery and also some sunshine and we _ be blustery and also some sunshine and we also — be blustery and also some sunshine and we also see sea fog forming temperatures ranging from 14 to 26.

that leads _ temperatures ranging from 14 to 26. that leads us into the weekend so we start on— that leads us into the weekend so we start on saturday with patchy mist and fog _ start on saturday with patchy mist and fog but that will lift rapidly. through — and fog but that will lift rapidly. through the day we see cloud bubbling up and turning the sunshine hazy and _ bubbling up and turning the sunshine hazy and in _ bubbling up and turning the sunshine hazy and in the north and west we could _ hazy and in the north and west we could catch — hazy and in the north and west we could catch one or two showers and here it _ could catch one or two showers and here it will — could catch one or two showers and here it will be breezy and these are the temperatures, between 14 or 24 and that— the temperatures, between 14 or 24 and that will feel pleasant in the sunshine — and that will feel pleasant in the sunshine. sunday is not a whole lot different. _ sunshine. sunday is not a whole lot different. a— sunshine. sunday is not a whole lot different, a lot of dry weather and building _ different, a lot of dry weather and building through the course of the day on _ building through the course of the day on the — building through the course of the day on the odd shower possible and we might— day on the odd shower possible and we might see light rain across north—west but the jury is out on that one — north—west but the jury is out on that one and temperature —wise we are looking — that one and temperature —wise we are looking at 14 in lerwick, 20 in liverpool— are looking at 14 in lerwick, 20 in liverpool and a top temperature of 25 in london, so make the most of it because _ 25 in london, so make the most of it because next— 25 in london, so make the most of it because next week is looking a bit more _ because next week is looking a bit more unsettled. we because next week is looking a bit more unsettled.— because next week is looking a bit more unsettled. we shall make the most of it, — more unsettled. we shall make the most of it, absolutely. _ more unsettled. we shall make the most of it, absolutely. are - more unsettled. we shall make the most of it, absolutely. are we - most of it, absolutely. are we seeing you later?— most of it, absolutely. are we seeing you later? yes. see you

later. it's estimated that more than 300,000 hedgehogs are killed every year on britain's roads — and now england's first official "hedgehog crossing" road signs have been installed to help save the species. our reporter tim muffett is in kingston—upon—thames and can tell us more. is that the sign? 0h, is that the sign? oh, i was looking at the purple sign, the one across. you know what, that sounded so stupid. you know what, that sounded so stuid. ~ , , ., stupid. well, yes. the one with the heduehou stupid. well, yes. the one with the hedgehog on. _ stupid. well, yes. the one with the hedgehog on, that's _ stupid. well, yes. the one with the hedgehog on, that's the _ stupid. well, yes. the one with the hedgehog on, that's the one - stupid. well, yes. the one with the hedgehog on, that's the one about| hedgehog on, that's the one about the hedgehog crossing. and it is hoped they will give hedgehogs the helping hand they really need. here in south—west london where i am this morning has become something of a hedgehog hotspot in stark contrast to many rural areas where there have been huge declines in numbers over the past few decades mainly thought to be due to loss of habitats like hedgerow, but when it comes to threats or hedgehogs, it's notjust

vehicles, as i've been finding out. this is one lucky hedgehog. he was found just a few days old, abandoned in a builder's yard. he was there with a few of his siblings. unfortunately, mum never came back. he was the only survivor and he was really close to not making it. but he finally made it. another success story for pumpkins wildlife hospital in hertfordshire. we are getting injured animals and we fix them and we release them. so they spread the legs out like a pancake. and this summer, like most summers, vet anna lapez mendez has seen a rise in the number of injured hedgehogs. when it comes summer, you get more people going out and doing their gardening. most of the hedgehogs that we have, they are injured by strimmers. hedgehogs are nocturnal, but many of these animals need food and medicine 24/7. which is why anna is happy for us to film them during the day.

this is one of the hedgehogs that arrived with a strimmer injury, and by the time he arrived, the back foot was broken. the amount of damage, it was unsolvable. so we amputated the foot. and now he has a stump. so what's the plan now? we're going to try to find a secure garden where he can live the rest of his life. secure gardens belong to volunteers who've adapted them to make them a safe, separated space for hedgehogs. wherever possible, though, the aim here is to release animals back into the wild. that's the plan for these baby hedgehogs, or hoglets, as they're known. they were found under a barbecue. they were orphaned. they waited for mum to see if she would come back. but she never came back. there's been a long historic decline in the number of hedgehogs in britain — a drop of more than 70% in rural areas since 2002, according to one survey, due, it's thought, to loss of habitat. research in 2022 suggests there may

be grounds for hope. in urban areas, hedgehog numbers seem to be stabilising, even recovering. what can people do to help hedgehogs? if you have a garden, make sure that you have little holes in the fences. these little holes will allow hedgehogs to come in and out. hedgehogs can walk about a mile every night and they will do that just to forage for food, just to connect with other hedgehogs and to find nesting areas. these hedgehog highways have been encouraged by conservationists for years, and many believe they are having a positive impact on hedgehog numbers. so, grounds for optimism it would seem and here, hedgehog crossing signs are up and they are warning motorists to keep an eye out and let's have a chat to mike, the local councillor. why has this become a hedgehog hotspot? it’s councillor. why has this become a hedgehog hotspot?— hedgehog hotspot? it's become a hotsot hedgehog hotspot? it's become a hotspot because _ hedgehog hotspot? it's become a hotspot because of _ hedgehog hotspot? it's become a hotspot because of the _ hedgehog hotspot? it's become a hotspot because of the amount i hedgehog hotspot? it's become aj hotspot because of the amount of protected —

hotspot because of the amount of protected green space, big gardens and generally a really good place for nature to strive and a rich environment for biodiversity so it's the fantastic local residents who are engaged and perfect for hedgehogs and generally the wildlife environment. hedgehogs and generally the wildlife environment-— environment. congratulations on creatina environment. congratulations on creatin: a environment. congratulations on creating a hedgehog _ environment. congratulations on creating a hedgehog hotspot. . environment. congratulations on l creating a hedgehog hotspot. let's speak to grace from the hedgehog street campaign. broadly speaking, where are we with hedgehog numbers? it's quite interesting because we are seeing — it's quite interesting because we are seeing a _ it's quite interesting because we are seeing a slightly— it's quite interesting because we are seeing a slightly different. are seeing a slightly different picture — are seeing a slightly different picture emerging _ are seeing a slightly different picture emerging between i are seeing a slightly different. picture emerging between urban are seeing a slightly different - picture emerging between urban and rural area _ picture emerging between urban and rural area so — picture emerging between urban and rural area so there _ picture emerging between urban and rural area so there was _ picture emerging between urban and rural area so there was a _ picture emerging between urban and rural area so there was a report - rural area so there was a report published — rural area so there was a report published a _ rural area so there was a report published a few— rural area so there was a report published a few years _ rural area so there was a report published a few years back- rural area so there was a report published a few years back i- rural area so there was a report i published a few years back i found in rural— published a few years back i found in rural areas— published a few years back i found in rural areas in— published a few years back i found in rural areas in the _ published a few years back i found in rural areas in the wider- in rural areas in the wider countryside _ in rural areas in the wider countryside we've - in rural areas in the wider countryside we've seen i in rural areas in the wider- countryside we've seen declines of between _ countryside we've seen declines of between 30 — countryside we've seen declines of between 30 and _ countryside we've seen declines of between 30 and 75% _ countryside we've seen declines of between 30 and 75% in _ countryside we've seen declines of between 30 and 75% in different . between 30 and 75% in different areas _ between 30 and 75% in different areas since _ between 30 and 75% in different areas since 2000 _ between 30 and 75% in different areas since 2000 and _ between 30 and 75% in different areas since 2000 and a - between 30 and 75% in different| areas since 2000 and a worrying picture _ areas since 2000 and a worrying picture in — areas since 2000 and a worrying picture in rural— areas since 2000 and a worrying picture in rural areas, _ areas since 2000 and a worrying picture in rural areas, and - areas since 2000 and a worrying picture in rural areas, and a - picture in rural areas, and a slightly— picture in rural areas, and a slightly different _ picture in rural areas, and a slightly different side - picture in rural areas, and a slightly different side on . picture in ruralareas, and al slightly different side on the picture in rural areas, and a - slightly different side on the urban site as _ slightly different side on the urban site as we — slightly different side on the urban site as we know— slightly different side on the urban site as we know there's _ slightly different side on the urban site as we know there's been - site as we know there's been historic— site as we know there's been historic decline _ site as we know there's been historic decline and - site as we know there's been historic decline and we've - site as we know there's beenl historic decline and we've lost site as we know there's been i historic decline and we've lost a lot of— historic decline and we've lost a lot of hedgehogs, _ historic decline and we've lost a lot of hedgehogs, but _ historic decline and we've lost a lot of hedgehogs, but actually i historic decline and we've lost a i lot of hedgehogs, but actually that decline _ lot of hedgehogs, but actually that decline is— lot of hedgehogs, but actually that decline is starting _ lot of hedgehogs, but actually that decline is starting to _ lot of hedgehogs, but actually that decline is starting to level- lot of hedgehogs, but actually that decline is starting to level off - lot of hedgehogs, but actually that decline is starting to level off and i decline is starting to level off and we are _ decline is starting to level off and we are seeing— decline is starting to level off and we are seeing early— decline is starting to level off and we are seeing early signs - decline is starting to level off and we are seeing early signs of- we are seeing early signs of recovery— we are seeing early signs of recovery so— we are seeing early signs of recovery so they _ we are seeing early signs of recovery so they are - we are seeing early signs of recovery so they are not - we are seeing early signs of recovery so they are not up| we are seeing early signs of. recovery so they are not up to we are seeing early signs of- recovery so they are not up to the

numbers— recovery so they are not up to the numbers they _ recovery so they are not up to the numbers they should _ recovery so they are not up to the numbers they should be - recovery so they are not up to the numbers they should be but - recovery so they are not up to the l numbers they should be but things are starting — numbers they should be but things are starting to _ numbers they should be but things are starting to change, _ numbers they should be but things are starting to change, which - numbers they should be but things are starting to change, which is - are starting to change, which is great — are starting to change, which is areat. ~ are starting to change, which is areat. . great. we saw in the report hedgehogs _ great. we saw in the report hedgehogs travelling - great. we saw in the report| hedgehogs travelling garden great. we saw in the report - hedgehogs travelling garden to garden through little holes in fences and you've been encouraging people to create them. how has it been so effective?— people to create them. how has it been so effective? hedgehogs can travel a mile _ been so effective? hedgehogs can travel a mile and _ been so effective? hedgehogs can travel a mile and a _ been so effective? hedgehogs can travel a mile and a single - been so effective? hedgehogs can travel a mile and a single night - travel a mile and a single night which — travel a mile and a single night which is — travel a mile and a single night which is a _ travel a mile and a single night which is a lot _ travel a mile and a single night which is a lot of— travel a mile and a single night which is a lot of gardens - travel a mile and a single night which is a lot of gardens do, i travel a mile and a single night. which is a lot of gardens do, and they— which is a lot of gardens do, and they need — which is a lot of gardens do, and they need to _ which is a lot of gardens do, and they need to look _ which is a lot of gardens do, and they need to look for _ which is a lot of gardens do, and they need to look for the - which is a lot of gardens do, and they need to look for the insecti they need to look for the insect prey— they need to look for the insect prey they— they need to look for the insect prey they need _ they need to look for the insect prey they need and _ they need to look for the insect prey they need and for - they need to look for the insect prey they need and for nesting i they need to look for the insect - prey they need and for nesting sites for sheltering — prey they need and for nesting sites for sheltering and _ prey they need and for nesting sites for sheltering and for— prey they need and for nesting sites for sheltering and for other - for sheltering and for other hedgehogs. _ for sheltering and for other hedgehogs. so— for sheltering and for other hedgehogs, so those - for sheltering and for other - hedgehogs, so those hedgehog highways— hedgehogs, so those hedgehog highways connect— hedgehogs, so those hedgehog highways connect up _ hedgehogs, so those hedgehog highways connect up the - hedgehogs, so those hedgehog highways connect up the areasi hedgehogs, so those hedgehog. highways connect up the areas and hedgehogs, so those hedgehog - highways connect up the areas and if you think— highways connect up the areas and if you think about _ highways connect up the areas and if you think about all— highways connect up the areas and if you think about all these _ highways connect up the areas and if you think about all these gardens . you think about all these gardens that can — you think about all these gardens that can be — you think about all these gardens that can be connected _ you think about all these gardens that can be connected and - you think about all these gardens that can be connected and link. you think about all these gardens i that can be connected and link that to the _ that can be connected and link that to the local— that can be connected and link that to the local park— that can be connected and link that to the local park and _ that can be connected and link that to the local park and other - that can be connected and link that to the local park and other green . to the local park and other green spaces. — to the local park and other green spaces. that— to the local park and other green spaces, that will— to the local park and other green spaces, that will open _ to the local park and other green spaces, that will open up - to the local park and other green spaces, that will open up the - spaces, that will open up the environment _ spaces, that will open up the environment and _ spaces, that will open up the environment and let - spaces, that will open up the environment and let them i spaces, that will open up the i environment and let them roam spaces, that will open up the - environment and let them roam as far and wide _ environment and let them roam as far and wide as_ environment and let them roam as far and wide as they — environment and let them roam as far and wide as they need _ environment and let them roam as far and wide as they need to. _ environment and let them roam as far and wide as they need to. find - environment and let them roam as far and wide as they need to.— and wide as they need to. and if eo - le and wide as they need to. and if peeple are _ and wide as they need to. and if peeple are doing _ and wide as they need to. and if people are doing some - and wide as they need to- people are doing some gardening please take care with your strimmer. please check the areas, even if you are clearing — please check the areas, even if you are clearing areas, _ please check the areas, even if you are clearing areas, just _ please check the areas, even if you are clearing areas, just check - please check the areas, even if you are clearing areas, just check and l are clearing areas, just check and be carefui— are clearing areas, just check and be careful to _ are clearing areas, just check and be careful to make _ are clearing areas, just check and be careful to make sure - are clearing areas, just check and be careful to make sure you - are clearing areas, just check and j be careful to make sure you won't disturb _ be careful to make sure you won't disturb any— be careful to make sure you won't disturb any hedgehogs. _ be careful to make sure you won't disturb any hedgehogs. [f- be careful to make sure you won't disturb any hedgehogs.— disturb any hedgehogs. if there is one thing peeple _ disturb any hedgehogs. if there is one thing people can _ disturb any hedgehogs. if there is one thing people can do - disturb any hedgehogs. if there is one thing people can do watching | one thing people can do watching this to help hedgehogs, what would it be? ~ �* t, ,

it be? we've mentioned the highways, 13 centimetre — it be? we've mentioned the highways, 13 centimetre gaps _ it be? we've mentioned the highways, 13 centimetre gaps in _ it be? we've mentioned the highways, 13 centimetre gaps in or _ it be? we've mentioned the highways, 13 centimetre gaps in or under - 13 centimetre gaps in or under fences— 13 centimetre gaps in or under fences and _ 13 centimetre gaps in or under fences and start _ 13 centimetre gaps in or under fences and start to _ 13 centimetre gaps in or under fences and start to think - 13 centimetre gaps in or under| fences and start to think about sharing — fences and start to think about sharing your _ fences and start to think about sharing your garden _ fences and start to think about sharing your garden and - fences and start to think about sharing your garden and your. fences and start to think about - sharing your garden and your green space _ sharing your garden and your green space with — sharing your garden and your green space with wildlife _ sharing your garden and your green space with wildlife and _ sharing your garden and your green space with wildlife and hedgehogs. space with wildlife and hedgehogs and think— space with wildlife and hedgehogs and think about _ space with wildlife and hedgehogs and think about wildlife _ space with wildlife and hedgehogs and think about wildlife friendly i and think about wildlife friendly features, — and think about wildlife friendly features, log _ and think about wildlife friendly features, log piles, _ and think about wildlife friendly features, log piles, leaf- and think about wildlife friendly features, log piles, leaf piles, i features, log piles, leaf piles, compost— features, log piles, leaf piles, compost heaps, _ features, log piles, leaf piles, compost heaps, there's- features, log piles, leaf piles, compost heaps, there's a - features, log piles, leaf piles, compost heaps, there's a few| features, log piles, leaf piles, - compost heaps, there's a few things. good _ compost heaps, there's a few things. good to— compost heaps, there's a few things. good to have — compost heaps, there's a few things. good to have some _ compost heaps, there's a few things. good to have some positive - compost heaps, there's a few things. good to have some positive news - compost heaps, there's a few things. l good to have some positive news when it comes to hedgehogs and it's hoped that motorists in the area will keep an eye out for them. they need all the help they can get.— the help they can get. tim, thank ou. stay with us, headlines coming up.

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