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. lets go back to students in england who are getting their a—level and aes grades, wales england and northern ireland, they have begun receiving these a—level, t—level and btec results as well. those wanting to go to university are set to have more choice of places as institutions look to boost recruitment to make up for funding shortfalls and fewer international students. we have some results coming out. a couple of statistics jump coming out. a couple of statistics jump out of me here. the first is the top a—level results in england,

wales and northern ireland have risen for the first time since 2021, 20 7.8% of all grades marked a star or a. also, 20 7.8% of all grades marked a star ora. also, more 20 7.8% of all grades marked a star or a. also, more boys and girls got the very top a—level grades this year, 9.5% got a star grades and 9.1% of girls. if you look at all the top grades at a star and a, that changes slightly. 0ur correspondent has all of the results and is live at burnley college as students have been receiving their grades. figs at burnley college as students have been receiving their grades.- been receiving their grades. as you said, we been receiving their grades. as you said. we have _ been receiving their grades. as you said, we havejust_ been receiving their grades. as you said, we have just got _ been receiving their grades. as you said, we have just got those - been receiving their grades. as you | said, we have just got those topline figures that you will saying. top a—level results in england, wales and northern ireland have risen for the first time since 2021. 27.8% of the first time since 2021. 27.8% of the grades marked a star or a, that is up from last year. we also know that more boys got the very top a—level grades, 9.5% of boys got a

to grades compared to 9.2% of girls. if you look at the top ten and a grades, girls got more of those grades, girls got more of those grades, and we also learned that maths is the most popular subject. i was never very good at maths, i have to say, but more than 107,000 students chose to study a—level maths this year, that is up 10%. a lot of statistics coming in, but the headline is that more top grades and we had since 2021. let us get more on that, because someone who has been looking in detail at that is the education correspondent. top grades are up. the education correspondent. top grades are un— the education correspondent. top grades are via-— grades are up. they are, and it is re grades are up. they are, and it is pretty exciting — grades are up. they are, and it is pretty exciting for _ grades are up. they are, and it is pretty exciting for students. - grades are up. they are, and it is pretty exciting for students. if. grades are up. they are, and it is| pretty exciting for students. if we look at the overall picture, over the last few years, there has been a concerted effort to bring grades down at a pre—pandemic levels, because they were inflated in 2020

2021 when exams were cancelled and teachers assessed the grades and they were slightly higher. if we break it down by nations, england's grades are slightly up this year. they had a biggerfall grades are slightly up this year. they had a bigger fall last year, grades are slightly up this year. they had a biggerfall last year, so we have seen that back up this year. that is in line with what was expected. if we look at wales and northern ireland, there are a phased approach to try to bring those levels down has been slower, so this year we see a bigger fall they are. if we look at wales, it is down about 4%, northern ireland, the top portion of grades is down about 6%. overall, as you say, the proportion 0verall, as you say, the proportion of top grades is up by about 2% since 2019, so that is in line with what was expected. next year, that should fall slightly again. a few more interesting facts, if you look at the regional disparity, particularly in england, london and the south—east have seen once again

the south—east have seen once again the better grades. in the north—east, they have increased as well for the first time in a very long time, those top grades. so that is very welcome news for there as well. 0verall, is very welcome news for there as well. overall, we still see places like east and west midlands and the north—east getting lower grades than those in london and the surrounding areas. �* , ., , ., areas. and we should say it is not 'ust a areas. and we should say it is not just a levels _ areas. and we should say it is not just a levels that _ areas. and we should say it is not just a levels that are _ areas. and we should say it is not just a levels that are out - areas. and we should say it is not just a levels that are out of- areas. and we should say it is not just a levels that are out of the i areas. and we should say it is not just a levels that are out of the is| just a levels that are out of the is also those newer exams in england, the t—level levels and btec national is as well, isn't it? it the t-level levels and btec national is as well, isn't it?— is as well, isn't it? it is, if we look at the — is as well, isn't it? it is, if we look at the t _ is as well, isn't it? it is, if we look at the t levels, it - is as well, isn't it? it is, if we look at the t levels, it is - is as well, isn't it? it is, if we look at the t levels, it is a . is as well, isn't it? it is, if we | look at the t levels, it is a new qualification in its third year, around 7000 students have received their overall results, and 88% passed. a lot of focus on t—levels over the last couple of years. they're a little bit different, they are more based on academic and vocational, and we have a lot of

occasional out, many students receiving that. business administration, law, social sciences, health, or have increased in those subject areas. health and public services saw a slight drop. many students getting their assault on those as well.— on those as well. absolutely. we talk about the _ on those as well. absolutely. we talk about the university - on those as well. absolutely. we talk about the university results, this is the point, we were talking earlier about it, where ucas comes into play, where students will now be trying to decide if they had those better grades whether they can go to a different university. yes. go to a different university. yes, exactl . go to a different university. yes, exactly. clearing _ go to a different university. yes, exactly. clearing is _ go to a different university. yes, exactly. clearing is open - go to a different university. yes, exactly. clearing is open now. if there are some disappointed students who may not have got their result, but maybe there are students who have done better than expect it. they can now get a clearing to see what their options are. many are doing that, weighing up their options after they get their results. they might even have a confirmed place but our thinking, "i

did better than i thought maybe i will try something different." the number of applicants for universities is up this year, international students, bit of concern about that because they were dropping. but it has remained pretty level this year. interestingly, students from china are down and the numberfrom nigeria and india has slightly dropped as well. 0ver numberfrom nigeria and india has slightly dropped as well. over the next few hours, as people start to analyse this, they will be looking at that in more detail. universities are struggling and are in deficit, but the good news for students is that there are a lot more university places out there through a clearing, that option is available. qm. that option is available. 0k, vanessa. — that option is available. 0k, vanessa. i _ that option is available. 0k, vanessa, i know _ that option is available. 0k, vanessa, i know you - that option is available. 0k, vanessa, i know you will. that option is available. oil, vanessa, i know you will go away and look at those statistics and a little more detail. thank you for the moment. as vanessa said, it is a buyer is a pottery market when it comes to students in universities this year, because the universities need to attract the students and get the money in. —— it is a buyers'

market. trying to persuade the students to come to their university. i am students to come to their university. iam here students to come to their university. i am here at a rather noisy burnley college where there are still hundreds of students coming in to collect their result. a couple of those who have collected them this morning art with me today. as is the principal. we will talk to at the principal in a minute, let's talk to izzy and kitty. you didn't do a—levels, did you? i did talk to izzy and kitty. you didn't do a-levels, did you? i did sports and exercise _ do a-levels, did you? i did sports and exercise science. _ do a-levels, did you? i did sports and exercise science. which - do a-levels, did you? i did sports and exercise science. which is - do a-levels, did you? i did sports and exercise science. which is a l and exercise science. which is a btec course. — and exercise science. which is a btec course. so _ and exercise science. which is a btec course, so why _ and exercise science. which is a btec course, so why didn't - and exercise science. which is a btec course, so why didn't you | and exercise science. which is a l btec course, so why didn't you go down the academic route? i btec course, so why didn't you go down the academic route?- btec course, so why didn't you go down the academic route? i knew i wanted to be _ down the academic route? i knew i wanted to be a _ down the academic route? i knew i wanted to be a physio _ down the academic route? i knew i wanted to be a physio when - down the academic route? i knew i wanted to be a physio when i - down the academic route? i knew i wanted to be a physio when i left l wanted to be a physio when i left college, — wanted to be a physio when i left college, and a sport and exercise science _ college, and a sport and exercise science really gave me a good insight — science really gave me a good insight for physiotherapy and it was really— insight for physiotherapy and it was really competitive.— really competitive. explain to eo - le really competitive. explain to peeple who _ really competitive. explain to people who don't _ really competitive. explain to people who don't understand| really competitive. explain to - people who don't understand what a btec course is, what have you done over the last couple of years? it is both exam-based _ over the last couple of years? it is both exam—based and coursework— hased _ both exam—based and coursework— hased i_ both exam—based and coursework— hased i did — both exam—based and coursework— based. i did exams in four different subjects _ based. i did exams in four different subjects and the rest of it was coursework and practical work. and

ou coursework and practical work. and you enjoyed — coursework and practical work. fific you enjoyed the coursework and practical work. fific you enjoyed the course? coursework and practical work. and you enjoyed the course? yes, - coursework and practical work. and you enjoyed the course? yes, i - you en'oyed the course? yes, i reall you enjoyed the course? yes, i really enjoyed _ you enjoyed the course? yes, i really enjoyed the _ you enjoyed the course? yes, i really enjoyed the course. - you enjoyed the course? yes, i | really enjoyed the course. what you enjoyed the course? yes, i - really enjoyed the course. what do really en'oyed the course. what do ou really enjoyed the course. what do ou ho -e really enjoyed the course. what do you hope to _ really enjoyed the course. what do you hope to do _ really enjoyed the course. what do you hope to do now? _ really enjoyed the course. what do you hope to do now? i— really enjoyed the course. what do you hope to do now? i hope - really enjoyed the course. what do you hope to do now? i hope to - really enjoyed the course. what do you hope to do now? i hope to go l really enjoyed the course. what do | you hope to do now? i hope to go to leeds to study _ you hope to do now? i hope to go to leeds to study physio. _ you hope to do now? i hope to go to leeds to study physio. so _ you hope to do now? i hope to go to leeds to study physio. so you - you hope to do now? i hope to go to leeds to study physio. so you want l leeds to study physio. so you want to no on leeds to study physio. so you want to go on rather— leeds to study physio. so you want to go on rather than _ leeds to study physio. so you want to go on rather than go _ leeds to study physio. so you want to go on rather than go straight - to go on rather than go straight into the workplace? and do you know you have definitely got in? yes. into the workplace? and do you know you have definitely got in?— you have definitely got in? yes, and i definitely have _ you have definitely got in? yes, and i definitely have a _ you have definitely got in? yes, and i definitely have a place. _ you have definitely got in? yes, and i definitely have a place. and - you have definitely got in? yes, and i definitely have a place. and we - i definitely have a place. and we have talked _ i definitely have a place. and we have talked about _ i definitely have a place. and we have talked about how— i definitely have a place. and we have talked about how the - i definitely have a place. and we have talked about how the cost. i definitely have a place. and we. have talked about how the cost of going to university is quite offensive, are you concerned about that? �* ., . .,, that? i'm not too concerned as it doesnt that? i'm not too concerned as it doesn't affect — that? i'm not too concerned as it doesn't affect me _ that? i'm not too concerned as it doesn't affect me at _ that? i'm not too concerned as it doesn't affect me at the - that? i'm not too concerned as it| doesn't affect me at the moment, but, doesn't affect me at the moment, but. yeah — doesn't affect me at the moment, but, yeah-— but, yeah. someone who also got their results _ but, yeah. someone who also got their results today _ but, yeah. someone who also got their results today is _ but, yeah. someone who also got their results today is kitty. - but, yeah. someone who also got their results today is kitty. whatl their results today is kitty. what a—levels that you do? i did their results today is kitty. what a-levels that you do? i did biology, chemistry and _ a-levels that you do? i did biology, chemistry and maths _ a-levels that you do? i did biology, chemistry and maths and _ a-levels that you do? i did biology, chemistry and maths and i - a-levels that you do? i did biology, chemistry and maths and i got - a-levels that you do? i did biology, l chemistry and maths and i got better grades _ chemistry and maths and i got better grades than i expected. so chemistry and maths and i got better grades than i expected.— grades than i expected. so you are one of these _ grades than i expected. so you are one of these people, _ grades than i expected. so you are one of these people, has - grades than i expected. so you are | one of these people, has that made you feel that you might think about which university you go to? hot which university you go to? not reall , i which university you go to? not really. i was — which university you go to? not really, i was already planning to go to a top— really, i was already planning to go to a top university, but the grades that i_ to a top university, but the grades that i got— to a top university, but the grades that i got were just better than the ones i _ that i got were just better than the ones i needed to go. so that i got were just better than the ones i needed to go.— that i got were just better than the ones i needed to go. so what are you auoin on ones i needed to go. so what are you going on to — ones i needed to go. so what are you going on to study? — ones i needed to go. so what are you going on to study? chemistry. - ones i needed to go. so what are you going on to study? chemistry. and i ones i needed to go. so what are you | going on to study? chemistry. and we have been talking _ going on to study? chemistry. and we have been talking about _ going on to study? chemistry. and we have been talking about the _

going on to study? chemistry. and we have been talking about the cost, i have been talking about the cost, does that worry you? aha, have been talking about the cost, does that worry you?— have been talking about the cost, does that worry you? a little bit. i think it will _ does that worry you? a little bit. i think it will bother _ does that worry you? a little bit. i think it will bother me _ does that worry you? a little bit. i think it will bother me more i does that worry you? a little bit. i think it will bother me more when j does that worry you? a little bit. i l think it will bother me more when i am there. — think it will bother me more when i am there, but right now i'm 0k. right— am there, but right now i'm 0k. right now— am there, but right now i'm 0k. right now you just want to celebrate, and have you been celebrating with family and friends today? fix. celebrating with family and friends toda ? �* , ., ., ~ today? a little bit, i am working today? a little bit, i am working toda so today? a little bit, i am working today so i— today? a little bit, i am working today so i will _ today? a little bit, i am working today so i will go _ today? a little bit, i am working today so i will go up _ today? a little bit, i am working today so i will go up tomorrow! | today? a little bit, i am working i today so i will go up tomorrow! so a big celebration _ today so i will go up tomorrow! sr a. big celebration tomorrow. silence we will come back to nickyjust as soon as the technology allows us to do so. well, let's catch up with some other news. they're being described as the last chance talks — a new round of negotiations that some fear could be the last opportunity to bring the war in gaza to an end — and prevent a major regional conflict. they are due to begin in qatar on thursday. both israel and the united states

are sending senior negotatiors. hamas, though, which controls gaza, will not be at the table — even indirectly. the talks are at a time of heightened tension in the region, following the assassination of hamas' political leader ismail haniyeh in tehran last month. this was his funeral in qatar. iran provides backing to hamas in gaza and to hezbollah in lebanon. senior iranian officials are reported to have said that only a ceasefire deal in gaza will prevent tehran from direct retaliation against israel over the killing. israel has never acknowledged that it was responsible. let's speak to our correspondent jenny hill, who's injerusalem. as those negotiators gather in doha, they know that the stakes could not be higher. achieving a ceasefire and a positive return deal is seen as key to stopping the war in gaza from exploding into an all—out regional conflict. do us has been pushing very hard to get this deal across the table. we have seen a lot of high—level diplomacy in recent days. the us is expected to send the director of the cia to attend the talks. israel too will send a

high—level delegation, including the heads of its security and intelligence services. but hamas says it will not participate. it has accused the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu of adding new conditions to existing proposals, thatis conditions to existing proposals, that is something which israel denies. but mediators are expected to face a good number of sticking points. among them, the control of the philadelphia corridor, that is a strip of land in gaza along the egyptian border. also potential conditions on the return of palestinian civilians who have been displaced back to northern gaza. to the talks will go on, the world will be watching. here in israel, some are actually dubbing this last chance of summit to get a deal agreed. let's now return to the uk and our correspondent in burnley college as a student have been receiving their

a—level and many other results. absolutely. it is a day when hundreds of thousands of students across the country will get both their a—level, there are t—levels in england and also there are btec nationals. we have scottish highers the other week, and we have gcses next week, but it is a level students that we are focusing on today and going on to university. vocational courses and even into the workplace. i'mjoined here vocational courses and even into the workplace. i'm joined here by the principle of burnley college, who is here. how are your nerves today? honestly, i can't tell you how proud i am honestly, i can't tell you how proud i am of— honestly, i can't tell you how proud i am of the — honestly, i can't tell you how proud i am of the students here at burnley college _ i am of the students here at burnley college. we pride ourselves on being the burnley college family, and i am the burnley college family, and i am the most _ the burnley college family, and i am the most proud mother ever. so that we do _ the most proud mother ever. so that we do worry, — the most proud mother ever. so that we do worry, but we saw the results yesterday. _ we do worry, but we saw the results yesterday, and we have absolutely smashed _ yesterday, and we have absolutely smashed everything. every student has passed every single exam. so we

are really— has passed every single exam. so we are really delighted with that, and of course — are really delighted with that, and of course we are not just happy with passing. _ of course we are not just happy with passing. our— of course we are not just happy with passing, our high grades through the roof as _ passing, our high grades through the roof as well— passing, our high grades through the roof as well and we are nationally, the high _ roof as well and we are nationally, the high grades a are up, and boy is doing— the high grades a are up, and boy is doing better than girls, just that surprise — doing better than girls, just that surprise you? we doing better than girls, 'ust that surprise yeah doing better than girls, 'ust that sur-rise ou? . . . ,, . ., surprise you? we cut and splice our data in terms _ surprise you? we cut and splice our data in terms of— surprise you? we cut and splice our data in terms of ethnicity, - surprise you? we cut and splice our data in terms of ethnicity, gender, | data in terms of ethnicity, gender, everything. — data in terms of ethnicity, gender, everything. and _ data in terms of ethnicity, gender, everything, and within— data in terms of ethnicity, gender, everything, and within 2%, - data in terms of ethnicity, gender, everything, and within 2%, art i everything, and within 2%, art students — everything, and within 2%, art students achieved _ everything, and within 2%, art students achieved across i everything, and within 2%, art students achieved across the i everything, and within 2%, art i students achieved across the piece the same — students achieved across the piece the same so— students achieved across the piece the sanie so it— students achieved across the piece the same. so it doesn't _ students achieved across the piece the same. so it doesn't surprise i students achieved across the piecel the same. so it doesn't surprise me really _ the same. so it doesn't surprise me really i_ the same. so it doesn't surprise me really ithink— the same. so it doesn't surprise me really. i think boys _ the same. so it doesn't surprise me really. i think boys are _ the same. so it doesn't surprise me really. i think boys are stepping i really. i think boys are stepping up, really. i think boys are stepping up. but — really. i think boys are stepping up. but at — really. i think boys are stepping up, but at burnley— really. i think boys are stepping up, but at burnley college, i really. i think boys are stepping up, but at burnley college, our| up, but at burnley college, our results — up, but at burnley college, our results are _ up, but at burnley college, our results are even _ up, but at burnley college, our results are even across - up, but at burnley college, our results are even across gender| up, but at burnley college, our- results are even across gender and ethnicity _ results are even across gender and ethnici . ., , . ., , , ethnicity. how difficult has it been for this cohort _ ethnicity. how difficult has it been for this cohort of _ ethnicity. how difficult has it been for this cohort of students - ethnicity. how difficult has it been for this cohort of students who i ethnicity. how difficult has it been j for this cohort of students who did go through covid earlier on and had to come at the other end? this is the first year where there is not really any adjustment across the country for that? islur really any adjustment across the country for that?— country for that? our students haven't needed _ country for that? our students haven't needed adjustment. . country for that? our students i haven't needed adjustment. when country for that? our students - haven't needed adjustment. when they came. _ haven't needed adjustment. when they came. at— haven't needed adjustment. when they came. at school— haven't needed adjustment. when they came, at school is _ haven't needed adjustment. when they came, at school is when _ haven't needed adjustment. when they came, at school is when they _ came, at school is when they suffered _ came, at school is when they suffered from _ came, at school is when they suffered from covid, - came, at school is when they suffered from covid, so - came, at school is when they i suffered from covid, so maybe came, at school is when they - suffered from covid, so maybe some

of their— suffered from covid, so maybe some of their learning _ suffered from covid, so maybe some of their learning was _ suffered from covid, so maybe some of their learning was a _ suffered from covid, so maybe some of their learning was a bit _ of their learning was a bit different— of their learning was a bit different to _ of their learning was a bit different to how- of their learning was a bit different to how it - of their learning was a bit different to how it had i of their learning was a bit - different to how it had happened, but here — different to how it had happened, but here at— different to how it had happened, but here at burnley _ different to how it had happened, but here at burnley college, i different to how it had happened, but here at burnley college, we l but here at burnley college, we really _ but here at burnley college, we really focused _ but here at burnley college, we really focused not _ but here at burnley college, we really focused not on _ but here at burnley college, we really focused not on teaching l but here at burnley college, we . really focused not on teaching but on making — really focused not on teaching but on making sure _ really focused not on teaching but on making sure that— really focused not on teaching but on making sure that the _ really focused not on teaching but on making sure that the learningl on making sure that the learning environment. _ on making sure that the learning environment, that— on making sure that the learning environment, that our— on making sure that the learning environment, that our students. on making sure that the learning i environment, that our students learn the skill— environment, that our students learn the skill of— environment, that our students learn the skill of learning. _ environment, that our students learn the skill of learning. so _ environment, that our students learn the skill of learning. so that - environment, that our students learn the skill of learning. so that has- the skill of learning. so that has really— the skill of learning. so that has really helped _ the skill of learning. so that has really helped put _ the skill of learning. so that has really helped put them - the skill of learning. so that has really helped put them in - the skill of learning. so that has really helped put them in a i the skill of learning. so that hasl really helped put them in a really good _ really helped put them in a really good place — really helped put them in a really good place and _ really helped put them in a really good place. and our— really helped put them in a really good place. and our students i really helped put them in a really good place. and our students go| really helped put them in a really- good place. and our students go into a classroom — good place. and our students go into a classroom are _ good place. and our students go into a classroom are prepared _ good place. and our students go into a classroom are prepared to- good place. and our students go into a classroom are prepared to learn i a classroom are prepared to learn rather— a classroom are prepared to learn rather than — a classroom are prepared to learn rather than to _ a classroom are prepared to learn rather than to listen _ a classroom are prepared to learn rather than to listen to _ a classroom are prepared to learn rather than to listen to a - a classroom are prepared to learn rather than to listen to a teacherl rather than to listen to a teacher teach _ rather than to listen to a teacher teach them _ rather than to listen to a teacher teach them. and _ rather than to listen to a teacher teach them. and that _ rather than to listen to a teacher teach them. and that has - rather than to listen to a teacher teach them. and that has reallyl rather than to listen to a teacher- teach them. and that has really made a difference — teach them. and that has really made a difference-— a difference. what would your advice be to some — a difference. what would your advice be to some students, _ a difference. what would your advice be to some students, who _ a difference. what would your advice be to some students, who there i a difference. what would your advice be to some students, who there will| be to some students, who there will be to some students, who there will be today who maybe didn't get as good grades as they wanted? i think one of the things _ good grades as they wanted? i think one of the things we _ good grades as they wanted? i think one of the things we pride _ good grades as they wanted? i think one of the things we pride ourselves one of the things we pride ourselves on here _ one of the things we pride ourselves on here is— one of the things we pride ourselves on here is individualised _ one of the things we pride ourselves on here is individualised support i one of the things we pride ourselves on here is individualised support at. on here is individualised support at every— on here is individualised support at every step— on here is individualised support at every step of— on here is individualised support at every step of the _ on here is individualised support at every step of the way. _ on here is individualised support at every step of the way. students i on here is individualised support at i every step of the way. students need to come _ every step of the way. students need to come in_ every step of the way. students need to come in and— every step of the way. students need to come in and they— every step of the way. students need to come in and they need _ every step of the way. students need to come in and they need to- every step of the way. students need to come in and they need to talk- every step of the way. students need to come in and they need to talk to l to come in and they need to talk to their— to come in and they need to talk to their teachers— to come in and they need to talk to their teachers and _ to come in and they need to talk to their teachers and their _ to come in and they need to talk to their teachers and their tutors, i to come in and they need to talk to their teachers and their tutors, and we have _ their teachers and their tutors, and we have got— their teachers and their tutors, and we have got people _ their teachers and their tutors, and we have got people who— their teachers and their tutors, and we have got people who are - we have got people who are experienced _ we have got people who are experienced in _ we have got people who are experienced in making i we have got people who are experienced in making sure| we have got people who are i experienced in making sure that youngsters _ experienced in making sure that youngsters who _ experienced in making sure that youngsters who perhaps - experienced in making sure that youngsters who perhaps hadn'tl youngsters who perhaps hadn't achieved — youngsters who perhaps hadn't achieved what _ youngsters who perhaps hadn't achieved what they— youngsters who perhaps hadn't achieved what they wanted i youngsters who perhaps hadn't achieved what they wanted to i youngsters who perhaps hadn't i achieved what they wanted to don't feel like _ achieved what they wanted to don't feel like it — achieved what they wanted to don't feel like it is — achieved what they wanted to don't feel like it is the _ achieved what they wanted to don't feel like it is the end _ achieved what they wanted to don't feel like it is the end of— achieved what they wanted to don't feel like it is the end of the - feel like it is the end of the world. _ feel like it is the end of the world. they— feel like it is the end of the world, they are _ feel like it is the end of the world, they are put - feel like it is the end of the world, they are put on i feel like it is the end of the world, they are put on thei feel like it is the end of the - world, they are put on the path forward — world, they are put on the path forward and _ world, they are put on the path forward and they— world, they are put on the path forward and they can _ world, they are put on the path forward and they can look - world, they are put on the path forward and they can look to i world, they are put on the path. forward and they can look to still -et forward and they can look to still get where — forward and they can look to still get where they— forward and they can look to still get where they want, _ forward and they can look to still get where they want, still- forward and they can look to stilli get where they want, still achieve their dreams _ get where they want, still achieve their dreams but— get where they want, still achieve their dreams but may— get where they want, still achieve their dreams but may be - get where they want, still achieve their dreams but may be throughi get where they want, still achieve l their dreams but may be through a

different— their dreams but may be through a different direction. _ their dreams but may be through a different direction. of— their dreams but may be through a different direction.— different direction. of course, it can be the _ different direction. of course, it can be the other _ different direction. of course, it can be the other way, _ different direction. of course, it can be the other way, where - different direction. of course, it - can be the other way, where students get better results than they expected? get better results than they “meted?— get better results than they exected? ~ , ., ., get better results than they exected? ~ , , ., ., ., expected? absolutely, and we have a room here set — expected? absolutely, and we have a room here set aside _ expected? absolutely, and we have a room here set aside in _ expected? absolutely, and we have a room here set aside in the _ expected? absolutely, and we have a room here set aside in the college, . room here set aside in the college, and if_ room here set aside in the college, and if students _ room here set aside in the college, and if students think, _ room here set aside in the college, and if students think, "i _ room here set aside in the college, and if students think, "i wish - room here set aside in the college, and if students think, "i wish i- room here set aside in the college, and if students think, "i wish i had| and if students think, "i wish i had gone _ and if students think, "i wish i had gone to— and if students think, "i wish i had gone to university— and if students think, "i wish i had gone to university instead - and if students think, "i wish i had gone to university instead of - gone to university instead of this one," _ gone to university instead of this one," we — gone to university instead of this one," we are _ gone to university instead of this one," we are pushing _ gone to university instead of this one," we are pushing forward . gone to university instead of thisi one," we are pushing forward for that _ one," we are pushing forward for that we — one," we are pushing forward for that we have _ one," we are pushing forward for that. we have loads _ one," we are pushing forward for that. we have loads of— one," we are pushing forward for that. we have loads of studentsi one," we are pushing forward for- that. we have loads of students who have achieved — that. we have loads of students who have achieved a _ that. we have loads of students who have achieved a star— that. we have loads of students who have achieved a star when _ that. we have loads of students who have achieved a star when they - that. we have loads of students who| have achieved a star when they were expecting _ have achieved a star when they were expecting bs, — have achieved a star when they were expecting bs, which _ have achieved a star when they were expecting bs, which is _ have achieved a star when they were expecting bs, which is very- have achieved a star when they were expecting bs, which is very good. . expecting bs, which is very good. you have — expecting bs, which is very good. you have treen— expecting bs, which is very good. you have been through _ expecting bs, which is very good. you have been through this - expecting bs, which is very good. i you have been through this journey, what is it like for the teachers when you yesterday got to actually got to open everyone's exam results, really? got to open everyone's exam results, reall ? . . �* got to open everyone's exam results, reall ? . ,�* ,. got to open everyone's exam results, reall ? . , �* , . ., really? that isn't shared with all ofthe really? that isn't shared with all of the teachers, _ really? that isn't shared with all of the teachers, only _ really? that isn't shared with all of the teachers, only the - really? that isn't shared with all i of the teachers, only the teachers see them — of the teachers, only the teachers see them today _ of the teachers, only the teachers see them today. but _ of the teachers, only the teachers see them today. but we _ of the teachers, only the teachers see them today. but we were - of the teachers, only the teachers see them today. but we were justj of the teachers, only the teachers i see them today. but we were just so proud _ see them today. but we were just so proud we _ see them today. but we were just so proud. we looked _ see them today. but we were just so proud. we looked at— see them today. but we were just so proud. we looked at a _ see them today. but we were just so proud. we looked at a high- see them today. but we were just so proud. we looked at a high level, i see them today. but we were just so| proud. we looked at a high level, we look proud. we looked at a high level, we took by— proud. we looked at a high level, we took by gender, _ proud. we looked at a high level, we look by gender, etc, _ proud. we looked at a high level, we look by gender, etc, and _ proud. we looked at a high level, we look by gender, etc, and we - proud. we looked at a high level, we look by gender, etc, and we are - proud. we looked at a high level, we look by gender, etc, and we are just| look by gender, etc, and we are just so proud _ look by gender, etc, and we are just so proud. every— look by gender, etc, and we are just so proud. every student _ look by gender, etc, and we are just so proud. every student has - look by gender, etc, and we are justl so proud. every student has achieved every— so proud. every student has achieved every exam _ so proud. every student has achieved every exam here _ so proud. every student has achieved every exam here at _ so proud. every student has achieved every exam here at burnley- so proud. every student has achieved every exam here at burnley college, i every exam here at burnley college, that is _ every exam here at burnley college, that is amazing _ every exam here at burnley college, that is amazing. that _ every exam here at burnley college, that is amazing.— that is amazing. that is amazing and thank ou that is amazing. that is amazing and thank you very _ that is amazing. that is amazing and thank you very much _ that is amazing. that is amazing and thank you very much for _ that is amazing. that is amazing and thank you very much forjoining - thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. the principle here very happy, and that is what i have

seen today. lots of very happy students, which is nice, opening their envelopes and sharing their results with their friends and family. it isjust results with their friends and family. it is just a really nice atmosphere. the college put on a breakfast for them, they were in early waiting for that moment at 8am when they were allowed to actually open at their results. what happens now is some of those, as we have talked about, who have better results than they expected, will enter a clearing, which is what ucas does. that opens out 1pm today which is when it gets very busy. there will be thousands, run 30,000, places available through ucas, so that will be going on. a reminder that will be going on. a reminder that the bbc news life page is up and running with lots of tips and advice, and they will be answering your questions, whether you or a parent, thinking about what you do next, at 11:30am. you can submit your questions to your questions on the website. i will be back at burnley college later with more of

the students who have had their results. back to you in the studio. thank you very much indeed. notice how he mentioned the free meal going. once a journalist, always a journalist! taylor swift returns to london's wembley stadium on thursday night for the final leg of her uk eras tour. swift will be playing five final shows from tonight, with the excitement already ramping up at wembley, as fans flock to buy official merchandise. security will be tight, after her shows in vienna last week were cancelled following the arrest of three teenagers for allegedly planning a terrorist attack. we can cross live to wembley and our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher. i'm hazarding a guess that you have some swifties with you? i i'm hazarding a guess that you have some swifties with you?— i'm hazarding a guess that you have some swifties with you? i have some swifties here — some swifties with you? i have some swifties here on _ some swifties with you? i have some swifties here on the _ some swifties with you? i have some swifties here on the lots _ some swifties with you? i have some swifties here on the lots of _ swifties here on the lots of swifties here on the lots of swifties already arriving, even from 5am today when we got here, some people already getting here to join

the queue. i have some ladies from gloucester. you all look amazing, to talk us through your outfits. i’m talk us through your outfits. i'm dressed as _ talk us through your outfits. i'm dressed as the midnight bejewelled video. _ dressed as the midnight bejewelled video, that is what taylor wears. i did this _ video, that is what taylor wears. i did this myself. i went a very glitzy— did this myself. i went a very glitzy irr— did this myself. i went a very glitzy in the hair as well. | glitzy in the hair as well. already glitzy in the hair as well. i already have friendship bracelets that you gave me, so i don't feel left out. i that you gave me, so i don't feel left out. . ., ., , ., left out. i have got lots of sparkles _ left out. i have got lots of sparkles stop _ left out. i have got lots of sparkles stop i _ left out. i have got lots of sparkles stop i am - left out. i have got lots of sparkles stop i am the - left out. i have got lots of| sparkles stop i am the red left out. i have got lots of - sparkles stop i am the red era. i sparkles stop i am the red era. [ was sparkles stop i am the red era. was lucky to get my ticket sparkles stop i am the red era." was lucky to get my ticket because their friend was coming and she dropped — their friend was coming and she dropped out. it made my day! you are a swiftie as well, _ dropped out. it made my day! you are a swiftie as well, it _ dropped out. it made my day! you are a swiftie as well, it is _ dropped out. it made my day! you are a swiftie as well, it is not _ dropped out. it made my day! you are a swiftie as well, it is not that - a swiftie as well, it is not that you have been dragged here? i you have been dragged here? i absolutely love it, iam you have been dragged here? i absolutely love it, i am going to cry today! — absolutely love it, i am going to c toda i~ . absolutely love it, i am going to c toda ! ~ . . absolutely love it, i am going to c toda !~ . , cry today! what is it about taylor swift that you — cry today! what is it about taylor swift that you love _ cry today! what is it about taylor swift that you love so _ cry today! what is it about taylor swift that you love so much? - cry today! what is it about taylor swift that you love so much? i i cry today! what is it about taylor i swift that you love so much? i don't know, swift that you love so much? i don't know. she — swift that you love so much? i don't know. she is — swift that you love so much? i don't know, she is amazing, _ swift that you love so much? i don't know, she is amazing, a powerful. know, she is amazing, a powerful femate _ know, she is amazing, a powerful femate rote — know, she is amazing, a powerful female role model. _ know, she is amazing, a powerful female role model. she - know, she is amazing, a powerful female role model.— know, she is amazing, a powerful female role model. she is an amazing role model. — female role model. she is an amazing role model, she _ female role model. she is an amazing role model, she also _ female role model. she is an amazing role model, she also goes _ female role model. she is an amazing role model, she also goes through - role model, she also goes through the same stuff that we all go through. it the same stuff that we all go throu~h. . ~ the same stuff that we all go throu~h. , ~ . the same stuff that we all go throu~h. , ,, . ,

through. it is like a safe space when everyone _ through. it is like a safe space when everyone is _ through. it is like a safe space when everyone is here. - through. it is like a safe space when everyone is here. it - through. it is like a safe space i when everyone is here. it seems through. it is like a safe space - when everyone is here. it seems like a really supportive _ when everyone is here. it seems like a really supportive community - when everyone is here. it seems like a really supportive community as - a really supportive community as well? , , , y a really supportive community as well? , , , , , well? definitely. everybody is there for each other, _ well? definitely. everybody is there for each other, not _ well? definitely. everybody is there for each other, not for _ well? definitely. everybody is there for each other, not for themselves. | for each other, not for themselves. is for each other, not for themselves. is part _ for each other, not for themselves. is part of— for each other, not for themselves. is part of the — for each other, not for themselves. is part of the reason _ for each other, not for themselves. is part of the reason for _ for each other, not for themselves. is part of the reason for getting - is part of the reason for getting here to join the queue?- is part of the reason for getting here to join the queue? here to 'oin the queue? yes, get in the here to join the queue? yes, get in the queue. — here to join the queue? yes, get in the queue, trade _ here to join the queue? yes, get in the queue, trade bracelets, - here to join the queue? yes, get in the queue, trade bracelets, we - here to join the queue? yes, get in. the queue, trade bracelets, we have our packed lunch and it will be great. d0 our packed lunch and it will be treat. ,, our packed lunch and it will be treat. , , ., great. do you recognise people from other swifties, _ great. do you recognise people from other swifties, do _ great. do you recognise people from other swifties, do you _ great. do you recognise people from other swifties, do you see _ great. do you recognise people from | other swifties, do you see them? not reall , i other swifties, do you see them? not really, i think it is such a big community. really, i think it is such a big community-— really, i think it is such a big communi . . ' :: :: :: :: ., community. there are 90,000, have an of ou community. there are 90,000, have any of you ever _ community. there are 90,000, have any of you ever seen _ community. there are 90,000, have any of you ever seen her _ community. there are 90,000, have any of you ever seen her before? - community. there are 90,000, have| any of you ever seen her before? no! what son: any of you ever seen her before? no! what song are you most looking forward to?— forward to? august, i love the outfit she _ forward to? august, i love the outfit she wears _ forward to? august, i love the outfit she wears when - forward to? august, i love the outfit she wears when she - forward to? august, i love the| outfit she wears when she runs across the stage. share outfit she wears when she runs across the stage.— outfit she wears when she runs across the stage. are you hoping for across the stage. are you hoping for a few special — across the stage. are you hoping for a few special guests? _ across the stage. are you hoping for a few special guests? we _ across the stage. are you hoping for a few special guests? we are - across the stage. are you hoping for| a few special guests? we are hearing rumours of ed sheeran.— a few special guests? we are hearing rumours of ed sheeran. yeah! and travis kelsey. _ rumours of ed sheeran. yeah! and travis kelsey, her— rumours of ed sheeran. yeah! and travis kelsey, her boyfriend? i- travis kelsey, her boyfriend? i want a bracelet! careful, _

travis kelsey, her boyfriend? i want a bracelet! careful, mum _ travis kelsey, her boyfriend? i want a bracelet! careful, mum is- travis kelsey, her boyfriend? i want a bracelet! careful, mum is after. a bracelet! careful, mum is after ou! i a bracelet! careful, mum is after you! i have _ a bracelet! careful, mum is after you! i have seen _ a bracelet! careful, mum is after you! i have seen lots _ a bracelet! careful, mum is after you! i have seen lots of- a bracelet! careful, mum is after you! i have seen lots of mothers| a bracelet! careful, mum is after- you! i have seen lots of mothers and dau . hters you! i have seen lots of mothers and daughters coming — you! i have seen lots of mothers and daughters coming together, - you! i have seen lots of mothers and daughters coming together, it - you! i have seen lots of mothers and daughters coming together, it is - daughters coming together, it is quite a social thing to do together, isn't it? it quite a social thing to do together, isn't it? . �* quite a social thing to do together, isn't it? , �* ,., isn't it? it isn't something we will remember _ isn't it? it isn't something we will remember for _ isn't it? it isn't something we will remember for ages. _ isn't it? it isn't something we will remember for ages. our - isn't it? it isn't something we will remember for ages. our other . isn't it? it isn't something we will i remember for ages. our other sister is coming _ rememberforages. our other sister is coming tomorrow but they couldn't -et is coming tomorrow but they couldn't get tickets— is coming tomorrow but they couldn't get tickets together. it is is coming tomorrow but they couldn't get tickets together.— get tickets together. it is a really nice experience _ get tickets together. it is a really nice experience and _ get tickets together. it is a really nice experience and i _ get tickets together. it is a really nice experience and i know- get tickets together. it is a really nice experience and i know her. nice experience and i know her friend as well. it nice experience and i know her friend as well.— friend as well. it is a proper uirlie friend as well. it is a proper girlie day — friend as well. it is a proper girlie day out? _ friend as well. it is a proper girlie day out? what - friend as well. it is a proper girlie day out? what do - friend as well. it is a proper girlie day out? what do youj friend as well. it is a proper- girlie day out? what do you think your reaction will be when she walks out on stage?— out on stage? cry, scream, all of it! it is out on stage? cry, scream, all of it! it is going _ out on stage? cry, scream, all of it! it is going to _ out on stage? cry, scream, all of it! it is going to be _ out on stage? cry, scream, all of it! it is going to be too _ out on stage? cry, scream, all of it! it is going to be too much. - out on stage? cry, scream, all of it! it is going to be too much. it | it! it is going to be too much. it has been _ it! it is going to be too much. it has been a _ it! it is going to be too much. it has been a long time _ it! it is going to be too much. it has been a long time coming. l it! it is going to be too much. it - has been a long time coming. when did ou has been a long time coming. when did you buy — has been a long time coming. when did you buy these _ has been a long time coming. when did you buy these tickets? - has been a long time coming. when did you buy these tickets? we - has been a long time coming. when did you buy these tickets? we were | did you buy these tickets? we were in ital in did you buy these tickets? we were in italy in florence _ did you buy these tickets? we were in italy in florence and _ did you buy these tickets? we were in italy in florence and we - did you buy these tickets? we were in italy in florence and we were - did you buy these tickets? we were in italy in florence and we were on | in italy in florence and we were on the side _ in italy in florence and we were on the side of— in italy in florence and we were on the side of the road trying to get tickets— the side of the road trying to get tickets on— the side of the road trying to get tickets on august six last year! you have been tickets on august six last year! gm. have been waiting over a year?! and she seems to really care about her fans, she seems to really have a connection with you all. i fans, she seems to really have a connection with you all.- fans, she seems to really have a connection with you all. i think she does, she loves _ connection with you all. i think she does, she loves us _ connection with you all. i think she does, she loves us all— connection with you all. i think she does, she loves us all and - connection with you all. i think she does, she loves us all and we love | does, she loves us all and we love her. �* , ., ., , does, she loves us all and we love her. �* , does, she loves us all and we love her. , , her. are you hoping she will be doinu her. are you hoping she will be doing another _ her. are you hoping she will be doing another big _ her. are you hoping she will be doing another big tour - her. are you hoping she will be doing another big tour soon? 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"hedgehog crossing" road signs have been installed to help save the species. tim muffett reports. 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 pumpkin's 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 ana lapaz—mendez has seen a rise in the number of injured hedgehogs. we know when it comes to summer, you get more people going out and doing their gardening. most of the hedgehogs that we have, they are injured by streamers.

most of the hedgehogs that we have, they are injured by strimmers. hedgehogs are nocturnal, but many of these animals need food and medicine 21w. which is why ana 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. and from hedgehogs back to exam results, we will be continuing to cover the results and a getting their results and what they plan to do next throughout the morning and their particularjourney fostered in their particularjourney fostered in the meantime, it is worth reminding

you there are some interesting statistics. one of them is that of the number of people studying maths, about i9.9%, the number of people studying maths, about i9.9%, 75th the number of people studying maths, about i9.9%, 75th of students studying maths. that is interesting development. —— one fifth of students studying maths. if you look at boys and girls, more boys than girls getting the top a—level grade of a star, but when you look at a star and a, it actually moves back to the girls. an interesting development in some of these results as they continue to be analysed throughout the morning. now it is time for a look at that weather. we have heavy rain currently pushing south and eastwards across the northern half of the country. it will continue its journey south—eastwards, clearing the far south—eastwards, clearing the far south—east tomorrow morning leading to a dry weekend with sunny spells for most. there is a chance this weekend of a few showers or even some light rain across the north west, but that will be about it. the

rain continuing to push southwards, some of it still heavy as it pushes in through wales. to the north of that, return to bright skies and some showers. to the south of it, largely dry, the south—east hanging on to the sunshine for the longest, and this is where we will have the highest temperatures of up to 26. the wind picking up across england and wales, noticeably slower. through the evening, that will start to ease down, the rain pushes steadily southwards. heavy across the midlands, wales and southern counties for a time, clear skies and a chilly night to the north—east of england with temperatures falling away to four or five, but still quite mild in the south—east. here is the weather front tomorrow morning. it does pull away, might linger longer in the channel islands, a ridge of high pressure builds in behind, then any weather fronts waiting in the winds. off goes the rain from the south—east, they will still hang on to cloud and they will still hang on to cloud and the odd shower in the channel islands, but a lot of sunshine

again, but blustery showers continuing across the north and west. on and off through much of the day. temperatures ia in scotland to a high of 26 in london. as we head into the weekend, it will be fairly quiet. you might get patchy mist and fog, that will clear quite quickly. there will be areas of cloud at times, bright spells or indeed sunny spells, and you could catch the odd shower in the breeze coming in across northern and western parts of scotland. temperatures ia to about 25 degrees, that 25 will feel very pleasant as with a 23 in hull. it's a sunday, a similar story, a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine, a wee bit of cloud bubbling up through the course of the day, to produce the odd shower. it will be breezy across the northern half of the country, temperatures not too dissimilar to what we are looking at on saturday. we have ia in the north to a high of 25 in the south.

live from burnley college. this is bbc news. five, four, three, two, one! it's results day for hundreds of thousands of students, and ucas says number of disadvantaged students getting a place at university hits record high. top a—level grades have risen for the first time since 2021, and 80% of students have got their first choice of university. join me later as we get reaction from the students and teachers here in burnley. i'm tanya beckett in london. also coming up... signs of growth — the economy grew

by 0.6% between april and june. new research suggests social media companies are failing to reduce self—harm and suicide content despite the safety bill. they're being called the last chance talks. new negotiations are due to begin in qatar, hopefully to end the war in gaza. taylor swift returns to wembley stadium for the final leg of her �*eras tour�* in the uk. it's a huge day for the hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland receiving their exam results this morning. we're beginning to see some statistics based on this year's exam results — starting with university places. some 82% of students have successfully got into their first choice university — an increase of 3% from last year. our correspondent nicky schiller is live at burnley college