what about those stu d e nts for some time.eir second choice university and gone through clearing quiz night we were speaking to an expert on earlier who suggested that might be as many as 55,000 students. what choice is open to them if they really still want to go to theirfirst to them if they really still want to go to their first choice university? my go to their first choice university? my main piece of advice to those applicants is that universities will very much welcome a conversation. my advice would be to contact at university, find out what their options are, because given the announcement today, it is expected that those universities should reconsider that reject decision based on the new grades that we will be receiving fairly soon. what about if there are a considerable number of appeals, and you've got significant numbers of people going back to universities saying, i now have the grades? i think there are about 80,000 students at the moment holding offers. that's correct. if a student were to look at the appeal s

stu, take it away. i'll see you in 30 minutes' time when i ring the opening bell. stuart: i want -- is it dusty? is that the name? dusty? maria: yes, dusty. stuart: i want to see dusty and maria a half hour from now. that's great. congratulations, maria. congratulations. good stuff. all right. maria: thank you, stu. stuart: sure thing. good morning, everyone. listen to this. the president wants the treasury to get a piece of the tiktok sales price. he says america opened the door to the deal so america should get some of the money. chinese state controlled media call this open robbery. it's not clear just how the

so we can be reassured that stu d e nts week. from the teachers who have worked with these stu d e nts teachers who have worked with these students for the last two years, who perhaps know these students the best. how much of a spanner in the works is that late change to the btec results? you have had to give them out this morning, is that right? yes, we are a very big school and we have more than 300 students collecting results today. by the time we got the announcement early yesterday evening, all the preparation for today had been done. so we have issued the original btec results to students today, with reassurance that the awarding body are going to review those, which i think is the right decision, but should those grades be adjusted for students, those grades will only increase. briefly, how do you think stu d e nts increase. briefly, how do you think students have coped with all these ups and downs? i think that certainly what has helped is the gcse students have felt far less anxious about today given the announcement ear

you have an extra 596 of uk stu d e nts the gap.ome that she would not have been able to offer places to before. we have a buffer about what is essential as we make sure the student and learning experience of those students does not suffer and we are adamant that is not going to happen but the indication is that international students want to come here and fingers crossed they will. good luck to all of you and your staff. look at the banner. keep calm and quiet. designed for exam time, but that message, keep calm, is a good one to ta ke message, keep calm, is a good one to take home today. absolutely. a-level stu d e nts take home today. absolutely. a-level students have been struggling to log on to the clearing website this morning after it crashed following technical issues. we are told the pupils have been on social media to complain about not being able to access the track section of the website leaving thousands unable to find out whether they got the grades needed to head to university. ucas has responded saying ucas track is

came quite quickly because it was only the day before results were announced that the government said stuounced that the government said students could use their mock results if they wanted to appeal. it came yesterday, details on what constitutes a valid mock exam but thenit constitutes a valid mock exam but then it was taken down. it shows that more chaos, perhaps the government does not have a handle on things was that this was the reaction from the chair of the commons education committee. that is a huge mess, goodness knows what is going on at quual. it brings confusion amongst pupils, teachers and it is the last thing we need at this time. we need a strong appeal syste m this time. we need a strong appeal system that is simple, people understand it, that it is fair and helps young people climb at the education ladder of opportunity. as far as he is concerned, the most important thing is the appeals process is up and running as quickly as possible, it is fair and painless as possible, it is fair and painless as possible. the government still sticking by the system, the algorithm that

a mock exam is not fair between two students between two stu d e nts between two students between two an interesting question. i was looking at an article over the weekend which mentions research of call did itself when it got an examiner to look completely unconnected from the exam system add old papers. they did all the different subjects. there was only a variation between different examiners, a% in maths. most of it is about working through formulas and getting the right result. in history it went up as much as aa%. even ina history it went up as much as aa%. even in a properly assessed system, with examiners you don't know the stu d e nts with examiners you don't know the students and have never met the students, and looked just at the papers they have been given, there can still be quite a wide variation in the marks they award? absolutely. and we know this is true from historically looking at exam data. in the past when students sit normal exams, there was an appeals process and the student might appeal. another examiner check it and gives ita another examiner check it and give

in wales, stu d e nts no standard marks.s, students have been promised at least the grade they scored in the first year exams. in northern ireland, schools will be able to appear if mugs schools will be able to appear if ngs are schools will be able to appear if mugs are lower than mock exams. and that applies in england with the option of setting an exam in autumn. the education secretary has apologised even before grades are revealed. i apologise to every single child right across the country for the disruption they have had to suffer and the fact that, as education secretary, i never expected to be in a situation where we have had to close schools, two pupils either than those of critical workers and the most vulnerable. i would never expect to be in a situation with no exam period. signs of significant downgrades and warnings of further unfairness but the regulator in england says the system will be fed to most and overall grades might still be slightly higher. we want a robust, fair system whereby mock evidence can be b

what have stu d e nts when it started to unfold. and thinking? we have had children is really upset, their families upset, we have had children is really upset, theirfamilies upset, all the things you would expect, but the biggest feeling is consternation. how can students who have worked incredibly hard in a context of a pandemic that his sent everything, has changed everything, and yet of call and the government, despite their best intentions, have come up with a system that has doubled down on disadvantage. we have to remember, inequality is rife in the education system already and this will just education system already and this willjust widen it, so we heard the stories of small groups and private schools that haven't had their grades knocks back and that is no criticism of private schools it's just the algorithm that did it and we have to remember that these are choices that were made. no exams we re choices that were made. no exams were sat, these choices were made and we need to try and correct them if we can. when you look

that's right grow generation nearly doubled since stu asked me about that. stu, you got horse sense i hate chasing stocks after a huge run but this cannabis play clearly deserves a closer look let dig deeper with the co-founder and ceo of grow generation welcome to "mad money". >> thank you for having me, jim. >> so darron, i got to ask you, when i read about this, i said i want to be a grow generation ceo or i want a couple of stores this is maybe the most exciting model i've seen in retail but a lot of people don't know you, so why don't you describe darron and what you guys do >> jim, back in 2014 we believe the cannabis industry would be a multi billion-dollar industry is there any. we made an investment in the ancillary side with a fragmented industry of a few house hydroponic stores and to sell picks and shovels, similar with home depot in home improvement and swimming pools and landscapes, all great successes in the specialty retail space. we're a one-stop solution for all cannabis growers and small gra craft growers to large ones across the come paen

it is going to be very different for stu d e nts is going to be very different for students going upleast social distancing, it will not seem like normal student life but presumably not that many international students potentially this year? we still do not know how many international students will come to the uk. uk hopes they will come. manchester university has stated they think as many as half there‘s international students will not come which is very worrying. there‘s international students will not come which is very worryingm would be, not least forfinances not come which is very worryingm would be, not least for finances for manchester university. what about the situation for british kids who wa nt to the situation for british kids who want to study abroad?|j the situation for british kids who want to study abroad? i cannot speak on that but i do know from the experience in scandinavia, where the universities opened before us, in norway for instance, they have cancelled incoming and outgoing student exchanges because they do not want to increase the risk of the virus spreadin

because many stu d e nts over the coming days?g, well, i will go through the appeal or i'm going to have to research. how much of the difference do you think it is going to make? the first thing to think about is if the appeals are overturned will the university hold their places. an example of a student who missed an oxford or cambridge grade by one is overturned on appeal, will be university say yes, we will have you in? and other universities are prepared to have higher numbers of students? so that isa higher numbers of students? so that is a key question. the second question is if these appeals are broad and many of them are put through, which i hope they will be, will be government stop the cap on university places and fund the additional places? i know don't the a nswer to additional places? i know don't the answer to that, but those seem important questions. head teacher ollie speaking earlier to a reporter. let's return to our top story now, the 75th anniversary of vj day at the end of world war ii. juliet gardiner is an e

what would you say to stu d e nts walked down.nt about how ready you are? our campuses safe? we owe it to our students to do all we can to ensure they have as much of the university experience. we've been using a moto, on—campus or online, what we need to in order to keep people safe. that allow stu d e nts to keep people safe. that allow students to get on with education. and bra nwen jeffreys also sent us this update from the university of york. despite the concerns, there is no doubt university campuses like this one in yourare doubt university campuses like this one in your are going to be reopening within the next few weeks. they are back to the private rented accommodation. we know many freshers will be returning but not to the typical start to their university experience. . universities know they have to plan for every eventuality, including local lockdown is and to look after their students becoming autumn and winter. we expect more advice from the government within the next week or two we on how they should manage that. i

when you are comparing stu d e nts means.know if a grade four in english means a grade four, where is this year we have a little bit of uncertainty because of the process is being used. what i would say to all employers and colleges is to a lwa ys all employers and colleges is to always ta ke all employers and colleges is to always take exam results as a part of the picture. you need to look at it holistically, look at all the results and as john it holistically, look at all the results and asjohn would know, when you are employing somebody, you interview them, lots of employers have their own test they give to candidates. it is a much more thorough process than just looking at the grades. that is all we have time for, but thank you so much for joining us. thank you. we will talk much more about that topic after two o'clock, we will be discussing btec results, regrading going on there and after 2:30pm, we hope to be speaking to the universities minister as well so much more on all of that. scotland will remain in phase three

stu, take it away. stuart: good morning, maria. good morning, everyone. ladies and gentlemen, we're looking at the fastest recovery in stock market history. it took six years to recover from the financial crisis. it's taken just six months to recover from the virus. the federal reserve is printing dollars by the trillion, income is strong, jobs are coming back, and if trump wins, we will get tax cuts and more growth. that's why your 401(k) looks so good. in my opinion, all bets are off if the biden/harris/sanders ticket wins. look at this. right now the dow industrials at

stu d e nts minister at 7:30am, nick gibb.higher but the welsh government says they will not be upgrading a—level results as it believes it can accurately predict grades. it is worth saying you can find out more information on a—level results and any changes as well because the changes announced will be administered 10:30pm last night, so it'll be new to a lot of people. go to our website. as we heard this morning, lots of you witnessed dramatic or heard dramatic thunderstorms overnight, some of you or woken up to sounds like this... carol film is that in edinburgh last night, compared to being in the tropics. charlie: bridgnorth as well. louise: and these pictures were taken byjenny in stoke—on—trent. it was a dramatic night, wasn't it? evenif was a dramatic night, wasn't it? even if you didn't have these storms, it was very warm. i don't know if you saw any of those pictures but there's a few more storms ahead as i understand them! it has been described as a tropical night by many people which is defined by the temperatures

of the universities minister for england writing to university vice chancellors saying, please give stu students a chance to appeal if they decide to do that, hold open their place until that is complete. and an explicit acknowledgement from that minister that outstanding students in poorer schools could find themselves feeling they are cheated by these results. bluntly, this is farfrom idealfor a whole generation of students. plenty tonight very nervous about what the next few days will bring. chris mason, thank you. the prime minister says the uk economy is going to face some bumpy months ahead and has a long, long way to go, after employment fell by the largest amount for over a decade between april and june. in that time, the number of people in work fell by 220,000, with the youngest and oldest workers and those in manualjobs worst hit. the figures don't include more than 9 million people who were furloughed. when the final picture emerges, it's thought it will show that more than 730,000 people lost theirjobs between march, when lockdown began, and july, while the worst could be s

stu mick did you have fun with this? i would say after about four or five hours of fraternity house ready to go. ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us, i am diane raines. tom wolfe started out as a journalist and has made reporting a vital part of his realistic fiction. for his latest novel he traded his land mark white suit for a blue blazer and set out for the nations institute of higher learning the result is satire of campus, athletics and partying at eight mythical ivy league campus. his new book is titled, "i am charlotte simmons" and it features wolfe's first female protagonist. she is a naÏve scholarship girl from a tiny north carolina mountain town. tom wolfe joins me in the studio to talk about her and her adventures on campus. and perhaps give us a sense of his own adventures as he wrote this book. when you made the decision to go into various college campuses, were you specifically focusing in your own mind on sexuality? or was it simply -- i want to find out what life is like on college campuses today? >> guest: it's

and briefly, how many stu d e nts thursday., and what they have got from the school today. thanks very much indeed. let's have a word with nicole and oliver, two pupils who got the results. how has it gone for you, nicole? it has gone really well. clearly you are delighted. where is it going now for you? are you staying on here?” delighted. where is it going now for you? are you staying on here? i am definitely staying on here, do some english and my science, and art. very well done indeed. and oliver, likewise you are very pleased with what you have got? yes, i got five as, i what you have got? yes, i got five as, lam what you have got? yes, i got five as, i am very pleased. will you be planning to study those subjects further? i will be. i will be staying on in school. and briefly, just to finish off, how have you found the last few weeks? must have been pretty nerve—racking to see what has happened with the results ina what has happened with the results in a levels over the last week or so. in a levels over the last week or

they can, stu d e nts fairness into the system. can technically tweak this appeals process, they can have another safety net of an exam further down the —— down the line. but there is a perception or a government which has talked about levelling up the country, which has w011 levelling up the country, which has won seats historically held by the labour party, it will be difficult for them to shake off this system they are presiding over a system disadvantage in the most disadvantaged people —— a system which is disadvantaging. professor tina isaacs, who sits on 0fqual‘s advisory group says it will be hard to restore complete public trust in the system. right now what is happening is the public is losing confidence in the system. and it is up to 0fqual which i know has worked very hard, it is up i know has worked very hard, it is up to 0fqual and especially the government to try to put in place something that will claw back some of that public confidence. i am afraid it will not be able to claw back all of it. with me isjohn craven

fair reflection of what they would normally get and within that you have some really sad stories of stu stories of students who would never get a d being given an d because previous stu d e nts being given an d because previous students in the same you're dead to get them or below that. so there is a real sadness. i'm struck by the photograph of page one of my paper, normally it's a day of young men and women smiling and laughing and being happy but instead you have this bewildered look of two young ladies in masks and another one talking to them. they look utterly confused and no wonder. it seems to me this is an absolute mess. this article here in the telegraph talks about the fact that 40% of results were downgraded from protections, hundreds of thousands of results. by the end of the peace talks about when or if gavin williamson the education secretary will get sacked. it shows this scale of what it states here. faiza, christopher talked about that, one thing that struck me is that, one thing that struck me is that normally on results to ucp to hugging and of course, given that we a

is that some of it will be done by the city through public health, and we will be offering this to stu students when they arrive. it is volu nta ry, students when they arrive. it is voluntary, so we are planning to do up voluntary, so we are planning to do up to about10,000 voluntary, so we are planning to do up to about 10,000 people, and we are currently thinking about how frequently we need to test them, because to be effective it needs to because to be effective it needs to be done a few times. the plan, in terms of planning, we have staggered the arrival of first years, so we're taking a lot of steps at the moment to make sure we can manage the people coming campus, but also to do the screening in a meaningful way. the lecturers union are essentially stating today is that to have hundreds of thousands of students crisscrossing the country to go to university, it could spread to covid—19 dangerously and create a second wave, and they said actually it could be like the care home sector in terms of the public health disaster. what do you make of all of that? i understand what they ar

and the pandemic, i suppose the good thing is they can lift the cap because a lot of other foreign stuher foreign students won't be coming to study this year in the uk, so the capacity might well be there. that's true, but there's also a big logistical problems for universities because they are also being expected to enforce social distancing measures and keep people in bubbles in which they socialise together, and probably with social distancing, that means you can have fewer bums on seats in lectures and classes, and so on. so there's this double difficulty... my youngest child is going to university, a lot of it will be online for the first term or so. will be online for the first term or so. that's very true. makes you wonder why you would go physically at all. it does, because university is far more than just what you learn. it is partly a social experience. but i think that in the same way that i don't think zoom calls are a good substitute for interacting with people at an office, particularly when you are trying to learn as a young colleague, having that organic exchange with a

the move follows widespread criticism after many stu d e nts widespread criticism after many studentsr grades and haven‘t predicted after exams were cancelled because of the coronavirus crisis. our correspondent has the story and is at minister for us. why is it setting up a gold command? why is it setting up a gold command? why is it doing that and what does gold command mean? this is because of the confusion that has arisen around exam results and around the appeals process with the government seems to be standing firms by the system that it‘s introduced to come up system that it‘s introduced to come up with these grades in england. i think the idea of setting up this task force is to try and build confidence in the appeals process. because it is sticking by the system it means the people that my pupils will need the school to appeal on their behalf if they been affected, if they want to see their grades change. there has been criticism of the government even before the results were announced. about the lateness of the decision to include market exams among the grounds for appeals.

that is everybody highest priority and we are working 90 days to that all the stu d e nts are working all the students who have offers from universities get an offer for the september or if the course is jam—packed this year, an offer of deferral. —— working night and day. just on that, there will be many would—be students who cannot afford to ta ke would—be students who cannot afford to take a year off especially with a job situation at the moment because of the pandemic. what happens to those students whose grades were downgraded whose courses they wanted to do have now been filled? so what we are doing is to work with the government and work with the national health service when it comes to health care courses to try and get to expand the capacity is much is possible for those highly demanded courses that there may be issues about their total capacity. so we are hoping to be able to expand the ability did take students toa expand the ability did take students to a better facility, expand the ability did take students to a betterfacility, more simulation equipment for health care co

he says that stu d e nts is less certain. he says that students need to weigh up their options.ool or college, took to the universities but do we really want students to put their life on hold? they've been through a lot in the last few months. today a promise from the universities minister. students that have ta ken a universities minister. students that have taken a different course from the one banner eligible for be that their primary offer or insurance are eligible to change their mind and reversed their decision. however i think the first port of call must be talk to your institutional university and think about what is right for you. since results day a lot has happened and some students have already compromised. a warning to date to universities in england, stu d e nts to date to universities in england, students from poorer areas must not be the losers. this is a serious risk and i think all of us are determined to try to prevent these unprecedented circumstances from having the most impact on students who can least afford to navigate their way through it and the least

spoke to many stu d e nts their abilities.ning. i've spoken to gavin williamson, i had a conference call with nick gibb, they are listening to the views being expressed by backbench mps. it would be a significant step that will show compassion and kindness to young people whose mental health has already suffered over the past six months. it would show panic and confusion would it not, because this could have been taken many days ago. i think it should have been taken from the outset. we should have recognised this was an exceptional year. it was always going to be difficult. if we'd operated on a centre assessed grades universities would have known it months ago and been able to plan for numbers. we are now heading into another a few days before gcse results come in, an additional 700,000 young people we have to show compassion and kindness too. you're not the only conservative mp to raise concerns today, where does the buck stop?|j today, where does the buck stop?” think we have to look very closely about decisions taken in t

there are btec stu d e nts results this week?hear from a couple calling for better regulation of dog walkers, trainers and groomers after finding their pet had suffered abuse. we‘ll be discussing that shortly and bringing you the latest news. we will bejoined we will be joined by the education secretary in a few minutes‘ time. now let‘s get the weather with carol. if you like it murky you will be in ecstasy. murky this morning across parts of scotland and the north—east of england. this is a picture from west livingston. low cloud, mist, drizzle and fog as well. this one is from topsham, also ploughed around. showers are not too far away. today we are looking at sunny spells and scattered showers, which will also be thundery and they are likely to be thundery and they are likely to be gusty with hail. there could be localised flooding. this weather front producing main across north wales and northern england which will move northwards and turn more showery. here it is at the moment. you can see its progress moving northwards. in

stu, take it away. stuart: good morning, everyone, the state of the economy front and center for voters today. larry kudlow joins us in a moment, do we need more stimulus, larry 3 minutes away from all the answers. here is the backdrop for interview, new claims for unemployment 1.106 million, this is a key indicator for getting back to work. that's not a good number because the number of claims has gone up from last week. the federal reserve says the virus is hurting america's growth rate and job creation, now if you put the fed statement and higher jobless claims together, that's what's pushing stock prices down this morning. look at it. the dow is off about 100, s&p 60, nasdaq about 31, more on that in a second. all right, did you watch night 3 of the democrats convention? it was hate trump night. speaker after speaker layed into the president in personal terms. he gets the blame for everything. seems to me like the democrats have not gotten over their loss 4 years ago. the president was live tweeting

stu? stuart: grady, thank you very much.ry, i want to bring in kiron skinner, fox news contributor. i want to welcome you back to the program. should the president address directly what is happening in kenosha? >> i would suggest so, and the reason, stuart, the president, defacto is the race president in the united states and i say that based on empirical evidence, not on emotional statements about public policy. when you look at what he has done in the past 3 1/2 years, with the unemployment figures dropping in the african-american and hispanic community and other, for other people of color, his commitment, unswerving in support for the historically black colleges, the opportunity zones that he worked on with senator tim scott, these are real evidence of his commitment to racial justice in the united states. what i would like to see him do, take these corporate level activities, and bring it down now to the individual level and talk about the tragedy that we're seeing in wisconsin, which is just so heartbreaking, not just a

there's two things, stu. leaving the city, and generally when you move to the suburbs, you can get more space. but there's also folks who live in the suburbs or living in the rural america, and the fact of the matter is they need more space. and the reason is that's either a home office, you have a working couple, they both need a place to work, or it's even a classroom. there's the actually no space in the house in many cases for a classroom. so whether it be work or schoolwork, the fact of the matter is they need that extra space, and that's why they're clicking for that extra bedroom. stuart: herself something that i don't -- here's something that i don't understand. we're told it is a seller's market. after all, prices are rising, you can sell more easily. very strong demand for lots of different kinds of houses. mortgage rates around 3% or below. why aren't there more sellers emerging if it's such a seller's market? why not more sellers? >> because there is such little supply. if you sell, where are you

will be relieved for stu d e nts grades. from the sixth form college association. more and more conservative mps feeling they can go out and publicly say this is not working. robert halfon, had some critical words for the regulator. at the moment they are like cardinals in the vatican. in early quualjuly published cardinals in the vatican. in early quual july published the standardisation model, the algorithm so they could be subject to scrutiny. we also urge for a wider appeal system. none of those things have happened. we need a decision in the next 24 hours, the same for thousands of students across the country. he also said of the algorithm account the need to ensure work properly for gcse results on thursday because a lot more pupils are involved and gcses and those results are due on thursday. the government have been sticking by the system seeing hundreds of thousands of stu d e nts system seeing hundreds of thousands of students received the calculated grade that enable them to progress to the next stage of their edu

but let's be realistic, stu d e nts that.aper and seeing what actually happened, but there are other processes in place and so we can look at mock results, where they are available and again, students exa m are available and again, students exam results will not go down as a result of appealing or as a last resort, they can resit and have their actual ability and the actual learning tested this october. yes, using students are disappointed this year but that is when a taken exam. that is through their own actions or inactions, they are utterly powerless in this. or they are not utterly powerless because they have recourse to appeal as ijust explained. in a normalyear, 7596 of grades achieved are lower than predicted rate, so it is not the case that every year, year—on—year, every grade is what a teacher predicts, there are many reasons for that and that is not the case and that and that is not the case and thatis that and that is not the case and that is why we've introduced the standardisation process to make it as fairas st

your main advice is to stu d e nts those students.s@bbc.co.uk, or on social media using #bbcyourquestions. the us democratic presidential candidate, joe biden, has chosen the california senator — and one—time rivalfor hisjob — karmala harris as his running mate for november's election. ms harris is the first black woman — her father is jamaican and her mother is indian — on a major presidential ticket in us history. here's our north america correspondent, david willis. in kamala harris, joe biden has chosen a black running mate 22 years his junior. the first woman of colour ever to appear on a major party's presidential ticket. born in oakland, california, the elder daughter of an indian mother and a jamaican father, kamala harris was a public prosecutor and a california senator before launching her own campaign for the democratic presidential nomination in january last year. she dropped out of the race in december. announcing his choice of running mate, joe biden called her a fearless fighter for the little guy, and one of the countr

the concern has been that the appeals process which a lot of stu d e nts the appeals process which a going to want to take advantage of to receive their grades revised up if they feel they have been treated unfairly has been no real focus and we have seen a lot of conservative backbench mps saying that does need to deliver for the stu d e nts if that does need to deliver for the students if the system overall is going to bejudged to have been fair. a lot will be riding on this detail and whether students think it's enough for them to take advantage of. ck, jonathan blake, thank you very much. the prince of wales has led commemorations for the 75th anniversary of vj day, when japan's surrender ended the second world war. prince charles joined veterans and military personnel for a service at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire. he paid tribute to the courage of those who fought, saying their service and sacrifice would "echo through the ages" and remembered all those who lives were blighted by the conflict. nicholas witchell reports. a lone piper at dawn, aboard hms belfas

one in five stu d e nts extent of the problem.o, after a lot of work over the weekend, understand what went wrong. the algorithm was wrong. sorry to interrupt you, yes, the next question is if it's wrong, and you think it's wrong, how could it be put right? well, what we should be doing now is immediately recalibrating the algorithm, rerunning it, immediately, and not through a process of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of appeals, but we need to do a national institutional level automated rerun as a single appeal and, in doing that, we need to reassure young people that no one will get a grade lower than they we re will get a grade lower than they were issued as a calculated raid last week because we need to protect them, and if the new algorithm doesn't work, then, yes, we might have to go back to the centre assessment grades, the teacher grades, which has happened in scotland. i don't think that the number one option, but it's something we have to bear in mind. in the meantime, there are young people this morning with

the union here saying stu d e nts point.university, it is sane, students can sit at home and learn online. —— it is saying. it is not the same university experience. it really isn't. one of the most important thing is for students to get through their studies is to make friends in their studies is to make friends in the cohort, so they have others to study with, to work with, and of course it spills over into their social lives. but sitting alone following on a screen is a fundamentally different experience and students report much lower level of satisfaction. our goal is to get back on campus. we have the first—year students on campus now. we will be gradually letting more and more come onto campus, trying to find ways to do that to protect them and make it possible for them to have a genuine university experience. great to talk to you, director of oslo met university. thank you. the un refugee agency says hundreds of migrants who've been rescued in the mediterranean must be granted a place of safety. they're still at sea h

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

one of the main reasons private schools danjohnson dan johnson has been danjohnson has been meeting stud how who just got their results. i'm not happy with my results. i'm not happy with my results because they been doing downgraded at least a grade from the assessments. olivia had moral support from her mum this morning but she didn't get what she wanted. ijust but she didn't get what she wanted. i just feel disappointed but i'm glad that we have gotten appeal system but a lot of people here today are really upset and disappointed in what we've been given. and it's politician being blamed. they have had some months to get this right. and i think they should have had more trust and the teachers and their skills. for their honesty really for their integrity. and that's the frustrating part for me. layla has been downgraded but should still get a place at university because of the flexibility and this years admission was but after all her school years these grades are about than that. after you knee if you going on to get a job you might be getting someone get a job you might be getting s

yes, i do think more stu d e nts numbers. mean, there's otherfigures. i have previously as well. look, i mean, there's other figures. i have some other figures, you can there's other figures. i have some otherfigures, you can tell me there's other figures. i have some other figures, you can tell me some other figures, you can tell me some other figures, you can tell me some other figures, there other figures in front of me. it has been a very difficult year. it has been difficult year. it has been difficult for people not taking exams and i have a couple of gcse twins in this house who are in that position and nervously waiting so i totally get why it is a concerning time for students. but the system has actually enabled more people to get university places accepted. and there is this triple lock to enable people to go back to the mock exams or even retake or rather take the a—level exams in early september. so the system has been put in place to try to make this as fair as it can be for everybody. grant shapps, thank you for

primary stu d e nts to wear face covering.oups to avoid spreading the virus. he also points to scientific advice, he quotes the british medicaljournal and chris witty to say the health whisk to children is extremely slow —— mike lowe. he is also flagging up what he sees as the risk of not sending children back. he said this risks putting a huge dent in their future life chances. so that is what we have heard from government last few weeks to reassure parents. some pa rents few weeks to reassure parents. some parents might say it is fine for you to say that but the government promised the opportunity to go back to school before the summer and was unable to deliver so its record has been patchy. we had the government firing the top civil servant for education, it is a very unsettled time politically and educationally. yes, it has not been a great time for the department for education. originally, the aim is to get primary children back before the summer break and it did not happen. it does feel different now, things are more in

we have about 20,000 stu d e nts students.ents altogether, and about 8001st—year students. those are the first one is coming onto campus, and they have been on campus for a bit now. we have reduced the capacity of classrooms 50%, we use facemasks in situations where we cannot maintain a distance of one metre. we have of course hand cleaning opportunities everywhere you could imagine, and we find that following the basic rules of hand hygiene and distance, so far, has made it possible to meet in the classroom with reduced capacity ina way the classroom with reduced capacity in a way that protects our students and ourfaculty in a way that protects our students and our faculty and in a way that protects our students and ourfaculty and makes it possible for us to have on—campus experiences and notjust online ones. and that's the point, isn't it? the union here saying that stu d e nts it? the union here saying that students shouldn't go back to university is saying, well, students can sit at home and learn online. but it's not the

well, it does appear in some disadvantaged stu d e nts appear in some disadvantaged students seem toecause it isn't just and i'm also worried about colleges because it isn'tjust about a—levels, it's about btec as well and we have to make sure the system is fairfor everyone. i do believe there should be a role for the regulator, there does need to be checks and balances, there does need to bea checks and balances, there does need to be a national standard, 0fqual have got to explain properly how their model has worked and whether or not it has been fair to students across the country. what about the equality and human rights commission, some suggesting they should investigate this and exactly how that algorithm has worked and how that algorithm has worked and how things can be quickly corrected? this is why 0fqual need to be very clear and explain through the equalities rights commission, they need to explain to schools what on earth has gone on. they should have published their standardisation model weeks ago because then it could have been subject to scrutiny and changes could have

some stu d e nts should be reassuring as.re now finding the grey is predicted by teachers are not much better. we were not given a free rein because it is having to be paid to previous performance by students. we did the best we could within the straitjacket we were given. it does mean for us some grades will go up asa mean for us some grades will go up as a result of the announcement yesterday, which is brilliant news for those individual students. some of the students are not able to access the university of their choice. some btec grades are still missing and with gcses to come on thursday, the education secretary we re thursday, the education secretary were saying sorry once more and fending off questions about his own future. as you can absolutely imagine, i future. as you can absolutely imagine, lam future. as you can absolutely imagine, i am incredibly sorry for the distress this has caused for those youngsters. this is not something that anyone wanted. there is pressure on the ministers and officials who got them up s

stu? stuart: edward lawrence, thank you very much, indeed.ant to bring in art laffer, art, i know you were listening to what edward was saying. my interpretation is this, it's going to print a lot of money. is that right? >> i wouldn't say that, stuart. but i would say what they're doing is trying to be very accommodating to the markets, and i think they're also saying that the phillips curve does not work. the faster the economy grows, the higher the inin-- inflation will be. ing they're tempering down. the phillips curve doesn't make any sense whatsoever. how can an increase in supply of something cause the price to rise, it's beyond me. i'm very pleased with their comments and glad they're being accommodative to the markets going forward. stuart: let me take you -- makee i've got this right. if the inflation rate remains under 2%, you've got a pretty strong job growth. doesn't mean you've got to say you've got to raise interest rates, is that it? >> that is precisely correct. and that's good, good news. hong term it's really important that

if a lot of stu d e nts difficult position.lasses, they need to employ the relevant teaching staff, the numbers they will need, they need to sort out premises, student accommodation. we need to make sure that if stu d e nts we need to make sure that if students are going to appeal and labour believes they should have that right and opportunity, that the government ensures there appeals are turned around fairly but also turned around swiftly. students have been given the right to take the exam in october, that is something the government says we want to give stu d e nts government says we want to give students as many options as possible. is that a fair way of dealing with it? is not an ideal situation for a start it mean stu d e nts situation for a start it mean students would miss the opportunity of securing a university place to start in the coming academic year. the resits will come too late for them to take up places this year. it is also going to be quite challenging for schools and colleges to runa challenging for schools

stef and other stu d e nts didn't have to be.ents downgraded face a dilemma — live with the decision they have made or renew the battle for their first choice. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. our political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. this feels like a humiliating u—turn from the government? yes, throughout this pandemic the government has had to respond to changing situations, to unprecedented situations, sometimes the evidence changes and they change their minds. but this does feel like a screeching u—turn, because as soon as exams were cancelled, they had months to prepare for it. that is the government and the regulator. the fact there wasn't even an appeals process agreed upon tells you that there has been a problem. ministers do point to the regulator and they came up with the system for reviewing grades, but i don't think it reflects well on gavin williamson either. the problem for him, he has presided over a flawed system to get primary schools all back to school before the summer break. that didn't happen and

university places held up of her stu d e nts university places held up of her students contesting grades we know for how long though these places are going to be kept open? the suggestion is that pupils and places will be held open while pupils carry out on appeal. so it is not an indefinite thing. it is to allow the process of an appeal to ta ke allow the process of an appeal to take place and so if you do not achieve your predicted grades, the idea is that the university that offered you a place based on those would hold open that place while you go through the appeals process. but the process itself is quite complicated and the traditional syste m complicated and the traditional system of appealing grace is not being continued this year. it is more about schools appealing on behalf of peoples rather than individuals. so i'm not quite sure how that will work in practice. i mean essentially we have 70,000 people about to get results this week. —— 750,000. so itjust seems like this may be utter chaos if we have got a repeat of what happened in scotland. one's heart goes out to all these

with the universities going to do for me to contract with stu d e nts to going to do for me to contract now. hang onjust students to give them places now. hang on just a students to give them places now. hang onjust a moment, i think the universities are going to be very welcoming to students this year because they're not going to have any european students this year. i think the chinese student seem to be turning up in roughly the same quantity. but there's a big gap. million pounds gap for many universities and there will be looking for more students that suspect there will only be all too glad to take in the students, seeing that the first round did not get in. summer committed to providing accommodation for their first year students. that would take quite a lot of organisation if they've got any more? they've got lots of accommodation but accommodation used by european students in the past, they have fallen right away because they have fallen right away because they were on to a very good deal they're going to get a big loan and probably never paid back, but they're not going to be

for stu d e nts excellent in other ways.tween home—based and in—school learning will be the true test. sarah toms, bbc news. let's talk about the japanese economy. if you are watching earlier this week, you will have seen their growth contracted significantly in the second quarter. it is looking at exports today, which has seen a at exports today, which has seen a double—digit slump into a fifth straight month injuly. this is the coronavirus pandemic and it takes a heavy toll on shipments to the united states. this dashes hopes for a trade lead recovery injapan for what is now very deep recession. let's discuss this now. you are the prophet of doom this week, iam afraid. the prophet of doom this week, i am afraid. i am indeed, sorry to say. really, it isjust i am afraid. i am indeed, sorry to say. really, it is just an illustration of the times we are in. as you say, it is the world's third largest economy, and fora world's third largest economy, and for a trade oriented country like japan, falling exports is a big blow. inj

will stu d e nts market and the economy.rained and studied for? there isa have trained and studied for? there is a huge amount of strain on young people trying to sort out their lives, in terms of scotland's results, there was a rise in pass rates at national file, higher and advanced highers, and there has been advanced highers, and there has been a narrowing of the attainment gap between the most disadvantaged and leased disadvantaged young people at grades a—c, and 133,000 individual grades a—c, and 133,000 individual grade submitted by teachers were adjusted by the scottish qualifications authority, and of those 7% were adjusted up, was 93% we re those 7% were adjusted up, was 93% were adjusted down, so there is concern that some teachers may have overestimated grades. bp has cut dividends for shareholders, including big pension funds — for the first time since the deepwater horizon oil disaster in 2010. the company has recorded a record £5 billion loss for the second quarter of the year. let's speak to our business corr