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so, hejoined charnwood athletics, i think in 2013, in loughborough, down the road, and he went on ande, he found something he loved and something that he turned out to be really good at. he used to run round the block here just to exercise, and sometimes i'd say go for your run and he would come back and i'd say you can't have been that quick, and that was when we noticed how quick he was. and this is his first olympics, and a gold first time out — do you know what his aspirations are for the future? when he comes home, he will keep training hard every day all the time and he'll be looking forward to the home commonwealth games next year because, obviously, hopefully by then we will be allowed to have a full stadium of fans for all the athletes to cheer them on. then he'll be looking forward to the next worlds and training for paris. who does he get the speed from? definitely not from me! rob's always been quite sporty. i'm not very sporty. i like sport, but i'm not great myself, apart from swimming. well, that's good enough. rob, it's all down to you but i bet you can't keep up with

elaine dunkley, bbc news in loughborough.hing up with students and teachers throughout the morning, and we'll also be speaking to education secretary gavin williamson and the head of the university application service ucas. we will be talking about what happens next for those students who get the grades they want and may be those who get even better. and good luck to all of them. _ a woman from the us has filed a civil lawsuit in new york, accusing prince andrew of sexual abuse. in a statement, virginia roberts giuffre claims she was trafficked to the prince by the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein when she was 17. the duke of york has consistently denied the allegations. nada tawfik reports. the civil suit alleges that convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein forced virginia roberts giuffre to have sex with prince andrew when she was just 17, in london, new york and the us virgin islands. and she claims that prince andrew knew he was a sex trafficking victim, that she was underage, and she never consented to the alleged sexu

so he joined charnwood athletics in loughborough down the road in 2013, and he went on and on from there out there, he found something he loved and something that he turned out to be really good at. single—use plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups could be banned in england, under new plans to tackle pollution. the government will launch a public consultation this autumn, following an eu ban injuly and plans for similar moves in scotland, wales and northern ireland already announced. some campaigners say measures need to go further and faster though. joining me now is wayne whoriskey from go for green uk, which supplies recyclable, reusable or compostable catering supplies. thanks forjoining us. this will be good for your business. yes. good for your business. yes, although _ good for your business. yes, although complicated - good for your business. yes, although complicated and i l good for your business. ye: although complicated and i think thatis although complicated and i think that is really my key take from all of this is i welcome the announcement, i think it is a good thi

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so he joined charnwood athletics, i think in 2013, in loughborough, down the road, and he went on and he turned out to be really good at. he used to run round the block here just to exercise, and sometimes i'd say go for your run and he would come back and i'd say you can't have been that quick, and that was when we noticed how quick he was. and this is his first olympics, and a gold first time out — do you know what his aspirations are for the future? when he comes home he will keep training hard every day all the time and he will be looking forward to the home commonwealth games next year because obviously hopefully by then we will be allowed to have a full stadium of fans for all the athletes to cheer them on. then he'll be looking forward to the next worlds and training for paris. who does he get the speed from? definitely not from me! rob has always been quite sporty. i'm not very sporty. i like sport but i'm not great myself, apart from swimming. well, that's good enough. rob, it's all down to you but i bet you can't keep up with him these days! no, no! one day i'll tell you a s

back in loughborough, these students are celebrating. just a massive, massive relief.ed the last nine months. you want to get it over and done with. i'm really pleased i've done well. it all feels worth it now. they may not have sat traditional exams but showingresilience throughout the pandemic has been one of the toughest tests. elaine dunkley, bbc news. let's hear from our correspondents across the uk — our scotland correspndent alexandra mackenzie, chris page in northern ireland, and first our wales correspondent hwyel griffith. yes, the students coming here today were seeing their results not for the first time. as they opened the envelopes, it was confirmation of the results they got injune and were allowed to appeal if they weren't happy back then. in terms of what those results show, well, a record number of a stars and as. in wales, the proportion this year, 48% of entries at a star or a. that is 6% up from last year, the class of 2020, which clearly also had difficulties during the pandemic. a whopping 20% up on the last set of students to sit a—level exams i

back in loughborough, these students are celebrating. just massive, massive relief.ed the last nine minutes. you want to get it over and done with. i'm really pleased i've done well. it all feels worth it now. they may not have sat traditional exams but showing resilience throughout the pandemic has been one of the toughest tests. elaine dunkley, bbc news. we will take you to new york where governor andrew cuomo is addressing the people of new york after being accused of sexual harassment by a number of women. let's have a listen. . , , ., . ., listen. really needs to function toda , listen. really needs to function today, government _ listen. really needs to function today, government needs - listen. really needs to function today, government needs to i listen. really needs to function - today, government needs to perform. it is a matter of life and death, government operations. and wasting energy on distractions is the last thing that state government should be doing. and i cannot be the cause of that. new york tough means new york loving. and i love new york. and

elaine dunkley, bbc news in loughborough. have been accepted on university courses this year, up 5% on last year. the education secretary gavin williamson said he expected all students going to university will expect a return to face—to—face teaching following a year of online learning because of the pandemic. we have been absolutely clear with universities, it is absolutely safe and 0k to do face—to—face teaching, whether that is tutorials and lectures. i want to see that happen at universities. i don't have as many direct powers over universities as we do over schools, but the office for students, which is the regulator, is clear that we want to have high—quality teaching. for me, a key element of high—quality teaching is about being in the lecture theatre, being with your peers, the socialising and the discussion that goes on there. of course, we have all discovered we can do so much of this on teams and zoom, but there is nothing like being there in person. let's hear about results from northern ireland from our correspon

caroline kennedy—pipe is a professor of international security at loughborough university specialisingges of a baby being handed over to soldiers at the airport as people seek to get their loved ones out. america has said it will stay beyond the 31st of august if necessary, to keep running that airport to get american troops out. what are the logistics around keeping an airport open in the context like this? it’s context like this? it's understandably i context like this? it�*s understandably chaotic. the taliban are ringing the perimeter of the airport. my understanding is, at this moment, those with american passports are being allowed in without much question. the same is true at the moment, there is a checkpoint allowing uk passport holders through. at the moment, i think we can be not complacent, but the taliban will not take on those with us and west european passports. how long that will persist, we do not know, but the big question, as you point out, is those afghans who are desperate to leave the country, who, as you say, will hand children over if necessary to get on one of t

let's speak now to doctorjoanna harper, a medical physicist at loughborough university who has adviseda nsgender athletes. she is a trans woman herself. thank you very much forjoining us this afternoon. just explain why laurel hubbard has been allowed to compete in this event against biological women?— compete in this event against biological women? first of all lease, biological women? first of all please, joanna. _ biological women? first of all please, joanna. the - biological women? first of all please, joanna. the current l biological women? first of all l please, joanna. the current ioc rules allowed tra ns— please, joanna. the current ioc rules allowed trans— woman to compete against cis women once the trans— woman has lowered her testosterone and kept there for one year, in a weightlifting, the international weightlifting federation requires the testosterone to be below five per litre, that is the rule that holds for laurel hubbard. so that is the route she was required to meet. you hubbard. so that is the route she was required to meet.— was required to meet. you have describe