welcome to the college here in gorton in - the college here in gorton in manchester.have been taking their pictures. congratulations, class of 2024. pictures. congratulations, class of 202a. there are still a few students collecting results. they come in and you can see that there is a table that says the surname. this pile, earlier on, was full. there are a few students, i wonder if they have been lying in and will come later to collect their results. these results are the gcse results in england, wales and northern ireland. we also have some btec results as well, the more vocational qualifications. there are also a few thousand cambridge nationals out as well today. it is the gcse is that we are focusing on because, as you mentioned, the pass rate has fallen for a third year. that was expected because of the covid pandemic. this lot of students, they are 15 and 16 years old, year 11. when they first started secondary education, it was just as covid was starting, which meant they went to remote learning and they lived there secondary education through covid and in th

welcome to the college here in gorton in manchester.his is the place where they have been taking their photographs. there are still some students here collecting their results, they come in and then there is a table with the surname. this pile earlier run was full. there are just a few students, i wonder if they have had a lion and will come in later to collect their results. these are the results in england, wales and northern ireland. we also have btec results out as well, more vocational qualifications. there are also some cambridge nationals that are out as well to date, but it is the gcses we are focusing on because, as you mentioned, the pass rate has fallen for a third year. but that was expected because of the covid pandemic. these students are 15 and 16 years old and have lived their education, their secondary education through covid and in its shadow. in those in between years, the grades were looked at, they were teacher assessed. this is the first real year where most of those changes have been taken away. there were a coupl

the road in the gorton area.ies deputy chairman , matthew tories deputy chairman, matthew vickers, has resigned. he stepped back from the role to support robert jenrick as the next conservative leader. he says jenrick is the standout candidate with a compelling vision for rebuilding the party. the children's commissioner says police forces should only strip search a child when it's a life threatening situation . a report threatening situation. a report suggests there's a new case every 14 hours in england and wales, and 1 in 20 of those searches, they say, doesn't follow official procedure . the follow official procedure. the prison governors association has said it's not sure whether emergency measures to help tackle overcrowding in jails will work. operation early dawn has been triggered in the north of england today as more people are sentenced. for their part in riots over recent weeks . the riots over recent weeks. the ukrainian president claims the uk's support for the war effort is slowing down as he appea

let's speak to our correspondent nicky schiller, who is at a school in gorton, in manchester.you been getting there? figs what reaction have you been getting there? �* , , ., what reaction have you been getting there? ~ , i. what reaction have you been getting there? a i. , what reaction have you been getting there? a , ,., there? as you can see here it is a lot quieter- _ there? as you can see here it is a lot quieter. there _ there? as you can see here it is a lot quieter. there are a _ there? as you can see here it is a lot quieter. there are a few - there? as you can see here it is a - lot quieter. there are a few members of staff and the tables are still out but most of the key brown envelopes have disappeared... about to hours ago. crazing is here as the students came in to collect their results. as you said these students have had to go through covid—i9 stop they are aged around 15 and 16. but when they started their secondary education they were in year seven and just love that covid—i9 struck and just love that covid—i9 struck and then they had the lock downs and remot

let's speak to our correspondent nicky schiller, who is at a school in gorton, in manchester.what have you been hearing from students around you and how do they feel about these results? , , ., ., ., results? yes, it is a moment, a life moment, results? yes, it is a moment, a life moment. that _ results? yes, it is a moment, a life moment, that we _ results? yes, it is a moment, a life moment, that we all _ results? yes, it is a moment, a life moment, that we all remember - results? yes, it is a moment, a life i moment, that we all remember when results? yes, it is a moment, a life - moment, that we all remember when we got the results. these are the first big ones. these are year 11 students, they're 15 and i6 and they're getting their gcse results. as you said, this is the first year that we can really compare them from before the pandemic, because of course in year 7 when they started that was when the pandemic hit. so there was that remote learning and they have gone through them. although we have seen the results drop for the third year in a row, in previous results were

the woman, named locally as alberta obinim, died at the scene in gorton. hospital. a 22—year—old man is in custody, on suspicion of murder — he�*s believed to be known to the victims. here on news at ten, we�*ve reported from myanmar�*s civil war — the front line, the families where lives have been lost, and now tonight those trying to flee the violence. the bbc has uncovered testimony from what may be one of the worst incidents of mass killings in the conflict. on august 5th, eyewitnesses say hundreds of civilians from the rohingya muslim community were bombed as they tried to flee. it�*s the latest deadly violence against them — in 2017, hundreds were killed in what was described by the un as ethnic cleansing by the country�*s military. in recent months, scores of rohingya muslims have been killed and thousands have fled to bangladesh, but now they say they�*re also being attacked by the other side, those fighting the military, the rebel group arakan army. our correspondent yogita limaye reports from the border at teknaf in bangladesh. her report contain

the woman, named locally as alberta obinim, died at the scene in gorton. is in custody on suspicion of murder — he's believed to be known to the victims. to the us now where the democratic national convention is getting underway in chicago. this is the scene live at the convention will offically confirm kamala harris as the party's presidential candidate. protesters continue are continuing to gather around the event — they're demonstrating over issues including israel's war in gaza, immigration, abortion rights and criminaljustice reform. but this convention is a far cry from what organisers had planned just a month ago — when president biden was still the democratic party's nominee for november's election. it will be a bitter sweet moment for him when he addresses the convention in the next couple of hours. let's speak to our chief presenter sumi somaskanda in chicago. just give us a sense of what the mood is there there's been a huge uptick in momentum for kamala harris. . . �* . uptick in momentum for kamala harris. , . �*, ., , , harris. yes, that's ab

our correspondent is at a school in gorton in manchester.ch a big day for students at the school?— at the school? yeah, i think anybody. — at the school? yeah, i think anybody. you. _ at the school? yeah, i think anybody, you, me, - at the school? yeah, i think anybody, you, me, anyonel at the school? yeah, i think. anybody, you, me, anyone can remember when they got their results, where you have that envelope to open. that is what is happening here. you can see they have got the sign up, saying congratulations class of 202a. a lot of students are milling around. they come in and they go to the desks. the teachers are looking for the students' results. they come in, as you would get in an envelope and they're given to the students, who open them. the students are talking to theirfriends, comparing open them. the students are talking to their friends, comparing the results, opening up and discussing what grade they have got. it was at 8am that officially across england and wales and northern ireland students were allowed to open their results

a 22 year old man is currently in custody after police were called to an address in gorton on sundayht. the number of drug related deaths in scotland has increased by 12% in the last year, figures just released this morning show a 1172 people died, reversing a trend of improvements seen since the peak in 2020. the national records of scotland found the country continues to have the highest rate of drug deaths in the whole of europe . well, young the whole of europe. well, young people suspended from secondary school are reportedly twice as likely to be out of education, university or employment compared to their peers, a new report by education policy institute found that those suspended just once are more likely to experience poor outcomes between the ages of 19 and 24. government figures show the numbers in england have now reached a record high, with almost 787,000 pupils suspended in the 20 2223 academic year. and finally, the last of the 31 ted baker stores are expected to close by the end of today, after the company behind the fashion chain collapsed back in march. more than 50

there'll be no gorton area.r anyone safely handing zombie knives and machetes into police stations ahead of a new ban. restrictions come in next month, but the government stopped short of making ninja swords illegal, insisting that will happen soon. policing minister dame diana johnson says the public should do the right thing and surrender any dangerous weapon, arguing there's no legitimate need to have them . the children's have them. the children's commissioner says police forces should only strip search a child when it's a life threatening situation. a report out today suggests there's a new case every 14 hours in england and wales, and 1 in 20 of those searches don't follow procedure. the prison governors association says it's not sure whether emergency measures introduced today will help tackle overcrowding in jails . operation overcrowding in jails. operation early dawn has been triggered in the north of england, as more people are sentenced for their part in the riots. earlier this month , the ukrainian

police were called to a house in gorton last night where the three had been attacked.ted on suspicion of murder. the london fire brigade's most senior officer has said that people living in grenfell tower were instructed to "stay put for too long", as flames spread around the building. commissioner andy roe, who revoked the advice on the night, acknowledged it would have had "an impact on people's decision making". the public inquiry�*s final report into the disaster is due to be released on the 4th of september. and doug beattie has resigned as leader of the ulster unionist party. in a statement, he cited "irreconcilable differences" between him and party officers. mr beattie took over as leader of the party in may 2021. energy bills are likely to rise again this winter. on friday the regulator ofgem will announce its latest price cap, which controls what companies can charge for gas and electricity. ben boulos has been looking at what that means for customers. there may have been a bit of relief over the summer, but that's all about to change, with gas and electricit

let's go to our correspondent danny savage at a school in gorton in manchester. good morning.ning. what are you hoping for, how do you feel?— morning. what are you hoping for, how do you feel? i am feeling quite nervous. how do you feel? i am feeling quite nervous- itaut _ how do you feel? i am feeling quite nervous- itaut i _ how do you feel? i am feeling quite nervous. but i guess _ how do you feel? i am feeling quite nervous. but i guess it _ nervous. but i guess it isjust part of it _ nervous. but i guess it isjust part of it i_ nervous. but i guess it isjust part of it. i expect to have top grades. we hope — of it. i expect to have top grades. we hope so _ of it. i expect to have top grades. we hope so. i am sure we really are more from you this morning. how are you feeling? you had covid in year seven, you had to deal with all of that, here you are in year 11. has it gone quickly? it that, here you are in year 11. has it gone quickly?— that, here you are in year 11. has it gone quickly? it definitely has. it's one it gone quickly? it definitely has. it's gone a _ it gone

my name is sebastian gorton. i am currently an undergraduate at adelphi for a psychology and biology and listening to my fellow brothers sisters tell their stories, i'm wondering how, we as a collective of this generation can get past this pain that we aren't really, truly speaking to each other and at least the pride, the courage or, the mental blocks and aspirations that opium have set that have gotten the way of us attempting to, you know, keep thank thank you so much for your question anne. and if we can just if someone would like one win of one of the authors to respond i've always believed in the power of community before the internet, when i was a single mother in washington, dc and needed the support of other single mothers, i would add in the paper city paper and the women who needed the same thing i needed, they found me i moved from boston don't want go there but so i'd be in washington where i knew there was a community of black writers and i became a big of that community. i dove into that community

a 22 year old man is now in custody after police were called to an address in gorton on sunday nightnuing to suffer from the highest rate of drug related deaths in europe, figures show. there was a 12% increase last year, 1172 people died in 2023. in a reverse of the trend of improvements seen since the peak in 2020. young people suspended from secondary school are twice as likely to be out of an education university or employment compared to their peers , a new report by the peers, a new report by the education policy institute found . education policy institute found. those suspended, even just once are more likely to experience poor outcomes between the age of 19 and 24. government figures show the numbers of those suspended in england has now reached a record high, with almost 800,000 pupils suspended in the last academic year. and the final 31 ted baker stores are closing today after the company behind the fashion chain collapsed back in march. more than 500 jobs are now at risk. includes locations such as heathrow and gatwick airports. london's regent street in bath in york and