jon kay, bbc news, bristol.00:02:39,564 --> 2147483051:38:04,497 now on bbc one, time 2147483051:38:04,497 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 for the news where you are. hello to viewers in the uk joining those around the world; it's now time for us to take a first look at the national and international front pages in the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are madeline grant, deputy comment editor at the daily telegraph and the political commentator and former director of communications for the labour party, lance price. tomorrow's front pages, starting with, the international edition of the financial times says alexander lukashenko, who's ruled belarus for the past 26 years, is fighting for his political future as striking workers booed him and protests against his leadership intensified across the country. according to the metro, pupil power in the uk has forced the government into a u—turn on a—level and gcse grading ? after education secretary gavin

jon kay has been on a test run. nasty conditions on the roads today.would you hand over control of your car to a computer? so, hands—free. at a private test track, with no other traffic, i tried out the technology as if i was on a motorway. whoa. so, that is a very strange feeling. not least for a control freak like me. but the car is driving itself and it is following the lines, the lane that's there, it's swerving around. my temptation is to touch it but i'm not. this is really very odd. i've never done anything like this before. beeping. at the moment, cars like this tell you to put your hands back on the steering wheel after 15 seconds. but ministers want to know if the technology is now reliable enough to let drivers go hands—free for extended periods of time. it could actually save lives. it's estimated within a decade this kind of technology could save almost 4,000 lives. the government will be consulting safety organisations and the industry, but what do drivers think? yeah, i do trust the technology. i use most of what's been invented, but i d

jon kay has been getting some reaction in bristol. four o'clock this afternoon.and gcses to be based on teachers' assessments. a-levels and gcses in england will be awarded based on the centre assessment grades from teachers. the government u—turn means all of these students will now have their a—levels upgraded. it is like they are trying to save face or something and they have just given us all that stress for no reason. it means when one will get the a grade he was predicted, instead of the b he was given last week. i should be happy that it given last week. i should be happy thatitis given last week. i should be happy that it is like they have toyed with our emotions too much to be happy. i'm not sure what to feel. freire thought she had missed out on uni after getting three grades lower than predicted. now with the upgrade, she told me she should be 0k, upgrade, she told me she should be ok, but it has been a horrible few days. really upset on thursday, leica, inconsolably upset but then i've just been stressed, trying to get my head around different plans f

jon kay, bbc news, cornwall.er city enjoyed their return of football's champions league tonight, beating real madrid 2—1 at the etihad stadium, going through to the quarter finals, 4—2 on aggregate. here's andy swiss. 163 days after their first leg, at last, manchester city and real madrid with unfinished business. city, in case you'd forgotten, had a 2—1 advantage, and it was soon even more. raheem sterling could barely believe his luck. a terrible blunder from raphael varane, but a perfect start for the hosts. with no gareth bale, real looked lacklustre, until this. karim benzema with a goal — game on. if real scored again it was extra time, but after the break — just watch this. another gaffe by varane, a nimble finish by gabrieljesus, and city were on the brink. another defensive howler, but the hosts didn't mind. real now had to score twice, but instead it was still city that threatened. david silva just over as they ultimately eased to victory. next up a quarterfinal with lyon and after this they'll feel an

four students back at stories from four students who have had a four days they would rather forget. jon kayc news, bristol. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell. hello, yet again this afternoon, we have seen dramatic thunderstorms breaking out across england and wales. some great looking cloud scapes on the ground if you have been caught in the showers, not so clever. localised flash flooding and plenty of shell are still rattling away at the moment, working their way northwards through the evening, they will start a payday but this curl of rain will push its way into wales and the north—west of england by the end of the night. it gives northern ireland a little break as it moves away. a keen eye will notice towards the side a little brighter spot are showing up by the end of the night. further showers will push their way across england and wales through tuesday and as the sun comes out, they will break out in certain spots. some areas will miss them all together, others again will get heavy downpours and a lot of rain in a short space of time and that risk transfers to scotl

jon kay, bbc news, hands—free. it could be quicker than we think.ter, he's been taken to hospital toxic poisoning. he was on his way back from the city of tomsk to moscow. his flight had city of tomsk to moscow. his flight had to be diverted in fa ct to flight had to be diverted in fact to get on the ground and then take him into hospital. his condition is described as being serious and he is in intensive care, apparently. it's not the first time there have been allegations he's been poisoned and ta ken have been allegations he's been poisoned and taken to hospital. he was in a detention centre last year when something similar happened. 0bviously last year when something similar happened. obviously we will keep a very close eye on what is going on there for you and stick with that story. you're watching bbc news. southern parts of ireland are feeling the full force of storm ellen. here in the uk, also very blustery. the winds will increase in many parts of the uk over the next couple of days or so. it is likely to be very unsettled with the storm clo

good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and jon kay. our headlines today: children in scotland begin returning to the classroom as the government faces criticism over low exam grades. talks take place in paris on how to stop hundreds of migrants crossing the english channel in small boats. a hiddenjobs crisis — the latest unemployment figures are out later. but is the furlough scheme obscuring the real numbers? i'll explain all. with live music on hold during the pandemic, pop superstars get behind a campaign to save the industry. manchester united are into the europa league semi—finals with a 1—0 win over fc copenhagen.. they'll face wolves next, if they beat sevilla tonight. its national allotment weekend we have come to dorset road allotments, where the temperature is currently around 22 celsius. for those of us in the heatwave, it will continue for another two days but there is also the risk of heavy thundery downpours, which could lead to flash flooding. details coming up. it's tuesday, 11th august. our top story. scotland's educat

jon kay, bbc news, cornwall. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @jamesbbcnews. hello there.me heat drifting up from the near continent. in fact, the first friday of august saw temperatures peaking at 36.4 degrees in central london, and the heat was pretty widespread across the midlands, central and southern england, widely seeing those temperatures in excess of 30 degrees. that said, not for all. in parts of north—west wales and the outer hebrides, we saw temperatures only at around 16 or 17 degrees, and here there were some showery outbreaks of rain. so over the next few hours those temperatures will fall into single figures. by contrast in the south—east it's going to be a very uncomfortable night for getting a good night's sleep. we wake up on saturday morning, perhaps low to mid 20s. so that means plenty of sunshine around, albeit hazy for the weekend. we keep the heat in the south—east for some very warm nights to come, much fresher in the far north—west. that's because we are under this influence of high pressure, but there is a weak weather front slicing across the hi

he has been in two swing states today, he has a ready attacked former governor of ohio jon kay he has attacked former governor of ohiojon kay sick, saying he is a loser, but this is an interesting moment politically because since january of 2017 when president trump was sworn in, he has had control of the microphone, control of the microphone, control of the stage. this week the focus is on democrats, their nomineejoe the focus is on democrats, their nominee joe biden, the focus is on democrats, their nomineejoe biden, his running mate kamala harris, and this is a moment for democrats to push back against that co nsta nt new to push back against that constant new cycle that is the presidency of donald trump. and joe biden is betting that by running what analysts call a front porch campaign, he has really been in his home the past few months because of coronavirus, but he appears to have a lead in the polls between six and 12% depending on which pole you look at. the question is whether this week can solidify that. laura, thank you very much for that. anna greenberg is managing partner

welcome to breakfast with tina daheley and jon kay. 0ur headlines today: borisjohnson says he wants tonal priority". another 150 migrants reach the uk by crossing the channel over the past 24 hours as the royal navy considers a formal request for help from the home office. erupting with fury: tear gas is fired at protesters in beirut during mass demonstrations following tuesday's deadly explosion. everything discovery it is useless. they killed us,

jon kay has been getting some reaction in bristol. all the students would now have their situation upgradedomething. they have given us all that stress for no reason. it means they'll get the a grade that he was predicting instead of the b he was given last week. i should be happy that i got boosted up, but it's like they toured with their emotions too much to be happy. so, yeah. i'm not sure what to feel. she felt she missed out on unity after getting three grades lower than predicted. now with the upgrade, she said she should be ok. but it has been a horrible few days. i was really upset on thursday. inconsolable upset on thursday. inconsolable upset but then, i have been stressed ibeen upset but then, i have been stressed i been trying to keep my head on, and all this time i been planning to go to union that means i may have to reta ke go to union that means i may have to retake the year have a forest gap year. are you relieved? mostly. just a bit of shambles, really. who do you rely on? her place is already guaranteed to, but she is still fed up guaranteed to, but she is still fed up of

welcome to breakfast with tina daheley and jon kay. our headlines today: borisjohnson says he wants to fully reopen schools in england next month, calling it a "moral duty" and a "national priority". another 150 migrants reach the uk by crossing the channel over the past 2a hours as the royal navy considers a formal request for help from the home office. erupting with fury: tear gas is fired at protesters in beirut during mass demonstrations following tuesday's deadly explosion. everything discovery it is useless. they killed us, they literally killed us. we are shaken from this country. enough is enough. england stage a stunning comeback to snatch victory in the first test. chris woakes and jos buttler were the stars as they defied to odds to beat pakistan at old trafford. and will it be plain sailing for sir ben ainslie as he aims to bring the america's cup to britain? we'll hearfrom him. another largely fine day thanks to higher pressure. hot and humid in the south. that heatwave with very warm tropical nights as well. next week it

jon sopel, bbc news, virginia. let's get more on this with criminal defence attorney la kai vinson.and are serious allegations, what do use and the longevity of this is this? will it be successful, doesn't have any legs? i think we need to be prepared for a long haul. we have some first amendment and second amendment rights issue and the nra has already said that they are prepared for a fight so we need to sit back and prepare for a long fight on this one. it has a realistic chance and it will be going on for a long time. what interested me, you have these allegations of corruption is against these people at the top of the organisation. why not just leave it there, what also go for the dissolving and disbanding of the whole organisation? the issue is that you have those in leadership for over 30 years. ag james is not talking about a year of mistrust but decades of one checked power. the birds of a feather flock together? there is the ship has been misappropriating funds and everybody beneath them is also illegal and fraudulent. the an array have described these lawsuit is baseless,

jon kay has been on a test run. nasty conditions on the roads today. so would you hand over control of your car to a computer? so, hands—free. at a private test track, with no other traffic, i tried out the technology as if i was on a motorway. whoa. so, that is a very strange feeling. especially for a control freak like me.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and jon kay.ats. a hiddenjobs crisis — the latest unemployment figures are out later. but is the furlough scheme obscuring the real numbers? i'll explain all. with live music on hold during the pandemic, pop superstars get behind a campaign to save the industry. manchester united are into the europa league semi—finals with a 1—0 win over fc copenhagen..