he blames nikol pashinyan for the country's defeat. incumbent authorities are not talking about what they've done. we reject the authorities that gave up our lands to the enemy, brought disaster upon us and cause discord in society. security remains a national priority. tensions are at breaking point in border areas between armed azeri and armenian troops. and then there is an unresolved issue with armenian prisoners of war. some of them went on trial in baku this month. for armenia, it is still a state of war because of the over 200 armenian prisoners of war and civilian hostages that remain in azerbaijani captivity. this open emotional wound has prolonged the sense of insecurity, exploited by the opposition, but also exacerbated by the government's ineffectiveness. in the streets of the capital, many voters remain undecided. translation: it is difficult to - choose, but something must change. it really must change because there is no progress now. i want none of them to win, i not pashinyan nor the others. i would like to see a new g

all of these former presidents are against nikol pashinyan.c. the prime minister definitely lost his popularity because of the war, but the other choice is the old guard. this opposition is not really popular with the public because mostly they are represented by former political leaders. in the uk, many poor pupils are lacking confidence that they will receive fair grades this year after exams were cancelled and replaced by teacher assessments. a survey by the social mobility foundation has also found that more than half of pupils from poorer families fear they won't be able to appeal grades. of pupils from poorer families fear joining me now is the foundation's chief executive, i'm also joined by a—level student, umaimah khandakar. sara, tell others about whether there is much uniformity or not in terms of how different skills are approaching the great at this year? our students have told us that nearly all of them have had some sort of exam or exam condition assessment and that their grades will be mainly be based on that. although this is

the acting prime minister of armenia, nikol pashinyan, has declared victory after a snap parliamentary was called to defuse a crisis over an ill—fated war with azerbaijan. he was speaking as early results showed his party opening up a significant lead over a political bloc led by a former president, robert kocharyan. cuba's soberana 2 vaccine candidate has shown 62% efficacy with just two of its three doses, according to the state—run bio—pharmaceutical corporation. it comes as the caribbean�*s largest island is facing its worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic. cuba's government has opted not to import foreign vaccines but rather to rely on its own. president biden has announced that he's heading to raleigh in north carolina later this week to encourage more people to get vaccinated. take—up is starting to stall in the us right now, almost 46% of the population are fully vaccinated, but in parts of the south and north west, rates are very low. in mississippi, just 27% of the population have had both jabs, while in the north east, vermont's population has the highest vaccinatio

prime minister nikol pashinyan called for the early vote to defuse political tensions after months ofgning a peace accord with azerbaijan after armenia was defeated in last year's war over the territory of nagorno—karabakh. the war cost armenians nearly five thousand lives and swathes of territory. it's estimated 200 people are still being held captive by azerbaijan. earlier, bbc russian�*s grigor atanesian, who's in the armenian capital yerevan, gave us the latest. the prime minister was forced to call the election after not only the opposition but also military leaders and diplomats have challenged his government and called on him to resign. this comes from the military defeat armenia suffered last year and the country has been in crisis since. there are bigger issues that a lot of people do not expect to be solved in this election. the economy is in a bad situation. people struggle to find jobs. the huge tourist sector was badly hit by the pandemic. there are other issues, and civil society, many of them will not be solved by one government immediately. it will be a close race. the

the acting prime minister of armenia, nikol pashinyan, has declared victory after a snap parliamentary war with azerbaijan. he was speaking as early results showed his party opening up a significant lead over a political bloc led by a former president, robert kocharyan. australia has a new deputy prime minister. barnabyjoyce returns as leader of the nationals party, which forms a ruling coalition with the liberals of prime minister scott morrison. mrjoyce previously resigned from the role after revelations he had an affair with a former aide. the belgian authorities have confirmed that a body found in woodland is that of a missing soldier who had threatened to kill the country's top virologist. the prosecutor's office said initial findings indicated that jurgen conings shot himself. he had been on an anti—terrorist watch list because of his extreme right wing beliefs. israel's prime minister has called on the us and its allies to "wake up" to the threat of iran. the warning comes as diplomats meeting in vienna report progress on reviving a landmark deal to limit the country's nuclear p

the acting prime minister of armenia, nikol pashinyan, has declared victory after a snap parliamentaryver an ill—fated war with azerbaijan. he was speaking as early results showed his party opening up a significant lead over a political bloc led by a former president, robert kocharyan. australia has a new deputy prime minister, barnabyjoyce, who returns as leader of the national party which forms a governing coalition with the liberals of prime minister scott morrison. mrjoyce, who previously resigned from the role after revelations he had had an affair with a former aide, defeated current deputy prime minister michael mccormack in a leadership challenge. president biden announced he is heading to raleigh in north carolina to encourage people to take up the vaccine. 46% of the populace are currently vaccinated but in the south and north—west rates are low. mississippi is the best example with 27% of the population having had both jabs. in the northeast, vermont's population has the highest rate at 58%. i've been speaking to doctor lisa cooper, the director of johns hopkins centre for h

it shows nikol pashinyan's party with a significant lead.es, according to the state—run bio—pharmaceutical corporation. it comes as the caribbean's largest island is facing its worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic. cuba's government has opted not to import foreign vaccines but rather to rely on its own. here in the uk, a senior public health official has raised the possibility of freedom of travel for people with two or more shots of vaccine. after studying israel, which is allow some bully vaccinated people to claim exemption from quarantine restrictions. all adults in england can now receive a coronavirus vaccine, and demand is high. nhs england says more than 700,000 appointments were booked on the first day over—18s became eligible. over the weekend, football stadiums, including here in tottenham, have transformed into large vaccination centres. and these long queues of people will be a heart—warming sight for health officials who say, the more people who are jabbed, the sooner our freedom can return. ben, you're 18 and you've