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as i say, scottish qualifications authority say they are working to resolve that.in the next ever year on bbc news. —— next hour. three of the uk's largest water companies are facing record fines forfailing to manage sewage spills. water industry regulator ofwat has proposed £168m of fines for thames water, yorkshire water and northumbrian water. the proposal will now go to public consultation. there has been growing public anger over the environmental and financial performance of some water companies with sewage spills into england's rivers and seas more than doubling last year. today's action is a combination of the investigation we have undertaken. these are complex cases, but we have found clear failings in all three companies. there are issues which go beyond their preference, beyond our current legal obligations and that is why we have announced a spending package for the next five years which will drive sector performance app, including further reductions in sewer discharges. it's august and in scotland's capital city that means only one thing — it's time fo

the scottish qualification authority said about 7000 people were affected. soon as we realised there was a problem we took immediate action and it was resolved really quickly. you have a message saying who the candidate and your results even those who did not sign up for an e—mail were not impressed. results from the least deprived pupils and the most deprived. it is quite confusing and then quite anti—climactic to wait for an e—mail and there is nothing there. the gap before the pandemic was 16.9 percentage points but now it has the scottish qualification authority said about 7000 important to say scotland is not unique in this respect we've seen a whitening a team in england and wales last year information to third level results edition at lee. i got a ba in english _ level results edition at lee. i got a ba in english and _ level results edition at lee. i got a ba in english and a _ level results edition at lee. i got a ba in english and a b - level results edition at lee. i got a ba in english and a b in - a ba in english and a b in photography. a ba in

the scottish qualifications authority has apologised to pupils who received blank exam results emails. three water companies — thames, yorkshire and northumbrain water — face huge fines over sewage spills. now, with all the latest — the bbc sports centre. we are hearing some skateboarding news for team gb, another medal. great britain have just secured their first medal of the day, and sky brown has matched the bronze that she won in the park skateboarding three years ago in tokyo. she won bronze there and she has now matched to that. skateboarding a high qualifying field with the fourth highest score of the final. she was out of the medals after her first run, up to bronze after her second and this was a brilliant final run to get her into the silver medal position — an incredible performance considering that she dislocated her shoudlerjust over a week ago. but, she had a nervous wait with four other competitors still to go. japan's cocona hiraki bettered her score, to push her down to third. 14—year—old australian arisa trew took gold. at the diving andrea spendolini—siriex couldn't

the scottish qualifications authority says about 7000 people were affected by the e—mail delay. i’m 7000y. i'm really sorry about what happened this morning. as . e-mail delay. i'm really sorry about l what happened this morning. as soon as we realised there was a problem we took immediate action and it was resolved very quickly. but i do absolutely appreciate there is some anxiety around this for learners and i send my apologies to them. the ass i send my apologies to them. the pass rates — i send my apologies to them. the pass rates for _ i send my apologies to them. the pass rates for national fives and highers weighed down this year compared to last year heading back towards more pre—pandemic levels. while the attainment gap, the difference between results for the least deprived and most deprived young people, has widened compared to both last year and 2019. that's despite the scottish government saying in 2016 it wanted to substantially eliminate the attainment gap by 2026. it substantially eliminate the attainment gap by 2026. it has widened i think _ attainment gap by 2026. it has

the scottish qualifications authority estimates that around 7000 people expecting results today willcutive fiona robertson says the priority has been fixing the problem, and it was resolved before 9:30am, c e—mails should now be making their way to people with their results.— their results. very briefly, what about the pass _ their results. very briefly, what about the pass rates _ their results. very briefly, what about the pass rates this - their results. very briefly, what about the pass rates this year? | their results. very briefly, what i about the pass rates this year? as ou about the pass rates this year? is you said, national about the pass rates this year? sis you said, national fives, about the pass rates this year? sis you said, nationalfives, hires about the pass rates this year? sis you said, national fives, hires and you said, nationalfives, hires and advanced highers are the main focus for people wanting to get into university, they are a big focus. the a— university, they are a big focus. the a- c university, they are a big focus. the a— c pass rate was 75% today. th

the scottish qualifications authority has apologised to pupils who received blank exam results emails gb, another medal.