sean dilley with — delighted to have got it. sean dilley with that _ delighted to have got it.spondent, elaine dunkley, has spent the morning at a school in wigan to find out how pupils there have got on. this is a day of celebration. you have come through an awful lot. you have shown massive fortitude, and we are really, really proud of you. this is how today started. a pep talk to settle nerves ahead of finding out their grades. we followed the pupils here, at the deanery church of england high school in wigan. it is essential we have a good revision programme. from revision through to results day. the pandemic, missing school, people going off, i think it was really stressful and hard for everyone. for chelsea, callum and esther, the end of exams also marks the end of their time at this school, as they prepare to head off in different directions. off we go. for callum, there has been little rest this summer, as he pursues his dream of becoming a professional footballer, alongside doing a vocational qualification with wigan athletic. it's equivalent to three a—levels, it's a

let's get more on this with our correspondent sean dilley. , sean, what this means, and what the background is to get? means, and what the background is to .et? ., , means, and what the background is to net? . , , , , means, and what the background is to uet? . , , , get? certainly, because there is a context and _ get? certainly, because there is a context and history _ get? certainly, because there is a context and history which - get? certainly, because there is a context and history which is - context and history which is important. we think in terms of anticorruption, line of duty, in real life, the ac 12 department is called professional standards, but basically, it is lumped in as a term to combat attentional corruption. 0r to combat attentional corruption. or some might say conflicts of interest. to this is that her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary and fire and rescue services had done a report into the metropolitian police investigation into the daniel morgan murder in 1987. he was a private detective. if you follow that web, it

sean dilley, education — in 2020 and 19. sean dilley, education correspondent, i in 2020 and 19.wounded. the strikes came exactly six months after moscow's invasion began. our correspondent hugo bachega has this update from kyiv. search and rescue operations are now overin search and rescue operations are now over in a town in the east of the country following those russian attacks. a train station was hit and pictures from the scene showed destroyed passenger trains, cars and several houses were also hit. this attack happened yesterday as ukraine marked independence day. the country was on high alert because of fears russia could use the occasion to launch attacks across the country. we also had reports of shelling in the city of kharkiv in the east and also the towns of mykolaiv in the south of the country because of these towns have been under constant russian attack in recent weeks. here in kyiv, celebrations yesterday were cancelled and there is a ban on public events as a security measure. yesterday was the day that marked half a year since the start of this russian invasio

our correspondent sean dilley has the latest.ause there is a context and history that's important. we think terms of anti—corruption, ac—12 and line of duty don't we. in real life the ac—12 department are called professional standards or in london, for instance, the director for professional standards, but basically it is lumped in as a term to combat potential corruption, or some might say conflicts of interest. the history to this is that her majesty's inspectorate of constabulary and fire and rescue services had done a report into the metropolitan police investigation into the daniel morgan murder in 1987. now, he was a private detective. if you follow that web, it's very tangled, but very much the actions of a private detective, journalists and corrupt police officers in particular, were very much under the spotlight and it was in the context of that where the report that her majesty's inspectorate had said that they recommended the metropolitan police require officers to declare associations with journalists and extremist gr

sean dilley, bbc news. the country. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has been speaking to four students who hope today will kick—start their future plans. wait, wait. 0h! the right result. joy, after years of disruption. emmanuela wants to study business and finance at york university. today, she's secured her place. i got distinction, distinction, distinction. yeah, i'm really passionate about business. so i'm just happy i got into the course. over the summer, emmanuela has been for a looking around the city and the campus. when i saw students graduating, i was thinking, that's going to be me. because i've got into uni, i've got to go through the years, and i can hopefully graduate. i'm looking forward to just experiencing uni, being independent, student life. two as and a b. well done! j thank you. going to university isn't the only option. abigail wants to combine marketing with her love of motorsports. she is pleased with her grades, but is still on the lookout for an apprenticeship. at the mo

sean dilley, - possible. really good advice. thank you so much. sean dilley, our- you so much.un", scrambling for their lives. the might of mother nature here in spain combined with the impact of climate change presenting a terrifying threat to communities facing the flames. as the fire spread, north—west of valencia, ten passengers were hurt, three seriously when they tried to escape a train caught up in a sweeping fire. this thermal image showing flames encroaching on the tracks. translation: when they came out of the tunnel, they found the fire i was coming in front of them so the driver stopped the train. the injured were in bad condition, the passengers were scared, we gave them water and did everything we could for them. hundreds of homes have been evacuated, with more than 2,000 people moved from the region. firefighters fear as much as 6,000 hectares of land has been ravaged by the fire. another blaze, also near valencia, started by lightning late on saturday has devastated an area twice as large. more than 25,000 hectares left smouldering, a reminder of the power of th

sean dilley, bbc news.dents hoping to get the exam results they've worked for. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has been speaking to four students at a college in west bromwich who hope today's grades will help them achieve their dreams, despite the challenges of studying during the pandemic. wait, wait. 0h! the right result. joy, after years of disruption. emmanuela wants to study business and finance at york university. today, she's secured her place. i got distinction, distinction, distinction. yeah, i'm really passionate about business. so i'm just happy i got into the course. over the summer, emmanuela has been for a look around the city and the campus. when i saw students graduating, i was thinking, that's oing to be me, hopefully. because i've got into uni, i've got to go through the years, and i can hopefully graduate. i'm looking forward to just experiencing uni, being independent, student life. two as and a b. well done! thank you. going to university isn't the only option. abigail wants

sean dilley reports. in some parts of pakistan, it's been relentless.million people have been affected by flooding in the country's heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year's monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilometres of road have been damaged, and over 993,000 homes, too. in the northern city of sukkur, temporary retreat for families washed out of their homes. translation: our houses have i collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buried under 12 to 13 feet of water. when i left with my children, i saw my house collapse. in other parts of the country, like the province of sindh in the southeast, some relief from the rain — but so much land is still submerged, forcing some families to dry ground wherever they can find it. this farmer and his family have been sleeping in an open field for a week. translation: even when the water recedes, all we will have _ are these branches. 0ur homes are gone. we have nothing. i was able to grow my own vegetab

sean dilley, bbc news.respondent pumza fihlani in the southern province of sindh. good morning. can you tell us what type of help is most urgently required there right now? the short answer is everything. _ required there right now? the short answer is everything. buy _ answer is everything. buy everything, people here have said they need food, there are people who have not had access to clean drinking water for weeks. they need medication, people need tents, blankets, everything. one of the things we are seeing in all the places we have travelled through here in sindh is the sort of pictures, where when they talk about not having shelter, they have been able to collect plastic on the side of that road that has washed up by the floods and they have stitched it together to try to form some sort of covering. people left with what little belongings they could salvage. forsome little belongings they could salvage. for some it is a pillow or just a blanket or a part they hope to use later on. people's lives have

here's our education correspondent sean dilley. success summed up.ssing out but i feel better now that i've got my results. not really nervous at all. i knew plenty of people that were nervous but you can't change what's on the paper. i did not expect to get what i did get, considering the year we've i all had before the pandemicl and stuff, but when i opened the envelope it wasl a really good shock. the truth is they have done better than they might think. this is the first year since 2019, before the pandemic, that traditional exams have taken place. if you have achieved top marks compared with the previous two years when teacher assessments determined grades but that, says the government, was the plan. what we are seeing these results today is, yes, the return to examinations, albeit with a number of adaptations reflecting the disruption young people have faced over the past couple of years so results are higher than they were when we last had exams in 2019, but lower than under teacher assessed grades in 2021. while some may look enviously at tho

sean dilley, thank you forjoining us. impact of your flights has changed. yourflights now appear to have much less impact on the environment than they did before. that's because the world's biggest search engine has taken a key driver of global warming out of its online carbon flight calculator. i'm joined now by dr doug parr, the chief scientist and policy director at greenpeace uk. what do you make of the recalculation?— what do you make of the recalculation? ~ . ., , . , _ recalculation? we are not very happy with it because _ recalculation? we are not very happy with it because it _ recalculation? we are not very happy with it because it seems _ recalculation? we are not very happy with it because it seems to _ recalculation? we are not very happy with it because it seems to us - recalculation? we are not very happy with it because it seems to us that i with it because it seems to us that they are airbrushing out the huge impact of aviation. they are only keeping the carbon dioxide emissions in there, whereas aviation

here's our education correspondent sean dilley.l development.— responsible for personal develoment. _, . ., , , development. personal development is a wide ranae development. personal development is a wide range of— development. personal development is a wide range of responsible _ development. personal development is a wide range of responsible a _ development. personal development is a wide range of responsible a school i a wide range of responsible a school has for— a wide range of responsible a school has for a _ a wide range of responsible a school has for a child. we are looking at the value — has for a child. we are looking at the value of— has for a child. we are looking at the value of education, teaching about— the value of education, teaching about values and also looking at a wide range — about values and also looking at a wide range of trips and extra opportunities so students can kind of develop their own interests outside — of develop their own interests outside of the taught curriculum. we know outside of the taught

sean dilley, bbc news. earlier, i spoke to shandana gulzar khan.tting to the areas which needed it. there are many aspects to this problem but there there are many aspects to this problem but there is there are many aspects to this problem but there is a there are many aspects to this problem but there is a simple answer, no, aid is not getting where it should go. pakistan's lifelong problem has been corruption. we have seen the last three months, we have lost 320,000 bridges, hundreds of dams have been damaged, 5000 kilometres of roads has been damaged which means it is impossible to communicate. we do have navy and army helicopters rescuing people. physical barriers are a huge issue right now and what we have been told, because there is a communication blackout, therefore we don't have comment from the government. there is no way to assess the magnitude. 50 million people in pakistan have been displaced, that is a whole country, you can imagine the unprecedented scale of the disaster. unfortunately, we are not well prepared. you talk about prepar

with me now is our education correspondent sean dilley.ult you have got, this is the day you have to milk all of that goodwill from yourfamily, enjoyed to milk all of that goodwill from your family, enjoyed whatever the results. the important thing to remember is that, yes, the actual percentage number is lower than it was last year, but that is by design. that is because, pre—pandemic 2019 and all of those years before, there was the traditional way of assessing exams, when you would actually sit an exam, the last two years we have had a teacher assessed rates. so that is the difference. the hope is that it's an important first step to retaining the education system to some kind of normalcy. just overall, how do we assess _ some kind of normalcy. just overall, how do we assess the _ some kind of normalcy. just overall, how do we assess the impact - some kind of normalcy. just overall, how do we assess the impact of - some kind of normalcy. just overall, | how do we assess the impact of covid on all of these results? it is how do we assess