an urgent manhunt continues after a father abducted three boys from their foster home in south londonm a house in coulsdon on thursday 20th august. detectives are looking for 26—year—old imran safi who is said to have threatened the foster carer with a knife. simon jones has been at new scotland yard this morning... officers say they have been working around the clock since the three boys were abducted just over a week ago. news of the abduction was only made public yesterday. the police say the three boys were playing in the garden of the home belonging to their foster the garden of the home belonging to theirfosterfamily in the garden of the home belonging to their foster family in south london. the foster mother heard footsteps and went out to the garden to see what was happening and said she saw the father of the boys. he had a knife and she says he threatened her and bundled the three boys into the back of a car and drove off at there have not been sent. officers say they're extremely concerned for the welfare of the children although they do not believe they are in any physical

to end it october has left small businesses terrified about their future the large good shop in south london is still open for business but the weeks long lockdown has pushed the owner to the financial brink now there are hardly any customers having to wear a mask inside is not exactly conducive to leisure browsing and shopping and many people are holding on to their money shopkeepers not just here worry that they won't be able to hold on for much longer. we're just very worried about the future . we warned about a 2nd wave of the corona virus hitting us especially with christmas coming we are not sure whether to have to commit to stop for christmas or not because we don't want to be stuck with the same time if it turns out to be busy we don't miss out on sales so it's a very uncertain time small businesses in particular are suffering during the recession the borough market is london's oldest food market these days it's emptier than it's been in decades and it's not just because people worry they'll become infected. we normally get $21.00 of those people coming through autos each year this y

and stabbings in south london left two injured.both cases the attackers were released halfway through their sentences. the move prevented the release of a third man who was due to be free at the end of february. while the u.k. was strengthening its anti-terror laws, the chinese authorities got more power in hong kong. in 2019, demonstrators took to the streets over a plan, eventually withdrawn, to allow extradition to mainland china. but in spring of 2020, china went back on the offensive with a new national security law. experts say it fundamentally changes the territory legal system, introduces new crimes with severe penalties, and our -- and allows mainland security personnel to operate in hong kong with impunity. the decision sparked protests in hong kong and condemnation around the world. the foreign secretary warned that if beijing went ahead, the u.k. would extend visa rights for hong kong british national overseas passport holders. >> even at this stage i sincerely hope china will reconsider its approach. but if not, the u.

the artist works and look here in her studio in south london it took a total of 7 months to complete from the 1st sketch to the finished painting she painted the face last the biggest challenge and the biggest worries getting getting her right and getting the face right and getting a sense the person and off the pose so the face of the queen and. yes and then that feature of the light from the gold which i loved behind her i thought that was stuff that was just picked are actually a lovely thing but it also serves that purpose of creating not sensible or around. details and symbolism are an important aspect of her work but painting by a german renaissance artist inspired her to literally several surreal elements like an entity cup when i was working on the portrait of the queen holbein's ambassadors coming into my mind i suddenly resolved that the teacup was going to be the place where i was going to put this sort of playful kind of symbolism in the painting. the tea cup and many other details also can be weighed into this portrait of her mother. if it won the national portrait galle

an outdoor gym in brixton in south london.new group, utcai. it stands for united to change and inspire. we would like to think we were united as fathers on the day, going down there to, you know, oversee our youngsters, that we change the narrative, that negative stereotype that there's always been, unfortunately, of black men. and also, here to inspire everybody else. each of the men will be focusing on key areas they say need to change. forjermaine, it's the criminal justice system and the way black men are treated by the police. me and lee, we were on a moped. lee's qualified, got the insurance, everything, but we were on the moped with our t—shirts on and the hoodie version to this t—shirt, we got pulled over. "you just looked suspicious". what do you mean, "you looked suspicious"? did you run the plates? no. you just pulled us over. you see two black guys on the moped, and you think we're up to no good, and that happened the other day. lee will be concentrating on youth development and mentoring. when you were in year 9,

stephen lawrence's racist murder at a bus stop in south london and the determination of his parents, establishment to accept that the metropolitan police was an institutionally racist organisation. the original murder investigation in 1993 had been deeply flawed and since 1999, when the macpherson inquiry highlighted the appalling failings of detectives and senior officers, scotland yard has been trying to make amends. what do we want? justice! when do we wanted? now! police achieved two murder convictions in 2012, but it's accepted that there were others involved that night and now, after another eight years of further inquiries, the metropolitan police commissioner, cressida dick, has announced that the investigation has run out of leads and is moving to an "inactive phase". it's a matter of huge regret to me that there are still people out there who were part of that horrible, horrible racist murder of stephen lawrence. we've convicted, as you know, two people in 2012, but there are still people free. this is a full stop in this long story, a full stop that is a mark of shame for

at fishmongers‘ hall on london bridge in which two people were killed and stabbings in stratham south londond been released halfway through their sentences. the move was rushed through parliament to prevent the release of a third man who was due to be freed at the end of february. while the uk was strengthening its anti— terror laws, changes to give the chinese authorities more powers in hong kong brought protesters out in the thousands. in 2019, demonstrators took to the streets over a plan, eventually withdrawn, to allow extradition to mainland china. but in spring 2020 china went back on the offensive, with a new national security law. experts say it fundamentally changes the territory's legal system, introduces new crimes with severe penalties, and allows mainland security personnel to operate in hong kong with impunity. the decision sparked fresh protests in hong kong and condemnation around the world. the foreign secretary warned that if beijing pressed ahead, the uk would extend visa rights for hong kong's british national overseas passport holders. even at this stage i sincerely hope

shejoins me now from south london. it isa it is a french problem are a british problem?nk it is really, really. both countries are experiencing a problem but really and truly what we have got is a breakdown of the common european asylu m breakdown of the common european asylum system. we do not have a system whereby all the member states of europe are taking responsibility for people who are seeking refuge. some countries are having a disproportionate problem and other countries are having none. and so, when the uk said these people should go back to france because france is a safe country and they never should have taken to the english channel in the first place, is that a legitimate position that can be enforced legally? not necessarily an don't know enough. for instance, people are seeking refuge, our intake, and they're coming from all over the world. we don't know how they got to france so we cannotjust say it is france's problem because what britain is relying on is something in the convention which doesn't necessarily mean that their country people should go back

storms battered parts of south london with wind, rain and hail.ing in floodwaters in aberdeen. and in bristol, two people were rescued by the fire services from the mud along the banks of the avon new cut, after getting stuck earlier in the evening. the met office have warned that the current hot weather creates ideal conditions for thunderstorms. the heat is due to continue in some places, with little drop—off at night. and for a sixth day in a row, temperatures in london hit at least 34 degrees, for the first time since 1961. so far this month there have been four nights where somewhere in the uk stays at 20 degrees, so—called tropical nights, with some dramatic results. it is certainly impossible to get a good night‘s sleep at the moment, whether it is to do with humidity or the thunder and lightning. but just look at this year so far, we had the wettest february on record, followed by the sunniest spring on record, followed by these exceptional bursts of heat this summer. on their own, these extremes have often occurred throughout history and

as as a college, whilst we are in kingston in south—west london, the majority of stu d e nts in south—westntially, you want hard, you put a lot of effort into this, you want ha rd a lot of effort into this, you want hard for two years, particularly our students, it says that you will not succeed on that basis. you are going to be restricted by all the students before you who you have never met. i think that is systematically ingrained in at the algorithm a bias towards may working class against middle —— against working—class and middle—class. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with phil avery. that is still the mix of sunshine and thunderstorms to be had across the southern part of the british isles. wherever you are, it is still on the one side and what a humid feel to proceedings across the greater part of england and wales. early evening and overnight, the threat of fun showers remains. further north, the return of some murky low cloud. it will be another mild night across the north, another clammy night to be had across the south. a lot of dry weather across the top two thirds of

after nearly five months of waiting, gita is looking forward to a full day of appointments at her south londoncials, which we are really looking forward to, but, more importantly, our clients are just beside themselves, really ready to go. i mean, there will be prosecco drinks flowing outside the salon. from tomorrow, close contact services such as facials, eyebrow waxing, and eyelash extensions have been given the green light in england. for many beauticians, those treatments make up the bulk of their business. under new guidelines, beauticians and hairdressers will need to wear a visor and a face mask to lower the risk of the coronavirus spreading. also reopening on saturday — casinos, bowling alleys, skating rinks and soft play centres. indoor theatre, music and performances will be allowed with socially—distanced audiences. and wedding receptions for up to 30 guests will be permitted. more changes have been announced in wales. from next weekend, up to four households will be able to form an extended household or bubble, and you will also be allowed to have a meal following a wedding, civil

storm battered parts of south london with wind, rain and hail. supermarket in telford, ceiling panels falling as the rain pours in through the roof. some parts of scotland saw almost seven hours of almost continuous rain. many errors were flooded, including here in perth. clouds stuck in floodwaters in aberdeen. in bristol, two people were rescued by fire services after getting stuck earlier in the evening. the met 0ffice have want the current hot weather creates ideal conditions for thunderstorms. the heat is due to continue in some places with little drop at night. some in the uk will see 20 degrees at night, so—called tropical nights, with dramatic results. it is impossible to get a good nights sleep at the moment, whether it is to do with humidity or the thunder and lightning. this year so far, we have at the wettest february on record, followed by the sunniest spring on record, followed by these bursts of heat this summer. these extremes have often occurred throughout history and will continue to occur but, with global warming and climate ch

hejoins us from south london. what is he predicted to have won this can we trust it? you this time and can we trust it? you are right, the results will show a sweeping victory and they are sweeping victory and they are sweeping lies. this result will be falsified as previous ones were and in fact we have direct evidence from brave people who have leaked details of what they have been told to announce ina of what they have been told to announce in a few hours' time, probably 68—70% of the vote. other people bravely have reported that the result they have been told to show locally are completely untrue, some voting stations are already showing that more than 100% of people voted. the question is what happens next. all indications are that the courageous tsikhanouskaya has won popular support, she has run a superb campaign focused on one only, we want genuine issue only, we want genuine elections for which anyone who wishes to stand can do so. the country is united in support of her. what happens next? they have diff

now let's get the weather with carol, who is at an allotment in south london.love the kind of weather we are having, the heatwave. where is things like lettuce, raspberries, french beans, just don't like it at all. it beat like myself. too hot and humid. there has been a surge in the interest and also enquiries about having an allotment in this country since lockdown. it has surged by about 45%. there is a waiting time of between six months and 18 months if you do want to get one. the mind charity says working in the garden is really good for you. during lockdown i have thoroughly enjoyed it myself. never having been much of a gardener before. today is already about 22 degrees here in beckenham. the forecast for today is hot and humid, even further north today, and one of some heavy, thundery downpours. it could lead to flash flooding. at the moment we have a weather front across the north—west of the country. that is producing heavy and i thundery downpour is across parts of scotla nd i thundery downpour is across parts of scotland and the tail end of it exten

the abduction happened just over a week ago in south london. around 6pm, the three boys were playing in the garden of their foster boys were playing in the garden of theirfosterfamily when boys were playing in the garden of their foster family when their foster mother said that she had some footsteps. she went to investigate and at that point, she saw the boys' father, she said he was armed with a knife, he threatened her and bundled the boys into the back of a car and they haven't been seen since. the police admit they don't know where the boys are, they fear they may have been smuggled out of the country so they are asking the public for any help. noor inayat khan was born into indian royalty and became a british spy during world war two. she died in dachau concentration camp, having given up none of her secrets. now, english heritage will be honouring her memory with a blue plaque, the first dedicated to a woman of indian origin, outside herformerfamily home in bloomsbury. lizo mzimba has more. it's the first time in its 150 year history tha

storm battered parts of south london, with wind, rain and hail.saw almost seven hours of continuous rain. many areas saw flooding, including here in perth. while cars will stuck in floodwaters in aberdeen. in bristol, two people were rescued by the fire surfaces along the banks of the avon new cut after being stuck earlier in the evening. the met office have warned that the current hot weather creates ideal conditions for thunderstorms. that he is due to continue in some places with little drop off at night. and for a six day ina row, drop off at night. and for a six day in a row, temperatures in london had at least 3a celsius for the first time since at least 311 celsius for the first time since 1961. so far this month, there have been four nights where somewhere in the uk stays at 20 celsius, so—called tropic nights with disastrous results. it's impossible to get a good night sleep at the moment, whether it's the humidity or thunder and lightning. but looking at this year so far, the wettest february on record followed by the sunniest spring on

incident in which he said officers stopped him withoutjustification as he drove home from work in south londonu the recording inspector ehikioya made. he says he did so because he noticed that the police officer's body camera was not switched on. switch your car off and pavement, please. why? we were in south croydon and we saw you flying across the road at speed, it looks like we went —— she went through a red light, it looks like he went a long way up the road, you were still going up and speed. if you come to speak to me on the pavement, have a chat. inspector ehikioya's solicitor is lawrence davies — hejoins us now. white is your client feel he was stopped? as a result of racial profiling. the reasons given to him we re profiling. the reasons given to him were that he was driving at excessive speed and might have passed through a red light, he challenged that and said he has been travelling —— had not been travelling —— had not been travelling at excessive speed or pasture through a red light. we know the two police officers that stopped him had said he was also driving suspiciously, or ru

and i am alsojoined by clinical child psychologist — dr elizabeth kilbey — whojoins me from south east londonperience has been absolutely fantastic. fora family, i experience has been absolutely fantastic. for a family, i have found we have engaged more in everyday life, so home—schooling has come into everything, cooking, cleaning, it has just changed all of us cleaning, it has just changed all of us completely. so, you would recommend it to other parents? some pa rents, recommend it to other parents? some parents, new school term starting, a little bit anxious about sending kids back to school. yeah, i would definitely recommend it. for me, it has definitely worked and it has put ease of mind of if there would be another lockdown, how would i be able to work with the children in and out of school? we have com pletely and out of school? we have completely changed our lives and our business to make sure that everybody has a more stable future. let's go to dr elizabeth kilbey, clinical child psychologist. what do you see as the advantages and may be also disadvantages of home—schooling?” am re

more than 60 homes have been evacuated as crews tackle a huge fire on chobham common in surrey, south of londonoke out yesterday lunchtime. some rail services were disrupted and a golf tournament at the nearby wentworth golf club had to be called off. firefighters remain at the scene. the hot weather looks set to continue this weekend across much of the uk, but there's been a warning to steer clear of packed beaches amid concerns over social—distancing. several resorts urged people to stay away yesterday after overcrowding — and the coastguard said they were called out to dozens of incidents. sophia seth has this report. seeing crowds visit the coast on a hot day is not unusual for our emergency surfaces, but yesterday the uk coastguard had 70 call—outs by midday — and that, they say, is above average for this time of year. and by the early evening, call—outs had more than trebled. with temperatures reaching in excess of 30 degrees celsius in parts of the country, the rnli also called on beach—goers to follow water safety advice. for those people that might be holidaying in the uk for the first

over at this fashion showroom in south—east london, designer phyllis taylor prepares a stream of orderswned brands, she saw her instagram following jump from 13,000 to 40,000 in a matter of days. you know, i've had this brand for 15 years and to have this kind of interest in the brand, to me, it makes sense because the hard work that has gone into getting me to this point, it is long overdue. the money that's come from that has enabled me to create a new line, it'sjust given me a bit more room to do things that i've always wanted to do, butjust never had the money. this has been the best seller. the success these companies are enjoying is bittersweet. the black lives matter protest started in response to the death of george floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody. as a wave of anti—racism protests spread around the world, activists highlighted social and economic inequality. the protests that filled these streets might be over, but here in the uk and in many parts of the world, conversations continue about how to tackle racial inequality. now, research shows that black busi

than 60 homes have been evacuated as crews tackle a huge wildfire on chobham common in surrey, south of londonime. some rail services were disrupted and a golf tournament at the nearby wentworth golf club had to be called off. firefighters remain at the scene. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there. it was uncomfortably hot yesterday for some people and overnight — extremely muggy and humid across the south—east. it is going to continue to be hot across the south of the country this weekend. in fact, many places will be dry and settled thanks to high pressure. bit of cloud around close to the east coast through the afternoon. it could see one or two showers develop across north—west england and the north midlands, but most places dry and warm, hot again across parts of england and wales. temperatures 33 or 3a degrees across the south—east. overnight, it looks like we will start to see some cloud rolling in off the north sea on this north—easterly breeze. this will blanket in the warmth, so another warm and muggy night to come from much of england and wales. a lit

18—year—old was killed in a racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in eltham, in south—east londonn failed to convict those responsible and his parents' campaign forjustice led to a public inquiry, which found the metropolitan police institutionally racist. two men — gary dobson and david norris — were jailed for life for his murder, following a trial in 2012. metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick said she was sad that they were unable to secure any further convictions. stephen lawrence's father neville lawrence has been speaking to the bbc‘s callum may and criticised the metropolitan police for removing a detective from the investigation. i'm disappointed, but not surprised because since the other officer who was in charge in the case has left, i wasn't told that he was going to be leaving the case after they got the result of the two people who are now in prison. so after all those other people that was there before, he was the only one that treated us with any kind of respect. and so i had confidence in him that whatever he was going to be doing, what he was doing, we w

an outdoor gym in south london is where some of the men train and went all young people.ink that we were united as fathers on the day, going down there to obviously our youngsters that we change the narrative, that negative stereotype that it's always been of black men, unfortunately, and also to inspire everybody else. each of the men will be focusing on key areas that want to change. for jermaine is about how black men are treated by police. on a biped without t—shirt on and the hooded version we got pulled over. we just looked suspicious. what do you mean? did you run the plates? no. two black guys on ipad, two black men, fathers, on a biped —— motorhead. chris will be focusing on mental health. he had a breakdown at the end of last year and left his work. sometimes you need to go through hell to get to heaven and by health was going through the experience of not feeling valued so one of my purposes now is to also connect with people who are going through that similar self—doubt, who are going through anxiety, depression, within the black community because there is sti

storms battered parts of south london with wind, rain and hail.ls falling as the rain pours in through the roof. some parts of scotland saw almost seven hours of continuous rain. many areas saw flooding, including here in perth. while cars were stuck, floating in floodwaters in aberdeen. and in bristol, two people were rescued by the fire services from the mud along the banks of the avon new cut, after getting stuck earlier in the evening. the met office have warned that the current hot weather creates ideal conditions for thunderstorms. the heat is due to continue in some places, with little drop—off at night. and for a sixth day in a row, temperatures in london hit at least 3a degrees, for the first time since 1961. so far this month there have been four nights where somewhere in the uk stays at 20 degrees, so—called tropical nights, with some dramatic results. it is certainly impossible to get a good night's sleep at the moment, whether it is to do with humidity or the thunder and lightning. but just look at this year so far, we had the wettest

francine, as you saw in the south of london here two years ago, boys and is in hand for the russians, isn't it? francine: for the moment we don't know. nothing has been confirmed, but according to the spokesperson mr. navalny,ny -- there was an emergency landing. he is in a hospital in that town. plane to take a him to germany for treatment, but the doctors say he is too unwell. that could have huge repercussions for foreign policy. miles, in1300, 1400 southwestern siberia. coming up, nouriel roubini. stay with us throughout the morning. this is bloomberg. ♪ good morning. ,"m: "bloomberg surveillance from london and new york. not a usual friday. grim france news on economic growth, a setback that moved the well.s to an ebb as kevin cirilli will join us later. also, jeannie trento will join us. james athey right now with us, everett in standard investments. as we look at the opportunity down there and what to avoid. james athey, what is the number one thing i will not want to do into q3 and q4? james: what a great question, tom. i keep expressing my concern towards the risky assets in

our education correspondent dan johnson is with teachers and pupils at a school in south—east londonning. the last few students are just getting their grades here this morning to stop gcse grades and btec results, the reality is the same stu d e nts results, the reality is the same students are getting grades for both and it would have been really difficult to withhold btec raid so those grades given out and there is a lot to celebrate for students this morning because the overall pass rate is up on last year significantly. standardisation, moderation, the calculation of these grades was supposed to limit that sort of increase but the unfairness as that became apparent in the system, that led to the u—turn, which is why they reverted to grades agreed by teachers, which is why there has been such an increase on last year. we can speak to some stu d e nts last year. we can speak to some students who have got results this morning was w have gcse and btec results, even though there are still a question over the btec. the btec, they say will come in next week, and they say will come in ne

our correspondent dan johnson is at a school in south—east london for us this morning.ve a situation this morning where students will get their gcse results but btecs, the picture is very different. it is. absolutely. on that front there is more disruption, my delay, more confusion and uncertainty after this late change that was announced about for pm yesterday. schools and colleges we re pm yesterday. schools and colleges were told not to give out btec results this morning, so pupils who we re results this morning, so pupils who were expecting those will not get them today. they are going to be reviewed and looked at again to check that they are fair. on top of that, students who were given btec results last week alongside a—levels, those grades are also going to be effectively taken back and reviewed because the awarding body piercing thinks that after the a—level and gcse results were greatly following that u—turn —— pearson, because of the way they had been computed and standardised gci’oss been computed and standardised across the country, it believes that has pote

round of the tory wards between some of the more traditional conservative supporters in the south—east and london ones who pay most of the tax burden, that support the party, the party's new supporters in the midlands and north of england who generally pay less tax and they will not mind the rich being soaked a little bit if you get the wealthiest pensioners getting their tax release cut, but there is a difficult balancing act for rishi sunak because conservative mps like those in the telegraph saying, if you raise corporation tax you are going to choke growth. you also have warnings on tax in the higher earners, so warnings on tax in the higher earners, so fundamentally rishi sunak has been very popular up until now, but i do think if he does not play this right, you could become incredibly unpopular because this is a very difficult time and everybody in the treasury knows that.|j a very difficult time and everybody in the treasury knows that. i have at home a tricky glass that has a little cartoon of denis healey on the front, dates from the 70s, it is denis healey, then chancellor, dressed as

have folks tuning in to this call from philadelphia, chicago, the bronx, brazil, cape town south africa, london, portland oregon, germany, minneapolis and florida among other places around the world. just want to thank youagain so much for being here . my name is misha, i'm a writer and an editor at haymarket books and i'm honored to be hosting today's conversation

convictions, two of the five men suspected of the murder of stephen lawrence, back in 1993 in south londonaring a distinctive green jacket which had a large v on the back, that man has not been identified. in the third related to occult at the bbc‘s crimewatch programme, a man suggested he had further information you wanted volunteer, that man has not come forward for that mcrae grateful to crimewatch. today cressida dick said they had effectively taken the said decision to move the enquiry to the inactive phase, that she had met baroness lawrence, stephen's mother and neville lawrence, his father, to rely that news, and she said that this was an appalling racist murder, iam sad this was an appalling racist murder, i am sad we have not unable to secure for the convictions for stephen and his family because of the investigation moves into its inactive phase. what that means in practice is that it's on the shelf, but police never really say they close cases, they always keep alive the hope that one day they will get a line of enquiry which allows them to reopen and reinvestigate, and in this

south—east england. another blast of hot weather, temperatures not far off the kind of heat we had during last friday. temperatures expected to reach around 36 degrees in londonuth—west england. in scotland a lot of sunshine, the best of the sunshine across northern areas. as the cloud breaks towards the coast and inland across south—east england temperatures will rise very quickly so becoming pretty warm, feeling humid particularly across parts of and wales, temperature peaking around 28, more comfortable 23 further north. overnight you can see the skies clearing across most of england, the cloud beginning to break across wales and south—west england, rain flirting with western scotland and northern ireland but into tomorrow we start to get the south—easterly winds dragging what are from the continent and the sheet will be rising and the heat will be rising and building across central and eastern areas with the hottest weather is but more sunshine for england and wales, temperatures rising and peaking at around 36 and still into the low 20s with some sunshine in scotland and northern ireland. through the weekend we keep the hot and humid weather across the s

sunshine in the north about 16—22, the best of the sunshine in north—east scotland, as we come south, in londonnorthern ireland and western scotland, moving slowly east, petering out for all except north—west scotland. largely dry for most, the odd shower in the south—west later, the heat will be the story tomorrow. range in temperature 16 in the north, into the 20s as we come further south, and further south again, potentially hitting 36 at heathrow during tomorrow. saturday, a lot of dry weather around, temperatures continuing to come down except for in the south, we see more cloud coming up from the south during the course of the day. that's it from me. i will see you tomorrow! hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. the time is 8:36am. we return now to our top story, and there's good and bad news for the uk economy this morning. whilst we have been in the pandemic there's been a number of predictions. looking at interest rates, employment rates, how the economy will recover and when. nina joins us. good morning. it's tricky to talk about good news, it's more bad news

i'm joined now by niamh walsh, who is due it start a drama and performance degree at south bank university in london you very much indeed for being with us. the suggestion from this universities union is that students should stay at home, study online — what do you make of that? that's what do you make of that? that's what i'm planning on doing. i'm staying at home, but i will be going infor staying at home, but i will be going in for six hours per week, so i think that's a good compromise. personally, i would loved it to be more, but i understand that safety comes first. you are doing a drama and performance degree, and that is difficult to do virtually, isn't it? you can't do it completely online, can you? know, you can't. it's a bit ofa can you? know, you can't. it's a bit of a sticky one. people have got really mixed opinions on it. i know i've been speaking to a lot of people of my course, and some are nervous, some excited. i personally wa nt to nervous, some excited. i personally want to get in as much as possible, because you can't do it online. and it isn't just about teaching, is because y

have folks tuning in to this call from philadelphia, chicago, the bronx, brazil, cape town south africa, london, portland oregon, germany, minneapolis and florida among other places around the world. just want to thank youagain so much for being here . my name is misha, i'm a writer and an editor at haymarket books and i'm honored to be hosting today's conversation. i'm coming to you from the occupied lands of the free fire confederacy . on behalf of everyone involved in this event we want to acknowledge the original keepers of the lands that we are on an indigenous people living here today as we stand in solidarity with their ongoing strugglefor sovereignty and self-determination . before i introduce doctor benjamin and doctor robert i want to thank the organizer of this teach in, haymarket books area now more than ever is critical we support independent publishers and independent bookstores you can do this in three ways. by buying books from haymarket and other publishers directly. second by joining the haymarket books club and third if you are in a position to make a donation no matter how s

fairness. 0ur education correspondent dan johnson is with teachers and pupils at a school in south—east londonheir results because they have been so keen to find out what this system, after so many changes, would actually deliver for them. the envelopes have been opened this morning with gcse results, lots of happy faces, lots of satisfied students, which is nice to see after the scenes we saw last week, so many a—level students disappointed with their results, which prompted a reversal in policy, a u—turn, and that is why these grades are not the standardised, calculated moderated groups delivered by algorithm, these are the grades agreed by teachers. that means most students are content, that means the overall pass rate in gcses this year is up on last year, up gcses this year is up on last year, up to 79%. the standardisation process supposed to be about limiting that race, but there is that little snag with btec results, which will be withheld for most stu d e nts which will be withheld for most students across the country while the awarding body checks they are fair, because they are conc

, east anglia and in the south—east just down towards londonabout down towards london, east anglia and in the south—east just about the time. those are the best of the temperatures. then comes that rain, some really quite heavy. the wind still ever present. further to the west, the winds drop away and skies begin to clear and single figure temperatures. we will be talking about frost in the sheltered glens of scotla nd about frost in the sheltered glens of scotland but at list that equates toa of scotland but at list that equates to a decent sort of date on sunday with the notable exception that you have the overhang of cloud and early morning rain and the wind is a skill they come the afternoon but for the most part, it is a decent enough sort of day. on the cool side, it has to be said. less extending on into monday. a high ridge of high pressure a cross into monday. a high ridge of high pressure across the british isles. still hanging on for the most part. the frontal system not much of a player. and 33 degrees last bank holiday, and then we

we have folks coming into this call from philadelphia, chicago, the bronx, cape town, south africa, california, london, portland, oregon, jersey, minneapolis, florida, among other places around the world, thank you for being here. i am a writer. ..