wales.d to say that cases are once again falling in most parts of the country. on the slide you'll see in a moment, you'll be able to see in a moment, you'll be able to see the way in which the most recent surge in cases took place from the beginning ofjune and intojuly. it's never got back to anything like what we saw the beginning of the year, but still a sharp increase. the good news is, at the end of the slide, you see in the last ten days orso slide, you see in the last ten days or so the start of cases beginning to fall back again. today, there are around 130 cases per 100,000 people in wales. and that figure is lower thanit in wales. and that figure is lower than it was three weeks ago, and that has helped us in creating the conditions in which we are able to move forward. now, the other crucial factor in shaping our decisions, of course, is vaccination, and as of today, 82% of adults in wales have had both doses of the vaccine. with every day that passes, that number continues to inc

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we do try here in wales.vals have been cancelled this summer. joining me now is michael kill, the chief executive of the night time industries association. as you can appreciate with cancellations across the summer extremely frustrating for many of had to cancel particularly for many of the businesses behind these festivals, the supply chain and freelancers that have been beleaguered and lost so much revenue over this period due to the cancellations.— over this period due to the cancellations. , �* ., ., ., cancellations. isn't that hard to oruanise cancellations. isn't that hard to organise a _ cancellations. isn't that hard to organise a scheme _ cancellations. isn't that hard to organise a scheme like - cancellations. isn't that hard to organise a scheme like this? i cancellations. isn't that hard to i organise a scheme like this? why could it not done before? it is not straightforward. you have to understand the breadth and scope of this scheme and what business is accommodated on it from small to larger

a bit misty over the hills in wales. since _ weather. a bit misty over the hills in wales.he - weather. a bit misty over the hills in wales. since then, the rain - weather. a bit misty over the hillsl in wales. since then, the rain band has been progressing its weight northwards and eastwards, and will continue to do so for the next few hours as well. that said, i reckon it will stay pretty wet across southern parts of eastern scotland with some heavy rain going in over northern england, east anglia. still some rain to come across the south east. it will turn drier across western areas. there will be some mist and fog patches to watch out for. sunday morning, we will probably have some fairly thick cloud running in across east anglia and south—east england. into the afternoon, the sky brightens up and they will be some showers, some quite heavy. dry with sunshine for south—west england and wales. northern ireland and western areas of scotland. then, into next week, it looks like high pressure is going to be with us. that is going to be bringing the airfrom to be with us. th

that's where the front takes very little rain into england and wales. will see the wind... 25 possibly even 26 if we get a bit more sunshine across east anglia, for example. moving things onto friday, yes, it is a little bit cooler across many areas. scotland, the winds will be stronger through most of the day. temperatures are normal for this time of the year — around 19 to 22 celsius. this is bbc news. i'm jane hill. the headlines: oh, my god! a record high number of top a—level grades in england, wales and northern ireland. the education secretary says students deserve to be rewarded after more than a year of disruption. this cohort of students have had to deal with a level of disruption that no—one has ever seen before, not even during a world war, as a result of this pandemic. the pass rate for scottish school qualifications fell slightly this year — but a record number of a grades were awarded. a lawsuit is filed against prince andrew by a us woman who alleges she was "trafficked to him" by the convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein, and then "sexu

northern ireland but sunshine is coming through south—eastern wales and we will get south—eastern wales we will get so many eastern areas too. the north—westerly breeze is making it feel cool. most of us are under a pilot and as a result will be 17 or 18 degrees, so quite cool. we will keep a lot of cloud around this evening at overnight, it will go on to the hills so some misty and murky weather, maybe the odd pocket of light rain and drizzle. with the blanket of cloud, temperatures down to around 12 to 14 degrees like last night. rain coming into the northern ireland could creep into the north of mainland scotland, some sunshine for the rest of scotland tomorrow morning. a dull start but the cloud will lift something and it will not look so gloomy in the afternoon, with a bit more brightness temperatures will be more widely 20 or 20 in celsius —— but the cloud will lift and thin out. temperatures below—average for the time of year. what difference heading our way from the west, very slowly but bringing thicker cloud and rain into northern ireland, wales and the south—west so not getti

whilst the days are cool the notes _ and wales.day, probably more towards _ showers on saturday, probably more towards wales and south—west england and a few— towards wales and south—west england and a few for east anglia and the south—east and showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon across — thunderstorms in the afternoon across northern ireland and northern scotland _ across northern ireland and northern scotland and england will be slow—moving. temperatures down a bit on today _ slow—moving. temperatures down a bit on today low _ slow—moving. temperatures down a bit on today. low pressure still spinning _ on today. low pressure still spinning across the uk, centred through— spinning across the uk, centred through scotland where the heaviest of the _ through scotland where the heaviest of the downpours will be brewing through— of the downpours will be brewing through the afternoon as temperatures rise. showers are pushing — temperatures rise. showers are pushing through the afternoon but a few clear— pushing through the aftern

in wales, one in 230, all of which were down. variant spread later than elsewhere. rates are still relatively high in many parts of the country, but i would have to say that the evidence very much is on a decline everywhere. i'm expecting a continued decline, not incredibly steep, but i think we will see a continued decline. but he added things might change in september after the holiday season. public health experts say levels of the delta variant can remain high, even in people who are vaccinated while still offering strong protection against serious illness — another reminder there is still much to learn about covid and its spread. hugh pym, bbc news. the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, has confirmed most coronavirus restrictions in the country will end tomorrow. but he warned the changes must not lead to a �*free for all�*. our correspondent hywel griffith, is in cardiff. case rates in wales have been falling for a while now, yet easing has been slow, why the caution? well, the welsh government has never had a freedo

mild butjust wales and south—west england. mild but just touching wales and south—west england.and and scotland. a lot of quotas to start the day tomorrow. some patchy rain for parts of wales, surfacing boiling. further buses are as full of far north as southern but this cloud should then embrace we see or smother something with quite a cool day across northern isles and this one at a gun that was a primitive next week it is dry and craggy and i couldn't feel on north—westerly wind. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines. questions for devon and cornwall police about why it chose to return a shotgun licence to the man who killed five people in plymouth. i want to see a proper and thorough investigation into how the shooter got a firearms licence, why he was given back at gun. that is the question that people in this community have. afghanistan's president says his top priority is boosting the armed forces, in his first national address since the taliban stepped up their offensive. translation: our dear country, afghanistan, is in severe - danger of instabi

wales at elsewhere around australia-— wales at elsewhere around australia. ,, ., w, ., ., australia.n the streets of sydney. - let's get some of the day's other news. the us senate has reconvened to start moving towards a vote on a trillion—dollar infrastructure bill which it's hoped both republicans and democrats will support. the measure could be voted on this week, but there are still sticking points on how it will be funded. many republicans are opposed to tax increases on big corporations and wealthy individuals. police in the german capital, berlin, have clashed with anti— lockdown demonstrators after they defied a court ban and gathered illegally. police used batons and tear gas, saying some of its officers had been harassed and attacked in the western district. in central america, polls have closed in mexico in a referendum about investigations into the country's former presidents. turnout had to be at 40% for the result to be binding, but was expected to be low because the supreme court watered down the questions — removing any mention of past presidents. as will grant now r

however, there will be changes coming in wales ahead of other parts of the uk. saturday, which means children and adults who have had a double dose of the vaccine will no longer have to self—isolate if they have been in contact with someone who has tested positive. so the end of the ping pandemic,. but the rules and facemasks will largely stay in place and they are still needed in wales in shops, transport and in other health care settings, but not in pubs, bars and restaurants. first minister mark drakeford will stress minister mark dra keford will stress the minister mark drakeford will stress the need for caution and says this is not a free for all and he asks people to keep on meting out doors to keep their distance, to keep on working from home, measures which are likely to remain in place potentially for months, all suggesting we are not at the end of this journey yet. suggesting we are not at the end of this journey yet-— seven men have beenjailed for the murder of aya hachem, a student who was shot dead in a drive—by shooting. blackburn tyre firm boss fe

here's our wales correspondent, hywel griffith.not quite ripping up the rules but from today, life in wales is far less limited. social distancing is no longer written into law. no need to count how many people meet indoors. facemasks are still mandatory in shops and most indoor spaces, something emma says she can live with. i think it's quite a good idea, really, because there's still quite a lot of vulnerable people. i don't like wearing them but it's just something we've all had to do, really, isn't it? for the manager here, it's about keeping customers confident. they can't afford to take risks. we need to move steadily, gently to complete normality. it isn't going to happen overnight but we do need to build our trade up because since we've reopened, we're only taking about 60% of what we took in 2019. while there's obvious relief at ending some of the restrictions people have had to live with for almost a year and a half, there's already some nervousness about the months ahead. the welsh government has warned that the rise of

showers for wales and south—west england. northern ireland and scotland largely dry.or most it will stay pretty cloudy. some breaks in the cloud to give some glimpses of sunshine. 0vernight tonight it is a largely dry night. a lot of cloud around, a few mist patches, temperatures drifting down to between ten and 14 degrees. tomorrow, a change on the way for northern ireland. that weatherfront i showed you a moment ago is here and it will be bringing some rain across northern ireland through the day, with the rain turning heavier and steadier into the afternoon. further east, scotland, england and wales, a better chance of seeing more sunshine, before the cloud thickens in the west and rain approaches western scotland, north—west england and wales. even at this stage in the afternoon tomorrow we will hold onto some sunshine across parts of east england and the fat north of scotland. the weekend is looking pretty wet. an unsettled pattern. these weather fronts bringing persistent outbreaks of rain for a time on saturday. sunday sees showers follow. saturday the weather

because the infection rate is increasing in wales.— rate is increasing in wales.took us by surprise and it definitely was a concern. it still is but i think outdoors because we have so much outdoors here for people today it is perhaps less of a concern. we have the beach, there is not a lot of —— there is a lot of outdoor attractions. not a lot of -- there is a lot of outdoor attractions.— not a lot of -- there is a lot of outdoor attractions. you live on the other side of— outdoor attractions. you live on the other side of the _ outdoor attractions. you live on the other side of the show. _ outdoor attractions. you live on the other side of the show. i _ outdoor attractions. you live on the other side of the show. i cannot i other side of the show. i cannot imagine what it is like to we cab every day to this view. what has it been like for you personally to live here and see people coming back? brilliant. and i hope we can sustain it because most of my clients it is the first time in north wales and they have seen what we have got to offer here and hopefully that

if is the covid infection rate in new south wales?— south wales?th wales? if you look at the nationalfigures, victoria, since the pandemic began, australia has recorded about 42,000 coronavirus infections, so a sense of the early part of last year, 42,000 coronavirus infections have been documented across the entire nation. fewer than 1000 people have died. so compared to many other countries, australia's situation is pretty good. that is because of various factors, strict lockdowns being one of them, also the closure of australia's international borders since march of last year. if you look at new south wales, for example, today, 825 new covid infections were reported. that is the worst daily figure for the whole of australia since the pandemic began. and thatjust gives you an indication as to how serious of the outbreak is, especially here in sydney. a curfew will be imposed in a virus hit suburbs in the next 24 — 48 hours. this is australia's struijk is never locked down, you will be hard—pressed —— strict ever lockdown. thousands of people who

some clearer skies for a longer in wales and the south—west. it could be a little chilly here. cloud will lower onto the hills of northern england and into scotland, and it could be a bit misty and a bit damp and grey across the south—east of scotland and north—east england throughout monday. but elsewhere there is a lot of cloud. the best of the sunshine probably again towards west wales, south—west england, and developing in central areas of scotland. in the sunshine, temperatures just getting into the low 20s. underneath the cloud, it will be cooler, particularly towards north—eastern areas where it is a bit grey. heading into tuesday and it's pretty much more of the same, really. cloud for many parts of the country, the wind probably a little bit stronger — especially around eastern and southern parts of the uk. the best of any sunshine out towards the west. top temperature�*s 20 celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the united states has carried out an airstrike in the afghan capital, kabul. us officials say the missile targeted a suicide bomber in a vehicle w

always warmer for wales, western parts of england.ind as well. and around the coasts in particular, temperatures could be no better than 16 or 17 degrees. there could be a hint of sunshine now and again, but generally it's going to be pretty cloudy at headingley for day 2 of an exciting test match. not quite so chilly on friday. by this stage, the cloud is pushing more towards wales and western parts of england, and that means we should get a bit more sunshine for the eastern side of england. there will be some areas of cloud for scotland and northern ireland, some spells of sunshine too, and temperatures are back down to around 19 or 20 degrees typically, perhaps a little lower than that in the far north and east of scotland. heading into the weekend, big area of low pressure is bringing lots of showers into central europe. they're not far away from the southeast on saturday, but over the weekend, it's high pressure that should tend to dominate. always a wind coming in from the north sea, some brisk winds for the southeast of england

shane williams became wales's i i've ever taken i think.s top try scorer, a lion and one of the best ever playing on the wing but also took his fair share of big tackles and head impacts, most notably against south africa in 200a. it against south africa in 2004. it wiped me out. the funny thing was i don't _ wiped me out. the funny thing was i don't remember it. it probably wasn't — don't remember it. it probably wasn't until after the game i felt a bit groggy— wasn't until after the game i felt a bit groggy and sick and realised something was wrong. a bit groggy and sick and realised something was wrong.- bit groggy and sick and realised something was wrong. a new study seen exclusively _ something was wrong. a new study seen exclusively by _ something was wrong. a new study seen exclusively by the _ something was wrong. a new study seen exclusively by the bbc- something was wrong. a new study seen exclusively by the bbc by i something was wrong. a new study seen exclusively by the bbc by the | seen exclusively by the bbc by the universit

hesitancy has fallen but now new south wales is i now new south wales is flattened out so we're gettingif you're a fan of �*strictly come dancing', especially here in the uk, you may have noticed that a number of the television series' professional dancers are south african — including in the upcoming uk series, cameron lombard. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding has been finding out why ballroom is such a hit in some of the townships poorest neighbourhoods. in the shadow of cape town's table mountain, on some of the most violent streets in the world, ballroom is booming. down, again, down! yes! at a local church hall, kim isaacs has classes for every level. straight! ..including the occasional clumsy journalist. but the school's biggest star is cameron lombard. this was him a good few years back. now he has just been picked to join the cast of britain's strictly come dancing. i taught cameron since the age of five and he will be 21 this year. i can honestly tell you, cameron had big dreams from beginning. anybody that knocked him down and said no, cameron, your dreams is — no, you

in wales, the proportion this year, 48% of entries at a star or a. year, the class of 2020, which clearly also had difficulties during the pandemic. a whopping 20% up on the last set of students to sit a—level exams in 2019. that debate about grade inflation is alive and active here. the welsh government say they are certain these teacher assessed grades are valid and that they will stand the test of time. and asking everyone to remember what this cohort of students have been through. speaking to the students, it's a point they make. they say the majority of their learning of the past two years was done online. they didn't have the advantage of face—to—face teaching for much of it. they hope the class of 2021 will be remembered for their great achievement in a very tough time. more than half of a—levels have received top grades. more than 50%, 51% in fact, receiving a stars and, or a5, 4% receiving a grades or b grades. students in this part of the uk have been picking up the results here. a number of them here in lurgan, one of northern ireland's bi

maybe getting some sunshine in cumbria, west wales. still cloudy for most of england and wales. likely in scotland and northern ireland. temperatures under the cloud around 18—19 celsius. as we head into the weekend, though, as high pressure starts to move away, there are signs of more unsettled weather with rain on the horizon. still cloudy for most of england and wales. welcome to bbc news. our top stories: the taliban celebrate with gunfire and fireworks as america confirms its 20 year war in afghanistan is over. the us airborne corps poster social media picture of their last soldier to step onto the final plane out of the country. taliban soldiers are already in charge of culpable airport. they survey the equipment left behind after a frantic few weeks. also, the aftermath of hurricane ida. the water is rising in the

a tweak to the nhs covid 19 app in england and wales — it should mean fewer people being required tof isolate after coming into contact with a postive case. we recognise that there needs to be a balance between the impact that has on people's lives, while balancing that with public health requirements. and so we are making this change. amid speculation about more changes to the traffic light system this week — the prime minister says he wants to get the british travel industry moving again. we had to have a balanced approach. what i want to see something as simple and as user—friendly for people as possible. yes! 49 years great britain have waited for their eventing gold. britain's riders make history at the tokyo olympics with gold in the team eventing and silver in the individual. and emily campbell becomes the first british female weightlifter to win an olympic medal american gymnast simone biles will compete in an olympic final tomorrow — after missing several others to focus on her mental health. a five—year—old boy found dead in a river is named by south wales police as logan w

but a few more showers and more cloud coming into wales and the south—west.ia and the east, again, the best of the sunshine. for many, temperatures aren't changing much, but it's getting colder in northern scotland. southern europe, though, sees extreme heat through this weekend, could see temperates hitting. could see temperates hitting 48 celsius. by contrast, it's a cooler northeasterly breeze heading our way for the start of the new week. probably won't be much rain — overnight rain clears away from southern parts of england, we're left with a few showers. probably quite a bit of cloud streaming our way, as well, and that colder air that we're seeing in scotland is pushing its way southwards across the uk. so top temperature 20—21 celsius in hampshire. as we head further into next week, it's fairly quiet, settled a few showers. a lot of cloud, mind you, and it's not looking particularly warm for this time of year. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: crisis in afghanistan. taliban militants capture the country's second largest city

here's our wales correspondent, hywel griffith.s not quite ripping up the rules but from today, life in wales is far less limited. social distancing is no longer written into law. no need to count how many people meet indoors. facemasks are still mandatory in shops and most indoor spaces, something emma says she can live with. i think it's quite a good idea, really, because there's still quite a lot of vulnerable people. i don't like wearing them but it's just something we've all had to do, really, isn't it? for the manager here, it's about keeping customers confident. they can't afford to take risks. we need to move steadily, gently to complete normality. it isn't going to happen overnight but we do need to build our trade up because since we've reopened, we're only taking about 60% of what we took in 2019. while there's obvious relief at ending some of the restrictions people have had to live with for almost a year and a half, there's already some nervousness about the months ahead. the welsh government has warned that the rise o

the changes to the self—isolation rules are already in place in wales and scotland.ays that people should instead take a pcr test. linda bauld, professor of public health at edinburgh university, said close contacts should take this guidance seriously. if you identified as a close contact, you're significantly higher risk than having the virus yourself and potentially becoming unwell even if you're double and vaccinated. although the... i would really encourage people to take it up. it's very important. bell tolls. a one—minute silence has been held to remember the five victims of the mass shooting in plymouth, in the south—west of england. maxine davison, stephen washington, kate shepherd, along with father and daughter lee and sophie martyn, were killed in the shooting spree on thursday. in response, the uk government is to publish new guidelines on the licensing of firearms. two men were attacked with bottles and had homophobic aid workers in haiti are racing to provide food, water and shelter to survivors of saturday's earthquake, before a major tropical storm hi

elsewhere in england and wales, sunny spells, chance of a shower. largely dry and temperatures will be a little lower than this, away from the town and city centres, so some of us into single figures as tomorrow begins. so feeling quite fresh, but with some sunshine, with a ridge of high pressure across us. there is a weather system trying to approach from the west, it may produce a few spots of rain towards the north west of scotland as the day begins, with some outbreaks of rain towards the isles of scilly and cornwall. most places, though, a fine start, then we wait for the showers to get going again. a greater chance of catching one in scotland tomorrow, compared with today. in northern ireland, a brighter day but a few showers around. for england and wales, while many will stay dry, you may catch heavy, even torrential slow—moving downpour into the afternoon that brings with it a risk of flooding. and then, by wednesday, that weather system to the west starting to make more progress. more cloud in western areas, maybe be a few outbreak of rain,

notjust here in new south wales but elsewhere around australia.o the country's former presidents. turnout had to be at a0% for the result to be binding, but was expected to be low because the supreme court watered down the questions — removing any mention of past presidents. as will grant now reports from mexico city, some polling stations were empty, despite many mexicans complaining about years of government corruption. well, ultimately this didn't end up being a question specifically on past presidents, but more on what was called "political actors" and whether or not people felt, in this very convoluted question, that they should be investigated properly and reparations should go to victims. obviously there is virtually nobody in mexico who would be against that, and as these figures begin to come out now, that is clear. the yes vote, that people want to see corruption properly investigated against political actors, has been won by miles. we can already see they are going to win this. but the turnout is so low. it's just been announced it's 7.

this weather front�*s a bit more active, it'll start to wriggle into parts of england and wales. the heavy side. a bit of sunshine again towards the southwest, highs of 20—21 degrees, otherwise, again, mid—to—high teens. as we move out of thursday into friday, we start to see this more substantial area of low pressure sweeping up very slowly from the southwest. so, that'll change the wind direction to a south—westerly for many of us, it will be light with breeze. again, quite a bit of cloud around, a few sunny spells here and there, the more substantial rain pushing into northern ireland and later, western england and wales. and again, those temperatures range from 15—20 celsius. this is bbc news. our top stories: the defiance of an american president — joe biden stands by the us pullout from afghanistan, but accepts the speed of the taliban's takeover caught them by surprise. i stand squarely behind my decision. after 20 years i have learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw us forces. desperate and chaotic scenes at kabul airport — people cling to moving

here's our wales correspondent, hywel griffith.es is far less limited. social distancing is no longer written into law. no need to count how many people meet indoors. facemasks are still mandatory in shops and most indoor spaces, something emma says she can live with. i think it's quite a good idea, really, because there's still quite a lot of vulnerable people. i don't like wearing them but it's just something we've all had to do, really, isn't it? for the manager here, it's about keeping customers confident. they can't afford to take risks. we need to move steadily, gently to complete normality. it isn't going to happen overnight but we do need to build our trade up because since we've reopened, we're only taking about 60% of what we took in 2019. while there's obvious relief at ending some of the restrictions people have had to live with for almost a year and a half, there's already some nervousness about the months ahead. the welsh government has warned that the rise of another coronavirus variant could yet mean having to reimp

some turning heavy and sundry for the south—west of england, wales, midlands.ing through monday night into the early hours of tuesday, most places dry with clear spells. this area of rain approaching the far south—west, a cool fresh start to tuesday morning as well. the area of rain in the far south—west set to dive way southwards towards parts of france. not making a lot of progress across our shores, not making a lot of progress across ourshores, really not making a lot of progress across our shores, really into cornwall and in the ice of silly, rain across the channel islands. most places seeing spells of sunshine, some heavy and sundry, temperatures again up to 20, possibly 21 celsius. wednesday, a few more showers breaking out at this stage, in line of showers putting in across north—west scotland, some breaking out elsewhere through the afternoon, heavy, fun to be, temperatures around 20—21 c. the end of the week, things turning unsettled, and area of low pressure for thursday, another one behind it, our weather makerfor another one behind it, our weather

the latest figures for england and wales represent a 3.8% increase on the previous year.amed for rising levels of violence in towns and cities across britain. in the seaside community of rhyl in north wales, research by bbc news shows that violent crime increased for four years before the pandemic, with drug gangs playing a significant part, as our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. they caught three people injecting there the other day. weekend patrol in the most violent neighbourhood in wales. shouting. i did not step forward! as covid restrictions ease, there is fear here, as elsewhere, that serious crime will increase. violent crime, for a long time in rhyl, was linked to the night—time economy. assaults and beatings and stabbings a consequence of drinking too much, often at the weekend. but in recent years, the nature of violence here has changed dramatically. the town is plagued by so—called county lines, gangs from big cities importing violence as they battle for control of the drugs market. when we get rid of one county line, another will pop u

but we could see some showers pushing into england and wales as well.rning of a humanitarian crisis in afghanistan, as hundreds of thousand civilians have been displaced in fighting which has seen the taliban advance across the country. the red cross says it's treated thousands of wounded people. the embattled governor of new york state, andrew cuomo, has announced his resignation in the face of a sexual harassment scandal. he will quit office in two weeks' time. still in the us, the senate has passed a $1 trillion infrastructure plan after months of political wrangling. unusually, the measure had bi—partisan support — nearly 20 republicans joined democrats in voting for the bill. it now goes to the house. the argentinian has played for barcelona for more than 20 years, but had to leave the club for financial reasons.

the person in charge of it in wales.life. the welsh government says the main focus should be congratulating the class of 2021, given that they spent the majority of the two years in lockdown is, many from home and having to deal with all those challenges that today should be a day of celebration, focusing solely on their achievements. maw; day of celebration, focusing solely on their achievements. i'm joined now by natalie perera, ceo of the education policy institute. good afternoon to you. i wonder at what you think about where we are in terms of the way in which young people have been assessed at the end of their years. do you feel that this year is unique, this year and last year, this will be viewed as the covid generation? not too much should be read to the fact that rates have gone up. absolutely. good afternoon. rates have gone up. absolutely. good afternoon- the _ rates have gone up. absolutely. good afternoon. the first _ rates have gone up. absolutely. good afternoon. the first thing _ rates have gone up. abso

more cloud for wales and the south—west, spots of rain here.ll feel decidedly cool here, highest temperatures across parts of eastern england up to 23 degrees. so, we will see areas of cloud and some showery rain continuing through sunday evening, but most places turn dry into the early hours of monday. notice quite a lot of cloud out west by this stage, and overnight temperatures generally between ten and 14 degrees. so, as we start monday, we have low pressure to the north—east of us, high pressure attempting to build from the west. we are essentially trapped between the two, and that brings a north—westerly wind across the uk, not a particularly warm north—westerly wind, i have to say, and one that will also introduce quite a lot of cloud, especially across western areas. that cloud bringing in some showery rain at times. the best of the sunshine across eastern scotland, down across the eastern side of england, but temperatures will struggle. 16 to 20, maybe 21 degrees in the south of england, that's the very best we can expect. and then as

perhaps the sunshine across west wales, the far south—west of england.as of scotland. top temperature 20 or 21 degrees, much cooler under the cloud near some of those north sea coasts with the wind coming in off the sea. and it is coming in off the sea because high pressure is centred to the north—west of the uk. there is the winds rotating around the area of high pressure. we may well find the wind is a little bit stronger actually during tuesday, pushing in cloudy skies for many parts of the country once again. the best of any sunshine more likely to be across more sheltered western parts of the uk. and typical temperatures will be around 17 to 19 degrees, so maybe a little below par for this time of year. high pressure still there as we move into the middle part of the week, still quite a few isobars on the charts, quite breezy around eastern and southern coasts in particular, the south—east of england too. and we are feeding in more cloud across england and wales again on wednesday. and across scotland and northern ireland perhaps something more of a

obviously there are some issues in new south wales with some freedoms.less restrictions and that is going to help but interesting to see how that influences peoples vaccination rates. what about the fear of getting the virus itself. initially australia did so well to keep numbers down and i think people felt a bit immune to it or it wasn't coming to them. have you seen a change in peoples attitudes towards the vaccine as the number of cases has risen? that, it has. hesitancy has fallen but now it of, new south wales has that in that so we're kind of get into the bottom of the curve i think. and that's still an issue. it is hard to kind of get in there into those communities. this is bbc news, the headlines . downing street says the uk's evacuation from afghanistan has ended , bringing to a close 20 years of british military operations in the country. the us operation is due to end by tuesday — but president biden warns another terror attack at kabul airport is "highly likely". let's get more on hurricane ida that's about to make landfall in louisiana. ea

but in wales too, grades remained higher than before the pandemic. college for one of the new t—levels in health and social care. and, for most students, that's what grades are — the passport to the next step. i was signed up for three a—levels at a couple of different colleges, and then i heard about t—levels and i decided that the more practical side appealed to me more thanjust sitting in a classroom all day. but for colleges, there is a challenge. with more getting better results, it's hard to work out if students need extra help. so, they're running a six—week welcome programme here. say for example we've got a group of 20 students, they're all going to be coming in with different levels of skills, abilities and knowledge. and the real challenge that we have for those students is making sure that they're on the right programme, at the right level, and we're going to be able to support them to stay in their learning and be successful. students are relieved to have got through this last year. but next year, exams are back — and that's a different

the rain is going to be really heavy across wales, midlands, northern england as well.n scotland one of the dry areas and later in the afternoon in wales and parts of north—west and southern england will brighten up but there will be some heavy showers following here. temperatures generally high teens, it might reach about 70 up of england but most temperature is a bit below par. this is going to be the better of the two days at the weekend. cloud built into thin and break up with some sunny spells coming out. some heavy showers around, though, may be a few thunderstorms. these are likely to affect parts of central and eastern scotland, central and eastern england, drierfor scotland, central and eastern england, drier for south—west england, drier for south—west england, wales, northern ireland, western scotland with some sunny spells. but there is a big change in the weather on the way for next week as this high—pressure building. when is coming down to scandinavia so no heat wave in the way. hottest air stays in southern europe and around about the mediterranean but,

the sunshine a little more likely over west wales, south—west of england.and, particularly south—east scotland and north—east england, it's going to be cool, damp, a little drizzly as well. otherwise probably dry. temperatures typically 18 or 19 celsius, a touch higher in the sunshine in the west. high pressure sitting to the north—west of the uk. it's not moving very far. around it, you can see where the winds are flowing, coming in off the north sea, dragging in all that moisture and cloud. again, it's going to be across more western parts of the uk where we are sheltered from what could be a slightly stronger wind on tuesday that will see the sunshine and temperatures getting up to 20 degrees. along some eastern coasts of england in particular, a quite chilly 16 or 17 celsius under the cloud. it's still going to be quite blowy as we head into the middle part of the week, because that high pressure is still there so some stronger winds around eastern coastal areas, the south coast and south—east of england. and it looks like there is still a lot of cloud

obviously there are some issues in new south wales with some freedoms. how that influences peoples vaccination rates. what about the fear of getting the virus itself. initially australia did so well to keep numbers down and i think people felt a bit immune to it or it wasn�*t coming to them. have you seen a change in peoples attitudes towards the vaccine as the number of cases has risen? that, it has. hesitancy has fallen but now it of, new south wales has that in that so we�*re kind of get into the bottom of the curve i think. and that�*s still an issue. it is hard to kind of get in there into those communities. it�*s almost a year since the murder of new zealand—born met police sergeant matt ratana. he was shot dead in the line of duty — as a suspect was being taken into custody. alongside his policing, sergeant ratana was a much loved rugby coach — and on saturday, a special charity event took place in his honour. the aim. to raise funds to improve the lives of young people through sport. here�*s luke hanrahan. two teams, one that he played for and on

this weather front�*s a bit more active, it'll start to wriggle into parts of england and wales.in, a lot of cloud around, but we'll have these showers pushing into england and wales — thanks to that weather front, some of these could be on the heavy side. a bit of sunshine again towards the southwest, highs of 20—21 degrees, otherwise, again, mid—to—high teens. as we move out of thursday into friday, we start to see this more substantial area of low pressure sweeping up very slowly from the southwest. so, that'll change the wind direction to a south—westerly for many of us, it will be light with breeze. again, quite a bit of cloud around, a few sunny spells here and there, the more substantial rain pushing into northern ireland and later, western england and wales. and again, those temperatures range from 15—20 celsius. now on bbc news... the media show. hello. this week we are asking how hard is it to report on the ground in china and tell the story of that country to the wider world? journalists covering the fatal floods, which included those terrifying scenes from the undergr

particularly through parts of wales and south—west england. and south east england. temperatures around 23 celsius but just 11 for the northern isles and a cool day across parts of northern ireland as well. through sunday night into monday will lose the rain across parts of england and wales but will keep the showers going across scotland and a cooler north—westerly wind as we head into monday. quite a moist air flow as well sell quite a lot of clout around on monday morning. some showers feeling in but most should have a dry day and the best of any sunshine across eastern counties of scotland and england. the feeling cooler to start the new week with highs of around 16, 20 celsius. little change for the week ahead, temperatures around average. 0n little change for the week ahead, temperatures around average. on most days a lot of cloud with a north—westerly wind bringing some showers but the week head looking quiet and mostly dry. this is bbc news, the headlines at six. at least 29 people have been killed in haiti after an earthquake measurin

this weather front�*s a bit more active, it'll start to wriggle into parts of england and wales.rection. again, a lot of cloud around, but we'll have these showers pushing into england and wales — thanks to that weather front, some of these could be on the heavy side. a bit of sunshine again towards the southwest, highs of 20—21 degrees, otherwise, again, mid—to—high teens. as we move out of thursday into friday, we start to see this more substantial area of low pressure sweeping up very slowly from the southwest. so, that'll change the wind direction to a south—westerly for many of us, it will be light with breeze. again, quite a bit of cloud around, a few sunny spells here and there, the more substantial rain pushing into northern ireland and later, western england and wales. and again, those temperatures range from 15—20 celsius. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. biden defiant — the us president defends his decision to withdraw american troops from afghanistan following the swift taliban takeover. i stand squarely behind my

the new south wales _ for the deaths of people.that australia's long—held strategy of trying to eliminate the virus was over. phil mercer, bbc news. the american civil rights leaderjesse jackson and his wife are in hospital in chicago after they tested positive for covid—19. the condition of 79—year—old reverend jackson, and that of his wife, 77—year—old jacqueline, remains unclear at this point. a protege of martin luther king, jackson was a key figure in the modern civil rights movement, leading policy on issues including voting rights. he ran two campaigns for the democratic presidential nomination in the 1980s. museums and archaeological sites across greece have stayed open late into the night for people to enjoy august's full �*sturgeon' moon. the full moon first appeared on saturday but for anyone who didn't have time to appreciate it fully, it will reach what scientists call peak illumination on sunday night. quite a sight. stay with us here, there is much more coming up. hello again. saturday was always going to be the slig

but a few more showers and more cloud coming into wales and the south—west., the best of the sunshine. for many, temperatures aren't changing much, but it's getting colder in northern scotland. southern europe, though, sees extreme heat through this weekend, could see temperates hitting. could see temperates hitting 48 celsius. by contrast, it's a cooler northeasterly breeze heading our way for the start of the new week. probably won't be much rain — overnight rain clears away from southern parts of england, we're left with a few showers. probably quite a bit of cloud streaming our way, as well, and that colder air that we're seeing in scotland is pushing its way southwards across the uk. so top temperature 20—21 celsius in hampshire. as we head further into next week, it's fairly quiet, settled a few showers. a lot of cloud, mind you, and it's not looking particularly warm for this time of year. good morning, welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and rogerjohnson. 0ur headlines today: the 3—year—old girl and herfather among the victims in britain's worst