_ go down in wales? i'm not sure they will ever talk to me again! if - go down in wales? will ever talk to me again! if it was from wales, no doubt, but wales has contributed so many rocks to this monument, i'm sure scotland can have one. �* ., , ., ., i, have one. anthony analysed the rock and discovered _ have one. anthony analysed the rock and discovered it _ have one. anthony analysed the rock and discovered it had _ have one. anthony analysed the rock and discovered it had a _ have one. anthony analysed the rock and discovered it had a unique - have one. anthony analysed the rock and discovered it had a unique date i and discovered it had a unique date and discovered it had a unique date and composition. in thejournal nature, he says it could only have come from the far north of scotland, here in the 0rcadian basin, which includes caithness, 0rkney and moray firth. so this is the altar stone, the heart of stonehenge, now partially buried. it's among the largest stones here. at around six tonnes. the big question is how on earth it was transported from north—east scot

high in wales.editor bethan lewis who's in port talbot for us. 82 is not quite as high in wales. tell us more.— 82 is not quite as high in wales. tell us more. overall results down in wales. that _ tell us more. overall results down in wales. that was _ tell us more. overall results down in wales. that was not _ tell us more. overall results down| in wales. that was not unexpected because _ in wales. that was not unexpected because we had prepared for that by exam _ because we had prepared for that by exam bosses for months. the top grade? _ exam bosses for months. the top grade? a — exam bosses for months. the top grade? a star where around 30% this time which _ grade? a star where around 30% this time which is down from 34% in 2023. the message — time which is down from 34% in 2023. the message from the exam bosses was that it _ the message from the exam bosses was that it is _ the message from the exam bosses was that it is back— the message from the exam bosses was that it is back to normal, no

it a" results down in wales. are you surprised about that?— a" results down in wales._ surprised about that? it was made clear by the regulator _ surprised about that? it was made clear by the regulator that - surprised about that? it was made clear by the regulator that we - clear by the regulator that we should — clear by the regulator that we should expect _ clear by the regulator that we should expect the _ clear by the regulator that we should expect the grades - clear by the regulator that we should expect the grades to l clear by the regulator that we - should expect the grades to return to where _ should expect the grades to return to where they _ should expect the grades to return to where they were _ should expect the grades to return to where they were nationally - should expect the grades to return i to where they were nationally as the benchnrark— to where they were nationally as the benchmark in — to where they were nationally as the benchmark in 2019 _ to where they were nationally as the benchmark in 2019 but _ to where they were nationally as the bench

wales and northern england for a time.ll leather two level of uncertainty but potentially from holes onto the isle of wight anywhere south and east of that could see temperatures peaking at 27 or 28 degrees that's 82 fahrenheit. we keep some sunshine and warmth although not quite as warm through thursday and friday across england and wales for the saying unsettled for the northwest. the humanitarian response is being completely strangled and limited. in our ability of what we can do. french authorities extend the detention of pavel durov — the founder of the social media network telegram — as part of a cyber criminality investigation. and one of the world's biggest street parties — the notting hill carnival, takes place in west london with its annual celebration of caribbean culture. we start this hour in ukraine — where russia has carried out a major aerial assault — killing at least six people. ukraine's air commander has called it the biggest air attack of this war — with around 200 missiles and drones used to target en

in wales, — similar to last year, 4.4%. in wales, that is about 3.5%.out 3.5%. northern ireiand, it _ wales, that is about 3.5%. northern ireiand, it is— wales, that is about 3.5%. northern ireland, it is about 4.6%, the steepest _ ireland, it is about 4.6%, the steepest drop. this was expected. if we cast_ steepest drop. this was expected. if we cast our— steepest drop. this was expected. if we cast our minds back to 2021, exams _ we cast our minds back to 2021, exams were cancelled, teachers assess _ exams were cancelled, teachers assess the grades and they were a little bit _ assess the grades and they were a little bit higher. there has been a concerted — little bit higher. there has been a concerted effort to bring the results — concerted effort to bring the results back down. last year we saw a steeper— results back down. last year we saw a steeper drop in england. we expect that this _ a steeper drop in england. we expect that this year in wales and northern irelarrd _ that this year in wales and northern irelarrd we _ that this year in wales and

to bring thicker cloud and some rain, particularly by around dawn, to wales and south—west england.kend, it will be hotting up for some of us, particularly across england and wales, whereas further north it stays on the cooler side, blustery with further showers. this is the picture for saturday. blustery showers continue north and west of scotland. we'll have quite a bit of cloud to begin with across england and wales, and then the sunshine emerges into the afternoon. temperatures creeping up somewhat, low 20s across scotland, northern ireland, up to around 25 or 26 degrees across the south east. it's not until sunday—monday we're really import this hot air, hot and humid airfrom spain and france, and it will be affecting mainly the midlands, southern and eastern england. so on sunday we should have quite a bit of sunshine around, some heavy rain skirting past northern ireland and western scotland, but elsewhere it will be dry, those temperatures soaring into the afternoon across england and wales, mid to high 20s widely, we could be up to the 30 celsius mark in the south—east. and

so wales wants money and westminster doesn't really want to give wales any money.ey don't want to raise taxes and so that relationship might look great on the surface today. but i think there's tensions bubbling under the surface. >> okay, olivia, thanks very much indeed. well, speaking of taxes, we have £30,000 of tax free cash available to give away in the great british giveaway. >> yeah, it's our biggest giveaway of the year so far. so have a think. what would you do with all of that extra cash? here's how you can be in with a chance to win it. >> we could be calling you with the news that you've won our latest great british giveaway. an incredible £30,000 in tax free cash. >> hi, i'm john from sunny north yorkshire and i've just won £20,000 in the gb news great british giveaway. it didn't cost much to enter, but of course if you're not in you can't win . and you're not in you can't win. and here i am, having won £20,000 and that's tax free. so i'm rather pleased i did it for another chance to win £30,000 in tax free cash text cash to 63232. >> text cost £2 plus

and i tell you what, we've got senate elections in two years in wales. they've got pr in wales.t, we're going to win seats. so, martin, if you fancy standing , get your centres at standing, get your centres at swansea, go and move there for a few years and learn a bit of welsh. and who knows, you could be in the senate in two years. >> well, lee, my welsh is worse than my king's english. >> and on that point i want to pass you over to chris. >> hope he's got a question for you, lee. >> lee anderson, great to see you.the >> lee anderson, great to see you. the polling does support what you're saying. we've got this polling from we think polling showing that labour is down six points since the election. reform's up five points. the tories becalmed at 20 points. that suggests that that support is leaching from labour towards reform uk. and that must be a worry. it seems. and how is you say you're well received in the pub there? when i was covering the brexit party campaign that nigel farage led in 2019, if a european parliament, he was heckled and booedin parliament, he was heckled

now, the hottest weather on sunday will always be across parts of england and wales.re going to have to watch this area of potentially heavy, thundery rain. it could get into northern ireland and western scotland through the day, so it certainly won't be hot and sunny absolutely everywhere, but it will be pretty humid for most of us. and in the sunshine across england and wales, yes, you do have hot weather, high 20s to low 30s. sunday night and into monday, quite extensive, heavy and thundery outbreaks of rain across the uk. could cause some localised surface waterflooding issues, but towards the south—east and probably parts of east anglia, it's another hot day — temperatures peaking somewhere between 30—33 celsius before those temperatures drop away again as we head into tuesday. bye for now. live from washington, this is bbc news. former us president donald trump and vice president kamala harris agree to their first presidential debate on september 10th. the us, qatar and egypt urge israel and hamas to resume negotiations about a gaza ceasefire and hostage release

here's a beautiful scene from conwy in north wales.o cloudier, leaden skies across east anglia and the south east. it's because we're drawing this cloud off the north sea on a fairly brisk easterly breeze across southern areas, whereas further north, we're into the sunny blue skies. so for the rest of the day it does look like it's going to stay rather cloudy across the south and southeast. maybe a few showers starting to push up from the near continent later in the day. but a warm one to come further north with all the sunshine, low 20s for glasgow. low 20s as well for parts of wales, northwest england. now, through this evening and overnight the cloud starts to drift northwards, start to import some humid air from southern areas and that will increase the chance of some heavy showers or thunderstorm — hit and miss showers, not everyone will get them. but you can see we're importing this warm and humid air from the near continent. so quite a muggy night to come for england and wales to start. sunday could be no lower than 16 or 17 deg

gale—force winds crossing england and wales.vy rain does clear, and it brightens up through friday. but lots of heavy showers pushing into western scotland and northern ireland. but it will be a blustery day, wherever you are — those winds slowly easing down later on. temperature—wise, up to 23, maybe 2a degrees in the south—east. it's the mid to high teens across scotland and northern ireland. as we head into the weekend, we could see this area of rain affect the south—east quadrant of the country on saturday. and i think sunday, as a ridge of high pressure tries to build in, although there'll be a few showers in the north and west, i think it's looking better. so we could see some heavier rain across more south—eastern areas on saturday. a better chance of seeing some sunshine with lighter winds as we head into sunday. live from london, this is bbc news. two more bodies have been found in the wreck of a yacht — that sank off the coast of sicily. we'll be live with the latest. day three at the democratic national convention, af

lots of sunshine in england and wales for saying dry altogether.fecting scotland and northern ireland. will affect north—west england. a blustery day wherever you are. especially on the coast. in the north—west. 15—25 in the south, given more sunshine. through friday, overnight drive. showers in the north—west of scotland. this man of england and wales, bringing thick cloud and rain. temperatures 10-15. cloud and rain. temperatures 10—15. heading into the weekend, it will be hopping up the summers. especially in england and wales. in the north it stays on the cooler side. blustery with further showers. the picture of a saturday: blustery showers in the northern west of scotland, lots of cloud in england and wales to begin with, then the sunshine emerges into the afternoon. temperatures creeping up, low 20s across scotland and northern ireland, up to 2526 degrees in the south—east. it isn't until sunday and monday that we get the hot air which is hot and humid from spain and france. that will affect the midland, the southern and eastern parts of eng

now, the hottest weather on sunday will always be across parts of england and wales.vy, thundery rain. it could get into northern ireland and western scotland through the day, so it certainly won't be hot and sunny absolutely everywhere, but it will be pretty humid for most of us. and in the sunshine across england and wales, yes, you do have hot weather, high 20s to low 30s. sunday night and into monday, quite extensive, heavy and thundery outbreaks of rain across the uk. could cause some localised surface water flooding issues, but towards the south—east and probably parts of east anglia, it's another hot day — temperatures peaking somewhere between 30—33 celsius before those temperatures drop away again as we head into tuesday. bye for now. you're with newsday, live from singapore. the headlines. nobel laureate mohammed yunus is sworn in to lead the new government in bangladesh following weeks of deadly protests. donald trump says he's prepared to take part in three election debates with his democratic opponent kamala harris. and the eight day trip to space that co

. —— england and wales.ustworthy results, they are saying stop this year, the first post—pandemic opportunity for year on year gcse results are broadly in line with last year. we have also been talking a little earlier to the schools minister on bbc breakfast. this is what she had to say about this year's exam results. i believe that every — this year's exam results. i believe that every part — this year's exam results. i believe that every part of _ this year's exam results. i believe that every part of the _ this year's exam results. i believe that every part of the country - that every part of the country should have all the opportunities available to them, but we see it as available to them, but we see it as a really persistent problem, the attainment across different regions in our country. if we look at the results from last week, and the number of young people going on to university, 42% problem london going to university, 24% in the north—east. that is a huge gap. one that, as a government, we are co

ok, there'll be a few showers for west scotland, an odd one for northern ireland, north wales, but forlls, temperatures widely into the 20s and getting warmer across east anglia and south east england with temperatures into the mid 20s. a warming trend because the jet stream is going to change as warm air gets brought northwards by tropical storm debby, colder air comes out of canada. it changes the shape of the jet stream. the jet stream gets more wiggly through the weekend. the significance of that is we get underneath this ridge and that makes it get a lot warmer, if not hotter, particularly across parts of england and wales, where temperatures will push into the low 30s. the short blast of heat, though not everywhere. there will, i think, be some heavy rain to come across the north and west of the uk. that's the latest. live from washington, this is bbc news. kamala harris takes her newly selected vice presidential pick tim walz to meet voters. on theirfirst full day on the campaign trail, they've been in the battleground states of wisconsin and michigan. republican candidate for v

it's a loss for wales, no doubt.monument, i'm sure scotland can have one. anthony analysed the rock and discovered it had a unique date and composition. in thejournal nature, he said it could only have come from the far north of scotland, here in the 0rcadian basin, which includes caithness, 0rkney and moray firth. so this is the altar stone, the heart of stonehenge, now partially buried. it's one of the larger stones here, at around six tonnes. the big question is how on earth it was transported from north—east scotland, and why the people back then thought it was so important to bring it all this way. what does this say about neolithic society in britain? well, it certainly implies great social connections and sophistication. and i think we've got to remember that these people were just like us, in a wax _ you know, they were just as clever, but they had different technologies. but to bring a stone of this size all the distance from what we now call scotland was really quite something. the new discovery has changed

wales, 2.8%, and northern ireland 4.6%.f we think about regional disparities, that is something else that has come out this morning. if we look at london, they remain the place where students get the biggest results and the gap between the highest place like london at the north—east and the west midlands is widening again. that is about 10%, difference now. people will be stepping back and seeing what is going wrong there today. that is an interesting point we will take up later. as is always the case when there are exam results, we have who talk about it. the schools minister has been commenting on the results. here is what she had to say. as a government, we are committed to ensuring every young person gets the opportunities, no matter where they live all the background they come from. we know that is a big task, but it is when we are committed to. we have seen in the results today and last week, they are not spread evenly across the country, but we have to praise this cohort of young people who have overcome overcome cha

wales in relation to as-level results additionally.nally. i gotta be in english and a — results additionally. i gotta be in english and a ba _ results additionally. i gotta be in english and a ba in _ results additionally. i gotta be in english and a ba in these i results additionally. i gotta be in english and a ba in these young| english and a ba in these young people — english and a ba in these young people were delighted with their results _ people were delighted with their results but for those who are less happy, _ results but for those who are less happy, hope —— helplines results but for those who are less happy, hope -- helplines have results but for those who are less happy, hope —— helplines have open. the time is 6.18. our top story this evening: the prime minister is about to chair the second emergency cobra meeting in two days after more violence in parts of the uk. coming up — after her dramatic win in the 800 metres last night we hearfrom keely hodgkinson. coming up on bbc news — two of the biggest rivals in athletics g

we in mid wales, we rely heavily on - mid wales, we rely heavily on tourism.work, in small businesses, our natural environment is a very fragile ecosystem but my goodness, as small businesses are too. we are absolutely warmly welcome people to come and explore the national park and i would encourage people to book directly with local hospitality providers because actually, many of them are ambassadors for the national park and can share with visitors the places to go and discover within the 250 square miles of national park that we offer. 0therwise, obviously, we have seen in the past where there is nothing quite like standing on your own mountain and some of these instagram photos aren't actually showing the true picture behind the camera. what is sad and is me is that whilst people are heads down looking at the camera, they are actually not seeing what is up in the skies and seeing the red kites or the buzzards or the dragonflies that are fluttering behind you on your adventures.— that are fluttering behind you on your adventures. helen, briefly, for an one

ahead of that feature across wales and western areas of england are not patchy drizzle for the southies continue to clear in east scotland and north east england, so it's here where we're going to have the brightest start to the day on thursday with a fair bit of morning, sunshine, any sunshine for you staying there in southeast england? short—lived. it's going to turn quite cloudy, but staying on the bright side, the damp and drizzly weather for wales and western england replaced by more general outbreaks of rain through the day, the rain heavy as it swings across northern ireland into scotland, northern england and north wales. top temperatures running into the low 20s now through thursday night that we'll see that rain band continue its way northwards and eastwards, the rain turning heavy for a time in northern scotland before clearing out of the way, and there may well be a hang back of cloud still bits and pieces of rain left over into friday morning before this front finally pulls out of the way. then we get this little ridge of high pressure starting to build from the west, an

, particularly wales and southwest england. 10 to 15 degrees. as we head into the weekend, we are tapping into some very hot and humid airfrom france, but this will mainly be across england and wales, with the extreme heat confined towards the southeast. so saturday is looking like this, bright across northern areas with some sunshine, a few showers across scotland. early cloud, a few showers across england and wales will melt away into the afternoon. we should see increasing sunshine. temperatures will be up to around 25 or 26 degrees, low 20s further north. through sunday and into monday, we draw this hot and humid air across england and wales. like i mentioned, the highest temperatures will be across the south east corner. so sunday we actually see this area of low pressure bring some cloud, stronger winds and outbreaks of rain to northern ireland and western scotland, some of it heavy. but elsewhere, the sunshine will increase and we'll start to tap into that hot air. the mid to high 20s across england and wales, up to arou

much of england and wales will tend to be drier.bit of cloud hanging on in the south east, that will stop temperatures from dipping much below 14 or 15 degrees, but it's a milder night to come further north than what we had the previous night. so we're dominated with this area of low pressure and its weather front as we head into thursday. it will be a wet and windy day for large parts of scotland, northern ireland and getting into northern and western england and wales. the midlands and into the southeast will see variable cloud, some sunshine. yes, it will be breezy here as well, but we could still be up to around 25 or 26 degrees here. but it's the high teens, low 20s elsewhere, closer to what we expect this time of year. that weather front spreads across the rest of england and wales as we move through thursday night. fairly quickly, i think, clears off into the near continent, but there's still some warm air across the southeast. further north, it will be a fresher start to friday. eventually, that weather front clears through.

it's a loss for wales, no doubt.t, i'm sure scotland can have one! anthony analyse the rock and discovered it had a unique date and composition. in the journal nature, he says it could only have come from the far north of scotland, here in the 0rcadian basin, which includes caithness, 0rkney and moray firth. so this is the altar stone, the heart of stonehenge, now partially buried. it is one of the larger stones here at around six tonnes. the big question is how on earth it was transported from north—east scotland and why the people back then thought it was so important to bring it all this way. they must have been very technically advanced to be able to do that, to bring down by boat and bring it down on sledges or whatever overland. and presumably it wasn'tjust a matter of engineering, there must have been some sort of social cohesion for, you know, the scots and the welsh and the english all to work together. absolutely. to bring this to here there must have been linking between all of these areas. so what does th

it�*s a loss for wales, no doubt.t had a unique date and composition. in thejournal nature, he said it could only have come from the far north of scotland, here in the orcadian basin, which includes caithness, orkney and moray firth. so this is the altar stone, the heart of stonehenge, now partially buried. it�*s one of the larger stones here, at around six tonnes. the big question is how on earth it was transported from north—east scotland, and why the people back then thought it was so important to bring it all this way. what does this say about neolithic society in britain? well, it certainly implies great social connections and sophistication. and i think we've got to remember that these people were just like us, in a wax _ you know, they were just as clever, but they had different technologies. but to bring a stone of this size all the distance from what we now call scotland was really quite something. the new discovery has changed the story of stonehenge and those that built it. the tale is now of a people acros

gale—force winds crossing england and wales.h friday. but lots of heavy showers pushing into western scotland and northern ireland. but it will be a blustery day, wherever you are — those winds slowly easing down later on. temperature—wise, up to 23, maybe 2a degrees in the south—east. it's the mid to high teens across scotland and northern ireland. as we head into the weekend, we could see this area of rain affect the south—east quadrant of the country on saturday. and i think sunday, as a ridge of high pressure tries to build in, although there'll be a few showers in the north and west, i think it's looking better. so we could see some heavier rain across more south—eastern areas on saturday. a better chance of seeing some sunshine with lighter winds as we head into sunday. live from london. this is bbc news. four bodies have been found in the wreck of a yacht that sank off the coast of sicily. i wreck of a yacht that sank off the coast of sicily.— coast of sicily. i am bethany belt live in porta _ coast of sicily. i am bethan

so the rain still heavy as it moves out of the scottish borders and into north wales, but ahead of itmth, we should see temperatures at 25 degrees — that's 77 fahrenheit. we're looking at mid to high teens across scotland. now, that weather front is not moving very far at all on wednesday as it continues to bump into this area of high pressure, so we could see this conveyor belt of rain just sitting across south west england, wales and northern england for a time. and that means we'll see some increasing warmth. still a level of uncertainty where that front is going to be sitting, but potentially from hull down to the isle of wight, anywhere south and east of that could see temperatures peaking at 27 or 28 degrees — that's 82 fahrenheit. we keep some sunshine and warmth, although not quite as warm, through thursday and friday across england and wales. staying unsettled further northwest. but at the same time, the wind direction swings around to a south—westerly and just taps into some pretty warm air coming from the near continent. so the rain still heavy as it moves out of the scotti

>> no. >> no. >> well, in wales , apparently >> well, in wales, apparently they are, and they need toell. after the weather. >> looks like things are heating up . boxt boilers sponsors of up. boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> how's it going? here's your latest met office weather forecast for gb news. plenty of wet and windy weather pushing into northwestern parts tomorrow, but ahead of that, today is a day of sunshine and showers for many of us. we do still have the remnants of yesterday's front clinging on in the southeast at the moment, but that's clearing away, taking the earlier cloud and rain with it and behind it then, yes, sunshine and showers for many of us across much of england and wales, the showers will be quite hit or miss and there'll be plenty of sunny spells further north. the showers will be much more frequent. some heavy ones, especially for western scotland where we will have some strong winds. gusts of around 40 to 50mph. perhaps that will add to the fresher feel for many of us. still, just about getting into the low to mid 20s towards the southeast o

overnight the rain catcher across wales, there could be mist and fog patches around the coast and theeland was the end of the night, but a mild night. 13 — 1a celsius. tomorrow this weak weather front brings rain to parts of northern england and wales, the next most substantial area of only moving into northern ireland and western scotland through the day on wednesday with heavy bursts, it is east anglia and south—east england that will have the best of the dry and sunny weather, and if anything it could be a bit hotter. temperatures in the warmest spot set to hit 27 celsius. for thursday, cooler and fresher air will move into east anglia and south—east england. it images will be coming down the savage for a time of year, there will be showers around, blustery ones for western scotland and some showers for northern ireland and north—west england and wales. damages from many areas running close to average for a time of year. then we see another change in the weather pattern spidey and into the weekend, a new area of high pressure is set to settle the weather down and bring a fine entit

he's. >> he's a richest guy in wales. >> he's a richest guy in wales. >> and he makes 2 million.goals. and i guarantee you his business is going to take a take a hit because nobody wants to see. no, i think he'll do well out of this. some people will like the fact that he's mr no woke zone, but i know some of his employees are not going to be happy about it. and people who are buying goals, this is i think there's a sports guy, isn't he? >> he sells sports stuff. yeah, he's a sports tells me that he's likely to have potentially lots of young men. they might find this quite rock and roll, right? i mean, if it's just a planning issue, then this is a bit like that guy that painted a big union jack on his fish and chip shop and everybody said, oh, you can't have a union jack in this country. but actually it was a planning thing. no, you can't paint a big monument on a wall. fair enough. >> but i do wonder, reading the article, it says, so labour labour council officials in wrexham dug into his business to discover that the flagpole outside the firm's main office was installed without

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england and wales.hine and showers. warmer than it has been, 19 for aberdeen, 20 for belfast, but parts of eastern england could get to 26. into wednesday, the same weather front not making much progress, stalling across western areas with outbreaks of rain. western england and wales, northern ireland and scotland, a mix of sunshine and showers, but to the east of our frontal system, staying warmer. we could get up to the high 20s celsius. it looks like it will turn cooler again for the end of the week, with a bit of rain or indeed showers towards the north and west. live from london, this is bbc news. israel launches what it calls pre—emptive airstrikes against hezbollah targets in lebanon. while hezbollah says it launched a wave of rockets and drones in retaliation for the recent assassination of a top commander and that they hit military targets inside israel. translation: after careful consideration, _ translation: after careful consideration, we _ translation: after careful consideration, we finali

large parts of eastern scotland, certainly england and wales will have another sunny afternoon with a again, 28—29 celsius in the warmest spots in the southeast, low—20s further north and west. and it will be turning fresher here as this weather front starts to cross the country during saturday. eventually, it will reach east and southeastern england during saturday afternoon, clearing through, then allowing fresher air to move in across most areas, with sunny spells, variable cloud, scattered showers for western scotland and northern ireland. here, the high teens at best, further south, it's cooler as well, 21—25 celsius. the fresher air will be across all areas as we move into part two of the weekend. low pressure starts to dominate, bringing our air source from the atlantic. not a bad day in store for sunday — a lot of sunshine through central, southern, and eastern areas, more cloud further north and west. we'll start to see more persistent rain moving into northern ireland and western scotland with strengthening winds. high teens celsius again in the north and west, low—to—mid—20

it's a loss for wales, no doubt, but wales has contributed so many rocks to this monument, i'm sure scotlande, he says it could only have come from the far north of scotland, here in the 0rcadian basin, which includes caithness, 0rkney and moray firth. so this is the altar stone, the heart of stonehenge, now partially buried. it's one of the largest stones here at around six tonnes. the big question is how on earth it was transported from north—east scotland, and why the people back then thought it was so important to bring it all this way. they must have been very technically advanced to be able to do that, to bring it down by boat and bring it dpwm on sledges or whatever. it dowm on sledges or whatever. to bring it down by boat and bring it down on sledges or whatever. and presumably, it wasn'tjust a matter of engineering, there must have been some sort of social cohesion for the scots and the welsh and english all to work together? absolutely, to bring this to here, a sort of focus in a way at that time, there must have been linking between all of these areas. so what does this say about

now, the hottest weather on sunday will always be across parts of england and wales.hern ireland and western scotland through the day, so it certainly won't be hot and sunny absolutely everywhere, but it will be pretty humid for most of us. and in the sunshine across england and wales, yes, you do have hot weather, high 20s to low 30s. sunday night and into monday, quite extensive, heavy and thundery outbreaks of rain across the uk. could cause some localised surface waterflooding issues, but towards the south—east and probably parts of east anglia, it's another hot day — temperatures peaking somewhere between 30—33 celsius before those temperatures drop away again as we head into tuesday. bye for now. live from washington. this is bbc news. former us president trump and vice president harris agree to their first presidential debate on september 10, hosted by the network abc. israel agrees to take part in fresh talks aimed at cementing a gaza ceasefire and hostage deal. and ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy says his troops took russian forces by surprise in a ma

it's a loss for wales, no doubt. analysed the rock and discovered it had a unique date and composition. in the journal nature, he says it could only have come from the far north of scotland, here in the orcadian basin, which includes caithness, orkney and moray firth. so this is the altar stone, the heart of stonehenge, now partially buried. it is one of the larger stones here at around six tonnes. the big question is how on earth it was transported from north—east scotland and why the people back then thought it was so important to bring it all this way. they must have been very technically advanced to be able to do that, to bring it down by boat and bring it down on sledges or whatever overland. and presumably it wasn'tjust a matter of engineering, there must have been some sort of social cohesion for, you know, the scots and the welsh and the english all to work together. absolutely. to bring this to here there must have been linking between all of these areas. so what does this say about neolithic society in brit

we have seen the results in england, wales and northern ireland.england and a grade c in wales and northern has fallen for the third year. they are now roughly come parable to 2019, before covid—19. during covid—19 a lot of teachers had to give estimated results and they were more passes. it looks like a return to those 2019 levels. it is interesting that there is still a divide in terms of where you live. london and the south—east still do better than other areas. in particular, one of the worst areas in terms of the number of pass rates is the west midlands, it only get 63.1% compared to 72.5 for london. there is a concern and the government has said that they are trying to look at that regional divide in results. but, we all know, todayis divide in results. but, we all know, today is about individual results and i know that you probably remember when you got your exam results, i remember mine, it is one of those life moments for a 15 or 16—year—old, to get their exam results. most of the students here have got what they wanted and they didn't ge

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some sunshine for england and wales.ring the latter part of the afternoon. quite warm and humid air coming up from the near continent, so temperatures could reach 26—27 degrees. may not be quite as warm on sunday in scotland and northern ireland with more cloud. so, over the weekend, much of the weekend will be dry, but as we head into the beginning of next week, pressure will be lower. we're going to find some wet weather on monday followed by quite a few showers on tuesday. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. we're seeing the largest invasion by the israeli military into the west bank since the second intifada, since 2002. the israeli forces have invaded the towns ofjenin, tulkarm, cutting off the north and limiting access to the north. just driving intojenin this morning, all but one road was closed and we were told and warned by palestinian taxi drivers that their cars were being shot at. israel for its part, of course, says it's carrying out a counterterrorism operation. the israeli

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here's a beautiful scene from conwy in north wales.re drawing this cloud off the north sea on a fairly brisk easterly breeze across southern areas, whereas further north, we're into the sunny blue skies. so for the rest of the day it does look like it's going to stay rather cloudy across the south and southeast. maybe a few showers starting to push up from the near continent later in the day. but a warm one to come further north with all the sunshine, low 20s for glasgow. low 20s as well for parts of wales, northwest england. now, through this evening and overnight the cloud starts to drift northwards, start to import some humid air from southern areas and that will increase the chance of some heavy showers or thunderstorm — hit and miss showers, not everyone will get them. but you can see we're importing this warm and humid air from the near continent. so quite a muggy night to come for england and wales to start. sunday could be no lower than 16 or 17 degrees in the southeast. so we start off with a bit more cloud across england and

much of england and wales will tend to be drier.on in the south east, that will stop temperatures from dipping much below ia or 15 degrees, but it's a milder night to come further north than what we had the previous night. so we're dominated with this area of low pressure and its weather front as we head into thursday. it will be a wet and windy day for large parts of scotland, northern ireland and getting into northern and western england and wales. the midlands and into the southeast will see variable cloud, some sunshine. yes, it will be breezy here as well, but we could still be up to around 25 or 26 degrees here. but it's the high teens, low 20s elsewhere, closer to what we expect this time of year. that weather front spreads across the rest of england and wales as we move through thursday night. fairly quickly, i think, clears off into the near continent, but there's still some warm air across the southeast. further north, it will be a fresher start to friday. eventually, that weather front clears through. fresher air will pre

wales as previously thought.and why the stone was transported all the stone was transported all the way from scotland. >> and today marks day one of prince harry and meghan markle's tour of colombia. the pair will spend four days visiting notable leaders and women's rights activists in the south american country. it's being being called a quasi royal trip . the a quasi royal trip. the stonehenge story i absolutely love just, you know, i just. >> yeah. me too. >> yeah. me too. >> i knew you'd love it just because it's like, how did they do it? why >> why is it very good. well, yeah. why? how how? >> apparently it's by land . >> apparently it's by land. well, rather than by sea. you'd think they'd come round , but no think they'd come round, but no by land. >> it's fascinating. it is bizarre. i'm fascinated. aliens. >> do you reckon ? >> do you reckon? >> do you reckon? >> wouldn't surprise me. i do sort of think i do. >> i just it's fascinating. and i saw that story yesterday and i thought that is my story of the

so you are seeing a drop in both wales and northern_ are seeing a drop in both wales and northern irelandr's grading. — northern ireland from last year's grading, so it reflects that return. there _ grading, so it reflects that return. there is _ grading, so it reflects that return. there is plenty to celebrate here with many students and delete heading to apprenticeships and work. for those doing vocational courses there were 22,000 top grades awarded in the uk. n there were 22,000 top grades awarded in the uk. .,, �* ., , there were 22,000 top grades awarded inthe uk. �* ., , ., , in the uk. i wasn't really nervous at all, i in the uk. i wasn't really nervous at all. i was _ in the uk. i wasn't really nervous at all, i wasjust _ in the uk. i wasn't really nervous at all, i wasjust thinking, - in the uk. i wasn't really nervous at all, i wasjust thinking, its - at all, i was just thinking, its results. i'm going to go in, see what i've got a move on. then the night before, it all hit me, what if it doesn't go well? but i got the results i was hoping for. hand it doesn't go well? but i go