lost the risk of shop thundery downpours, still the risk of a few isolated showers in east anglia, its frontal rain at the moment, fairly light and patchy, and we could see some heavy bursts and whisk facing cuts of wales and north west england this afternoon for up the cloud should remain broken in the south east, still quite warm out there and we are likely to see temperatures peaking at 25 or 26, the high 70s. a bit fresherfurther north and west, with a brisk wind, costing in excess of 35 mph. that frontal rain will sink steadily south and east this evening and overnight but getting weak considerably, with no considerable rain for the south east this evening at overnight, in fact, with the cloud around, it will stay quite muqqy cloud around, it will stay quite muggy through the night, 17 or 18, uncomfortable for a good night sleep. first thing, the isobars open up, the winds will fall lighter, which means any showers in north west scotland and northern ireland could be slo
assessment grade boundaries. a bombing at a mosque in kabul during evening prayers has killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33. warnings of a near critical situation at ukraine s zaporhizia nuclear plant under russian control as ukrainian officials plan for a worst case scenario. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. japanese tax authorities have launched a new campaign to encourage young people to drink more alcohol to boost the economy. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. students across england, wales and northern ireland are getting exam results this morning. a level students, t level students and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared to 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in st
across england and wales. the un secretary general is in lviv for talks with president zelensky and turkey s recep tayyip erdogan. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. and wonky vegetables could soon be on the menu as farmers warn the drought and hot weather have affected how their crops grow. i like a wonky carrot don t we all? also, i like fruit and veg that makes you smile. and often apples that are slightly misshapen, you know, if the plant has been under stress, sometimes they taste a bit better. hundreds of thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland have been receiving their exam results today. a level, t level, and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared with 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in students gaining a place at their
with ukraine s president zelensky and turkey s recep tayyip erdogan. leeds university has expressed dismay after one of its phd students was jailed for 3h years after tweets criticising the regime. hundreds of thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland have been receiving their exam results today. a level, t level and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared with 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in students gaining a place at their firm or insurance choice university. the proportion of students in england, wales and northern ireland getting top a level grades has fallen since the record high of last year, but is higher than 2019. around 36.4% of pupils have achieved a star and a grades. and for the new t level exams where students split time between classroom learning and industry placements the overall pass rate is 92%. our education corres
and the proportion of patients affected is small. nikki fox reports. ambulances queueing outside busy hospitals to off load patients. an increase in demand and lack of social care means scenes like this are becoming more common, and the consequence, fewer are on the road to respond to other urgent calls. when andrew weeds developed excruciating stomach pain, his wife dialled 999. i wanted help. i was in so much pain, wracked in pain, vomiting too. i vomited several times during the evening. i didn t know if it was appendicitis, i didn t know what it was. i felt terrible, thought i was dying. the 73 year old from norwich was told it could be 15 hours until an ambulance arrived. the trust says it was classed as a less urgent call, but andrew says the clinician on the phone told him he needed to be seen and booked him a taxi.