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A british man working at the uk embassy in berlin is arrested on suspicion of spying for russia. after the gap between private and state school a—level results grows in england, the government insists it is committed to supporting students of all backgrounds. and lionel messi, one of the worlds greatest footballers, speaks about his hopes and dreams for paris saint—germain afterjoining the club from barcelona. the argentine football superstar lionel messi has said he hopes to keep winning at...

There has been a rise in top grades for students from all backgrounds, and the relative increase of the proportion of top marks compared with last year is no higher in independent schools than in other schools. but the government may now consider changes over concerns about grade inflation. one possible idea is replacing the a*—e system with the numbers 9 to i. theres also debate about how next years exams should be run. what we want from a national examination system, most importantly, is tha...

Correspondent adam fleming. good morning. there is pressure on the government to look at the system, isnt there?— the government to look at the system, isnt there? there are two issues that — system, isnt there? there are two issues that have _ system, isnt there? there are two issues that have emerged - system, isnt there? there are two issues that have emerged from - system, isnt there? there are two| issues that have emerged from this year set of results that we got yesterday, the first o...

But in private schools that figure was more than 70%. in comprehensives, it wasjust over 59%. labour is asking why private schools did so much better. that might be because theyve had access to better learning facilities over the past year, access to remote learning or more resources in school. it may be that some parents have intervened more actively to encourage schools to give their children grades that would enable them to take up university places. the department for education says there ha...

Hello this is bbc news. the headlines: thousands of civilians flee major afghan cities, as the taliban continue to gain ground — but president biden says he doesnt regret withdrawing us troops from the country. after the gap between private and state school a—level results grows in england — the government insists its committed to supporting students of all backgrounds. at least 42 people are killed as wildfires erupt across algeria, including 25 soldiers fighting the fires. the boyfriend ...

State school level results grows in england, the government says it is committed to promoting students of all backgrounds. lets get more now on our main story. president biden has told afghan leaders to unite and fight for their country as the taliban continue to make rapid territorial gains. a ninth major city, faizabad, is reported to have fallen to the insurgents. afghan officials say air—strikes have killed dozens of taliban fighters elsewhere in the country. as one of the countrys neighbo...

For students from all backgrounds, and the relative increase of the proportion of top marks compared with last year is no higher in independent schools than in other schools. but the government may now consider changes over concerns about grade inflation. one possible idea is replacing the a*—e system with the numbers 9 to 1. theres also debate about how next years exams should be run. what we want from a national examination system, most importantly, is that all students are treated fairly an...

Insists its committed to supporting students of all backgrounds. under threat — the seahorse species off the english coast, but there are hopes environmentally friendly moorings could help save the vital seabed. and well hear live from lionel messi shortly, as he speaks to the media for the first time after his move to paris saint—germain. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. the us president, joe biden, has called on afghanistans leaders to "unite and fight", a...

The sea cadets are running a day of activities at edgbaston reservoir for young people, many of whom have never been in a boat before. qasa alom went to find out more. so were having a great day here at edgbaston reservoir. its the summer holidays, and what better way to spend it than on the water, which is the sea cadets new scheme to get kids from inner—city backgrounds out and enjoying maritime sport. one of them is 12 years old. how are you? im 0k, yeah. yeah? so, before this project, this...

This is bbc news. im rebecca jones with the headlines at 9:00: thousands of civilians flee major afghan cities, as the taliban continue to gain ground — but president biden says he doesnt regret withdrawing us troops from the country. afghan leaders have to come together. we lost thousands through death and injury, thousands of american personnel. theyve got to fight for themselves. after the gap between private and state school a—level results grows in england — the government insists its...