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Of five good gcses. That accounts for one in five children, 100,000 children. And, as sadly so often is the case, children who are on Free School Meals, the poorest children, and children with special Educational Needs fare the worst in the situation. And excitment builds as the Rugby World Cup gets under way in japan. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Large numbers of british schoolchildren are expected tojoin millions of people, in a worldwide protest against Climate Change. Aroun...

Children, 100,000 children. And, as sadly so often is the case, children who are on free school meals, the poorest children, and children with special Educational Needs fare the worst in the situation. And excitment builds as the Rugby World Cup gets underway in japan. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Large numbers of british schoolchildren are joining millions of people in a worldwide protest against Climate Change. Around 5,000 demonstrations are planned across 150 countries. Many w...

We will be speaking to the former ambassador to north korea about todays show of unity at the Winter Olympics and as scientists grow the first human egg in a laboratory, we will ask how significant it could be to help the fertility of young cancer patients. And we look at the latest film releases, including black panther. That is all ahead on bbc news but now it is time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Coming up on this evening s programme. A show of unity. The Opening Ceremony of ...

Powell shines in clever Hitman Directed by Richard Linklater, Hitman is an inspired-by-fact dark comedy that gives Glen Powell the opportunity to show his range...

Channel swimming, forgetting the ex-bf, therapeutic cycling and scary spiders: The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Young Woman and the Sea, The Beast, Hard Miles, and Sting

Modine plays amateur cyclist and teacher Greg Townsend, leading troubled teenagers on a gruelling journey across Colorado in a real-life-inspired drama

American actor Matthew Modine, best known for Full Metal Jacket and Stranger Things, spoke with the Mirror about new film Hard Miles and his past as well as activism with biking

Based on a true story, “Hard Miles” is the inspirational journey of social worker Greg Townsend (Matthew Modine), who is forced to call an audible from his 762-mile getaway cycling

An honest and inspiring film features multiple plot twists and a surprisingly high number of laughs. It has a simple message: "Yes, you can!"

Opening in select theaters this weekend is "Hard Miles," a new feature film from Canadian-born, Arkansas-reared director R.J. Daniel Hanna. While the genre is admittedly a narrow one, its probably the best cycling movie since the 1979 classic "Breaking Away."