concentration, and on the other occasions, would get about a million people. we wanted to make sure every one of those years and the athletes that we ve talked to about this and some of the stakeholders have been very excited by this conversation. it is a significant rise in the level of prize money as well. it level of prize money as well. it certainly is significant, it isn t it? let s take a look at some of the other sports news stories making the headlines. sale s tom curry is back in the england training squad after missing almost all of the club season because of hip surgery. curry came off the bench in sale s loss to bath last weekend. hejoins his twin brother ben to be in contention for the squad which will be named in a week s time. in the second day of the mens t20 world cup, south africa have won their first match
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results were better than expected but the gap with disadvantaged areas in the north has grown. ourfocus has to be notjust on the generalities of a north south divide but on the specific problem that here in cities like leeds, across the north of england, in many of those more deprived communities, we are leaving children and young people behind. top grades were highest in london. if you ve got these grades this year, then even better, right? visiting a school here, the education secretary said before covid, the gap had been closing. under this conservative government we got it down 9.1%, which was amazing, and you know, we were really pleased with that. now, it has taken a step back in the pandemic. we put £5 billion into catch up. signing up for a t level in education and health in norwich today, she is moving on. and for others who didn t get the grades they hoped for, there will be
which was amazing, and you know, we were really pleased with that. now, it has taken a step back in the pandemic. we put £5 billion into catch up. ella mae was signing up for a t level in norwich today. and for others who didn t get the grades they hoped for, there will be second chances at college. branwenjeffreys, bbc news, norwich. the number of people in the uk waiting for a decision on their asylum claims has reached a record high, more than 175,000 people. that s up 44% from last year, with the number of people crossing the channel in small boats going up by a quarter. four in five asylum seekers waited over six months for a decision on their application. senior doctors in england have been taking part in their second strike over pay this year with nhs england bosses warning of the severe impact of the industrial action. consultants in england have been offered a 6% pay rise by the government this year and the
of 20,000 may need to be evacuated by air, as the one highway into the city could be rendered impassable by the flames. a wildfire on spain s holiday island of tenerife has forced five villages to be evacuated. the fire, which broke out on tuesday night, is raging through a forested area with steep ravines in the northeastern part of the island. around 250 firefighters backed by 13 planes and helicopters, are tackling the fire. the head of the regional government says, the fire is out of control, the scenario is not exactly very positive. students in england, wales and northern ireland will receive a level, t level and btec results later this morning. a level results in england are set to drop for a second year running, bringing grades back in line with 2019 levels. there was a spike in results when exams were cancelled because of covid. the pandemic means that many students had never physically