Wee. And the high court in belfast will issue a Landmark Ruling today on whether the current ban on Same Sex Marriage in Northern Ireland should be overturned. Northern ireland is the only part of the uk where same sex couples are restricted to Civil Partnerships rather than marriages. We talk to the couples who have mounted the legal challenge. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Obviously a Level Results dontjust affect the students, its a big day for parents and carers too, so do get in touch if youve been caught up in the stresses of results day too. We love this, from paris, mother, what were your results, the important thing is, i am what were your results, the important thing is, iam healthy what were your results, the important thing is, i am healthy and alive. You can get in touch on that and any of the stories were talking about this morning, use the hashtag victoria live, and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. As level no lo
Also coming up, most of the historic world war ii aircraft making up the battle of Britain Memorial flight have been grounded. One display has already been cancelled. And production was halted on the 6th of march Mission Impossible film, because its star tom cruise broke his ankle while performing a stunt while filming in london. This is bbc news and these are the top good morning. Its thursday 17th august. Im rebecca jones. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Thousands of teenagers across england, wales and Northern Ireland have received their a level results this morning. In england, the results marked a major reform to the exams introduced by the government, including a move away from coursework and modular exams in 13 subjects and a decision to separate as levels to form stand alone qualifications. There was a fall of 0. 2 in the overall pass rate which was down to 97. 9 . But there was an increase in the number of students awarded the top grades with 26. 3 of entries receiving either an
Reporters here on bbc news. Hello, welcome to reporters, im christian frazier. From here, in the bbcs newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. In this weeks programme. Putting their trust in trump. As the United States enters a new political era, John Sudworth has been finding out how china is reacting to the new american president. Before his election, china could simply dismiss Donald Trumps rhetoric as the over inflated bluster of the campaign trail. Not any more. Still haunted by violence and death. Jeremy bowen reports from the ruins of Eastern Aleppo and assesses the future for the syrian conflict. Foreign intervention has transformed this war and the way its looking, right now, foreigners, not syrians, will dictate the way the war ends. Is britain coming together over brexit . After the Prime Minister clarifies her brexit strategy, jeremy cook finds out whether people on both sides of the debate are stilljust as divided. Crisis at
Im christian frazier. From here, in the bbcs newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. In this weeks programme putting their trust in trump. As the United States enters a new political era, John Sudworth has been finding out how china is reacting to the new american president. Before his election, china could simply dismiss Donald Trumps rhetoric as the over inflated bluster of the campaign trail. Not any more. Still haunted by violence and death. Jeremy bowen reports from the ruins of Eastern Aleppo and assesses the future for the syrian conflict. Foreign intervention has transformed this war and the way its looking, right now, foreigners, not syrians, will dictate the way the war ends. Is britain coming together over brexit . After the Prime Minister clarifies her brexit strategy, jeremy cook finds out whether people on both sides of the debate are stilljust as divided. Crisis at stormont, as Northern Irelands Power Sharing Executive co
From here, in the bbcs newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the best stories from across the globe. In this weeks programme. Putting their trust in trump. As the United States enters a new political era, John Sudworth has been finding out how china is reacting to the new american president. Before his election, china could simply dismiss Donald Trumps rhetoric as the over inflated bluster of the campaign trail. Not any more. Still haunted by violence and death. Jeremy bowen reports from the ruins of Eastern Aleppo and assesses the future for the syrian conflict. Foreign intervention has transformed this war and the way its looking, right now, foreigners, not syrians, will dictate the way the war ends. Is britain coming together over brexit . After the Prime Minister clarifies her brexit strategy, jeremy cook finds out whether people on both sides of the debate are stilljust as divided. Crisis at stormont, as Northern Irelands Power Sharing Executive collapses, forcing new