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This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Theres been a steep rise in gcse grades in england, wales and Northern Ireland pupils have been receiving them after a uk government u turn means marks are now based on teacher assessments. Meanwhile, chaos for hundreds of thousands of pupils as btec students are told they wont get their marks, just hours before they were due to be published. We are working very closely with ucas, with the independent regulat...

Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2. State of disunion as Donald Trump Tells america how well his presidency is going Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes her feelings clear. Today at 5pm, the governments Cobra Emergency Committee is meeting now to discuss the coronavirus as chinese authorities step up their efforts to contain jobs are birmingham, incomes are the disease that has so far killed almost 500 people. Soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is si...

Tonight at six tough new covid restrictions for parts of scotland they wont be lifted until a fortnight before christmas. Restaurants, pubs and non essential shops will close from friday in glasgow and much of western scotland more than two Million People are affected. These decisions will give us the best possible chance albeit, in a limited and careful way, of being able to ease restrictions in all parts of scotland for christmas. Travel restrictions are also being imposed people leaving their...

The biggest terrorist trial in french history has ended with the conviction of fourteen people for aiding islamist attacks in paris in january 2015. Seventeen people were killed in the assaults on the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a jewish supermarket. The longest sentences, 30 yea rs, the longest sentences, 30 years , we re the longest sentences, 30 years, were given to one of the attackers and his girlfriend, believed to be in syria. The uk Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged people to keep ch...

In police custody, in minneapolis. The us house of represenatives has passed a Police Reform bill. The manner of his death has led to a global wave of protests, calling for Police Reform and an end to institutional racism. The us is facing a new coronavirus spike, after lockdown restrictions were relaxed. Texas has now suspended plans to further re open the economy, because of a significant rise in covid 19 cases. Across the country a record 35,000 new cases were identified in a single day. Ther...

This is bbc news, the headlines the World Health Organization is warning that the spread of covid 19 is still accelerating, despite progress being made in some countries. The head of the agency says the panemic is not even close to being over, adding that the worst may still be yet to come. The Us Supreme Court has overturned a controversial anti abortion law in louisiana. The court found the law would have restricted the number of abortion providers in the state. It upholds a precedent set by t...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Donald trump becomes the first president to be impeached twice. Democrat House Speaker nancy pelosi says holding him accountable for the riots on capitol hill shows nobody is above the law. The president must be convicted by the senate. A constitutional remedy that will ensure the republic will be safe from this man who is so resolutely determined to tear down the things that we hold dear. In a video released ...

Welcome to bbc news, im sally bundock. Our top stories hong kongs chief executive defends the controversial new security law imposed by beijing, calling its provisions very mild. It only targets a very small minority of people who breach the law. At the same time, it will protect the overwhelming majority of hong kong citizens. Businesses re open in brazils biggest city but the countrys still gripped by coronavirus, the president s taken a test after showing symptoms. Parts of the us report reco...

Today at six the pressure on hospitals, with covid admissions on the rise and difficult choices for the nhs. We get access to a busy hospital in newcastle, where doctors say theyve learned valuable lessons, but the virus is still a major threat. It continues to make people critically ill. Peoples organs fail. It continues to cause death. And while the pressure intensifies, hospitals seem to be managing tojuggle their demands more effectively. Doctors now know so much more about covid and about h...

To people affected by the pandemic. World leaders attending the virtual 620 summit have urged the heads of rich nations to ensure coronavirus vaccines are affordable and available for all. The meeting is being hosted by saudi arabia but is being held virtually because of the pandemic. The British Government has announced a tougher three tiered system of local restrictions will come into force in england when the current lockdown ends on december 2nd. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected ...