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Outside the prison he apologized for causing "concern to the people". the united nations says it is alarmed by the plight of civilians caught up in fighting in southern syria, where the government is confronting armed opposition forces. the un envoy for syria said the hostilities in the daraa al—balad area had included heavy shelling. us border agents say they detained more than 212 thousand migrants trying to enter the country from mexico last month. its the highest monthly figure in 20 years...

Today at six: another batch of record results — this time its the proportion of top gcse grades thats nudged higher 0h, oh, my god! ive got seven! a second year of teacher assessed results raise questions about regional differences — and girls move further ahead of boys. there no words for it, really. its just utter relief, at this point, as soon as i opened my paper and i saw the results that ive got. today the schools minister accepted that disadvantaged children have fallen behind during ...

Since freelance american journalist austin tiye was abducted by an armed group in syria. today marks his 40th birthday and hes spending it captivity once again. his plight covers three administrations and his colleagues said will president biden be the one to bring him home. we think its within bashar assads power to free us a it un. joining me now a vocal advocate for jason tice, writer for the "washington post." i know that austin has been in prison for more than nine years. weve followed this...

I want to work cross—party to find a solution. it cannot be right that government is treating gurkha veterans this way, that they are resorting to going on hunger strike. and i think parliamentarians need to step up and take action. ben wallace needs to look out of his window, walk the ten metres to where this protest is taking place and take action. a spokesperson for the ministry of defence said in a statement... these gurkha veterans say they want the british and nepalese governments to set...

These gurkha veterans say they want the british and nepalese government to set a date for talks about their plight and say they want a gurkha representative to be there. if that happens within three months, they are willing to postpone their hunger strike. theres been a rise in the proportion ofjob adverts that offer people the chance to work from home, according to a recruitment firm. before the pandemic, 1% ofjob vacancies advertised by reed allowed remote working, but it had risen to 5% by th...

Seasonal. they continued through july. and there are a number -- there are problems with covid with this migrant community. now, it can be overstated. theres a ton of community spread and theres no strong evidence as far as i can tell that the spread of delta can be attributed to this but its certainly a problem and its a problem that the administration see as a really substantial political liability. brett: right. were not saying that the delta variant is because of the border situation. but th...

The white house. >> charles: doctor, we feel for your plight. we appreciate you coming on. obviously youre overwhelmed and we hope someone hears this message. this isnt a humanity, not politics. >> thanks for having me. >> charles: later in the hour, are democrats getting nervous about the border crisis combined with the massive inflation threat? new details from a new report. mask mandates are ramping up and folks are lawyering up. do they have a case? state. (phone notification) where weve jus...

Seasonal. they continued through july. and there are a number -- there are problems with covid with this migrant community. now, it can be overstated. theres a ton of community spread and theres no strong evidence as far as i can tell that the spread of delta can be attributed to this but its certainly a problem and its a problem that the administration see as a really substantial political liability. brett: right. were not saying that the delta variant is because of the border situation. but th...

Now, though, hes set to be destroyed after owner helen lost her fight against his positive tests for tb. just frustrating. anxiety, trauma, constant letters backwards and forwards, constant legal options of what do we do. its taken over my life. all of this was avoidable. weve had four years ofjust trying to sit down and rationally discuss the science. the science is just not there. today, downing street said they understood how distressing it was to lose an animal, but said that everything need...

From new zealand. now, though, hes set to be destroyed after owner helen lost her fight against his positive tests for tb. just frustrating. anxiety, trauma, constant letters backwards and forwards, constant legal options of what do we do. its taken over my life. all of this was avoidable. weve had four years ofjust trying to sit down and rationally discuss the science. the science is just not there. today, downing street said they understood how distressing it was to lose an animal, but said th...