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The paralympic champion. And the Winning Streak continues for Paralympics Gb as they build on the 12 golds they won on super sunday. And on sportsday later on the hour in Bbc News both champions are now out of the Us Open at flushing Meadows Coco Gauff bowing out in the fourth round to fellow american emma navarro. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Bbc News at one. Ofsted inspectors will no longer Rate State schools in england with one word grades, like outstanding or inadequate. A new system of School Reports will be introduced from next september. The family of Head Teacher Ruth perry had lobbied for the change after she took her own life in 2023, after her school was given the lowest rating. Our Education Editor Branwen jeffreys reports. The first day back at school and a bit of a surprise. Notjust for these year 1 pupils but for their parents and schools. Headline grades for inspections scrapped. The Education Secretary says they will still step in to maintain standards when needed. I think the system that weve got at the Momentjust Isnt working for parents, where the information that theyre given just isnt enough and where it comes to staff, its too high stakes. So i wont hesitate to intervene in schools that are failing because i am determined to drive up standards in our schools, but the case for Ofsted Reform is clear and we are delivering on the commitment that we made in our manifesto for a better system to support children and families. After an inspection, Caversham Primary was due to be downgraded. The school was good in many ways but inspectors raised concerns. The Head Teacher, ruth perry, took her life while waiting for that report, tormented by the prospect of an inadequate grade. An inquest found the inspection contributed to mrs perrys suicide. Her sister, julia, is delighted one or two word grades are being scrapped. Shed had a really bruising inspection that left her very fragile. And that word, inadequate, she went over and over and over it, repeated it, she wrote it down and it was that feeling, notjust that shed had the terrible Shock And Trauma of a completely unexpected bad ofsted but that she was still anticipating the public humiliation that would come with that. Have you had a chance to share the news with the rest of your family . Yes, and they are delighted. Ruths daughters in particular werejust, you know, well done. It really, really shouldnt have been like this. It really should not take a bereaved Family Member to push for change and to push for change for such a long time, but yes, its this. A relief really that no other Head Teacher will have to go through what ruth went through. So from today, overall Inspection Grades are scrapped, like good or inadequate. School inspection standards remain the same and from september 2025, there will be a new Report Card for parents. Education unions welcomed the change and said parents will still get clear reports this year. The Inspection System remains broadly the same at the moment and it will give a full report on performance of The School right now. Itjust removes the high Stakes Nature thats been so damaging and what we will do now is build a new system through ofsted, through government and through the profession to make sure parents really get what they need. Parents and teachers will get a say in the design of the new Report Card. It will have to prove it works just as well or better to help schools improve and parents choose the best school for their child. The Prime Minister came to this school in south London Today to talk to teachers and to the Head Teacher about the changes with the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson. They are insisting this does not mean in any way a watering down of standards and the government will still intervene if a school is truly failing. If you are a parent and you want to choose a school this year, or you are moving house and need to choose another school, what does this mean . Any school inspected during this School Year will be held to exactly the same standards. Parents will get a three or four Page Report with a breakdown of The Schools strengths and weaknesses and those will have a grade, but what will be missing is that Headline Grade which Education Unions have said make the system very high stakes, very High Pressure for Head Teachers. Over the next year, the new system, a Report Card for schools, will be developed in england and parents will get a say in shaping that. We already know the Education Secretary would like to see more, for example, on special educational needs. Parliament returns after the Summer Break today, and the Prime Minister has once again defended the governments plan to scrap the Winterfuel Payment for millions of pensioners. It wasnt included in labours election manifesto. Our chief political Correspondent Henry Zeffman is in westminster. Henry, this Issue Isnt going away. Has Sir Keir Starmer ruled out a rethink . Pretty much, yes. Its worth remembering this is a policy announced just before mps broke up for the summer. They are back today and many of them say that over the intervening period, their E Mail inboxes have been deluged by constituents worried about the implications of this decision. But as far as Sir Keir Starmer is concerned, and many of those new labour mps, this is symptomatic of the often grim decisions that they will have to make because of what they say they have inherited from their conservative predecessors and thats very much the line of argument from the Prime Minister. We have found a 22 billion Black Hole in the Economy And Weve got to fix it. What were not going to do is pretend it isnt there or paper over it. Thats what the last government did and it made it worse. That means weve got to make tough choices. I dont want to cut the Winter Fuel allowance, i dont think any government wants to do that, but weve got to fix the foundations of our economy and thats what this is all about, making sure we fix the foundations and then having done that, that we can build the better future that pensioners and so many other people all voted for in this election. Despite holding firm, there are signs the government wants to demonstrate that the most hard up pensioners are not going to lose out and in the last few hours the government has announced it is extending the Household Support Fund into next year. It had been due to expire at The End of this month, and thatis expire at The End of this month, and that is money the government gives councils to distribute onwards to struggling households. But we had in that clip Keir Starmer talking about a 22 billion Black Hole. Means Testing Winter fuel payments only goes a small way towards feeling that Black Hole which of course the conservatives vigorously contest the existence of any way. So plenty more tough decisions to come, much more political controversy coming this autumn. ~ political controversy coming this autumn. ~ political controversy coming this autumn. ~ , schools, shops and transport across israel have all been affected by a general strike. Its in protest at the Governments Failure to agree a deal to release the hostages still trapped in gaza, after the bodies of six more were recovered over the weekend. In the last hour, a court ordered the industrial action to be brought to an end earlier than the main union had planned. Our diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams reports. Israel is boiling. The streets of Tel Aviv thronged with protesters again this morning, rocking the countrys lane highway, pleading with the government to do more to bring israels hostages home. Last night on the same streets, despair turned to anger and violence. Saturdays shocking news that the bodies of six hostages previously thought to be a life had been found in a tunnel in rafa, triggered fury at the government s failure to reach a deal stop a deal which could have saved them. The fate of the hostages is the country apart. Many here accusing the Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, of repeatedly throwing up obstacles to an agreement. Today for The First Time since the war began, a national strike. The countrys main airport briefly thrown into chaos with flights delayed or cancelled and baggage not loaded. A court ordered the strike to end a short time ago. The countrys Lodges Union said it would comply but with businesses closed, streets blocked by demonstrators and the government deeply divided, over how to proceed in gaza, the sense of crisis is palpable. Pauladams, Bbc News. Our middle East Bureau Chief Jo Floto is injerusalem. Jo, will the action change the Governments Approach to negotiating a Ceasefire And Hostage Release Deal . That is certainly what the protesters and the Hostage Families want. They feel getting all those people out on the streets of Tel Aviv last night, maybe 240,000, will put immense pressure on this government to change its course of action. However, Todays Strike has been patchy and the government remains resolute that its negotiating on its own terms and will not capitulate to hamas. Benjamin netanyahu says it is clear they dont want a deal because they have murdered these hostages and what he doesnt want to do is negotiate anything that keeps them still in power, still capable of attacking israel in the gaza strip. He is looking into directions, a significant amount of Public Opinion is now sick of this war and wants the hostages to be returned, but more immediately and importantly for him now, his government is propped up him now, his government is propped up by him now, his government is propped up by two Right Wing Parties who will collapse his government if there is a hostage deal. Will collapse his government if there is a hostage deal. The sentencing of a 12 year old boy who took part in rioting in manchester has been adjourned after his mother went on holiday to ibiza instead of attending court. The boy, who cannot be named, has admitted two counts of violent disorder. Our home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford joins us now. What did the judge say in court . This was one of two notable places this morning. The 12 year old had previously been described as one of those most involved in violent disorder. He was present at two of the riots, one of them at at a Hotel Housing Asylum seekers in manchester and then four days later, one in the city centre. He was due to be sentenced today but the court heard his mum had gone to ibiza and was accompanied instead by his uncle. Thejudge was astonished accompanied instead by his uncle. The judge was astonished and adjourned the sentencing until next week, saying boys need their mothers and she said she ordered the mother should attend. The other notable Case Today was that the wife of a conservative councillor in northamptonshire has admitted inciting racial hatred. Lucy conneuy inciting racial hatred. Lucy connelly appeared by Video Link from peterborough. She was remanded in custody after the hearing for sentencing in october. Her husband Raymond Connelly was there in the court to watch as his wife admitted that she had posted on social Media Mass Deportation now and then words which i cannot use because they were so unpleasant, but basically words to the effect of saying that hotels Housing Asylum seekers should be set fire to. She will be sentenced on october 17. The far right Party Alternative for germany is celebrating significant successes in yesterdays regional elections in two eastern states. With almost a third of the vote, afd is the first far right party to win a State Election in germany since the second world war. The german Chancellor Olaf Scholz has urged mainstream parties not to work with them. A 41 year old woman will appear in Court Today charged with the murder of a six year old boy in swansea. Alexander zurawski was found dead at a property on thursday. His family have called him a very kind child. Karolina zurawska is also accused of the Attempted Murder of a 67 year old man. The so called Dynamic Pricing of tickets to gigs and concerts is going to be investigated by the government, after thousands of Oasis Fans complained they were charged extra after queuing for hours for the bands reunion tour. The practice allows official Ticket Sellers to inflate prices when demand is high. It comes as the advertising Standards Authority says it received hundreds of complaints over the weekend. Leigh milner reports. First came the hype. When both come together, you have greatness. Then the disappointment. Millions of Oasis Fans spent Saturday Morning battling lengthy online queues and technical glitches in the hope of bagging tickets to next Years Reunion gigs. Many of those who did get through then faced another hurdle. Tickets costing hundreds of pounds more than expected thanks to so called Dynamic Pricing. Thats when high demand pushes up costs, a practice more commonly seen on taxi Hailing Apps or airline websites. The cheapest tickets were between 70 and 205, i think, which you can kind of Sort Of, well, yeah, ok, thats not too bad. But then the only ones that were available were the platinum, so it was like 500. We didnt want to pay that. So, um, no. So were not going. Today im a Rock And Roll star. The government had already pledged a consultation to tackle ticket touting, thats the resale of tickets by secondary vendors. I said maybe youre gonna be the one that saves me. Now it says it will add Dynamic Pricing, which is done by the primary vendors, to that consultation. This must be welcome news. Dynamic pricing was an odious Business Product that was brought overfrom North America and really does disadvantage a significant number of consumers. Its vitally important that government actually understands how this industry works, not just what theyre told by ticket companies. You gotta Roll With It you gotta take your time. The society of Ticket Agents and retailers has stressed that Ticket Prices are set by artists and their management. Whoever s responsible, Music Fans will be hoping prices come down. Lee milner, Bbc News. Our Culture Reporter Noor nanji joins us now. Noor, what has the response been to those complaints about Dynamic Pricing . Complaints have been coming in thick and fast over the weekend, and now we even have a government response. Like last night, the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy issued a statement saying it was depressing to see vastly inflated prices excluding fans from gigs. She said this government will include issues around Transparency And Use of Dynamic Pricing on its upcoming consultation, and said we can create a fairer system for buying tickets. But for many people, this all comes too late. One fan i spoke to said she had been swept up in all the Madness On Saturday and ended up spending 500 on tickets when she thought she would be spending around 150, and i can tell you, she is feeling a lot of regret now. She feels like she has been ripped off. Ticketmaster says it does not set the prices, that is the responsibility of the band and promoters. We have reached out to oasis and its promoters multiple times over the weekend, including this morning, but have not heard back yet. Thank you. The time is 1. 18. Our top story this Afternoon Ofsted Inspectors will no longer Rate State schools in england with one word grades. An updated Report System will come in next september. And the mum of 23 year old Jack Osullivan, who went missing after a House Party in bristol six months ago, today says she spends every day searching for answers. Coming up on sportsday in the next 20 minutes on Bbc News Scottie Scheffler signs off the season with a 25 Million paycheque. The World Number one winning the Tour Championship by four strokes in atlanta. Ukraine says its seizing more land in russia after its Surprise Incursion last month, but still faces huge pressure on its eastern home front. Kyiv now faces tough strategic choices about where to send its troops. Our Europe Correspondent Nick beake has been speaking to Ukrainian Army recruits at a secret Training Camp as they prepare to join the battle. After two and a half years of defence, ukraine says its on the attack, but is waiting for greater Back Up from the west. A month ago, these new recruits were on the farm, on the building site, far from the trenches. Now theyre being fast tracked to the Front Line and next up could bejoining the ukrainian incursion into russia. Translation i think this is the right thing to do. I look how long theyve been on our land. You cantjust sit there while they are capturing our territory. What will we do then . Will we become their slaves . The ukrainian military, anxious that the location of this training remains secret, asked to see our footage before broadcast but did not see our script. Ukraine is on the back foot in key parts of the battlefield at home, but the recent incursion into russia has given a big Morale Boost and its also given this war a new dimension. More troops are being recruited and trained, but at the

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