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In the video for nothing compares to you, sinead o'connor shed two of the most famous tears in music history, today the crying was all for her. thousands of students across scotland, have been getting their exam results for their nationals, highers, and advanced highers, and the pass rate has fallen. the figures however remain above pre—pandemic levels, as the scottish qualifications authority continues to make allowances for the disruption caused by covid. if we take a look at the numbers in detail, 140,000 pupils received their results, with a pass rate for the higher exam at 77.1%, slight...

To make allowances for the disruption caused by covid. in all, 1a0,000 pupils received their results, with a pass rate for the higher exam at 77.1%, slightly down on last year. the advanced higher pass rate is 79.8%, again slightly down. while the national five pass rate was 78.8%. we'll have analysis from our education editor, branwen jeffries, but first, here's our scotland correspondent, james shaw. holly? and chloe? the moment of truth for thousands of pupils across scotland. absolutely over the moon, so happy, it's unbelievable! and for some, the last chapter of an educational experience ...

Silos operating. i think we need to look more — silos operating. i think we need to look more holistically at how we treat _ look more holistically at how we treat the — look more holistically at how we treat the whole, rather than treating _ treat the whole, rather than treating single conditions. that is even _ treating single conditions. that is even more — treating single conditions. that is even more so as we see an older population. — even more so as we see an older population, where an older population, where an older population tends to have more than one health — population ...

Important point. i would add to that the campaign to get narcan or the antidote for opioid into schools and where children know about it, parents is a good step. let me tell you the problem with that. that wears off. fentanyl doesn't. we designed fentanyl to treat cancer pain. it lasts for 2 or 3 days. the narcan may last only a matter of hours. it's the right thing for everybody to have to be able to use, it is not the answer alone. >> alicia: as a society, i think we can do better. you are talking about one death every five minutes. that's astonishing. look at this. u.s. life expectancy for ...

Showing overall life expectancy here in the u.s. falling in all 50 states. the cdc reporting a drop by 1.8 years from 2019 to 2020, falling from 78.8 to 77 years. new york state seeing the largest decline by three years. d.c. falling 2.7 years. hawaii with the highest life expectancy in the country. the decline, of course, blamed on the pandemic and the rise on fatal drug overdoses in this country. when we come back tonight, two automakers, two major recalls involving suvs and a potential fire risk. they are actually urging owners to park their cars away from their homes. wait 'till you hear...