on his mobility scooter police arrest a man on suspicion of murder. it is not clear what they are trying to target. moments later, it s clear we are the target. explosions. a special report from the front line in ukraine on the troops using drones to attack russian positions. and she s back another big win for emma raducanu as she prepares to defend her us open title. and coming up on the bbc news channel, we ll have the latest from lord s as england take on south africa in the first test of the series. good afternoon. hundreds of thousands of pupils in england, wales and northern ireland have been getting their a levels and btec results today the first group of students to sit formal exams since the pandemic. the proportion getting top grades has fallen from last year though it s higher than 2019, the last time there were exams. the drop in the highest grades is likely to mean tougher competition for first choice places at university. the first new technical or t lev
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
a lot of motivation. i got two bs and a d . getting my results today has changed everything, i ve proven that i can do this. sion has got a place to study art at university in birmingham and says today isn tjust about results, but knowing there is hope, whatever the outcome. sometimes i can t put into words how i felt. so i created art to feel those emotions for me. focus on the dreams that you want to do, because it s your passion, people who inspire you who ll get you there. oh, my god, i m shaking. elaine dunkley, bbc news. 0ur correspondent navtej johal is at the ucas clearing centre in cheltenham. navtej what s the advice for people who want to go to university but haven t quite made the grades they need? well, the advice we have heard time and time again is to stay optimistic