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This is bbc news. My names mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Day two of the Virtual Convention joe biden will be formally picked as the Democratic Partys election nominee. His wife, jill, and former us president , bill clinton are due to give keynote addresses. Malis president and Prime Minister are arrested by the military in an apparent coup attempt. The us postmaster general says hes suspending changes to the Us Postal Service hed been accused of trying to interfere in novembers president ial election. And an unwelcome spotlight on the us chat show hosted by Ellen Degeneres as three Top Producers are fired for misconduct. Hello to you. In the next couple of hours, the Democratic Party in the United States will hold the second evening of its Virtual National convention. Joe biden will be formally nominated as the partys candidate for novembers president ial election. His wifejill will deliver tuesdays main speech. Therell also be appear
A scramble for university places after the governments u turn over a level and gcse grades. Pupils who were initially downgraded and missed out on their preferred university now face an anxious wait as they try to trade up. Im very pleased about the u turn the government has made, i feel more secure about my future, but its been a very stressful couple of days because i thought i hadnt got into university. As ministers say they will help universities who fear they dont have room for all potential students, well be asking whether the government has failed its own a level test. Also this evening. 7,000 jobs to go at marks and spencer, as the pandemic makes customers move from shopping in store to online. The widow of pc Andrew Harper tells the bbc of her heartbreak over the sentences handed out
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In england has heaped pressure onto the countrys universities as tens of thousands of students whove had their grades re set scramble for places. Many of those places had already been given to students before the governments u turn and theres uncertainty about whether the universities can take every student who now wants a place. The education secretary Gavin Williamson has said he is incredibly sorry for the distress caused by the row but has sidestepped calls for him to resign. Wales and Northern Ireland also reversed their position on a level grades yesterday. Our education editor, branwenjeffreys, has the latest. Natasha is still looking for a place to study medicine. Her hopes had been in tatters and now results downgraded by computer have been replaced by top grades from her teachers. Im very pleased about the u turn the government has made because i feel more secure in my future but it has been a stressful couple
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This is bbc news. My names mike embley with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Day two of the Virtual Convention joe biden will be formally picked as the Democratic Partys election nominee. His wife, jill, and former us president , bill clinton will give keynote speeches. The president of mali appears on state television to announce his resignation after he and the Prime Minister are arrested by the military in an apparent coup attempt. Researchers uncover the unseen scale of plastic pollution clogging the atlantic ocean. And an unwelcome spotlight on the chat show hosted by Ellen Degeneres three senior producers are fired for misconduct. Hello to you. The Democratic Party in the United States is holding the second evening of its Virtual National convention. Joe biden will be formally nominated as the partys candidate for novembers president ial election. His wifejill will deliver tuesdays main speech. Therell also be appearances by former president bill c