Jane Barlow Hundreds of thousands of young people are set to receive their exam results – with high A-level grades expected in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Vocational BTec results are also out on Tuesday – and, in Scotland, Higher and National results will be issued. This is the second year of replacement results, after
Month: August 2021
A new United Nations climate report released on Monday morning lays out in stark terms how climate change is already wreaking havoc on the world, warning that any additional warming will only fuel more extreme disasters. “It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land,” according to a summary distilling the
EPA Human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways, a major UN scientific report has said. The landmark study warns of increasingly extreme heatwaves, droughts and flooding, and a key temperature limit being broken in just over a decade. The report “is a code red for humanity”, says the UN chief.
Reuters The world’s largest ever report into climate change will be published later, setting out the stark reality of the state of the planet. The study is by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – a UN group that looked at more than 14,000 scientific papers. It will be the most up-to-date assessment of how
Team GB have matched their medal total from London 2012 on the final day of the Tokyo Games. That puts Britain on 65 medals – equalling their performance as hosts nine years ago and making Tokyo their second-most successful overseas Olympics after Rio 2016. They claimed 22 golds, 21 silvers and 22 bronze medals in
Jason Kenny became the first British athlete to win seven Olympic gold medals as he defended his men’s keirin title in spectacular fashion in Tokyo. The 33-year-old stunned the field as he sprinted clear with three laps remaining to claim victory. It is a ninth Olympic medal for Kenny, who won silver in the team
EPA The Taliban say they have taken control of the city of Sheberghan in the northern Afghan province of Jawzjan. An Afghan defence ministry spokesman told the BBC government forces were still in the city and would clear out the Taliban “soon”. This is the second regional capital to fall to the militants, after Zaranj
Jonathan Brady – Pa Images / PA Images via Getty Images England fans line up outside a pub in London, July 11, 2021. In the past couple of weeks, the Delta coronavirus variant has dashed the hopes of many Americans looking forward to celebrating a “hot vax summer” and the end of the pandemic. As
Reuters Apple is facing criticism over a new system that finds child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on US users’ devices. The technology will search for matches of known CSAM before the image is stored onto iCloud Photos. But there are concerns that the technology could be expanded and used by authoritarian governments to spy on
Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app. Laura Kenny became the first British woman to win gold at three
Two Belarusian coaches have lost their Olympic accreditations after allegedly attempting to force an athlete to leave the games in Tokyo. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed that Artur Shimak and Yury Maisevich had left the Olympic Village. An investigation is under way. The case of Krystina Timanovskaya caught global attention after she refused her
Getty Images The transport secretary has defended changes to England’s traffic light travel system, as one airline says it worked through the night to return Britons from red-listed Mexico. Up to 6,000 British tourists are currently in the country, and those who want to avoid quarantine will need to return before 04:00 BST on Sunday.
Getty Images Fully-vaccinated passengers returning to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland from France will no longer need to quarantine after Sunday. Under widespread changes to the traffic light system for travel, France is being moved from amber-plus to amber. It was added to the list last month amid concerns about the Covid Beta variant, which
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All 16 and 17-year-olds in the UK will start being offered a first dose of the Covid jab within weeks, after a recommendation from vaccine experts. The Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation updated its advice on Wednesday; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have all said they will begin to roll it out. Advice
Getty Images UK experts are set to recommend all 16 and 17-year-olds should be offered a Covid vaccination, the BBC understands. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation stopped short of making the move last month, saying it was still assessing the benefits and risks. About 1.4 million teenagers will be included in the new