what is so unique about northern ireland? that is the bi unique about northern ireland? trust is the big question. first and foremost, vaccination is key. we know the uptake year in northern ireland is lagging behind on the first doses. on second doses, we are on par with england, but we are lagging behind scotland and wales and the republic of ireland. another issueis and the republic of ireland. another issue is that the delta variant arrived here slightly lighter than the rest of the uk, so of course our cases began to rise later as well. we are still seeing the effect of that. one issue that the chief executive here in northern ireland has highlighted as a deprivation may play a key part in vaccination uptake. malls that covid may find a little harder to get through or over. that is why things like mobile vaccination units, public clinics, areas where people may have difficulty travelling to or making appointments. there is a big push in vaccination, over the weekend we saw more than 12,000 people getting theirfirst more than 12,000 people getting their first vaccina

ireland. 0ver restrictions here in northern ireland. over the course of the summer they have gradually been easing restrictions, for example tourists have come back to this part of the uk, as you can see there are plenty of visitors here at stormont right now, but the bigger picture is the covid regulations here are still more strict than in england, scotland and wales. also the infection rate at the moment is the highest of any uk's devolved nations and the vaccination uptake is the lowest. 85% of people here or thereabouts have had a fistjab. across the uk the figure is 89%. as the background to the discussions today, they have made their first decision and that is they will easing the rules on self isolation from monday. if you come into contact with someone you has tested positive for covid, you don't have to itself isolate as long as you are fully vaccinated and you have a negative covid test. that will broadly bring northern ireland into line with the rest of uk, similar measure coming into force on england on monday and measures

in 2021, almost 51% of entries in northern ireland were a* or a. there were similar rises elsewhere in the uk, which has prompted questions from some about grade inflation. well, i can understand why that might be the perception but certainly the process was robust. the students received their grades based on evidence. that was very clear. teachers worked hard to ensure that evidence was accurate and robust and for us as a school our results this morning are very much in keeping with our pre—covid performance. and it has been two years of unprecendented disruption for teachers and pupils. just having to persevere during it. having been in and out, it wasn't ideal by no means and you would have rather been in school for two years, but it's just having to trust your teachers because they know what's best for you, even on remote learning, just having to trust them. but yeah, it's been pretty grim to say the least but we done it. daniel's now going to train to teach himself, but there will be a scramble for university places for some, while others wi

temperatures with the cloud defender in northern ireland, so a bit cooler here first thing. we should see be more sentient breaking through the cloud across central and western part of the scope would be northern ireland as well, hope for their cross and glints of these, it within a break to get some sunshine at times. further north across eastern parts of england likely to keep a lot of clout, still may be some drizzle too, the winds coming in of the north sea and psych would be very warm down the east coast of scotland, northe very warm down the east coast of scotland, nor the exclusive in them. temperatures 15 to 70 degrees. at best and the sunshine, making 20 celsius once again. many places ending the day cloudy on tuesday but should be decent into the different northern ireland and western parts of scotland. the high—pressure still sitting to the northwest of the uk on wednesday. it's not going anywhere just yet, stronger winds on the east coast of england through the east coast of england through the english channel but affecting the english channel but affecting the

a record high number of top a—level grades in england, wales and northern ireland. the education secretary says students deserve to be rewarded after more than a year of disruption. this cohort of students have had to deal with a level of disruption that no—one has ever seen before, not even during a world war, as a result of this pandemic. the pass rate for scottish school qualifications fell slightly this year — but a record number of a grades were awarded. a lawsuit is filed against prince andrew by a us woman who alleges she was "trafficked to him" by the convicted paedophile, jeffrey epstein, and then "sexually abused". an apology from the greek prime minister, for failures in tackling widlfires, which continue to burn across parts of the country. lionel messi has agreed a two—year deal tojoin paris st—germain, following his shock exit from barcelona. and could dementia be diagnosed in just one day? scientists begin trials of an artificial intelligence system that could lead to that breakthrough. good afternoon and welcome. more a grades have been award

almost 45% of students achieved a or a stars in england, wales and northern ireland — their grades were assessed by teachers not formal exams. i know my family are going to be incredibly proud of what i've done and all the work that i've put in. our results came from tests that were done under exam conditions. itjust wasn't in an exam hall. in scotland, a record number of a grades, too, in highers and advanced highers — though the overall pass rate has dropped slightly. we'll be asking what it all means for university places? also tonight... prince andrew declines to comment after an american woman files a civil case in new york claiming he sexually assaulted her when she was 17. more than three—quarters of adults in the uk are now fully vaccinated — the prime minister describes the covid milestone as a huge national achievement. cheering. and messi on the move — one of the world's greatest footballers arrives in france to a rapturous welcome to agree a deal with paris st germain. and coming up in the sport, on the bbc news channel... catch of the day courtesy of matt parkinson.

highest temperature was in castlederg, in country tyrone, northern ireland. only 15 celsius in aberdeen and scarborough. and this was the cool, grey picture that we had in hull, in east yorkshire. we've got high pressure still sitting to the northwest of the uk, but the winds around it coming in from the north sea, pushing in the cloud, and we start tuesday with a blanket of cloud against most of england and wales, temperatures 11—13 celsius. cloud's a bit thinner in scotland and northern ireland, so it's a bit cooler here first thing. we should see a bit more sunshine breaking through the cloud, across some central parts of western scotland and northern ireland, as well — and i'm hopeful that east anglia and southeast, the cloud will thin and break to give some sunshine at times. further north across eastern parts of england likely to keep a lot of cloud. still maybe some drizzle, too. the winds coming in off the north sea, so it's not going to be very warm down the east coast of scotland, nor indeed the east coast of england, temperatures 15—17 celsiu

in today's results, northern ireland had the highest grades. but in wales too, grades remained higher than before the pandemic. melissa got her gcse results today. she was signing up at college for one of the new t—levels in health and social care. and, for most students, that's what grades are — the passport to the next step. i was signed up for three a—levels at a couple of different colleges, and then i heard about t—levels and i decided that the more practical side appealed to me more thanjust sitting in a classroom all day. but for colleges, there is a challenge. with more getting better results, it's hard to work out if students need extra help. so, they're running a six—week welcome programme here. say for example we've got a group of 20 students, they're all going to be coming in with different levels of skills, abilities and knowledge. and the real challenge that we have for those students is making sure that they're on the right programme, at the right level, and we're going to be able to support them to stay in their learni

tomorrow, a change on the way for northern ireland. that weatherfront i showed you a moment ago is here and it will be bringing some rain across northern ireland through the day, with the rain turning heavier and steadier into the afternoon. further east, scotland, england and wales, a better chance of seeing more sunshine, before the cloud thickens in the west and rain approaches western scotland, north—west england and wales. even at this stage in the afternoon tomorrow we will hold onto some sunshine across parts of east england and the fat north of scotland. the weekend is looking pretty wet. an unsettled pattern. these weather fronts bringing persistent outbreaks of rain for a time on saturday. sunday sees showers follow. saturday the weather looks wet. this rain is moving more quickly than we were suspecting a few days ago. that means there is less chance for the temperatures to get particularly high in the east. 22, 20 three degrees. the rain heavier times as it moved eastwards. eventually, showers and brighter conditions for

a change in self isolation rules in northern ireland. the bbc understands fully—vaccinated people who are a close contact of a covid case will no longer have to stay at home. and the actress yoona stubbs, famous for her roles in sherlock, worzel gummidge and summer holiday, dies aged 84. it's a case study in what happens when religion her career spanned seven decades and included roles in a wide range of british tv classics such as sherlock, eastenders, til death us do part and worzel gummidge, as well as appearing in films like summer holiday with sir cliff richard. lizo mzimba looks back at her life. there is plenty of room to pass! una stubbs could hardly have asked for a better big—screen debut. cast opposite the country's biggest box office star, cliff richard. we are not going on a london bus if that's what you had in mind! well, you're not going to get very far on your holiday in this thing! we're not going on a holiday, we're on our way to engagement! born in hertfordshire, she always wanted to perform. at 16 she joined the c

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the news comes as northern ireland began vaccinating i6 and i7—year—olds. here's our health editor hugh pym. a uk first — the start of vaccinations for all i6 and i7—year—olds. in northern ireland, teenagers in that age group came forward just two days after experts gave the go—ahead for the extension of the programme. yeah, ijust want everything back to normal. you're going to have to get it, so might as welljust get it now. at this theatre school in lincoln, those we spoke to said they were thinking hard about it. invitations to 16 and i7—year—olds to getjabbed in england, scotland and wales are going out from today. we talk about vaccine quite a lot, mainly because some people are quite, like, not sure whether to get it or not. i've seen things, like, - online and things like that, but at the end of the day, - i think they know what's right and i'm happy to get it. say if i wanted to go on holiday with my mates, i will have the vaccine. like, i'm not going to miss outjust because i haven't had the vaccine. "don't miss out" is the message in a

ireland and still a fair amount nicely to northern ireland and still a fairamount of nicely to northern ireland and still a fair amount of cloud across the way to pass in england and wales in solet that same temperature set up. best of the sunshine, 20 degrees, underneath the cloud, 15 or 16. that was not cut to the chase. there is a friday, not a great deal of difference. best of the sunshine out towards the west but was the week and could be a change. i declined, first sign of rain perhaps. —— the high declines, the first signs of rain, perhaps. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines: the islamic state group claims responsibility for firing rockets at kabul airport, where the us evacuation operation is drawing to a close. the rockets were intercepted by the american anti—missile system. the bbc is told ten people from one family — including six children — were killed by a us drone attack in the afghan capital, kabul. the us says the target was an islamic state suicide bomber. how... sobbing. why they killed our family, our children. seven children. hurricane ida has

england, northern ireland, and in scotland away from the northeast. typical temperatures around about 21 degrees or so. but higher temperatures again across northern ireland, western scotland and this time in cumbria. maybe not quite as warm in yorkshire and headingley, but should be dry for day one of the third test. but more cloud and a cooler feel certainly, i think, for day two on thursday. that is because we will have a strong wind coming off the north sea behind this weather front here, which is more a band of cloud than anything else that will stretch its way down towards wales and the southwest. that cloud tending to break up through the day. but with the stronger winds down to its eastern side of scotland and particularly eastern england, we will have more cloud feeding in here, much cooler on thursday, down to the north sea coast, up to 15 or 16 degrees. it's out to the west that we'll see the best of the temperatures and the best of the sunshine. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: pressur

highest temperature was in castlederg, in country tyrone, northern ireland. only 15 celsius in aberdeen and scarborough. and this was the cool, grey picture that we had in hull, in east yorkshire. we've got high pressure still sitting to the northwest of the uk, but the winds around it coming in from the north sea, pushing in the cloud, and we start tuesday with a blanket of cloud against most of england and wales, temperatures 11—13 celsius. cloud's a bit thinner in scotland and northern ireland, so a bit cooler here first thing. we should see a bit more sunshine breaking ahrough the cloud, across some central parts of western scotland and northern ireland, as well — and i'm hopeful that across east anglia and southeast the cloud will thin and break to give some sunshine at times. further north across eastern parts of england likely to keep a lot of cloud. still maybe some drizzle, too. the winds coming in off the north sea, so it's not going to be very warm down the east coast of scotland, nor indeed the east coast of england, temperatures 15—17 celsi

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again, the sunnier, bluer skies more likely in scotland and northern ireland. temperatures under the cloud around 18—19 celsius. as we head into the weekend, though, as high pressure starts to move away, there are signs of more unsettled weather with rain on the horizon. the latest headline for viewers in the uk and around the world. the taliban celebrate with gunfire and fireworks as american confirms its 20 year war in afghanistan is over. 18 days ago the united states and our allies began our evacuation and relocation operation in kabul. a few hours ago that operation was completed. the us regiment posts a social media picture of the last soldier to leave afghanistan. and taliban soldiers take control of the civilian supplies at kabul airport.

heading our way, this band of cloud which has already arrived in northern ireland and by tomorrow morning we see this first signs of rains in northern ireland are wet weather heading in heading to scotland and a bright start further east but it will cloud over as the band of rain moves steadily east through parts of the uk and it's moving and further east across scotland so wetter in eastern scotland so wetter in eastern scotland in the afternoon tomorrow and it will be cooler today. eventually we will get sunshine in western scotland after the rain and wet morning in northern ireland, sunny and the afternoon but we have rain heading onto the pennines into wales, on the far south—west midlands and in the south—east increasingly cloudy but we could make 25 degrees for the first time this month. that weatherfront this month. that weather front is heading into england and wales but the rain will peter out overnight and this is the main driver later on tomorrow with a windy weather heading into the north—west and the weather front first of all, this is where it is, across southern areas

northern ireland is the first part of the uk to give jabs to teenager in this age group. borisjohnson is not self—isolating despite a staff member on a trip to scotland having tested positive for coronavirus. the store sold the bbc the prime minister was close to the person who requested positive —— the source. they travel on a plane together on wednesday. downing street denied they came into close contact. downing street also says there are no plans to cancel decision to put down an alpaca on a farm in gloucestershire whose tested positive twice for the infectious disease bovine tv. tens of thousands signed a position calling for depree for the animal. his name is geronimo and a judge ruled he should be put down. andrew plant has more. geronimo, in quarantine at this gloucestershire farm for the past four years, since he was imported from new zealand. now, though, he's set to destroyed after owner helen lost her fight now, though, he's set to be destroyed after owner helen lost her fight against his positive tests for tb. just frustrating. anxiety, trauma, constant

england, northern ireland, and in scotland away from the northeast. typical temperatures around about 21 degrees or so. but higher temperatures again across northern ireland, western scotland and this time in cumbria. maybe not quite as warm in yorkshire and headingley, but should be dry for day one of the third test. but more cloud and a cooler feel certainly, i think, for day two on thursday. that is because we will have a strong wind coming off the north sea behind this weather front here, which is more a band of cloud than anything else that will stretch its way down towards wales and the southwest. that cloud tending to break up through the day. but with the stronger winds down to its eastern side of scotland and particularly eastern england, we will have more cloud feeding in here, much cooler on thursday, down to the north sea coast, up to 15 or 16 degrees. it's out to the west that we'll see the best of the temperatures and the best of the sunshine. this is bbc news i'm david eades. our top stories... how much longerfor evacuations from kabul?

ireland, northern england, north wales, parts of the midlands. this is where there is a risk of some slow—moving, prolonged, even torrential downpours. thundery, too, they�*ll bring a risk of flooding and disruption. maybe not too many showers running across parts of southern england, but that could well change on saturday. another set of weather fronts coming our way from the south just pepping up the downpours across southernmost parts of the uk. whereas elsewhere, it�*s a similar story. there�*ll be some heavy and thundery downpours around. it is worth bearing in mind, though, there will also be some sunny spells, not wet all the time. there will be brighter, drier moments in between these downpours. by saturday, many places with temperatures back down into the teens. showery picture continuing on sunday and monday. by tuesday, that low pressure system is out of the way. it will turn drier for a time, though another low moves in later next week. this is bbc news with the latest headlines in business. hope for holiday firms, as the uk e

ireland and by tomorrow morning we see this first signs of rains in northern ireland are wet weather heading in heading to scotland and a bright start further east but it will cloud over as the band of rain moves steadily east through parts of the uk and it's moving and further east across scotland so wetter in eastern scotland so wetter in eastern scotland in the afternoon tomorrow and it will be cooler today. eventually we will get sunshine in western scotland after the rain and wet morning in northern ireland, sunny and the afternoon but we have rain heading onto the pennines into wales, on the far south—west midlands and in the south—east increasingly cloudy but we could make 25 degrees for the first time this month. that weatherfront this month. that weather front is heading into england and wales but the rain will peter out overnight and this is the main driver later on tomorrow with a windy weather heading into the north—west and the weather front first of all, this is where it is, across southern areas, hanging around, little or no rain on it and the cloud should then a

england, northern ireland, and in scotland away from the northeast. typical temperatures around about 21 degrees or so. but higher temperatures again across northern ireland, western scotland and this time in cumbria. maybe not quite as warm in yorkshire and headingley, but should be dry for day one of the third test. but more cloud and a cooler feel certainly, i think, for day two on thursday. that is because we will have a strong wind coming off the north sea behind this weather front here, which is more a band of cloud than anything else that will stretch its way down towards wales and the southwest. that cloud tending to break up through the day. but with the stronger winds down to its eastern side of scotland and particularly eastern england, we will have more cloud feeding in here, much cooler on thursday, down to the north sea coast, up to 15 or 16 degrees. it's out to the west that we'll see the best of the temperatures and the best of the sunshine. this is bbc news. you will have the headlines and all the main news stories of the top of the h

eastern parts of england was the parts for a time, northern ireland should bread up time, northern ireland should bread up to along with the far west of scotland, wales and the southwest with some thundershowers to break up your later. highest temperatures likely to be across eastern areas we see some sunshine and may be up to 25 degrees. for the second half of the of the frontal system continues to journey eastwards and we end up with a little area of low pressure lingering close to eastern counties of england instead of the potential for some rain here and quite windy for some rain here and quite windy for the eastern coast as well. sunny spells and a scattering of showers will be lose that southerly flow and we lose that slightly warmer feel. into next week, you start to it establish themselves but generally, it will be coming down from the north. to see any sort of heat we've come alive to come up from the south but that is not going to happen. some pleasant weather to come through next week and a bit more the way of sunshine, a lot of dry weather, but no real heat wave. interest gener

from lurgan in northern ireland to wales where students got provisional grades in june. but there was no attempt to hold back rising grades with an algorithm. there were some courses in clearing at newcastle today. but universities are having to choose carefully between top—grade students. a—level grades are not the only thing that determines this. their own interests of the student matters a lot, what they say in a personal statement and in some programmes how they come across at interview and what is our assessment of why they are interested in the program. their place at newcastle confirmed these friends will be celebrating. big news in football. argentine star — lionel messi — has agreed a two—year deal to join french club paris saint—germain, subject to a medical. in the past half hour ozil french media has confirmed he has his medical. —— french media has confirmed... wearing a t—shirt that said "this is paris", the argentinian football star recieved a hero's welcome from hundreds of fans who'd come to greet him. he's now having a medical assessme

some across parts of northern ireland, central and western scotland. and a beautiful scene from the isle of mull, blue skies overhead. some parts seeing the best of the sunny spells through the afternoon with a few breaks in the cloud across england and wales, particularly in the south—east later on. most places great and drizzly. noticeable north—easterly, particularly the eastern coastal areas. temperatures between 16 and 21. this evening, we keep extensive cloud, low enough to sit on top of some of the hills of northern england. still some drizzle around. most places staying mild but weather cloud breaks across central scotland, temperatures will dip away with quite a night. most of us start tomorrow with a lot of cloud again, still sunspots of drizzle. a better chance that more parts of scotland will see some sunshine tomorrow afternoon, may be northern ireland and perhaps southern coastal counties of england and the channel islands. a bit tricky to forecast where the best rates in the cloud will be. you get some sunshine, you could see 21 cels

ireland, northern england, north wales, parts of the midlands. this is where there is a risk of some slow—moving, prolonged, even torrential downpours. thundery, too, they'll bring a risk of flooding and disruption. another set of weather fronts coming our way from the south just pepping up the downpours across southernmost parts of the uk. whereas elsewhere, it's a similar story. there'll be some heavy and thundery downpours around. it is worth bearing in mind, though, there will also be some sunny spells, not wet all the time. there will be brighter, drier moments in between these downpours. showery picture continuing on sunday and monday. by tuesday, that low pressure system is out of the way. it will turn drier for a time, though another low moves in later next week. welcome to bbc news, i'm ben boulos. our top stories: the un issues a stark warning about the safety of thousands of civilians, in the afghan city of lashkar gar, as fierce fighting continues between the taliban and government forces. we see that access to care and healthcare i

ireland, northern england, north wales, parts of the midlands. this is where there is a risk of some slow—moving, prolonged, even torrential downpours. thundery, too, they'll bring a risk of flooding and disruption. maybe not too many showers running across parts of southern england, but that could well change on saturday. another set of weather fronts coming our way from the south just pepping up the downpours across southernmost parts whereas elsewhere, it's a similar story. there'll be some heavy and thundery downpours around. it is worth bearing in mind, though, there will also be some sunny spells, not wet all the time. there will be brighter, drier moments in between these downpours. by saturday, many places with temperatures back down into the teens. showery picture continuing on sunday and monday. by tuesday, that low pressure system is out of the way. it will turn drier for a time, though another low moves in later next week. this is bbc news for viewers in the uk and around the globe. i'm sally bundock. our top stories. britain change

well here in northern ireland it has been _ well here in northern ireland it has been a _ well here in northern ireland it has been a record—breaking year of a-ievei— been a record—breaking year of a—level success. forthe been a record—breaking year of a—level success. for the first time ever, _ a—level success. for the first time ever. more — a—level success. for the first time ever, more than half of all the entries— ever, more than half of all the entries have received top grades. whenever— entries have received top grades. whenever it's... more than half of the a-ievei— whenever it's... more than half of the a—level results here have received _ the a—level results here have received a top grades. more than 50%. _ received a top grades. more than 50%. 51%— received a top grades. more than 50%, 51% in fact, receiving a stars and, _ 50%, 51% in fact, receiving a stars and. or— 50%, 51% in fact, receiving a stars and. or a70 — 50%, 51% in fact, receiving a stars and, or a70 4% receiving a grades or b grades _ and, or a70 4% receiving a grades or b grad

highest temperature was in castlederg, in country tyrone, northern ireland. only 15 celsius in aberdeen and scarborough. and this was the cool, grey picture that we had in hull, in east yorkshire. we've got high pressure still sitting to the northwest of the uk, but the winds around it coming in from the north sea, pushing in the cloud, and we start tuesday with a blanket of cloud across most of england and wales, temperatures 11—13 celsius. cloud's a bit thinner in scotland and northern ireland, so it's a bit cooler here first thing. we should see a bit more sunshine breaking through the cloud, across some central parts of western scotland and northern ireland, as well — and i'm hopeful that across east anglia and southeast, the cloud will thin and break to give some sunshine at times. further north across eastern parts of england likely to keep a lot of cloud. still maybe some drizzle, too. the winds coming in off the north sea, so it's not going to be very warm down the east coast of scotland, nor indeed the east coast of england, temperatures 15—17

he will remain in place in northern ireland. that means nightclubs cannot reopen that they have been elsewhere in the uk and it's going to be a big disappointment for the hospitality industry. he had been pushing really hard for social distancing rules indoors to be dropped here today can get more people to the doorstep of my people onto tables and things like that in pubs and restaurants. parts of every age that's reason for caution here is that northern ireland had the highest infection rates in the uk and also there's been a lower take—up and vaccination particularly i among young age groups so stated a cause for concern. here in the uk — more than half a million gcse students in england, wales and northern ireland have achieved another set of record results, with both the proportion of students getting top grades and those achieving pass rates rising slightly from last year. it follows a second year in which exams were replaced with the assessments of teachers. from leeds 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys reports. a c

highest temperature was in castlederg in country tyrone, northern ireland. only 15 degrees in aberdeen and scarborough. and this was the cool and grey picture that we had in hull in east yorkshire. we've got high pressure still sitting to the northwest of the uk but the winds around it coming in from the north sea, pushing in the cloud and we start tuesday with a blanket of cloud against most of england and wales, temperatures 11—13 degrees. cloud a bit thinner in scotland and northern ireland so it's cooler here first thing. we should see a bit more sunshine breaking through the cloud. across central parts of western scotland and northern ireland as well and i'm hopeful that across east anglia and southeast the cloud will thin and break to give some sunshine at times. further north across eastern parts, likely to keep a lot of cloud. still maybe some drizzle too. the winds coming in off the north sea, it's not going to be very warm down the east coast of scotland nor indeed the east coast of england, temperatures 15 to 17 degrees at best, in the sunshine

england, northern ireland, and in scotland away from the northeast. typical temperatures around about 21 degrees or so. but higher temperatures again across northern ireland, western scotland and this time in cumbria. maybe not quite as warm in yorkshire and headingley, but should be dry for day one of the third test. but more cloud and a cooler feel certainly, i think, for day two on thursday. that is because we will have a strong wind coming off the north sea behind this weather front here, which is more a band of cloud than anything else that will stretch its way down towards wales and the southwest. that cloud tending to break up through the day. but with the stronger winds down to its eastern side of scotland and particularly eastern england, we will have more cloud feeding in here, much cooler on thursday, down to the north sea coast, up to 15 or 16 degrees. it's out to the west that we'll see the best of the temperatures and the best of the sunshine. this is bbc news — i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and arou

northern ireland have a separate s stem. , . , northern ireland have a separate s stem. , ., , . a sprinter from belarus who refused her team's order to fly home early from the olympics has been granted a humanitarian visa by poland. krystsina tsimanouskaya has taken refuge at the polish embassy in tokyo after saying she feared for her safety if she was sent back to belarus. she had criticised her coaches on social media. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. this was the moment earlier this evening when krystsina tsimanouskaya stepped onto polish soil. safe from the belarusian officials she says were forcing her to leave tokyo against her will. the saga had begun two days earlier with this social media post. next, miss tsimanouskaya was spotted at tokyo's haneda airport about to board a flight to istanbul, but it's very clear she did not want to go. for me it would be really dangerous. the belarusian team says that claim is nonsense, that she was being sent home because of her emotional and psychological state. but the polish government has decided to believe her story and offer her

in england, wales and northern ireland, 44.8% obtained a—star or a grades. with record numbers also applying for university, there's likely to be more pressure on places for the most competitive universities and courses — such as medicine. britain's health secretary, sajid javid, has said the roll—out of covid boosterjabs could begin next month. mrjavid said more than 75% of uk adults had now been fully vaccinated, and a third dose could be offered to some people, alongside the flu jab. the boyfriend of a british woman who went missing while hiking in the pyrenees has found her body and belongings. esther dingley, from durham, vanished on a solo trek in november sparking major searches by french and spanish police and her partner daniel colegate. if you want to get in touch with me, i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma iam i am looking forward to hearing from i am looking forward to hearing from you. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: building a new 0lympic spectacle. beijing prepares for the winter games, which due to covid w

across northern _ off again. i think we all are. across northern ireland, i off again. i think we all are. - across northern ireland, nearly 51% of a—level entries achieved at the top a* grades. to give your comparison last year, 45% the year before that, 2019, 30 2%. at as—level, about 74% were achieving a grades a or b grades. so very much to be happy about. grades a or b grades. so very much to be happy about-— to be happy about. thank you very much indeed- _ it's been a good day of results for many pupils today. among those celebrating their results are twin brothers emmanuel and ebenezer, who have got in to oxford and cambridge. emmanuel is off to oxford to study english literature and his brother will study russian and spanish. my colleague rebecca jones spoke to them earlier and started by asking them how they felt last night... i was quite nervous. i was trying to block it out in my mind, but the day before, it was quite hard to get to sleep. i think everybody across the country was really nervous. ebenezer, what about you? yes, i haven't really been think

what or whether to take us through the night in the shadows keep going across scotland and northern ireland and also into shetland. between those areas, temperatures could drop the single figures for one or two spots particularly across the highlands but double figures in the early teen temperatures to start monday morning. nice and clean the southeast, randall clear way but showers across. and once again, close area of low pressure further north and thunderstorms will blossom and become more numerous through the day and those will be across the eastern half of scotland, temperatures in the sunshine should actually start to feel a bit more pleasant and a few more places above 28 degrees. monday sees the shower continue for a time but then starts to fade that's because low pressures on the move, pushing toward scandinavia and along this ridge of high pressure to building and don't too excited, blue skies across the board and those to be wanted to showers around on tuesday but, more places will be dry and the greatest chance and heavy showers and thunderstorms across parts of central and nort

find it brightening up, as well, across southern scotland and northern ireland. but a few more showers and more cloud coming into wales and the south—west. head further east towards the east anglia and the east, again, the best of the sunshine. for many, temperatures aren't changing much, but it's getting colder in northern scotland. southern europe, though, sees extreme heat through this weekend, could see temperates hitting. could see temperates hitting 48 celsius. by contrast, it's a cooler northeasterly breeze heading our way for the start of the new week. probably won't be much rain — overnight rain clears away from southern parts of england, we're left with a few showers. probably quite a bit of cloud streaming our way, as well, and that colder air that we're seeing in scotland is pushing its way southwards across the uk. so top temperature 20—21 celsius in hampshire. as we head further into next week, it's fairly quiet, settled a few showers. a lot of cloud, mind you, and it's not looking particularly warm for this time of year. this is bbc news. i'm

the news comes as northern ireland began vaccinating 16 and 17—year—olds. here�*s our health editor, hugh pym. a uk first — the start of vaccinations for all 16 and 17—year—olds. in northern ireland, teenagers in that age group came forward just two days after experts gave the go—ahead for the extension of the programme. yeah, ijust want everything back to normal. you�*re going to have to get it, so might as welljust get it now. at this theatre school in lincoln, those we spoke to said they were thinking hard about it. invitations to 16 and 17—year—olds to getjabbed in england, scotland and wales are going out from today. we talk about vaccine quite a lot, mainly because some people are quite, like, not sure whether to get it or not. i've seen things, like, - online and things like that, but at the end of the day, - i think they know what's right and i'm happy to get it. say if i wanted to go on holiday with my mates, i will have the vaccine. like, i�*m not going to miss outjust because i haven�*t had the vaccine. "don�*t miss out" is

cloud a bit thinner in scotland and northern ireland so the coolie here first thing. we should see a bit more sunshine breaking through the cloud. across central parts of western scotland and northern ireland as well and i'm hopeful that across east anglia and and southeast the cloud will thin and break to get some sunshine at a time. further north likely to keep a lot of clout. still maybe some drizzle. the winds coming in off the north sea, not can be very warm down the east coast of scotland nor indeed the east coast of england, temperatures 15 — 17 degrees at best and the sunshine may be 20 celsius once again. many places ending the day cloudy on tuesday. should be a decent enter today for northern island, western parts of scotland. the high—pressure is still sitting to the northwest of the uk on wednesday. it's not going anywhere just yet. we got stronger winds on the east coast of england through channel affecting the southeast of england. i think they will be more cloud on wednesday here. back to cloudy skies, maybe a drizzle pretty cloudy across most of en

england, northern ireland, and in scotland away from the northeast. typical temperatures around about 21 degrees or so. but higher temperatures again across northern ireland, western scotland and this time in cumbria. maybe not quite as warm in yorkshire and headingley, but should be dry for day one of the third test. but more cloud and a cooler feel certainly, i think, for day two on thursday. that is because we will have a strong wind coming off the north sea behind this weather front here, which is more a band of cloud than anything else that will stretch its way down towards wales and the southwest. that cloud tending to break up through the day. but with the stronger winds down to its eastern side of scotland and particularly eastern england, we will have more cloud feeding in here, much cooler on thursday, down to the north sea coast, up to 15 or 16 degrees. it's out to the west that we'll see the best of the temperatures and the best of the sunshine. this is bbc news. the headlines: thousands of afghans and foreigners remain massed at kabul�*

england, northern ireland, and in scotland away from the northeast. typical temperatures around about 21 degrees or so. but higher temperatures again across northern ireland, western scotland and this time in cumbria. maybe not quite as warm in yorkshire and headingley, but should be dry for day one of the third test. but more cloud and a cooler feel certainly, i think, for day two on thursday. that is because we will have a strong wind coming off the north sea behind this weather front here, which is more a band of cloud than anything else that will stretch its way down towards wales and the southwest. that cloud tending to break up through the day. but with the stronger winds down to its eastern side of scotland and particularly eastern england, we will have more cloud feeding in here, much cooler on thursday, down to the north sea coast, up to 15 or 16 degrees. it's out to the west that we'll see the best of the temperatures and the best of the sunshine. welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades — our top stories... eight days to the evacuation dea

england, northern ireland, and in scotland away from the northeast. typical temperatures around about 21 degrees or so. but higher temperatures again across northern ireland, western scotland and this time in cumbria. maybe not quite as warm in yorkshire and headingley, but should be dry for day one of the third test. but more cloud and a cooler feel certainly, i think, for day two on thursday. that is because we will have a strong wind coming off the north sea behind this weather front here, which is more a band of cloud than anything else that will stretch its way down towards wales and the southwest. that cloud tending to break up through the day. but with the stronger winds down to its eastern side of scotland and particularly eastern england, we will have more cloud feeding in here, much cooler on thursday, down to the north sea coast, up to 15 or 16 degrees. it's out to the west that we'll see the best of the temperatures and the best of the sunshine. is all from me. have a lovely day and i will see you $0011. good morning, welcome to breakfast

, northern ireland, north wales, parts of the midlands. this is the risk —— where there is the risk of slow—moving, prolonged even torrential downpours. the risk of flooding and disruption. maybe not too many showers across parts of southern england, but that could change on saturday with a set of weather fronts coming our way from the south piping up the downpours in southern parts of the uk. elsewhere it is a similar story. heavy infantry downpours. it is worth bearing in mind they will also be some sunny spells. not white all the time. there will be brighter and drier moments in between these downpours. in many places temperatures down into the teens. showery on sunday and monday. by tuesday, the low pressure system is out of the way. it will turn drier for a time before another low moves in next week. this is bbc news broadcasting to the uk and around the globe. i'm sally bundock. hope for holiday firms as the uk eases travel restrictions with france coming off the quarantine list from sunday. time to taper? top fed officials hin

we start with some fog, though, quite extensively across northern ireland in the morning. not so much fog in scotland. the fog will lift. the cloud that we start with in wales and the southwest will break up. sunshine for many western areas. but the wind will continue to blow in more cloud to the eastern side of the uk. should get more sunshine, though, for the northern isles, some areas of cloud lingering across some easternmost parts of scotland. much of the country, though, seeing the sunshine and temperatures 23, maybe 2a in the west of scotland this time. could make 22 or 23 in fermanagh and tyrone. always warmer for wales, western parts of england. down the eastern side, a lot of cloud, a cooler wind as well. and around the coasts in particular, temperatures could be no better than 16 or 17 degrees. there could be a hint of sunshine now and again, but generally it's going to be pretty cloudy at headingley for day 2 of an exciting test match. not quite so chilly on friday. by this stage, the cloud is pushing more towards wales and western parts of england, and that me

heaviest of the rain into the start of the day across parts of northern ireland and the very far west of scotland, but quite a mild and humid start here, 111—15 celsius. fresher in the east, where there will be a few mist and fog patches, but the best of the morning sunshine. now, the sunshine, as i said, will be best in the morning, clouding over from the west, so there's still some sunny spells to the south and the east. northern ireland should cheer up into the afternoon with some sunshine, and into late afternoon, we'll see that sunshine develop across western scotland, too. but after the morning sunshine across the far north, into orkney and eastern parts of scotland, a rather damp afternoon, rain coming and going. rain at times in northwest england, though areas around the merseyside, cheshire area may just about stay dry. patchy rain across wales and southwest england through the afternoon, but much of the midlands, east anglia and the southeast dry, with temperatures around 211—25 celsius yet again, and a fine day in the channel islands, too. now, that weather front bringi

england, northern ireland, and in scotland away from the northeast. typical temperatures around about 21 degrees or so. but higher temperatures again across northern ireland, western scotland and this time in cumbria. maybe not quite as warm in yorkshire and headingley, but should be dry for day one of the third test. but more cloud and a cooler feel certainly, i think, for day two on thursday. that is because we will have a strong wind coming off the north sea behind this weather front here, which is more a band of cloud than anything else that will stretch its way down towards wales and the southwest. that cloud tending to break up through the day. but with the stronger winds down to its eastern side of scotland and particularly eastern england, we will have more cloud feeding in here, much cooler on thursday, down to the north sea coast, up to 15 or 16 degrees. it's out to the west that we'll see the best of the temperatures and the best of the sunshine. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world.

whilst england has launched a new campaign, encouraging young adults to get theirjabs, northern ireland has now become the first of the home nations, to start vaccinating 16 and 17—year—olds. here's our health editor, hugh pym. a uk first, the start of vaccinations for all 16 and 17—year—olds. in northern ireland, teenagers and the age group came forward, just two days after experts gave the go—ahead for the extension of the programme. i just want everything back to normal, you'll back to normal, you'll have to get it, so might as welljust get it now. at this theatre school in lincoln, those we spoke to said they were thinking hard about it. invitations to 16 and 17—year—olds to getjabbed in england, scotland and wales are going out from today. we talk about vaccines quite a lot, mainly because some people are not sure to get it or not. i've seen things online, but at the end of the day, i think they know what's right and i am happy to get it. say if i wanted to go - on holiday with my mates, i will have the vaccine. i'm not going to miss outjust- because i haven't had the