17/08/2017 Breakfast

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Tina Daheley.

The long wait is over for hundreds of thousands of teenagers

across England, Wales and Northern Ireland

who get their A-Level results this morning.

For the first time students in England have been sitting

a new style of exams, putting more emphasis

There's been a drop in university applications meaning more

We'll be live in one clearing centre.

Also this morning, "suffering in silence," a warning that older

people aren't reporting problems with their NHS care.

How quickly do you expect to get your online groceries?

And the BBC understands that EU nationals will still need permission

to settle here after Brexit. Good morning. How quickly do you expect

to get your online groceries? about a new click and collect

service in half an hour. The Scottish champions almost

guarantee their place in the champions league group

stages, thanks to a 5-0 home Good morning. Currently we have rain

pushing off in the direction of the North Sea. As that clears we are

into sunshine and showers, but parts of southern Scotland and northern

England will miss those showers altogether. I will have the details

in 15 minutes. Students across England,

Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A level results

today, determining their admission In England, it's the first year that

students will get results after major reforms to A-levels,

including a move away from coursework, modular exams

and separate AS-levels. Here's our education correspondent,

Gillian Hargreaves. Three months ago they were busy

showing what they had learnt. Now the students at this college in east

London are about to find out if the hard work paid off. In England

recently is to A-levels mean these are the first students to sit one

exam at the end of two years on study. Less emphasis on coursework,

and AS-levels no longer count towards the final grading 13

subjects. The new type of A-levels are unsettling for some students. I

think the new system wants us to memorise stuff rather than learn.

They are just trying to make it harder for us and it is going to get

harder each year. We just have to accept it. We are like the guinea

pigs. We have no past papers, so we have no practice. Even our teachers,

there are so many new things in the syllabus that the teachers are

struggling to teach it as well. But the change of direction has been

welcomed by some heads. The new system is good. It prepares students

well for university and for employment. The key challenges for

awarding bodies to make sure that they are marking with a consistently

high standard, so the students get the results they deserve. There has

been a drop in the number of students applying to university this

year, so it is expected there may be more places available to young

people who want to shop around. In around 15 minutes, we'll be

at Birmingham City University, as they begin to hear from students

who are accepting or looking Far too many older people

are suffering in silence when things go wrong with their NHS care,

according to the Parliamentary It says it's often their relatives

who have to step in to complain, but even when they do,

many don't believe it Afraid to raise the alarm. There are

far fewer complaints from all the people then expect it, given their

high usage of the NHS, according to the ombudsman. -- expected. Elderly

people are reluctant to complain because they think it is difficult,

because they feel that their care may be compromised, and because they

don't think that it will make a difference to their situation. So

these are unfortunate circumstances. Often their families have to

intervene. The ombudsman and the social networking sites Gransnet

survey their uses. 58% complains, but 67% of them did not believe it

made a difference. -- complained of. The ombudsman says the NHS must make

it clear how to complain, and those who do must be convinced that future

care will not suffer. In response the department of Health said that

when things go wrong it is incredibly important to listen to

the concerns of patients and their families. By learning from mistakes,

you can improve treatment. Thousands of low-paid workers

are to receive more than ?2 million in back pay as a result of tax

investigations by the government. Around 230 employers were found

to have paid workers less Among the worst offenders

was the retailer Argos, The South Korean president has said

he doesn't think the United States intends to use military force

against North Korea, and if they do they must

get Seoul's "consent." Marking his first 100 days

in office, President Moon Jae-in said he could "guarantee"

there wouldn't be another war on the Korean peninsula but said

the leadership in Pyongyang Britain will look to keep visa-free

travel to the UK for European visitors after Brexit,

the BBC understands. The proposals could mean visitors

from countries within the EU would only need to seek permission

if they wanted to work, Our political correspondent,

Eleanor Garnier, joins us now. Eleanor, what do we know

about the government's plans? Well, they are due to be published

in autumn. We understand that the idea of Visa free travel is on the

table, and as you said, that would mean that if you are visiting from

the EU and you are just on a holiday or here for a short amount of time,

you wouldn't need a Visa. But if you wanted to come here on study or work

or stay here long-term, you would need to apply and get permission.

The idea being that an employer, for example, couldn't just take somebody

on who was visiting here for a short time. It does, though, seem to leave

open the possibility, and of course we are waiting for all the details

on this, that people from the EU could come here looking for work

without having first applied for a working visa. And there are

questions on how this will be in forced and how much the onus will be

on employers. -- enforced. The government's argument when it comes

to controlling immigration is that you don't need physical borders to

do that. Through work permits, and limiting them, and also through the

meeting benefits, you can control the number of people coming here.

All of this will need to be signed off by ministers. They will need to

be convinced by the plans, as will all those people who voted Leave

during the referendum, because they wanted to cut immigration.

A week of national mourning has been called in Sierra Leone,

in the wake of the flooding and mudslides that claimed hundreds

Officials say more than 100 children are among the 400 people

who are known to have died when part of a mountain collapsed

At least 600 people are still missing.

And at 6:40 we'll be hearing from a charity about how residents

President Trump says he is shutting down two business councils

after a raft of resignations by the leaders of some

Around a dozen company heads quit their roles

following the Mr Tump's decision to blame left-wing protesters

as much as right-wing supremacists for the violence which erupted

At the top of our agenda is the creation of great high-paying

jobs... Set up to help the President deliver on his promise to help make

America great again, the business advisory councils brought together

the heads of some of the biggest companies in the US. Who would have

thought, then, that the racial clashes in Charlottesville on

Saturday, in which one person died, would have proved there on doing?

The President's response to this violence shocked members of his own

party and unnerved many of corporate executives. Once the country's most

prominent African-American businessmen, pharmaceutical CEO can

phrase you, announced that he was leaving, others swiftly followed. --

Ken Frazier. We believe the symbolism of being associated with

that spirited defence of racism and bigotry was just unacceptable. As a

trickle of resignations turned into a flood, a close ally of the

president, Blackstone CEO Steve Schwartzman, rang to tell him that

members were threatening to quit en masse, at which point the president

took to Twitter to pull the plug. A large crowd took to the streets of

Charlottesville once again last night. A peaceful protest this time

in memory of the 32-year-old woman, Heather Hayer, who died in

Saturday's clashes. But with racial tensions simmering once more in the

United States, few believe the debate will end here.

Most of the historic World War II aircraft that make up the Battle

of Britain Memorial Flight have been grounded because of engine issues.

The Hurricanes, Spitfires and a Lancaster bomber

are all affected, and one display has already been cancelled,

The RAF is unable to say when the planes will be back

The aircraft are more than 70 years old.

Tom Cruise has broken his ankle whilst trying to undertake a daring

stunt during filming in London at the weekend.

Cruise attempted to leap between the roofs of two buildings,

but he fell short of the mark and hit the building.

Filming for the latest installment of Mission Impossible has

Ouch. Yeah, awful when that happens, when you are leaping between

buildings. Happens to me all the time. Who needs the bus, you know?

Isn't that what you have a stuntman for? Apparently he does his own

stunts. A brave man. What do you have for us? Celtic. The football

season doesn't seem that all but we are already talking European

football, with championship qualifying under way. Celtic have a

foot in the group stages already. An impressive win. It looks like they

will qualify, and I think this will be a real test for them this season.

Domestic leave our season they were undefeated. They wrapped up the

league in superquick time with matches to spare. Seeing how they

fare in Europe will be a big test for Brendan Rodgers. At the got the

job done last night. -- but they got the job done.

What a night it was at Celtic Park, as the Scottish champions

thrashed their opponents Astana of Kazakhstan 5-0 in the first leg

The hosts were in control throughout in Glasgow,

as two Scott Sinclair goals helped them to a comfortable victory

and almost certainly put them in the lucrative group stages

Edgbaston is the scene for the historic first day-night

test as England's cricketers face the West Indies.

In a move designed to attract more fans to the game,

the match will start at a later time of 2:00 and will be played

with a pink ball which shows up better under the floodlights.

England and Ireland can reach the semi-finals

of the Women's Rugby World Cup later.

England take on USA, knowing victory would mean

they automatically qualify for the last four while Ireland must

And Serena Williams revealed in a magazine article she plans

to play tennis again within three months of giving birth

The 23-time grand slam champion called it "the most outrageous

She went on to say, "Either I win, or I don't play."

She won the Australian Open when she was two months pregnant, so if

anybody can do this it would be Serena Williams. See you in a bit.

Thank you. You are watching Breakfast from BBC News. The main

stories: hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and

Northern Ireland will get there a level results this morning. A

warning that too many elderly patients are suffering in silence

when things go wrong with their NHS care. Let's find out what is

happening with the weather. Good morning.

Good morning. After we lose the rain it doesn't look too bad today. We

have heavy rain crossing towards the North Sea. Behind that we have

sunshine and showers. Not all of us will catch the showers. Heavy rain

through the course of the night, moving from the west towards the

east. Quite a bit of that is still with us. Through the morning most of

that will tend to push off into the North Sea. The further west you are,

the brighter the start of the day is likely to be. A rather cold start

already. -- not a cold start already. North in Scotland and

Northern Ireland, patchy mist and fog. That will clear in the next

couple of hours, leaving a fair bit of sunshine around. The does not

necessarily mean it will stay dry. You can see the rain continues to

move off into the North Sea. There will be cloud left behind. A breezy

day as well. The sun will come out and then we will see showers

developing. Not all of us will catch a shower. This line is coming up

through Dorset, Somerset and the Home Counties, and that could be

happy. But we might well miss them all together in northern England,

southern and eastern parts of Scotland. In the sunshine it will

feel pleasant. We heard John talking about the cricket at Edgbaston. It

should stay dry. You will be lucky -- unlucky to catch a shower,

although we cannot rule them out. Through the evening and overnight,

we lose some of these showers, but more come in from the west. Another

breezy night. Temperatures staying in double figures, those are

overnight lows, of course. These are indicative of what you can expect in

towns and cities. That takes us into tomorrow, a blustery day with gusty

winds. Also some showers. A line of rain coming in across Northern

Ireland, crossing the Irish Sea and getting into northern England in

south-west Scotland. Elsewhere, we have that mix of sunshine and

showers, except in the north-east, where we have rain. Temperatures up

to 21 Celsius. A bit cooler than we are expecting today. Today we might

hit 25. On the weekend it will still be quite breezy. Saturday's not

looking too bad. Lots of dry weather around, a fair bit of sunshine.

Sunny spells and temperatures between 15 and 21. Lots of festivals

are taking place this weekend. The further south you are, the dry is

likely to be. Sunday, a bit of a change. Quite a bit of dry weather

around but it looks like we are going to see some rain coming in

across Northern Ireland. That is going to be pushing north-east as we

go through the latter part of the day. Again, the further east you

are, the dry it is likely to remain. -- dry out.

A quick look at some of the pages, and were start with the front of the

Daily Mail, and an interesting story, a lot from yesterday, Sarah

Champion resign from the shadow cabinet because of comments in

connection with the Pakistani men and grooming gangs. Front page of

the Sun, the great British back-off, this is about scheduling. Channel 4

has pitted The Great British Bake Off against the BBC's show, the BBC

is moving Nadia's show to Thursday, which is good if you are a fan of

cooking programmes. There was a moment when the shows were going to

be on simultaneously, which was not in the interest of the audiences.

Yeah. The front of the Times, also about Sarah Champion, and EU

migrants can come to live in Britain after Brexit, which we will talk

about with our political correspondent, suggesting

arrangements will be in place suggesting EU citizens can travel

through the UK, restrictions will be related to work, and we will have

that through the programme. The front of the Daily Mirror, the Alton

Towers crash victim, near Washington, on holiday with other

half - you can see her with her prosthetic leg, and she says she

doing this because of pictures portraying unrealistic body images.

The interview and more pictures inside. In the Sun today, there is

an interesting story about car loans. They have been going up

dramatically. More people taking out loans to get new cars. The latest

stats show a little drop. It looked like a bubble that was going to

burst, so it looks like fewer people have taken out car loans. They say

it has been a real driver behind sale. More and more cars mean more

people can access them with cheap credit available, when you don't

have to pay the loan back for a while. And a nice story about

barbecues, ?428 million of barbecue feud ending up in the bin. Chiefly

because people are not excellent at cooking, maybe they cremate it

rather than cook it. I quite like it like that. Invite us around! It is

better to be overcooked rather than undercooked. That is true. Sport

wise, there is a certain bout between Floyd Mayweather and Conor

Margreitter. Mayweather, 49 fights, undefeated, against McGreggor. Just

to show how lucrative this will be, Floyd Mayweather is expected to make

$15 million from the advertising on his shorts. I know that macro --

boxers don't wear a lot of them. On top of the $100 million they are

each getting. He will get $240 million in total. Sponsorship on his

shoes and socks. His shorts alone will make $25 million. All the

people say that the fight is an absolute nonsense as a sporting

event. They say that it is not a sporting event, it is more of an

event, if you like, it is entertainment. There is going to be

integrity in it. Surely it makes it a sporting event. It depends if

Mayweather tries to eat out the fight, then you look at the

integrity... When is it? August, and it is in the States.

It's a day most of us never forget, exam results day.

Today, the class of 2017 find out if they've studied hard enough

to get a university place after their A-level results.

This year, universities are under pressure to widen participation,

ensuring more pupils from poorer or ethnic minority backgrounds come

Our reporter Lara Rostron is at Birmingham City University

And are you in the area where the query will be happening? We can see

them at their computers and phones. Clearing is happening as we speak.

This is the nerve centre of Birmingham City University.

Congratulations to everyone opening results this morning and

commiseration to those who did not get the grades they expected. This

is Birmingham City University, one of the most diverse in the country.

Something like 48% of students come here from a BME background.

Elsewhere in the rest of the country at UK universities, black teenagers

in particular are underrepresented. Keran dreams of going to Cambridge.

He is mixed race, he has been in care most of his life and went to an

inner-city comprehensive. But it is a university where traditionally

minority groups have been underrepresented. I really want to

have this opportunity to study at Cambridge, at a top university and

get a feel for that as an experience in my life. A lot of people who come

here have top of the range tutors, have been going to private schools

where they pretty much have separate sort of lessons where they just

teach you how to get through the interview process. In London

comprehensive schools, that just isn't really available. Cambridge

says one in five of its students is now from a black or minority ethnic

background, which roughly reflects the wider population. But this week

researchers at Bath University say many BME students still feel

uncomfortable applying to older institutions and are likely to be

concentrated in new universities in London or big cities. Ciaran's shown

around by Peter, who posed for this photograph along with all the other

black men at Cambridge in his year. They hoped it would encourage more

people like them to apply. On a social level and maybe on a cultural

level someone like myself - you are in a totally different place.

Meaning there are not as many people who are like you. Within Cambridge,

rather than perhaps those that are like you at home. If you don't feel

that the people you go to the university, then you won't. It is

all about visibility. The number of black students at the top four

universities in the country has increased 100% in the last ten

years, from 3% to 6%, those universities formed the Russell

group, which is investing millions of pounds to improve access, but

more needs to be done. There is some evidence of unconscious bias going

on and if they apply they don't get excerpted in such numbers. People

are making incremental changes. The problem is quite a large one.

Therefore we need to make a much more significant change. I don't

want to hear lipservice, I want to see action. Universities working

closely with schools is one way to improve access and another is using

mentors who have been through the system already. I think for minority

students, sometimes they get caught up in expectations of teachers in

terms of courses that they might not necessarily want to do but that is

all they know about. For Ciaran, if he gets one A and two a stars, he is

into Cambridge. No longer dreaming of Cambridge student life but

leaving it in one of the most prestigious universities.

-- living. And of course I will let you know what Ciaran got. Take a

look at this who is answering the phones, the one and only Lenny

Henry, the Chancellor at Birmingham City University. I am the

Chancellor! We will catch you later. Let's talk to the head of

admissions. Julie Mason, it is good to see you. How are you doing so

well at attracting BME students to this university? We value the

wonderful diversity of the city and outreach work is with 13,000

schoolchildren every year through our local 100 schools and colleges

that we work with, so we naturally work with institutions with a

widening participation agenda. Brilliant, well, you're certainly

doing very well. We are in the call centre today and obviously people

are already taking calls even though it is only 6:30am in the morning, it

is so busy. It has slightly changed, though, hasn't it? It has, in that

we are taking calls from applicants who maybe have not been through thus

far and are now looking at coming into higher education. They have

their exam results and maybe did better than expected and we are here

to talk to them about the opportunities available to them. It

might even be BME students who traditionally would not have

considered university, then they get amazing results and give you a call.

Absolutely. We would welcome them giving us a call. We are a 50% BME

student body and we understand the barriers to higher education. If

you're from a low income family, or if you have no experience of family

members going into higher education. And we want to talk to you.

Absolutely, and it is a buyers' market as well. It is, more

institutions and courses in clearing, so plenty of choice.

Please, give us a call. It is time to hand it back to you now, but we

will be back here talking to the one and only Lenny Henry. Lovely, thank

you very much. And the reason is he is Chancellor of Birmingham City

University, and now very much one of the people who encourages youngsters

to go into the system, because he didn't when he was younger and

finally he got a degree at 48. In his 40s, yeah. And a nervous wait in

lots of households this morning. Absolutely. Good luck if you are

waking up to your A-level results. Still to come this morning:

They were designed to transport goods but increasingly people

are setting up home on canal boats. We'll look at the strain

its causing on our waterways. And at the moment although there is

uncertainty with rain in the north, there is sunshine around as well.

For more news, travel and weather you can take a look at our website.

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Tina Daheley.

It's 06:30 on Thursday the 17th of August.

We'll have the latest news and sport in just a moment.

Coming up on Breakfast today, click and collect your groceries

We'll take a look at the latest moves by the supermarkets

They are one of our most loved animals but have been in decline

for years, discover how building or buying a home for a hedgehog

could help our spiky friends in the future.

As JK Rowling's novel, The Cuckoo's Calling,

hits the small screen, find out how its star avoided

being intimidated by the Harry Potter author.

But now, a summary of this morning's main news.

Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland

will receive their A level results today.

In England, it's the first year that students will get results

after major reforms to A-levels, including a move away

from coursework, modular exams and separate AS-levels.

Here's our education correspondent, Gillian Hargreaves.

Three months ago they were busy showing what they had learnt.

Now the students at this college in East London are about to find out

In England recent changes to A-levels mean these are the first

students to sit one exam at the end of two years on study.

Less emphasis on coursework, and AS-levels no longer count

towards the final grading of 13 subjects.

The new type of A-levels are unsettling for some students.

I think the new system wants us to memorise stuff rather than learn.

They are just trying to make it harder for us and it is going to get

We have no past papers, so we have no practice.

Even our teachers, there are so many new things in the syllabus

that our teachers are struggling to teach it as well.

But the change of direction has been welcomed by some heads.

I think it prepares students well for university and for employment.

The key challeng is for awarding bodies to make sure that they're

marking to a consistently high standard, so the students get

There has been a drop in the number of students applying to university

this year, so it is expected there may be more places available

to young people who want to shop around.

Far too many older people are suffering in silence when things

go wrong with their NHS care, according to the Parliamentary

It says it's often their relatives who have to step in to complain,

but even when they do, many don't believe it

The Department of Health says when things go wrong,

it's important to listen to the concerns of patients

Elderly people are reluctant to complain because they think it's

difficult, because they feel that their care may be compromised,

and because they don't think that it will make a difference

So these are unfortunate circumstances.

Thousands of low paid workers are to receive more than ?2 million

in back pay as a result of tax investigations by the government.

Around 230 employers were found to have paid workers less

Among the worst offenders was the retailer Argos,

The South Korean president has said he doesn't think the United States

intends to use military force against North Korea,

and if they do they must get Seoul's "consent."

Marking his first 100 days in office, President Moon Jae-in

said he could "guarantee" there wouldn't be another war

on the Korean peninsula, but said the leadership in Pyongyang

Britain will look to keep visa free travel to the UK for European

visitors after Brexit, according to the BBC. The proposal could mean

visitors from the EU would only need to sit mission if they wanted to

work, study or settle in Britain. -- seek permission.

A week of national mourning has been called in Sierra Leone,

in the wake of the flooding and mudslides that claimed hundreds

Officials say more than 100 children are among the 400 people

who are known to have died when part of a mountain collapsed

At least 600 people are still missing.

And in a few minutes we'll hear from a charity how residents

President Trump has said he is scrapping two business

councils after around a dozen bosses quit over the way he handled

Business leaders left the White House manufacturing

council following Mr Trump's decision to blame left-wing

protesters as much as right-wing supremacists for the violence

which erupted in Charlottesville at the weekend.

Last night hundreds of people took part in candlelit vigils in the

town, to remember Heather Hayer, who died when a car ploughed into a

cloud of antiracism protesters. -- crowd.

Most of the historic World War II aircraft that make up the Battle

of Britain Memorial Flight have been grounded because of engine issues.

The Hurricanes, Spitfires and a Lancaster bomber

are all affected and one display has already been cancelled

The RAF is unable to say when the planes will be back

The aircraft are more than 70 years old.

Tom Cruise has broken his ankle whilst trying to undertake a daring

stunt during filming in London at the weekend.

Cruise attempted to leap between the roofs of two buildings,

but he fell short of the mark and hit the building.

Filming for the latest installment of Mission Impossible has now been

For anybody looking for the best that urban living has to offer, the

answer again seems to be to head to Australia. On a ranking of the world

was make most liveable cities Ivy Economist, Melbourne has come out on

top for a record seventh year in a row. The criteria included

healthcare, education, and infrastructure. London is one of

only two UK cities to feature and came 53rd out of 140. I know what

you're thinking, what was the other UK cities is to either need to

think, Manchester. You are right. I am right! Well, there you go. Let's

talk football, Charlie Grice Celtic. Football season has only just begun,

but we are already talking European football. Celtic have made a

blistering start and it looks like they will be going through to the

group stages, after winning against Aston are last night. -- Astana.

They had a sensational season last year, undefeated in the Scottish

Premiership. The real test for Brendan Rodgers is how his side goes

in Europe. Celtic look all but through to

the Champions League group stages after an impressive 5-0 victory over

Astana of Kazahkstan. The Scottish champions

were in control of the first leg qualifier throughout,

as Scott Sinclair scored twice Before late goals from James Forrest

and a deflected Leigh Griffiths strike made the scoreline

even better. Everton have signed Gylfi Sigurdsson

from Swansea City for a club record fee believed to be

around ?45 million. The Iceland international has

signed a 5-year deal, he says he hopes to "create

goals and score goals". Sigurdsson was an important player

for Swansea last season, scoring nine times as he helped

them avoid relegation. England's cricketers

begin their first day-night test this afternoon, against

West Indies at Edgbaston. In a move designed to attract

more fans to the game, the match will begin at two o'clock

and will be played with a pink ball which shows up better

under the lights. The West Indies team already has

experience of playing a day-night test, but it'll be a step

into the unknown for the hosts. It is hard to think of test cricket,

playing it any differently to how you would normally. Ultimately it is

still the same game. You have to adapt to the conditions. We have

managed to do that well and should be in a good addition.

-- position. It is something the game needs. Test cricket is not

suffering in England, but in many territories around the world, the

fans are slowly but surely decreasing. So I think this adds

something to test cricket. We will be speaking a bit more about that

new pink ball later on. Scotland's Catriona Matthew has been

called up to replace the injured Suzann Pettersen in

Europe's Solheim Cup team. 47-year-old Matthew has played

in nine Solheim Cups. Norwegian Pettersen has

been receiving treatment The event takes place in Iowa

from tomorrow until Sunday. England and Ireland can

reach the semi-finals England, the defending champions,

have made six changes for their match

against USA in Dublin. Victory would guarantee them

a place in the last four. The host nation Ireland know

they have to beat France Wales also play, but

they can't progress. Kei Nishikori has torn

a tendon in his wrist, which means he'll be yet another top

ranked tennis player to miss the rest of the season

due to injury. The world number nine heard a pop

in his wrist but will not have surgery just yet, opting

for a cast instead. He'll join Novak Djokovic

and Stan Wawrinka in missing the US Open and sitting out

the rest of the year. While Serena Williams has revealed

in a magazine article that she plans to play tennis again within three

months of giving birth The 23-time grand slam champion

called it "the most outrageous She went on to say,

"Either I win, or I don't play." Jo Pavey says she's looking

to defend her 10,000 metre title at the European Championships

in Germany next year just a month Pavey won European gold

in Zurich three years The British five-time Olympian

missed the World Athletics Championships in London with a heel

injury and has ruled out competing at the Commonwealth Games

in Australia next year but insists Now, before I go let me show

you these spectacular pictures. The Queen's Baton Relay for the 2018

Commonwealth Games in Australia reached new heights when an RAF

display team jumped with the baton It was safely tucked

away during the skydive. I was going to say, I can't see it!

I suppose it would be impressive if you had it in your hand, but if you

dropped it, it good luck finding it again. It has to arrive in Australia

by Christmas Eve, when it will be carried across the country. But we

are assured it is tucked away in there.

More than 100 children are among the 400 people known to have died

after mudslides devastated parts of Sierra Leone's capital,

The disaster happened on Monday, and more than a year

since the country was declared Ebola free.

Rescue teams are still searching for at least 600 people

Jeremy Taylor is from the charity, Tearfund, and he joins us now.

Good morning. You are co-ordinating your charity's work from here in the

UK. Thus your assessment of how the situation stands today? We have

teams on the ground saying that there is widespread devastation in

and around Freetown, the capital city. As you have said, there are

hundreds dead and hundreds still missing. What we are hearing from

our staff on the ground with Tearfund, there are whole families

in morning who have lost loved ones, and in some cases whole families

have been wiped out by this crisis. -- in mourning. It is heartbreaking

to see the photos and footage of utter devastation. What are the

biggest challenges for teams on the ground right now? As I said, there

is widespread devastation. Just moving around is difficult. But we

are working with our local partners, who are already opening up their

churches and their schools to be able to house people, and we are

assessing to work out how we can best meet their needs at this time.

As we are looking at those pictures, it is often the case with these very

desperate major mudslides or landslides, it is really hard to

work out, you know, what was there before, and what you are looking at

when you see those situations, such as the scale of the chaos. Yeah.

Freetown is a really hilly city. It is a really difficult place to work

in that respect. The authorities and the other aid agencies and ourselves

have in working really hard to get access to all the different areas.

One of the benefits of Tearfund is that we were really right in there

in the communities. We know the communities. Some of the communities

we have been working with have been completely wiped out. One community

of 60 people, they are all dead. Another 300 have had their homes

destroyed. Is there anything that could have been done to prevent this

from happening? So, um, part of the reason for this is the underlying

poverty that is there. That is what Tearfund tries to address, the

underlying poverty. There are many contributing factors to this, but it

is always the poorest who are the worst hit. That is who we are trying

to support at this time. The images we are seeing now, presumably there

must be real fear is looking forward about health issues being thrown up,

dirty water and that sort of situation. Immediate concerns are

certainly about clean water and hygienic facilities. Again, that is

what we are trying to do as much as possible, make sure people have a

safe place to stay, and we are co-ordinating with the government

and with other agencies to make sure that they can get clean water and

clean facilities. These latest reports we are hearing today, the

number of children who have been caught up in this, it is really

harrowing. I suppose it is often the case that those who are least able

to escape, initially, other ones most vulnerable. Yes, that is what

we have seen. We know of one whole family, you know, known very well by

our staff out there, the whole house at 22 people in it and it was just

washed away. So it is really heartbreaking, yeah, to be faced

with these stories. And bridge of your staff are working in very

difficult conditions. We often talk about this, but it must be very hard

for them? Yes, they know many of the families that have been completely

killed, or have many members of their family killed. So I think it

is heartbreaking to be able to work out how they can help, at this time

when they themselves are deeply affected by it. And more worryingly,

we are hearing fears of a second mudslide, potentially? Yeah, we are

hearing that it is likely the rains will continue. Part of what we will

be doing, and what others will be doing, is to make sure that those

who are still at risk can be best supported. Jeremy, thank you for

your time. Let's go to Carol to look at what is

happening with this morning's we. At the moment we have a hurricane in

the Atlantic. This is Hurricane Gert, it is a Category 2 hurricane,

which isn't particularly big. It stayed offshore, but causing some

large waves. What impact does it have on us? Well, it is going to be

absorbed by an area of low pressure. Over the next few days it will

travel over the Atlantic and reach our shores later on Sunday. The

relevance to us is tropical air will be embedded in this and warm air

actually means we will see heavy rain - and heavy rain will come our

way across Northern Ireland and some will see heavy rain on Monday as

well. It is a bit of a way off. Today what we are looking at is rain

moving away from the south and the east and then behind it we will see

some sunshine and showers. Some of the showers could be heavy. Across

Wales this morning a bright start, cloud for south-west England, then

cloud and rain. But I'm of course is 8am and it continues as we move into

northern England. For Scotland and Northern Ireland, patchy mist and

fog first thing, clearing readily, then sunshine coming through. The

far north of Scotland into the Northern Isles we also have some

rain. The rain clears the east through the morning with some cloud

left behind and it is also going to be a breezy day and we will see

sunshine develop quite widely. Equally we will see some showers as

well. A line could form from Somerset to Dorsett into the Home

Counties. Somewhere, from northern England, southern and eastern

Scotland, could be dry. Enjoy the sunshine, there could be highs

between 20- 24. Through the evening and overnight the showers will fade.

Further showers or develop in the west. Still it is a breezy night as

well. Showers will merge as they move west to east during the course

of the night. Temperature-wise in towns and cities, 12- 50, so not

particular call, though in rural areas it will be cooler than the

night just gone -- 12-15. Then another band comes in across

Northern Ireland and it will follow a similar course, a cross the Irish

Sea into northern England, southern England. On either side we have

sunshine and showers. What one -- one thing you will notice is it will

be a breezy day. For Saturday it is a mixture of sunshine and showers.

And another breezy day. Further south you are, the less likely you

are to see the showers. And then behind it you can see what I was

talking about - area of low pressure coming through later in the date

with ex- Hurricane Gert absorbed by it and in tropical air, with

tropical rain, and that will move from the west to the east on Sunday

and into Monday. Thank you very much. We will speak to you soon.

The world we live in, everyone wants everything now, don't they, right

now? Supermarkets are heading in that direction. It certainly is,

yeah. Sainsbury's has launched

a new service that lets customers click and collect groceries

just half an hour later. It's being trialled in London

for now but, with our increasing appetite for online shopping,

we may well see services like this And we really do love filling

up our virtual shopping baskets online - the latest figures

from Mintel show 14% of Brits currently do all of their grocery

shopping online, up from 7% Online grocery sales are expected

to reach ?11.1 billion in 2017, And 53% of customers say it's

important to have the ability to have online grocery orders

delivered on the same day. Retail analyst Kate

Hardcastle joins me now. Thank you very much for being with

us. There is a real battle between supermarkets to be the fastest and

the first to deliver, at least to provide access for people to click

and collect. It is fascinating what's happening in grocery. It used

to be a level playing field of a couple of main names. Now we've got

such a marketplace, mainly because as consumers we want everything how

we want it - I think we cite all of the change down to the German

discounters, the Aldis and Lidles, which has an economical offer that

is great quality. We are eating out more. We are more savvy as

customers. We have Amazon coming into the market. And we have seen

Amazon delivering within the hour - is it pressuring supermarkets?

Exactly. The big five have additional pressures. They can't

stand for one thing. It can't be "We will offer the cheapest price".

Customers want so much more. It has to be experiential, it has to be

theatre - we have cooking schools at Waitrose. If it is the cheapest, it

has to be the best quality, like the discount stores. As saying --

Sainsbury's are doing, you know, groceries will be ready in 15

minutes. Before long the fridge will talk to the supermarket to tell them

what to order for you. At the moment at Sainsbury's it is only in city

centre stores for a number of items - will you see it rolled out wider

and other supermarkets doing the same thing in half an hour? It is a

London store with a high demand for it and people are on the move, and

that's not going to be relevant to a lot of us. We don't want a 30 minute

click and collect service. Sainsbury's are saying "Look how

much we are listening because we want to make sure it is about choice

for you". They are not the only ones. We have German discounters not

just offering price but quality and other brands offering so much more

in their remit, then it is such a churned up market and we are so

fickle as customers that we show no loyalty and we will go where we feel

suits us best. Thank you very much. Really interesting at the moment

with supermarkets not necessarily making much money, though they feel

like they have to fight just to win our custom.

Thank you very much. For some, living on a canal boat

is an opportunity to live life at a slower pace, but for others

it's a way to escape With more and more houseboats

on our waterways, the Canal and River Trust is asking anyone

thinking of swapping bricks for boating to think carefully

before considering a life The Trent and Mersey Canal in

Staffordshire, where Kerry and Pete have a lot of work. When it comes to

boats sinking we're definitely getting busier. They run River

Kennet rescue helping boat owners in trouble teaching canal users basic

rules which to the exasperation many are unaware of -- canals. You drive

on the right-hand side when you are passing another boat so it is port

to port, left to left. These are metal boats. They rust in the water.

If you don't take it out of the water and treat it it will rot away

to nothing the boat sinks. After years of neglect, many canals are

busy once more and those who look after them say that canal users,

especially those new to all this, need to ensure they know what they

are doing. Well, one of the issues that we have is the sheer popularity

of canals means it is used by more and more people. The Canal and River

Trust manages 2000 miles of waterways in England and away from

the dangerous misuse of lochs to the dumping of waste - the boom in canal

use has many downsides. All you have here is two whitebeam boats China,

which is quadruple mooring, causing obstruction for other craft trying

to get through. The trust records incidents when it came but in

London, where the problems are the most severe, it is a huge task. Vote

Compass have risen by 72% since 2012 to more than 4000 -- boat numbers.

The majority in London have what are known as continuous cruiser licenses

and only today for a permanent mooring but the boats can't stay in

the same place for more than 14 days. Just moved out of a flat in

Brixton because I can't afford to live there any more and here there

is a boat. Nick is typical of many that are new to the canals,

attracted by a lower cost of living. It is comfortable. We don't have a

toilet on-board. We don't have a shower. At the moment the motor is

broken. We don't have any electricity. There is no power. You

prefer it to paying money on a flat? For the moment, yes. Nick and his

friends stress they are responsible users, though they will have to soon

move on from the spot and find another, which won't be easy. Sarah

manages a private mooring site and believes many canal newcomers have

thought things through. It is not their fault. There is nothing in

place to say, OK, you need to know this before you put a boat on the

water. You only learn it as you go along. It is baptism by fire. Three

quarters of the boats moored in the capital are now being lived in

according to the Canal and River Trust. A transport system built to

carry goods buckling under pressure from people.

It is a whole different kind of lifestyle.

Still to come this morning: We'll peer through the windscreen

It's the documentary that examines how parents and their children

Yeah, travelling with family members can be stressful.

Let us know if you provide a taxi service for your family,

We'd like to know if it is an opportunity to bond or argue

It is all about those conversations - some good, some bad,

For more news, travel and weather you can take a look at our website.

Hello this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Tina Daheley.

The long wait is over for hundreds of thousands

of teenagers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland

who get their A-Level results this morning.

For the first time students in England have been sitting

a new style of exams, putting more emphasis

There's been a drop in university applications meaning more options

are available - we'll be live in one clearing centre.

Good morning, it's Thursday the 17th of August.

"Suffering in silence" - a warning that older people aren't

reporting problems with their NHS care.

Hundreds of people have taken part in a vigil in Charlottesville just

days after violence erupted in the town.

In the latest of our chats with inspirational businesswomen

I'll be talking to someone who's convinced she can teach us

In sport, it's sensational Celtic.

The Scottish champions almost guarantee their place

in the champions league group stages, thanks to a 5-0 home

Will have a breezy day and sunshine and showers. Southern Scotland and

northern England could miss the showers. First, our main story.

Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland

will receive their A level results today.

In England, it's the first year that students will get results

after major reforms to A-levels, including a move away

from coursework, modular exams and separate AS-levels.

Here's our education correspondent Gillian Hargreaves.

Three months ago they were busy showing what they had learnt.

Now the students at this college in East

London are about to find out if their hard work paid off.

In England recent changes to A-levels mean these

are the first students to sit one exam at the end of two

Less emphasis on coursework, and AS-levels no longer count

towards the final grading of 13 subjects.

The new type of A-levels are unsettling for some students.

I think the new system wants us to memorise stuff rather than learn.

They are just trying to make it harder for us and it is going to get

We have no past papers, so we have no practice.

Even our teachers, there are so many new things in the syllabus

that our teachers are struggling to teach it as well.

But the change of direction has been welcomed by some heads.

I think it prepares students well for university and for employment.

The key challeng is for awarding bodies to make sure that they're

high standard, so the students get the results they deserve.

There has been a drop in the number of

students applying to university this year, so it is expected there may be

more places available to young people who want to shop around.

In around 15 minutes, we'll be at Birmingham City University,

as they begin to hear from students who are accepting or looking

Far too many older people are suffering in silence when things

go wrong with their NHS care, according to the Parliamentary

It says it's often their relatives who have to step

in to complain, but even when they do, many don't believe it

There are far fewer complaints from older people then expected,

given their high usage of the NHS, according to the ombudsman.

Elderly people are reluctant to complain because they think

it is difficult, because they feel that their care may be compromised,

and because they don't think that it will make a difference

So these are unfortunate circumstances.

Often their families have to intervene.

The ombudsman and the social networking sites Gransnet

35% said there were times when they cared about care of their relatives.

58% complained, but 67% of them did not believe it

The ombudsman says the NHS must make it clear how to complain,

and those who do must be convinced that future care will not suffer.

In response, the Department of Health said that when things go

"it is incredibly important to listen to the concerns

of patients and their families - by learning from mistakes,

The South Korean President has said he doesn't think the United States

intends to use military force against North Korea,

and if they do they must get Seoul's consent.

Marking his first 100 days in office, President Moon Jae-in

said he could guarantee there wouldn't be another war

on the Korean peninsula but said the leadership in Pyongyang

Britain will look to keep visa-free travel to the UK for European

visitors after Brexit, the BBC understands.

The proposals could mean visitors from countries

within the EU would only need to seek permission if they wanted

Our political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier, joins us now.

Eleanor, what do we know about the government's plans?

We are due to get the full detail in the autumn in a few weeks but this

idea of Visa - free travel is on the table and that would mean that just

as now, people from the EU want to come here to visit and on a holiday

would be able to do that without a Visa however if you want to come

here and work and study will stay here for much longer period, you

would need to apply to do that and get permission. This is all meant to

make sure that employers would not be able to take somebody on into a

new job he was just here visiting but it does leave open the question

of people looking to come here for work without having first applied

for a work bees are and how is this going to be enforced? Is this going

to mostly be on employers to check on the status of people? The

government's article is that you don't need physical borders to do

it, controlling access to work in the Labour market, access to

benefits, you can back down on freedom of movement. All this will

need to be signed off by ministers, and as for all those people who

voted to leave in the referendum, they wanted immigration to be cut.

A week of national mourning has been called in Sierra Leone,

in the wake of the flooding and mudslides that claimed hundreds

Officials say more than 100 children are among the 400 people

who are known to have died when part of a mountain collapsed

At least 600 people are still missing.

Our correspondent Martin Patience reports.

Breaking news. Firefighters in Glasgow attack -- tackling a blaze

in the East End of the city. This story, breaking in the last half an

hour with reports the fire broke out in a fruit farm in the early hours

of this morning. Some nearby residents have reported hearing some

explosions but you probably get a sense from those pictures, the scale

of the fire. This is a fruit market in Glasgow, a fire which has erupted

in the last hour or so. You can see many of the emergency services on

the scene we will keep an eye on that for you.

President Trump says he is shutting down two business councils

after a raft of resignations by the leaders of some

Around a dozen company heads quit their roles

following Mr Trump's decision to blame left-wing protesters

as much as right-wing supremacists for the violence

Last night hundreds of people gathered for a candlelit vigil

in the town to remember Heather Heyer who died after a car

ploughed into a group of anti-racism protesters.

At the top of our agenda is the creation of great high-paying

Set up to help the President deliver on his promise to help "make

America great again," the business advisory councils brought together

Who would have thought, then, that the racial

clashes in Charlottesville on Saturday, in which one person

died, would have proved their undoing?

The President's response to this violence shocked members

of his own party and unnerved many corporate

Once the country's most prominent African-American

businessman, pharmaceutical CEO Ken Frazier, announced

that he was leaving, others swiftly followed.

We believe the symbolism of being associated with that

spirited defence of racism and bigotry was just unacceptable.

As a trickle of resignations turned into a flood,

a close ally of the president, Blackstone CEO Steve Schwarzman,

rang to tell him that members were threatening to quit en

masse, at which point the president took to Twitter to pull the plug:

A large crowd took to the streets of Charlottesville once

A peaceful protest this time in memory of the 32-year-old woman,

Heather Hayer, who died in Saturday's clashes.

But with racial tension simmering once more in the United States,

few believe the debate will end here.

Tom Cruise has broken his ankle whilst trying to undertake a daring

stunt during filming in London at the weekend.

Cruise attempted to leap between the roofs of two buildings,

but he fell short of the mark and hit the building.

Filming for the latest installment of Mission Impossible has

It gets better soon. We will have all the sport coming up a little

later and Carol has the weather for us as well.

Having an elderly relative spend time in hospital can be upsetting,

and Health Service Ombudsman suggested both patients and family

members find it difficult to raise concerns, because of fears

their treatment will be compromised, and as a result

We can talk now to Caroline Palmer, who had worries

when her mother was in hospital, and from Westminster,

Caroline, tell us what happened. My mum was in and out of hospital for

the last two years of her life between 2014 and 2016. She had quite

a rare neurological condition which meant that she was losing the

ability to talk so I was there to explain to the doctors and nurses

what kind of care she required and whether she had any concerns about

how she was being treated. She would tell me. She was having problems

getting anyone to understand because it was quite difficult. What then

happened, did you complain? I got to the stage where they would see me

coming and go, it's her again. I would have to go up and say, this

has happened or mum is a little concerned about this. I find that

with overstretched Shaath -- staff and shift changes, I would be

repeating myself or coming back and having to say it again because they

hadn't been able to do anything the first time and one particular case,

when I had cause to complain about a discharge that was unsafe, a social

worker put me onto how to make an official complaint and having chased

it up a few times, unfortunately no response to it. I didn't have the

time or the energy while I was looking up to mum to actually trace

it up further. Re: official complaints, let's speak to the NHS

ombudsman. The issue about people, what badly, in those moments in

time, the main thing you want to do with a relative is look after them.

Taking to an official complaint, that is not the first thing in your

priority. Is that part of the problem, that people don't have the

time or the energy? That is exactly part of a problem and I'm sorry to

you about the experience we have just listened to. People in hospital

are very distressed, they are worried, those looking after them

are concerned about their treatment. And this is the time that hospitals

need to listen and respond to concerns survey to become complaints

and unfortunately, practising the NHS is consistent in this way.

Something tells me that one of the things people want, what Caroline

wanted its somebody do something right then and right there. In

people's heads, they are thinking, if I put in an official complaint,

it would go to a committee. That does not solve the problem you have

in front of you there and then. Winner Kamal assert that families

and elderly relatives and hospital cover most of the time, they

complaint and nurses and nurses to a wonderful job for the NHS. But the

hospitals have to find a way to enable nurses and clinicians to

listen carefully to patients so they can act when something is a concern

rather than a complaint so it can be resolved in the hospital rather than

having to go or come to us reading go to hospital.

survey but a survey in 2015 found the same thing - we haven't moved

on. I am determined there will be change. I am not of them on the

basis of the record that progress is going to be quick. Very little seems

to change since we did the big survey in 2015. It is incumbent upon

hospitals, regulators, the ombudsman, to work together to make

sure that this situation changes rapidly. And Caroline, that is

clearly very important, when their structures are made to work better,

but did you have those concerns when he walked away from the ward that if

you were complaining person, the one who you mentioned before, the look

on the faces - that we could make these things worse? There was a bit

of you that was a worry? Luckily for me, no, not with the staff that she

had around. For me I wasn't worried. The greatest concern I actually had

was for those patients I could see who didn't have a version of me to

speak up for them. My mum had me and she knew that I would go and say

something on her behalf. There were an awful lot of people who don't

have family members who can say something and nothing for them

sometimes they feel a little concerned about raising any issues

or saying something. It has been lovely to hear your story - thank

you so much. Thank you for your time this morning as well. It is a story

that many people can relate to. Let's have a look at this morning's

weather. Good morning. This morning we have heavy rain moving in the

direction of the North Sea. When that clears all of us will see a

breezy day and sunshine and showers but by no means we'll be all see

showers. You can see the amount of rain we have had through the night

moving from the west to the east. It is still across eastern England,

heading in the direction of Sussex, for example. As we go through the

morning the west will continue to brighten, nicely across south-west

England and Wales with sunshine. As the rain moves to the North Sea

there will be a lot of cloud left in its wake initially. And then into

northern England we have the dregs of the rain in the far north of

England, Cumbria is brightening nicely and for Northern Ireland and

Scotland the patchy mist and fog won't last much longer and then it

will be a sunny and dry start to the day with one or two caveats and the

first is the showers here, developing through the afternoon in

particular, a line from Somerset through Dorset into the Home

Counties, one or two in Wales, one or two in Northern Ireland and

western Scotland, though you could be dry in eastern and southern

Scotland and northern England, and in the sunshine it will feel

pleasantly flies up to 24, maybe 25 in the south-east -- pleasantly with

highs. Through the evening an overnight we lose daytime showers

and we have more showers coming from the west, some will merge with

longer spells of rain as they move across Northern Ireland into

Scotland and northern England. Temperature-wise, 12- 15 will be the

overnight lows. A little bit low in the countryside. Tomorrow the rain

continues to move north eastwards. We will see more coming across

Northern Ireland, through the Irish Sea into a southern Scotland and

northern England. On either side of it some sunshine and showers but one

thing you will notice will be the wind. It will be quite a blustery

and gusty wind and that will have an impact on the temperatures, as

indeed with the showers, we are looking at between 13- 21 degrees.

On Saturday there will be a lot of dry weather around. Some showers

still, it is still a breezy day. The V festival is on, another festival

is on, you could well miss showers, up to 21 degrees, not as warm as it

will be today. Then behind me we can see the next system coming on

Sunday. That is an area of low pressure. It will have absorbed by

then ex-Hurricane Bertha. The relevance that has on us is that

warm air contains more moisture, so we will see heavy rain coming this

way, the wind will be stronger, as they are going to be doing the

course of the next couple of days. Thank you. It is 7:19am and more

than 10,000 workers will be refunded ?2 million after their employer

failed to pay them the minimum wage. We have more of that and the other

stories. Good morning. The latest employment statistics

show that the number of people from the EU working here in Britain

has hit a record high. But the rate of new migrants

adding to that workforce There's been a particular drop

in those coming from Poland, And Tesco has become the latest

supermarket to trial and electronic pricetags on its shelves -

everything on the digital display including crucially the price can be

changed at the click of a button and I will have more on what all of that

means for shoppers later in the programme. Thank you.

It's a day most of us never forget, exam results day.

Today, the class of 2017 find out if they've studied hard enough

to get a university place after their A-level results.

This year, universities are under pressure to widen participation,

ensuring more pupils from poorer or ethnic minority backgrounds come

Our reporter Lara Rostron is at Birmingham City University

And very good morning to you. How are things going this morning? Good

morning. It is really hotting up with thousands of calls here at

Birmingham City University, which is where clearing is taking place here.

Now, this is a very diverse university, one of the most diverse

in the whole country, in fact, 48% of students here are from a BME

background. But there is concern across the country that BME

students, especially black students, are underrepresented in many of the

UK universities. He is mixed race, he has been

in care most of his life and went But it is a university

where traditionally minority groups I really want to have this

opportunity to study at Cambridge, at a top university and get a feel

for that as an experience A lot of people who come here have

top of the range tutors, have been going to private schools

where they pretty much have separate sort of lessons where they just

teach you how to get In London comprehensive schools,

that just isn't really available. Cambridge says one in five

of its students is now from a black or minority ethnic background,

which roughly reflects But this week researchers

at Bath University say many BME students still feel uncomfortable

applying to older institutions and are likely to be concentrated

in new universities in London Ciaran's shown around by Peter,

who posed for this photograph along with all the other black men

at Cambridge in his year. They hoped it would encourage more

people like them to apply. On a social level and maybe

on a cultural level someone like myself - you are in

a totally different place. Meaning there are not as many

people who are like you. Within Cambridge, rather

than perhaps those that The number of black students

at the top four universities in the country has increased 100%

in the last ten years, Those universities formed

the Russell Group, which is investing millions

of pounds to improve access, There is some evidence

of unconscious bias going on and if they apply they don't get

accepted in such numbers. People are making

incremental changes. Therefore we need to make a much

more significant change. I don't want to hear lipservice,

I want to see action. Universities working closely

with schools is just one way to improve access -

another is using mentors who have I think for minority students,

sometimes they get caught up in expectations of teachers in terms

of courses that they might not necessarily want to do

but that is all they know about. For Ciaran, if he gets a A and two

A stars this morning, No longer dreaming of Cambridge

student life but leaving it in one of the world's most

prestigious universities. Don't worry, we will let you know

his results and he will get them around eight o'clock. It is very

busy. Look who is answering the phones as well, Sir Lenny Henry, the

Chancellor of Birmingham city University. Good morning. Over here

is the vice chancellor, and I must admit, it is nerve-racking, because

it is only your fourth day in the job. Yes, and the most exciting day

in the job, because it is when the students get their results, so it is

thrilling. The uni is doing well to attract students from a BME

background, why is that? Birmingham is one of the most successful and

vibrant cities and we reflect this city so it is no surprise we find we

are a university where the student make up is in line with that.

Clearing is different to how it used to be, because you're getting people

who maybe have an even apply to you this year. And one of the pleasing

things is even though we have a refreshed and level system students

have done really well and we are getting people who perhaps didn't

think of coming to university calling to say is it right for me to

do? And that's what today, tomorrow and the weeks to come are about,

getting the right student in the right place. Last year you too 5000

calls on the first aid. I imagine we took even more in reality but it is

very busy indeed. It is a pleasure to be at such a thriving place.

Thank you very much and we will catch up with Sir Lenny Henry at

8:10am and now it is back to you. Thank you very much. It is a bit of

a surprise, isn't it, to have Sir Lenny Henry answering the phone.

That would be good. And good luck to everybody getting results today.

For now, though, it's back to Charlie and Tina.

Hello, this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Tina Daheley.

The first students to sit the new A Level exams in England

are getting their results this morning.

The changes include the removal of modules, AS levels no longer

counting towards the final grade and students sitting all their exams

The shake-up doesn't apply in Wales or Northern Ireland,

where results are also published today.

For those students chasing a university place, there are tens

of thousands available through clearing.

The big picture coming through is that there have not been many big

changes. Far too many older people

are suffering in silence when things go wrong with their NHS care,

according to the Parliamentary It says it's often

their relatives who have to step in to complain,

but even when they do, many don't believe it

makes a difference. The Department of Health says

when things go wrong, it's important to listen

to the concerns of patients But the Ombudsman thinks many don't

complain because of a fear Elderly people are reluctant to

complain because they think it's difficult, because they feel that

care may be compromised and because they don't think it will make a dip

--a difference to their situation is that these unfortunate

circumstances. The South Korean President has said

he doesn't think the United States intends to use military force

against North Korea, and if they do they must

get Seoul's consent. Marking his first 100 days

in office, President Moon Jae-in said he could guarantee

there wouldn't be another war on the Korean peninsula but said

the leadership in Pyongyang Britain will look to keep visa-free

travel to the UK for European visitors after Brexit,

the BBC understands. The proposals could mean

visitors from countries within the EU would only need

to seek permission if they wanted A week of national mourning has been

called in Sierra Leone, in the wake of the flooding

and mudslides that claimed hundreds Officials say more than 100 children

are among the 400 people who are known to have died when part

of a mountain collapsed At least 600 people

are still missing. Firefighters in Glasgow are tackling

a large blaze in a market There are reports the fire broke out

at Blochairn fruit market Glasgow Fire Service say that 90%

of the building is on fire but there are no reports

of any injuries. The Armada Road closures and you can

get a sense of the scale. The fire is ongoing as we speak.

President Trump has said he is scrapping two business

councils after around a dozen bosses quit over the way he handled

Business leaders left the White House manufacturing

council following Mr Trump's decision to blame left-wing

protesters as much as right-wing supremacists for the violence

Last night hundreds of people took part in a candlelit vigil

in the town to remember Heather Heyer who died when a car

ploughed into a group of anti-racism protesters.

Most of the historic World War II aircraft that make up the Battle

of Britain Memorial Flight have been grounded because of engine issues.

The Hurricanes, Spitfires and a Lancaster bomber

are all affected and one display has already been cancelled

The RAF is unable to say when the planes will be back

The aircraft are more than 70 years old.

For anyone looking for the best that urban living has to offer,

the answer seems to be, yet again, head to Australia.

That's because on a ranking of the world's most

liveable cities by the Economist Intelligence Unit,

Melbourne has come out on top for a record seventh year in a row.

The criteria included healthcare, education,

London, one of only two UK cities to feature,

if you are wondering, the other city was Manchester which made the list.

John is here. I am seeing them. Here they are. Any sport that changes the

ball, people love things about it. Cricket is moving with the times.

They are using this in a Test match. It is a move to try and progress

with the times. It will be a day night Test match because it will

show up on the floodlights. It's been very controversial.

Celtic look all but through to the group stages.

The Scottish champions were in control throughout,

as Scott Sinclair scored twice to help put them three up.

late goals from James Forrest and a deflected Leigh Griffiths

strike made the scoreline even better.

Everton have signed Gylfi Sigurdsson from Swansea City for a club record

fee believed to be around ?45 million.

The Iceland international has signed a five year deal,

he says he hopes to "create goals and score goals".

Sigurdsson was an important player for Swansea last season,

scoring nine times as he helped them avoid relegation.

Scotland's Catriona Matthew has been called up to replace the injured

Suzanne Pettersen as Europe prepare to take on the USA

Norwegian Pettersen has been receiving treatment

England and Ireland can reach the semi-finals

England, the defending champions, have made six changes

for their match against USA in Dublin.

Victory would guarantee them a place in the last four.

The host nation Ireland know they have to beat France

Wales also play - but they can't progress.

Kei Nishikori has torn a tendon in his wrist which means he'll be

yet another top ranked tennis player to miss the rest of the season

The world number nine heard a pop in his wrist

but will not have surgery just yet, opting for a cast instead.

He'll join Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka in missing the US

Open and sitting out the rest of the year.

Serena Williams though has revealed in a magazine article that she plans

to play tennis again within three months of giving birth

The 23-time grand slam champion called it "the most outrageous

She went on to say "Either I win, or I don't play."

Jo Pavey says she wants to defend her ten thousand metre

title at the European Championships in Germany next year

just a month before her 45th birthday.

Pavey won European gold in Zurich 3 years

The British five-time Olympian missed the World Athletics

Championships in London with a heel injury and has ruled out competing

at the Commonwealth Games in Australia next year -

but insists she has no plans to retire.

England's cricketers play their first day-night test this

afternoon, against West Indies at Edgbaston.

In a move designed to attract more fans to the game,

the match will begin at 2 o'clock and will be played

with a pink ball instead of a traditional red one because it

The West Indies team already has experience of playing a day-night

test, but it'll be a step into the unknown for the hosts.

It's hard to think of test cricket, playing it any differently to how

We've managed to do that well and should

Test cricket is not suffering in England, but in many territories

around the world, the fans are slowly but surely

So I think this adds something to test cricket.

I know you're asking if there is a real difference in colour. But there

is a crease which has been added to the red ones that moisture does not

get into the ball and it maintains a shine so because of the pigment, but

Greece can't be added. Some of the players have used it say the pink

one can degrade a little bit more. It starts playing well but the

quality of the ball changes. You have a white ball as well. That is

limited overs cricket. Exactly. In the shorter formats of the game.

That can't be used as in test cricket, you play with the

traditional white. You are just showing off. Look at that. They did

try an orange ball as well but they picked the pink one. A bit of a

juggle them. Wait for Brent a bit later, as to how it is going to

affect players. Throughout the summer we've been

talking to some of the UK's most inspirational businesswom -

Colletta is here to tell us about today's guest,

a woman on a mission to get us Yes, most of us use

the internet every day - you could even say

we're tech addicts - but how the internet

actually works is a mystery. Our latest inspirational

businesswoman wants to change that. Catherine Parsons is the CEO of a

tech start-up she started with the aim of improving people's digital

literacy. She says she wants to demystify the dark art of coding and

came up with the idea of teaching coding in one day when others told

her it couldn't be done. She doesn't have a traditional tack background,

a Cambridge graduate with a passion to languages. She says coding is

another language. And she is making herself heard. She campaigned for

coding to be added to the school curriculum in 2014 and is on the

business panel advising the government on Brexit issues.

Catherine Parsons joins us. Thank keep coming in. Looking at your

background, you are not, traditional tack background. What got you

interested, what excited you? I studied the tin and ancient Greek

which seems is different to coding is possible but for me, technology

is another language and coding and I've always been passionate about

languages but it's the language of today, it's the language of

billions, it's incredibly relevant and they wanted to decode it. You

are considered one of the most influential women in tech at the

moment. It's still a very male-dominated industry. How does it

feel to be a senior figure and a woman in that industry? Have you

experienced discrimination? The whole scene has changed a lot in the

last four years, especially the UK. No queue for the women's blue, which

was a bit of a change. It feels really vibrant and diverse. It's an

incredible place to be a woman. I know so many great female technology

founders. I want women to know this is a brilliant place for them. They

can earn lots of money, start their own businesses and I'm super proud

that over 50% of the people we have taught have been female. That is

great to hear but my degree was in computer science. Look at me now! At

the time, it was dominated by men and the stereotype of nerds working

in the lab 's 24- seven was true to its good to hear it has changed.

Your big thing is you can teach people how to code in one day. Quite

a bold statement that it came back in 2000 when we are in Shoreditch,

East London, the world was changing, and if you closed underneath the

surface, no one really understood how these technologies were being

built. I just wanted to learn. I didn't want to go back to university

and I didn't have three years. I wanted to learn now so I thought,

could you teach me how to code in a single day? Not turn you into a

fully fledged developer but really transform your literacy and your

confidence and give you that feeling of being able to have a conversation

with a developer and it took a long time to create that but it resonates

and its spread like wildfire so we taught in 85 cities across the world

last year and we are taking on all the digital dark arts, code, Dato, a

higher, you name it. Your enthusiasm for what you do shines through. I am

intrigued, when you step out of that environment, sated as you are, and

you go into a studio government position, so you are advising the

Brexit panel example, but this is, we know that government can be slow

to react. Brexit is full of, as we are hearing, a lot of confusing

messages. How easy is it for you? I suspect you are one of these people

who says let's do this, let's do it now, let's get some answers. How

frustrating is that? It's been amazing. To get more involved in

those roles. It's really important the technology scene in the UK to

champion its growth. It was incredible I could start a business

with a credit card loan and a belief in 2011 and how it can create an

environment that is conducive to start-ups, scale up and growing and

attracting the best talent in the UK so all I can do is try to represent

the voices of the technology industry and other people try to

start businesses. behind the curve when it comes to

technology. You are banging the drum and then you think they are behind

where you are, that is what we hear? I think that 0.01% of people in the

world say they can be confident about what is behind the screen and

what has been satisfying about teaching lots of different

governments in different countries has been everyone's left behind -

there are very few people with the capabilities preparing them for the

future of work, so every industry needs to be up skilling and I think

it's a great Sinai and involved. A-level results today - what advice

to those who didn't get the grades they wanted, what is the appeal of

working in tech? I was chatting to someone and set are quite remember

the last time someone said about what I got for my A-levels. I would

say congratulation. What an achievement. The future is in your

hands. No one ever told me I could start a business. Entrepreneurship

was not something ever mentioned. I didn't even study computer science

or technology. I am working with the lot of businesses globally with

people trying to figure out what the future of work looks like. Follow

your passions, creativity, technology, communication skills -

is a hybrid that people are looking for. And good luck. What a very

positive message! What were the results? Two As and a B. No one

asked me what I got the B in. What was it? French. Thank you.

You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

The main stories this morning: Hundreds of thousands of students

in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will get their A-level

A warning that too many elderly patients are suffering in silence

when things go wrong with their NHS care.

Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.

Lots of people had some big storms last night? Yes, some thunderstorms

moving west to east, quite right. Good morning. We still have the rain

pushing to the North Sea. It will clear. In the not too distant

future, and then we have sunshine and showers. If we look at the rain

through the night, it moved across Northern Ireland, Scotland, and

Wales and behind it is brightening up nicely. As we move away from the

east you will notice the cloud behind it, it will break and then we

see sunshine coming through and some showers developing as well. Quite a

breezy day you will notice if you are out and about with showers from

parts of Somerset, heading to Dorset, the Home Counties, though

they are showers and not all of us will see them. Many will be dry with

sunshine. Temperatures could reach 24- 25 in the south-east. The

Midlands into Wales, a similar scenario. A lot of dry weather

around. One or two showers in Wales. It could be dry in northern England.

Showers in Northern Ireland. A lot of showers in Scotland. Eastern and

southern Scotland could miss them altogether. It will be pleasant and

the sunshine. These are the temperature levels, up to 25. This

evening and overnight we lose many of the daytime showers and we see

more coming in from the west, some merging across Northern Ireland into

northern England and also Scotland. We start with those tomorrow and

continue to drift north eastwards. Tomorrow is going to be quite

blustery. Quite gusty wind. We lose the first band showers. The next one

coming in across Northern Ireland, the Irish Sea, into south-west

Scotland and northern England. Away from that, sunshine and showers. And

it will be cooler than today with temperatures up to 21. Temperatures

are low anyway and they will be tempered by the breeze. From Friday

into Saturday a gang lot of dry weather. We have low pressure

sitting to the north-east of Scotland -- again. It will produce

outbreaks of rain for the Northern Isles. Many of us will be dry with

lots of festivals taking place on Saturday. You could be lucky to miss

them especially the further south you travel. There are highs up to

21. Then we have the system waiting. That is for Sunday later on. It is

an area of low pressure. By the time it gets to us it will have absorbed

the remnants of ex-Hurricane Bertha. The relevance is only that it will

be containing tropical air. Warm air contains more moisture than cold air

so we will see heavy rain from that as it moves from west to east on

Sunday and Monday. For many Sunday will begin on a dry and bright note

and later we see the rain come from the west. Thank you very much.

For some living on a canal boat is an opportunity to live life

at a slower pace, but for others it's a way to escape

With more and more houseboats on our waterways, the Canal

and River Trust is asking anyone thinking of swapping bricks

for boating to think carefully before considering a life

The Trent and Mersey Canal in Staffordshire, where Kerry

When it comes to boats sinking, we're definitely getting busier.

They run River Canal Rescue, helping boat owners in trouble,

teaching canal users basic rules, which, to their exasperation,

You drive on the right-hand side when you're passing another boat.

If you don't take it out of the water and treat it,

it will rot away to nothing until the boat sinks.

After years of neglect, many canals are busy once more,

and those who look after them say that canal users,