大象传媒

05/08/2020

The latest national and international news from 大象传媒 Radio 4.

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06/08/2020 Macron tours devastated streets of Beirut

French leader calls for political change in Lebanon after this week's massive explosion

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07/08/2020 Details of redundancies at British Airways confirmed

Union bosses have accused BA of "naked greed" by forcing cabin crew to take redundancy.

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08/08/2020 Home Office seeks navy help over migrant crossings

Home Office seeks military help over migrant crossings

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09/08/2020 Headteachers criticise Johnson on schools reopening in England

A headteachers' union says the PM shouldn't claim it's a "moral duty" to reopen schools.

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Scottish government apology on exam grades

First Minister says the problem will be fixed

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11/08/2020 Tens of thousands of school pupils in Scotland are having their exams upgraded

Tens of thousands of school pupils in Scotland are having their exams upgraded

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12/08/2020 Chancellor reacts to UK officially entering recession

Rishi Sunak has acknowledged the UK is facing a "very difficult and uncertain time".

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13/08/2020 Anger at A Level Results

There has been anger at the A-Levels awarded, with almost 40% of results downgraded

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14/08/2020 Thousands return to UK to beat France quarantine

Thousands of Britons in France rush to get home before a two week quarantine takes effect

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15/08/2020 VJ Day remembered 75 years on

Prince Charles leads commemorations on the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender.

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16/08/2020 Boris Johnson faces calls to act on A-Level confusion

Labour urges Boris Johnson to take charge of the "mess" surrounding A-Levels in England.

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17/08/2020 U-turn on A-Level and GCSE results

There had been fierce criticism from parents and teachers of this year's grading system.

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Public Health England shake up goes ahead -- despite warnings about the timing

The government presses ahead with major changes to health bodies tackling coronavirus

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19/08/2020 English Channel: Teenage migrant's body found

A Sudanese boy has drowned apparently trying to reach the UK in a small boat.

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20/08/2020 Record GCSE results

Steep rise in GCSE pass rate and top grades after computer algorithm abandoned

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21/08/2020 NW England lockdown

Tighter restrictions in Oldham, Blackburn and Pendle due to coronavirus spikes

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22/08/2020 Two charged in major NI security operation

Two people have been charged after an operation targeting the leadership of the New IRA

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23/08/2020 "It's safe to reopen schools" - UK's medical officers

They say children are more at risk of harm from not returning to school than from virus.

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24/08/2020 Masks 'likely in Scottish schools'

The Scottish government looks set to make face coverings mandatory in secondary schools.

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The Prime Minister hints at mask guidance for English schools could change

Mask compulsory for Scottish schools from Monday - the PM suggests England may follow

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26/08/2020 Senior civil servant sacked in the wake of the exams fiasco in England

A senior civil servant has been sacked in the wake of the exams fiasco in England

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27/08/2020 England Test and Trace misses targets

England Test and Trace times are increasing, as it falls short of key targets

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28/08/2020 Government faces resistance to its call for people return to their workplaces this autumn

Government faces resistance to its call for people return to their workplaces this autumn

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Government under fire over new England schools coronavirus advice

Government under fire over new schools coronavirus advice for England

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30/08/2020 Belarus protesters defy crackdown

Tens of thousands of protesters defy a security crackdown in Belarus

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TUI launches coronavirus restrictions investigation

TUI investigates after passengers claim coronavirus measure weren't enforced

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01/09/2020 Councils ask for local lockdown restrictions to remain

Councils in Greater Manchester ask for restrictions to remain after coronavirus spike.

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02/09/2020 Regulator says it warned against exam grading system

Ofqual tells MPs exam grading system was a fundamental mistake; Lockdown easing u-turn

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03/09/2020 Covid quarantine list not expanded in England

England's quarantine list doesn't change But Wales adds Portugal and some Greek islands

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