Julie Richardson, the headteacher of Verulam School in St Albans, said her pupils would be “disappointed” if predictions from the University of Buckingham of a 10% drop in A and A* grades come true next week. The ‘Covid generation’ of Year 13 students have faced two years of disruption, including the 2020 upheaval in GCSE results – when the government agreed to award grades from teacher assessments after the use of an algorithm resulted in nearly 40% of predicted grades degradation....

The train, en route from Sagunto in the eastern province of Valencia, to Zaragoza, stopped while the driver, seeing that the fire meant it was too dangerous to proceed, prepared to reverse the train. Some passengers, fearing the train would be destroyed by fire, panicked and fled after breaking windows to escape. Two of those with the most serious burns were airlifted away while others, including a young girl of about 10, were taken to nearby hospitals....

Mehrere Tonnen toter Fisch in der Oder: Laborergebnisse sollen Aufschluss geben. Erste Analysen wiesen auf Quecksilber als mögliche Ursache hin. Schlachtkörper werden jetzt auf 300 verschiedene Schadstoffe getestet. Ministerin Lemke kritisiert Zusammenarbeit mit Polen: Eine gemeinsame Anerkennung mit Polen soll wegen fehlender Informationen nicht funktionieren. Polen spricht von „Falschinformationen“: An der Oder soll in letzter Zeit kein Wasser aus Polen geliefert worden sein. Dieser Newsletter wird regelmäßig aktualisiert. Update vom 15....

Tuchel would not guarantee that both players would stay at the club this summer, with interest from other clubs increasing, but urged them to be patient. “Generally nobody is sold,” Tuchel said. “But it depends on what the player wants, how badly the player wants it, what we think about who is prepared to pay a certain amount of money, and then maybe everyone is for sale.” Asked specifically about Gallagher, a loan target for West Ham, Crystal Palace and Everton, Tuchel added: “It’s a very tough race for him because at the moment it seems we only have two places in central midfield....

The gunman used a hunting rifle to first shoot the two children, aged eight and 11, and their mother, who were living as tenants in his home. He then went out into the street and randomly shot 13 more people, seven of them fatally, before a bystander shot and killed him. Montenegrin police chief Zoran Brjanin said the attacker was a 34-year-old man identified only by his initials, VB. “At the moment, it is not clear what caused VB to commit this heinous act,” Mr Brdjanin said....

Montenegrin state television RTCG previously reported that the gunman had killed 11 people and had been shot by police. Montenegrin police chief Zoran Brjanin said in a video statement released to the media that the attacker was a 34-year-old man he identified only by his initials, VB. Firefighters stand next to a body at the scene of the attack in Cetinje, about 30 kilometers west of Podgorica, Montenegro, Friday, Aug....

Gus the gopher tortoise has been a resident of the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Halifax since 1942. While his actual hatching day is lost to history, August seems like a good time for celebration. “So it’s an average time, mid-August, for when the turtles start hatching from their eggs,” said Liz Spence, one of the museum curators who cares for Gus. “But also a good time for visitors to come....

Gleichzeitig will Kogler Anreize für Mehrfamilienhausbesitzer und Eigentümer schaffen, auf Heizsysteme aus regenerativen Quellen umzusteigen. Laut der „Heute“-Zeitung wäre eine 80-Quadratmeter-Wohnung bei 25 Prozent Rabatt um durchschnittlich 1.626 Euro pro Jahr günstiger. Vizekanzler Werner Kogler (Grüne) bei den Sommergesprächen Als mögliche Hilfe für Mieter, die keine Möglichkeit haben, ihre Heizung selbst umzubauen, nannte Kogler die Preissenkung bei Richtmieten. Bundeskanzleramt: „Kein Denkverbot“ Auf Anfrage der APA teilte das Justizministerium am Mittwoch mit, dass die Redaktion im Gange sei....

In Kabul and much of Afghanistan, girls could not legally attend high school for nearly a year due to the Taliban ban. Officials insist the decision is only temporary, but have not set conditions or a timetable for lifting it. The ban caused a wave of depression and anger inside Afghanistan and widespread revulsion beyond its borders. It also caused less immediately visible splits within the movement itself, reflecting deeper rifts among former rebels struggling to adjust to the rule of a government....

FRANCE 2 Article rédigé par A.Lay, N.Fleury, T.Breton, F.Cardoen, @RevelateursFTV – France 2 Télévisions françaises Les incendies à répétition qu’a connus la France à l’été 2022 affectent des vies humaines, mais aussi celles des animaux. Ces derniers meurent souvent de faim, se déshydratent ou même périssent dans les flammes. Une biche se cache derrière des troncs d’arbres calcinés. Il a un regard inquiet et déçu. La photo a été prise il y a deux jours, dans le sud de la Gironde....

Um mit Inhalten von Podigee und anderen externen Inhalten zu interagieren oder diese anzuzeigen, benötigen wir Ihre Zustimmung. Aktivierung externer Inhalte Die Ampel wurde bestätigt – aber der Kanzler wurde abgewählt! So sehen es zumindest die Wähler in der aktuellen Trend-Insa-Meinung zu BILD. CDU/CSU (28 Prozent) und SPD (19 Prozent) gewinnen jeweils einen Prozentpunkt hinzu. Die Grünen (22 Prozent) gewinnen einen halben Punkt hinzu. Die FDP (acht Prozent) hält ihren Wert aus der Vorwoche....

Potential host cities for Eurovision 2023 are: Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield. The news was shared on Friday morning by Radio 2’s Scott Mills on Zoe Ball’s morning show. Twenty cities had originally bid to take part. Cities bidding to take part have been judged on various criteria, including having a venue that can host at least 10,000 people and having access to an international airport. It’s a two-stage selection process – we now have a shortlist of cities that will be re-evaluated, looking at things like availability of resources and experience of hosting major events....

In light of the criticism she faced for the gaffe, Hilton wrote in the comments section of her @QueensofBravo Instagram account: “The screen was so far away and my vision is terrible. If you remember, I couldn’t even tell who Justin Timberlake or Melissa Etheridge was.” Lizzo didn’t seem fazed by Hilton’s mistake or the backlash that followed, posting photos from the vacation Thursday on Twitter with the caption, “Meanwhile…” — End of update — Kathy Hilton from “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” is being called lipophobic and racist online for mistaking singer Lizzo for the title of her 2009 movie “Precious....

As the hike got steeper, the brush thicker and the mud too deep for most MPs to navigate, all but two turned around. One of those misrepresented was Deputy Doug Johnson. After nearly an hour of climbing through 6-foot brush, Johnson reached the wreckage, a feat that could have been described as heroic. Instead, the events that followed set off a chain reaction that landed Johnson on the witness stand in federal court on Friday, testifying in a civil lawsuit alleging that Los Angeles County and some of its employees violated privacy and caused emotional distress to Vanessa Bryant....

[Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] Jackson was asked if he had a deadline for the extension. He replied, “Yeah, we’re getting close to it. It’s getting close. The season is getting close. We’re going to be good for the season.” Jackson said he had no updates to share about those talks. In June, Jackson — who does not have an agent — said he would keep his talks with the Ravens private....

“Private homes were destroyed. There are no reports of casualties. The invaders are destroying everything in their path – a terrorist tactic,” he wrote in a translation provided by the platform. CNBC was unable to independently verify the details. Kramatorsk was the site of a brutal Russian rocket attack in early April on a train station packed with civilians trying to escape the conflict. It has suffered months of Russian bombing and by April its population had dropped from 200,000 to about 40,000, according to local officials....

Prendre soin de vos bactéries intestinales (la microflore) signifie prendre soin de votre santé globale. Pour nourrir vos bactéries intestinales et optimiser votre microbiote, le moyen le plus simple est de loin de passer par votre alimentation. Voici neuf mesures nutritionnelles pour aider à garder votre intestin en bonne santé en nourrissant de bonnes bactéries et en décourageant la croissance de microbes nocifs : – Différenciez-vous ! Une alimentation très variée, notamment en ce qui concerne les aliments d’origine végétale, garantit une diversité maximale des bactéries intestinales....

Dominant d’entrée, Lille a cependant eu du mal à contenir Moïse Simon en transition. L’international nigérian, tout proche du but après une belle course terminée sur le poteau (25e), a également ouvert le score juste avant la demi-heure de jeu, seul au deuxième poteau et à la limite du hors-jeu, suite à une déviation d’Andrey. Girotto dans un coin. Premier but nantais de la saison. Les Dogues, menés et nerveux, ont ensuite dû composer avec un grand Alban Lafont (Voir ci-dessous)....

C’était attendu depuis plusieurs semaines : ce dimanche 14 août, la pluie est revenue en France. Météo France avait mis huit départements en vigilance orange ce samedi en raison du risque d’orages et en effet, de violents épisodes orageux, parfois accompagnés de pluie, ont été observés dans plusieurs régions françaises. En fin de journée ce dimanche, Météo France a finalement levé ces avertissements. La Dépêche du Midi fait le point sur les prévisions de la semaine....

Last week, Zoom acknowledged a flaw that a security researcher named Patrick Wardle had spotted earlier. Wardle, a security researcher and founder of the Objective-See Foundation, a nonprofit that builds open source macOS security tools, first found a flaw and presented it at the Def Con hacking conference held last week. The exploit targets the Zoom installer, which requires special user permission to run. By exploiting this tool, hackers could trick users into installing a malicious program by putting Zoom’s cryptographic signature on it....