aussie news the world cup final. the aussie news stations reluctantly acknowledged england's victory. for them it was about the journey of their women's team. about the “ourney of their women's team. , ., ., about the “ourney of their women's team. ,, ., i. about the “ourney of their women's team. ., , ., ., team. everyone of you should hold our team. everyone of you should hold your heads — team. everyone of you should hold your heads high. — team. everyone of you should hold your heads high, thank— team. everyone of you should hold your heads high, thank you - team. everyone of you should hold your heads high, thank you for - your heads high, thank you for everything. but your heads high, thank you for everything-— your heads high, thank you for eve hina. �* . ., , . everything. but england had silenced them. as england's _ everything. but england had silenced them. as england's third _ everything. but england had silenced them. as england's third goal- everything. but england had silenced them. as england's third goal went l them. as england's third goal went in, attention is turned to sunday's match. , . ., , , ., ., match. ever since i was young i have dreams about _ match. ever since i was young i have dreams about a _ match. ever since i was young i have dreams about a world _ match. ever since i was young i have dreams about a world cup, - match. ever since i was young i have dreams about a world cup, but - match. ever since i was young i have dreams about a world cup, but you | dreams about a world cup, but you always dream about winning it and have a chance to do that this weekend is something we have worked really hard for. we can't wait. watching in the stadium last night, journalists from both countries were impressed with england's performance.— impressed with england's performance. impressed with england's erformance. ., ., impressed with england's erformance. . ~ ., , performance. england knew it was auoin to performance. england knew it was aoian to a performance. england knew it was going to a cauldron _ performance. england knew it was going to a cauldron and _ performance. england knew it was going to a cauldron and they - performance. england knew it was| going to a cauldron and they would be against — going to a cauldron and they would be against a wave of noise, and they knew— be against a wave of noise, and they knew their— be against a wave of noise, and they knew their game plan was to possess the hall_ knew their game plan was to possess the ball and to stifle that by quieting the crowd, by keeping the ball, quieting the crowd, by keeping the hall. hy— quieting the crowd, by keeping the ball, by doing what they do, and when _ ball, by doing what they do, and when they— ball, by doing what they do, and when they got the chances they absolutely nailed them. it is about

connections and being ruthless. those _ connections and being ruthless. those little snapshots of moments that mean — those little snapshots of moments that mean so — those little snapshots of moments that mean so much— those little snapshots of moments that mean so much in— those little snapshots of moments that mean so much in football- those little snapshots of moments i that mean so much in football games that mean so much in football games that we _ that mean so much in football games that we look— that mean so much in football games that we look back _ that mean so much in football games that we look back on _ that mean so much in football games that we look back on today— that mean so much in football games that we look back on today and - that mean so much in football games that we look back on today and go, . that we look back on today and go, but i _ that we look back on today and go, but i don't — that we look back on today and go, but i don't say— that we look back on today and go, but i don't say this— that we look back on today and go, but i don't say this lightly, - that we look back on today and go, but i don't say this lightly, and - but i don't say this lightly, and austratian— but i don't say this lightly, and australian will— but i don't say this lightly, and australian will never— but i don't say this lightly, and australian will never say- but i don't say this lightly, and australian will never say this l australian will never say this tightly. — australian will never say this tightly. good _ australian will never say this tightly. good on _ australian will never say this lightly, good on england, . australian will never say this | lightly, good on england, you deserved _ lightly, good on england, you deserved it _ lightly, good on england, you deserved it.— deserved it. spain is the final challenge _ deserved it. spain is the final challenge for _ deserved it. spain is the final challenge for this _ deserved it. spain is the final. challenge for this tournament, deserved it. spain is the final - challenge for this tournament, so will england's may be on that trophy? will england's may be on that tro-h ? , ., .,, will england's may be on that tro-h ? ,., ., trophy? there is almost an inevitability _ trophy? there is almost an inevitability about - trophy? there is almost an inevitability about it. - trophy? there is almost an inevitability about it. the l inevitability about it. the resilience in the belief the team have within, to get to a final, who says they can't just have within, to get to a final, who says they can'tjust go and do it again on sunday?— says they can'tjust go and do it again on sunday? england are riding the wave of their _ again on sunday? england are riding the wave of their success _ again on sunday? england are riding the wave of their success and - again on sunday? england are riding the wave of their success and with i the wave of their success and with so many favourites out, this is their best chance to win a world cup. and it would be the first for an england senior team for 57 years. well, it's fair to say some of the big names of the tournament departed earlier than expected. brazil didn't even make the knockouts — the first time that's

happened since 1995... and star player marta — said before the tournament, that this world cup — her sixth in total — but it might not be the last we've seen of the 37 —year—old... with the paris olympics next year still a possibility. iam not i am not going to play on at the world cup, but i did say i'm looking to play the next olympics, but they... i don't have the answer that i work on the feeling day by day if i work on the feeling day by day if i still have that power that i can, you know, show with the team, with brazil, and fight for a gold medal. manchester city boss pep guardiola was keen to highlight the turnaround will be for his side, following their win over sevilla on penalties on wednesday. the match, played at the home of olympiacos in greece, comes less than three days before saturday's big premier league game against newcastle united. but he said getting a first trophy of the season was something they could build on.

we are we a re really we are really pleased to have one title in this season. really pleased for the club that this title, we didn't have it and now we have it. it needs one to finish full circle and be able for this club to win all the titles we can have. it would happen in december when we lost to saudi arabia. i would say, really, really pleased. translation: the good thing about toda is that translation: the good thing about today is that we _ translation: the good thing about today is that we competed _ translation: the good thing about today is that we competed really - today is that we competed really welt _ today is that we competed really well. overall our mentality was good, — well. overall our mentality was good, too _ well. overall our mentality was good, too. ourjob as technical staff— good, too. ourjob as technical staff is— good, too. ourjob as technical staff is to — good, too. ourjob as technical staff is to maintain that same mentality for the rest of the games, for the _ mentality for the rest of the games, for the next — mentality for the rest of the games, for the next games ahead, which is not always— for the next games ahead, which is not always easy. novak djokovic has won his first singles match back in the us for two years — after beating alejandro davidovich fokina at the cincinnati open. the 23—time grand slam champion hasn't been able to play in the us

over covid protocols, with the rules for unvaccinated travellers from overseas only relaxed in may. djokovic won the first set 6—4 before his opponent retired with a back problem. the serb will be looking to extend his major record with the us open which starts at the end of the month. up next — it's gael monfils — with age a factor for the 36—year—old going into the tie. we cannot forget that he is older than me, because everyone talks about my age, but i think it is worth saying that he is one year older, and it is going to be a jewelled, it is going to be interesting to see that. stage jewelled, it is going to be interesting to see that. age is nothina interesting to see that. age is nothing but — interesting to see that. age is nothing but a _ interesting to see that. age is nothing but a number! - and iga swiatek takes on kinwen zheng later in cincinnati. she got the better of american qualifier danielle collins to make the third round, winning in straight sets. the world number one, who'll be defending her us open title at flushing meadows later this month, won with relative ease — 6—1, 6—0, taking the victory in less than an hour.

seventh—seeded coco gauff cruised past mayar sherif winning 6—2, 6—2 to reach the third round at the wta 1000 event in cincinnati for the first time. the american's won 7 of her last 8 since wimbledon, with all seven of those wins coming in straight sets. and that's all the sport for now. get all the latest on the website. we will see you soon. hello and welcome back. here, it's a—level results day — the moment thousands of teenagers in england, wales and northern ireland find out the results of their examinations. students' results will determine whether they'll go to university, or an apprenticeship — or training course. this year the percetage of students getting the top a and a* grades is down — after a rise following the covid pandemic. earlier we heard from education sectretary gillian keegan who explained how this year's a—levels have been graded fairly,

despite students having missed out on taking gcses because of the pandemic. you can't compare them to last year of the two years previous. we are comparing them to 2019. in terms of the level playing field for the cohort taking exams then, yes, definitely. exams are the fairest way, everybody sits on the same place, with the same content, with the same conditions, having to do the same conditions, having to do the same conditions, having to do the same exam. before we go into this, we have tojust the same exam. before we go into this, we have to just congratulate this, we have to just congratulate this cohort. they have been through such a lot. they have shown massive resilience and they have taken their exams, they have really stepped up to the plate, and they are going to do great, because they will have access to as many opportunities, if not more, than ever. let's talk to city of liverpool college students —

ajay branscombe and lucy cavanagh. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. you havejust got thank you forjoining us on bbc news. you have just got your results ajay, how did you do, did you get what you are hoping for? i did. ajay, how did you do, did you get what you are hoping for?- what you are hoping for? i did, i aot a what you are hoping for? i did, i got a distinction _ what you are hoping for? i did, i got a distinction in _ what you are hoping for? i did, i got a distinction in games - got a distinction in games development. got a distinction in games develo-ment. ., . ., ., development. congratulations. how are ou development. congratulations. how are you feeling? _ development. congratulations. how are you feeling? amazing, - development. congratulations. how are you feeling? amazing, i - development. congratulations. how are you feeling? amazing, i can't i are you feeling? amazing, i can't wait to go — are you feeling? amazing, i can't wait to go to _ are you feeling? amazing, i can't wait to go to university. - are you feeling? amazing, i can't wait to go to university. and - are you feeling? amazing, i can't wait to go to university. and that| wait to go to university. and that is our wait to go to university. and that is your plan. _ wait to go to university. and that is your plan, university? - wait to go to university. and that is your plan, university? yes. . wait to go to university. and that. is your plan, university? yes. and study games _ is your plan, university? yes. and study games design. _ is your plan, university? yes. and study games design. interesting. | is your plan, university? yes. and | study games design. interesting. is that our study games design. interesting. is that yourfirst— study games design. interesting. is that your first choice, _ study games design. interesting. is that your first choice, is _ study games design. interesting. is that your first choice, is that - that your first choice, is that exactly what you wanted to do? yes. did ou exactly what you wanted to do? yes. did you already _ exactly what you wanted to do? yes. did you already get _ exactly what you wanted to do? yes. did you already get an _ exactly what you wanted to do? jazz did you already get an offer to exactly what you wanted to do? 123 did you already get an offer to your favourite university, where you won to hook? i favourite university, where you won to hook? ., ., .,' ., to hook? i got an offer from manchester _ to hook? i got an offer from manchester metropolitan i to hook? i got an offer from - manchester metropolitan university. lucy, let's head to you. what did you get and what is it what, if you don't mind sharing with us, was it what you are hoping for? yes.

don't mind sharing with us, was it what you are hoping for?- don't mind sharing with us, was it what you are hoping for? yes. i got a distinction _ what you are hoping for? yes. i got a distinction in _ what you are hoping for? yes. i got a distinction in graphic _ what you are hoping for? yes. i got a distinction in graphic design - what you are hoping for? yes. i got a distinction in graphic design and i a distinction in graphic design and it is what— a distinction in graphic design and it is what i— a distinction in graphic design and it is what i was after. and a distinction in graphic design and it is what i was after.— it is what i was after. and how we're feeling _ it is what i was after. and how we're feeling in _ it is what i was after. and how we're feeling in those - it is what i was after. and how. we're feeling in those moments before you are opening those envelopes? i remember, i'm not going to tell many years ago, but i remember the nerves opening that envelope. did you sleep last night? i felt like it was out of my control and i— i felt like it was out of my control and i could — i felt like it was out of my control and i could do everything i could do. ~ and i could do everything i could do. . . , . and i could do everything i could do. . . ., and i could do everything i could do. . ., ., ., , ., do. was there a lot of coursework or was it a lot — do. was there a lot of coursework or was it a lot of _ do. was there a lot of coursework or was it a lot of exams, _ do. was there a lot of coursework or was it a lot of exams, and _ do. was there a lot of coursework or was it a lot of exams, and how- do. was there a lot of coursework or was it a lot of exams, and how did i was it a lot of exams, and how did you find that? it was it a lot of exams, and how did you find that?— you find that? it was a lot of coursework. _ you find that? it was a lot of coursework. we _ you find that? it was a lot of coursework. we had - you find that? it was a lot of coursework. we had about l you find that? it was a lot of. coursework. we had about six you find that? it was a lot of- coursework. we had about six weeks of exam _ coursework. we had about six weeks of exam conditions where you had to work on _ of exam conditions where you had to work on projects. how of exam conditions where you had to work on projects-— work on pro'ects. how did you find the work on projects. how did you find the exams? _ work on projects. how did you find the exams? do _ work on projects. how did you find the exams? do you _ work on projects. how did you find the exams? do you think - work on projects. how did you find the exams? do you think that - work on projects. how did you find the exams? do you think that way| work on projects. how did you find i the exams? do you think that way is fair, especially because both of you lost out when it came to your gcses? i prefer doing coursework, ifeel i prefer doing coursework, i feel like it— i prefer doing coursework, i feel like it is— i prefer doing coursework, i feel like it is easy to plan everything that you — like it is easy to plan everything that you need to do, rather than going _ that you need to do, rather than going into — that you need to do, rather than going into an exam and panicking.

ajay. _ going into an exam and panicking. ajay. how— going into an exam and panicking. ajay, how did you cope with the course after being locked down for two years back in 2021 and 2022? how did the pandemic affect you? the two years back in 2021 and 2022? how did the pandemic affect you?— did the pandemic affect you? the way my university. — did the pandemic affect you? the way my university. or— did the pandemic affect you? the way my university. or my _ did the pandemic affect you? the way my university, or my college, - my university, or my college, structured it, was remote. a lot of my work was developing a so i was utter computer for the majority of my course. switching to my home is beneficial for me because my course. switching to my home is beneficialfor me because i my course. switching to my home is beneficial for me because i was able to work a bit harder and stay up a bit longer to work on my projects. lucy, how did the lockdown affect you? i lucy, how did the lockdown affect ou? ., ., , you? i found the transport getting to and from _ you? i found the transport getting to and from colleagues _ you? i found the transport getting to and from colleagues which - to and from colleagues which probably the most difficult part, but the — probably the most difficult part, but the core course was adapted really _ but the core course was adapted really well and i didn't feel like i missed — really well and i didn't feel like i missed out on anything. i got everything i needed from this course — everything i needed from this course. �* ., everything i needed from this course. ., ., ., ., course. both of you, i want to hear, it is a very — course. both of you, i want to hear, it is a very good _ course. both of you, i want to hear, it is a very good day _ course. both of you, i want to hear, it is a very good day for _ course. both of you, i want to hear, it is a very good day for you - course. both of you, i want to hear, it is a very good day for you both, . it is a very good day for you both, but what celebrations are in order later? what are you going on to do? i am properly going to be out with

some _ i am properly going to be out with some friends to celebrate my results — some friends to celebrate my results. �* ._ ., some friends to celebrate my results. �* ., , ., some friends to celebrate my results. �* ., ., some friends to celebrate my results. �* ., , ., ., results. a'ay, what you plan to do? i'm aoain results. ajay, what you plan to do? i'm going out _ results. ajay, what you plan to do? i'm going out with _ results. ajay, what you plan to do? i'm going out with my _ results. ajay, what you plan to do? i'm going out with my family - results. ajay, what you plan to do? i'm going out with my family for. results. ajay, what you plan to do? i'm going out with my family for a l i'm going out with my family for a meal. ~ ., i'm going out with my family for a meal. . ., meal. wonderful. en'oy, congratulations, i meal. wonderful. enjoy, congratulations, and - meal. wonderful. enjoy, i congratulations, and thank meal. wonderful. enjoy, - congratulations, and thank you so much for sharing your story here on bbc news. good luck with the rest of your studies. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. if you have an allergy to weed pollen to these levels across england and also wales are high. now, high pressure is in charge of our weather at the moment. so things are fairly settled. you can see from the squeeze in the isobars it is going to turn breezier through the day. and then later we've got this weather front bringing in some rain. so the forecast as we go through the rest of the afternoon really is one of sunny spells, areas of cloud at times and an isolated chance of showers, say, in the southwest. maybe a few getting in across the northeast of scotland,

but it will feel fresher along the north sea coastline with an onshore breeze. then it's going to cross central and western areas where the temperature will be higher. we could hit 27 degrees in hampshire through this evening. some sunshine to enjoy before later on. the cloud thickens up out towards the west, heralding the arrival of this first weather front, bringing in some showery outbreaks of rain, heavy at times with the odd rumble of thunder. it's going to be humid, too, with the wind picking up off the coast of wales and the wind tomorrow around the north west of wales will be a feature of the weather. with exposure, we could have gusts up to about 60 miles an hour. the north of scotland hanging onto some sunshine. you can see there's quite a bit of cloud around. and then later the next band of heavy thundery rain comes into the southwest. it's going to feel humid across southern areas tomorrow. but in the sunshine in the north of scotland, it will feel quite pleasant. now, overnight, friday into saturday, it's going to be a very warm night. and on saturday this weather front pushes further north, taking its heavy rain with it. and here, too, in the north

of scotland, it's going to be windy move further south, it's a mixture of sunshine and showers. a lot of the showers will be in western areas. the further south and east that you travel, the better chance you have of staying dry. and it's going to feel fresher in saturday than it's going to do on friday. we lose that humidity into sunday. low pressure is anchored to the north west of us, so areas close to the northwest will see the showers. we could see a few getting into north west wales and also into the south west as well as north west england. but further east it's likely to stay drier and temperatures getting up at best into the mid twenties. as we head on into the next couple of days. again for many away from the northwest where we hang on to some showers, it should be largely dry with some sunny spells.

live from london. this is bbc news. tributes are paid to the tv chat show legend sir michael parkinson who has died aged 88. we might have a prospect here! more than 60 migrants are feared dead — after their boat is found drifting — off cape verde in west africa. the moment thousands of students have been waiting for — end of school examination grades are announced in england, wales and northern ireland. 0k, ok, we will start with you. you have

done a—levels, what were your subjects and did you get the results politics, history and soakology and i -ot politics, history and soakology and i got what —— sociology and i got what _ i got what —— sociology and i got what i _ i got what —— sociology and i got what i wanted. hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start here in the uk, where tributes have been paid to the tv talk show host and journalist sir michael parkinson. in a statement, his family said he died peacefully at home. he was 88. sir michael interviewed hundreds of the world's top stars of entertainment and sport — including muhamed ali, orson wells and james cagney. david sillito looks back at his life. don't you get fed up of each other? oh, yes, yes. i call him golden- balls, you know, now. did you ever say, "you dirty rat?"

never. jimmy cagney.