![]() ![]() This cohort of 16-year-olds are the first to sit a full round of exams in three years, despite massive disruption to their education caused by Covid-19.Īside from the homeschooling and social distancing in classes, most will have spent at least one period at home isolating during the pingdemic (remember that?) and many of them several.Īfter decades of trying to drive up exam results, the education department is now trying to bring them back down. Secondary school leavers received their GCSE results this week and the nation’s parks were alive with the sound of cans of Strongbow Dark Fruits popping open. TL DR: Six months of war – six months more? Exam results Speaking at her funeral, he said: ‘The huge price we have to pay can only be justified by the highest achievement – our victory.’Īfter half a year, Ukraine is still standing and Russia’s military is weakened – but the faith in the Kremlin remains strong. The 29-year-old was the daughter of Alexander Dugin, the suitably cranky-looking high-priest of Putinism, and was killed in an apparent car bomb attack, possibly meant for her father. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web ![]() ![]() His decree this week to grow the size of the armed forces suggests he would be more than willing to fight for another six months and the conviction of his inner circle appears unshaken by the mysterious death of Darya Dugin. Six months on, no one is winning and it’s still hard to say with any certainty what Putin would deem an acceptable victory. Kyiv accuses Moscow of ‘nuclear terrorism’ Moscow accuses Kyiv of shelling dangerously close to it.įor the first time in its history, it went off grid this week because a fire nearby destroyed power lines, the latest worrying development in a situation which has become the object of an information war. Russian forces have controlled it since March and are accused of using it as a base, shielding weapons and troops within it knowing that it is too dangerous for Ukraine’s military to attempt a counterattack. Boris Johnson’s name was included on a walkway honouring world leaders who have visited wartime Ukraine (Picture: PA/Ukrainian Presidential Press Office) ![]()
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