内容摘要：Rain Newton-Smith, chief executive of business lobby group, the CBI, welcomed the deal saying it provided a "beacon of hope amidst the spectre of protectionism" following Trump's wave of tariffs.

Rain Newton-Smith, chief executive of business lobby group, the CBI, welcomed the deal saying it provided a "beacon of hope amidst the spectre of protectionism" following Trump's wave of tariffs.

Grade boundaries vary from year to year and the exact percentages for 2024 won't be published until results day.However, the SQA sets initial grade boundaries for their assessments at 50% for a C, 70% for an A, and 85% for an Upper A.

These boundaries are the starting point for deciding the final grade boundaries each year.A grade D is a pass.If you receive a grade D result this usually means you scored between 40 and 49% in the course assessment.

Candidates who score less than 40% are not awarded a national course and will receive a no award result.The number of pupils achieving an A, B or C grade at National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher was down across the board.

The Higher A-C attainment dropped from 77.1% in 2023 to 74.9%, while the A-C attainment for National 5 exams fell from 78.8% in 2023 to 77.2%.

The biggest drop in A-C grades came from Advanced Highers, which fell from 79.8% in 2023 to 75.3%.Clean water campaigners Surfers Against Sewage said the fines were a win for campaigners, who had been “demanding those in power enforce the letter of the law”.

Chief executive Giles Bristow said: “Today’s fines illustrate the sheer state of disrepair of our broken water industry with nearly half of Yorkshire Waters storm overflows found to be in breach of their permits.“People demand healthy rivers, lakes and seas and the government must ensure they, and the water sector, delivers it.”

It's a bright spring morning in Hanover, Germany, and I'm on my way to meet a robot.I have been invited to see the G1, a humanoid robot built by Chinese firm, Unitree, at the Hannover Messe, one of the world's largest industrial trade shows.