and the long running bbc medical drama, holby city is ending after 23 years, with the final series to air in march 2022. the man put in charge of the government s plans to help schoolchildren in england recover from the effects of the covid lockdown has resigned. in a letter announcing his decision to step down, sir kevan collins severely criticised the level of support that the government has said it will provide. it s proposed spending £11; billion to help children catch up on missed edcuation. but sir kevan said that was not enough, writing: the support announced by government so far does not come close to meeting the scale of the challenge , and adding that a half hearted approach risks failing hundreds of thousands of pupils he went on: the package falls far short of what is needed. it is too narrow, too small and will be delivered too slowly , and said that it betrays an undervaluation of the importance of education for individuals and society. let s talk to our
that informal, to be honest, because the first lady and the president will be welcomed by the queen here in the quadrangle of windsor castle. there will be a guard of honour there. they will give the royal salute to the queen and to the president and first lady. the president and first lady. the president will then inspect that guard of honour in the quadrangle. he will hear the national anthem played for him. they will then go inside the castle to tea. that element is private, it will be about 40 element is private, it will be about a0 minutes or so inside, having an informal chat and tea. we will see just one photo from that moment, from the grant corridor, of the president and first lady and the queen. we won t know what is discussed. that element will be private. discussed. that element will be rivate. .~ . , discussed. that element will be rivate. , , , private. speaking about guest lists. when peeple private. speaking about guest lists. when people don t private. sp
in the number of births. intrigue in israel opposition politicians look close to a deal to end the premiership of benjamin netanyahu. aiming high. a mountaineerfrom hong kong has broken the record for the fastest ascent of everest, by a woman. hello and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. there s a fresh push to get more people in england vaccinated against covid 19, amid concerns that the variant first identified in india could delay the next phase of re opening. ministers want everyone over 50 to have had both doses before the end ofjune. england s largest vaccination centre has opened at twickenham rugby stadium. up to 15,000 jabs will be available for people who haven t yet received their first vaccine. the government has said it will wait untiljune the 14th to decide whether social distancing restrictions can be lifted a week later. some scientists have warned against any further easing of coronavirus measures. government adviser and microbiologist profe