Empty playgrounds and deserted classrooms. But after months, millions of pupils in england, wales and Northern Ireland are due to return to school within weeks. The chances of children catching covid and then getting long term, Serious Problems as a result of it solely due to going to school are incredibly small. Theyre not zero, but they are incredibly small. The chances of many children being damaged by not going to school are incredibly clear. And therefore the balance of risk is very strongly in favour of children actually going to school. And of course the floor markings we have put down. At this Primary School in east london, theyre looking forward to having the children back. I worry about the lack of social interaction that those children have had. I worry about the lack of child development. I look at things like their fine motor skills, they way they would hold a pencil, the way they would form their words, so their speech and language. And some of those children who wont hav
Releasing federal funds to victims whove lost their homes. The final voyage of the last surviving d day Landing Craft has been postponed following a six year multi Million Pound renovation project. Well speak to the son of a d day veteran before 11 30pm. Snow in south east australia the unseasonal weathers been triggered by antarctic air. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning School Next Month than if they catch coronavirus according to englands chief medical officer. Professor chris whitty said the chance of children dying from covid 19 are incredibly small but missing lessons damages children in the long run. He warned its unlikely therell be a vaccine before the end of the year. It comes as holiday makers returning to the uk from croatia, austria and Trinidad And Tobago now have to quarantine for m days. In india the nu
Hello and welcome to the programme. The governor of the american state of wisconsin has deployed the National Guard to maintain public safety, as he put it, after police shot an apparently unarmed black man on sunday. Jacob blake was taken to hospitalfor surgery. Video footage, showing him being shot in the back as he tries to get into a car, has led to protests in the city of kenosha. Aleem maqbool reports from wisconsin. Its become a familiar scene. Angry protests after the Police Shooting of a black man. This time, its wisconsin, where in the early evening, officers had been called to deal with a domestic disturbance. In mobile phone video, 29 year old jacob blake is seen Walking Around his car, followed by officers with their weapons drawn. As he opens the door, an officer pulls on his shirt and several shots are heard. Onlookers start screaming and the car horn blares, as mr blake slumps over the steering wheel. A prominent civil rights lawyer says mr blakes three sons were in the
A black man several times whilst responding to a domestic incident. Jacob blake is in a stable condition in hospital. Firefighters in california warn conditions will only get worse as they battle to contain nearly 600 wildfires six people have died and thousands have been forced from their homes. And, two british mps layla moran and sir ed davey tell me why they want to become the next leader of the uk liberal democrats. The uk Prime Minister borisjohnson has appealed directly to parents in england to send their children back to school next week. In a statement the Prime Minister said it is far more damaging for a childs development and their health to be away from school any longer. Adding that the life chances of a generation of pupils are at stake if they dont go back. Mrjohnsons words echoed those of the uks four chief medical officers who said the risk of contracting coronavirus in a school is very small. The new term also starts next week in wales. Schools in scotland reopened ea
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Children are more likely to be harmed by not returning School Next Month than if they catch coronavirus according to englands chief medical officer. Professor chris whitty said the chance of children dying from covid 19 are incredibly small but missing lessons damages children in the long run. He warned its unlikely therell be a vaccine before the end of the year. It comes as holiday makers returning to the uk from croatia, austria and Trinidad And Tobago now have to quarantine for m days. In india the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus passes three million with the worlds highest rate of new infections. And the World Health Organization recommends that children over the age of 12 should wear face masks. Our Health Correspondent laura foster reports. This is how many schools have looked for months. But with the Summer Holidays nearly