a brutal and sustained attack. our social affairs editor alison holtjoins me now. was five year old logan known to the authorities? yes, he was. there have been a number of incidents nearly a year before he was murdered. he was taken to hospital with a broken arm, that led to safeguarding made by medics, so they were concerned, they let the authorities know there was something they were worried about. the stepfather was known to have a violent past and the teenager was known to be troubled and violent. logan was on the child protection register, so that meant that a social worker was keeping checks on him and the family, but about a month before he died, he was removed from that register which suggests that at that point in time they felt there wasn t a significant risk of harm. you have then got covid
to see their loved ones in care homes, self isolation periods will be cut, and care homes will only have to follow outbreak management rules for m days, not 28. ministers say restrictions brought in to counter the omicron wave of coronavirus can be relaxed because of the success of the vaccine booster programme. each of the uk nations sets its own rules on care homes, with scotland easing its restrictions last week. the change is the latest rolling back of plan b curbs in england. our social affairs editor alison holtjoins me now. so, before we talk through the exact details of this, my goodness, what a relief for so many people with relatives in care homes. fix, relief for so many people with relatives in care homes. a huge relief. relatives in care homes. a huge relief- this relatives in care homes. a huge relief. this has relatives in care homes. a huge relief. this has been relatives in care homes. a huge relief. this has been an - relatives in care homes. a huge i relief. t
very much for talking us in care homes. ok, alison, thanks very much for talking us through l very much for talking us through that, alison holt, our social affairs editor, thank you, and we are hoping to speak to the chair of the national care association to get their reaction to this. this care home rule relaxation comes as face coverings are no longer legally required in england after covid rules were eased. but some shops including john lewis and sainsbury s and many transport providers have said they ll still ask customers to wear masks, as a courtesy to others. here s our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith. you no longer have to wear a mask in shops, restaurants or on public transport in england. but today s relaxation of the rules once again leaves customers facing the conundrum of different requests, depending on where they are. john lewis said it would be suggesting shoppers wear masks, and sainsbury s said they would keep signs up and still make announcements