and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist richard leakey renowned for his extensive fossil discoveries that shed light on human evolution has died aged 77. hello and welcome to bbc news. secondary schools in england have been told that children should wear face coverings in classrooms to help stop the omicron covid 19 variant from disrupting the new term. the move brings england into line with the rest of the uk. unions have welcomed the advice, while also warning that staff shortages could once again lead to some children being taught at home. sanchia berg reports. in scotland, pupils have been
just to get there and just walk out was that i d love that. that would be the best. that s what i would love to do. that was talia slack reporting there. the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist richard leakey has died at the age of 77. he was renowned for his extensive fossil discoveries that shed light on human revolution in africa. in a statement this evening the kenyan president said that i have this afternoon received with deep sorrow the sad news of the passing of doctor richard leakey, the kenyan former head of public service. time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker hello. still very mild out there with a
secondary school pupils in england are being asked to wear masks and classrooms to reduce the spread of ohmic one. unions have welcomed the move. warnings of a worst case scenario of a quarter of staff in the public sector being off work because of covid. government ministers say there is nothing in the current covid data to suggest more restrictions are required in england. fire engulfed the parliament building in south africa after its sprinkler system failed. and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist richard lecky, renowned for his extensive fossil discoveries, which shed light on human evolution, has died aged 77. coming up shortly on bbc news, it s sportsday, but first we take a look back at kevin sinfield s extra mile challenge.
this is bbc news i m geeta guru murthy with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a huge fire has completely destroyed the south african national assembly a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson. thousands protest against the military regime in sudan the prime minister resigns urging coup leaders to move back towards democracy. a surge in covid infections affects travel forcing the cancellation of over four thousand flights worldwide. secondary school pupils in england are being asked to wear face masks in classrooms to reduce the spread of omicron. and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist, richard leakey famous for his fossil discoveries that shed light on human evolution has died aged 77.
face masks in classrooms to reduce the spread of omicron. unions welcome the move. warnings of a worst case scenario of quarter of staff in the public sector being off work because of covid. government minsiters say there s nothing in the current covid data to suggest more restrictions are required in england. fire engulfs the parliament building in south africa after its sprinkler system failed. and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist, richard leakey renowned for his extensive fossil discoveries that shed light on human evolution has died aged 77. now on bbc news, it s time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m sarah mulkerrins. coming up on the programme.