Nonessential travel. Many now bracing themselves for a White Weekend like no other they have ever seen in their own backyard. Mark lobel, bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. Hello there. Its been a very cold start to the weekend. Widespread frost and ice up and down the country and also some low cloud and freezing fog, particularly in the south which could linger all day. Best of the sunshine further north but for scotland we have had a weather front pushing in outbreaks of rain to northern and western areas, some snow on the hills too. That front will push into Northern England though, bringing in rain here, more rain pushing into western scotland. Again snow on the hills. A cold night to come but not as cold as it has been of late but still cold enough where any rain falls on the frozen surfaces, we could see an ice risk for sunday morning. Eastern scotland and north east england also for that. Further south we should see the clouds breaking up and ther
Of pupils able to attend school during lockdown with attendance rates surging in some areas and staff reporting streets packed with parents during drop off. More from our education correspondent elaine dunkley. At parkinson lane primary in halifax, teachers are struggling with the numbers. During the first lockdown, 13 pupils attended. Today, there are more than 17 classes. I mean, you say a lockdown but it doesnt feel like a lockdown, does it . I mean, teachers are having to split their time not only teaching the children that are coming to school, but also you then have got the vast majority that are trying to get online. We have had children go home with covid and pass it on to grandparents who are living with them, and those grandparents, sadly, have passed on. More than 600 pupils here are eligible for a school place. According to the governments criteria, a child needs one parent who is a key worker to be in school, and the government has expanded the offer of a school place to c
From countries that arent on the travel corridor list will still have to quarantine for up to 10 days once they arrive. Our transport correspondent Caroline Davies reports. Until todays announcement, the uk has not required anyone arriving in the country to show that theyve recently tested negative for the coronavirus, but things are about to change. International arrivals, including uk nationals travelling to the uk, will need to show that they have a negative covid 19 test, taken up to 72 hours before they travel. It applies to everyone arriving by boat, plane or train, but not to hauliers or children under 11, and it wont apply to anyone travelling within the uk or ireland. The government have said tests will be needed from next week but havent set an exact date, and they havent specified a particular sort of test. There can be different types of tests, so viewers will have heard of pcr tests, perhaps, but there are also lateral flow tests and lamp tests. The important thing is, its
The uks major supermarkets have warned the government that an urgent intervention is needed to prevent more disruption to Northern Irelands food supplies. Since the uk separated from the eu, thereve been new checks and paperwork on Food Products being shipped over the irish sea, which have caused delays. For over a week now, shoppers in Northern Ireland have seen shortages in some supermarkets. Heres our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. Overnight, the way we get food into Northern Ireland from Great Britain has hugely changed, and shoppers are noticing. I thought i would give everyone a quick update on local supermarkets in Northern Ireland. I spent an hour today driving round, looking for somewhere just to get fruit and veg. So ive just done a quick shop in my local supermarket. Some very noticeable gaps, particularly in the frozen food section. Hardly any frozen vegetables, but i did manage to grab some frozen peas. Also in the refrigerated aisles where the juice normally is, real
The headlines the us president elect joe biden is outlining a 1. 9 trillion spending package to combat the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the economy. Speaking in delaware, described his proposals as a two step plan of rescue and recovery. Concern about brazils new coronavirus variant has prompted the uk to impose a ban on travellers arriving from south america and portugal. The Health System in the brazilian city of manaus is said to be close to collapse. Scientists are still in the early stages of studying the variant, which may be more transmissible. The leader of a who mission investigating the origins of coronavirus says his team is embarking on a long journey. Theyve finally arrived in wuhan, where the pandemic began thirteen months ago, after repeated delays which have raised suspicions that china is not fully cooperating with International Health authorities. The pandemic is notjust having ever an effect on education of children, there is evidence that their physical w