we go to the park and have picnics and i think it sjust overall great, cos we get food and drinks. you canjust be you, without anyjudgment. yeah. that s actually really nice. here we go. the government says it s provided £200 million for holiday activity and food projects in england to help those on free school meals and low incomes. but demand for places is high, with many families struggling to get a break from financial pressures during the holidays. elaine dunckley, bbc news. our top story this evening: as fires burn in the extreme heatwaves, july is set to be the hottest month ever recorded around the world. and still to come: killer louis de zoysa will never be freed from prison for the murder of met police sergeant matt ratana. and on bbc london:
the government says schools in england are learning to live with covid by managing the virus with good ventilation, hygiene and vaccinations. here, as the pressure of the pandemic continues, they re desperate to get to the end of term. we are on our knees as we come towards the end of another very, very busy and very, very challenging term. elaine dunckley, bbc news, in knowsley. now to the crisis in sri lanka, where the president has lifted the state of emergency. the government there has been rocked by ongoing protests protests against food and fuel shortages. 40 lawmakers have now left the coalition government led by president rajapaksa. the president has called for opposition parties to form a national government. sri lanka is seeing widespread unrest caused by power cuts and shortages because of an economic and foreign exchange crisis. rajini vaidya nathan reports. well, it s been another day of protests across sri lanka, and we re here in colombo in independence square. and as yo
schools will no longer be able to order free lateral flee tests. we re appealing to the government to really bring tangible support, using intervention such as testing again to really make sure that we avoid that vicious circle of infection and reinfection and keep children in school, where we all want them to be. the government says schools in england are learning to live with covid by managing the virus with with good ventilation, hygiene and vaccinations. here, as the pressure of the pandemic continues, they re desperate to get to the end of term. we are on our knees as we come to the end of another very, very busy and very challenging term. elaine dunckley, bbc news in knowsley. at bristol crown court a man who subjected his neighbours to years of anti social behaviour, before stabbing one of them to death has been found guilty of murder. can arslan a 52 year old lay in wait for matthew boorman as he came home from work, then stabbed him 27 times.