This is bbc news with the latest headlines. As the cost of dealing with the Coronavirus Crisis now stands at nearly £190 billion, the chancellor warns there could be worse to come with a significant increase injob losses. Is unemployment going to rise, are people going to lose theirjobs . Yes. And the scale of this is significant. We are entering one of the most severe recessions this country has ever seen. Pressure is now growing on the government to open up beauty salons and gyms in england. Dozens of people have spent the night in temporary accommodation, after a crane collapsed on a row of houses in east london. A woman died in the incident in bow. As the us breaks its record for the most new coronavirus cases
reported in one day President Trump threatens to cut off funding for us schools which fail to reopen. Hello, and welcome to bbc news. Im annita mcveigh. The chancellor, rishi sunak, has this morning been defending his £30 billion package of measures designed to save jobs an
The Prime Minister tells parents its vitally importa nt their children go back to school. Borisjohnson says the life chances of a generation are at stake and the risk of catching covid 19 at school is very, very, very small. Scotlands first minister says secondary School Children there may soon have to wear Face Coverings in communal areas. Mixing between different groups is more likely in corridors and communal areas, increasing the potential for transmission. Well be getting reaction from around the uk. Also this lunchtime tesco delivers creating 16,000 new permanent roles to support the growth of its online business. Awaiting sentence the man who killed 51 people at two mosques in new zealand faces survivors and relatives in court. Protests erupt in the us state
of wisconsin after Video Shows Police shooting a black man from behind. And, so close, but yet so far James Andersons mission for 600 test wickets continues, as england look to secure victory in the final test against pakist
Some flashing images. The deal has been done. They are walking away from the british monarchy. They will earn their own living and they will spend most of their time in north america. A man who was born to be royal will no longer style himself as his royal highness. She will not call herself her royal highness. That hrh styling applies to full time, working members of the British Royal family which, come the spring, harry and meghan will no longer be. They are going with the best wishes of the queen. In a statement from buckingham palace, she said . She went on . She added . The details of how their new life will work are comparatively sparse. It is clear many of them have still to be worked out. The details of how their new life will work are comparatively sparse. It is clear many of them have still to be worked out. But here are the essentials. Under the new arrangement, they are required to step back from royal duties, including official military appointments. So harry will have to
Of their time in north america. A man who was born to be royal will no longer style himself as his Royal Highness. She will not call herself her Royal Highness. That hrh styling applies to full time, working members of the British Royal family which, come the spring, harry and meghan will no longer be. They are going with the best wishes of the queen. In a statement from Buckingham Palace, she said she went on she added the details of how their new life will work are comparatively sparse. Its clear many of them have still to be worked out. But here are the essentials. Under the new arrangement, they are required to step back from royal duties, including official military appointments. So harry will have to give up his role as captain general of the royal marines, a role he took over from his grandfather. They will no longer receive public funds for royal duties. They will still receive some funds from harrys father, the prince of wales, but they will be free to earn their own livings a
This is bbc news. The headlines. A major government u turn in england as the exams regulator says all gcse and a level results in england will now be based on assessments by teachers. I would like to say sorry for that, and we are now taking steps to put that right. The education secretary apologised saying students had been affected by significa nt inconsistencies with the grading process. Over the weekend it became clearer to me that there were a level of the number of students who were getting grades that frankly they should not have been getting and should have been doing a lot better. The move comes after the Welsh Government announced
it would do the same, and Northern Ireland promised Teacher Assessment for gcses there. Chanting anger on the streets of belarus with a new wave of strikes to try to force president Alexander Lukashenko to step down. Millions of self employed workers in the uk can apply for a second Coronavirus Support grant but for many its too late. A break with c