Children, 100,000 children. And, as sadly so often is the case, children who are on free school meals, the poorest children, and children with special Educational Needs fare the worst in the situation. And excitment builds as the Rugby World Cup gets underway in japan. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Large numbers of british schoolchildren are joining millions of people in a worldwide protest against Climate Change. Around 5,000 demonstrations are planned across 150 countries. Many will involve young people staying away from school, university or work. Those involved are calling for more urgent action from governments to halt global warming. The demonstrations come ahead of a un summit on Climate Change in new york on monday. This was the scene outside westminster where thousands are expected to gather for one of the strikes getting under way shortly. The first protest began in the Pacific Island of vanuatu where rising sea levels threaten communities. In dehli, children an
Already hit by flooding. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Three more patients in the uk, including the first in Northern Ireland, have tested positive for coronavirus, caught while they were in italy and tenerife. That brings the total number of cases in the uk to 16. With more cases expected to emerge, the government are set to launch a new Public Health campaign. Our health editor, hugh pym reports. An empty school in derbyshire closed for a deep clean because a parent had returned from tenerife having caught the coronavirus. A local gp practice also asked patients to stay away because of the case, one of two newly diagnosed in the uk today. All this with the public keen to know more about the virus and getting tested. The nhs is expanding the options, including this drive through facility. We were given the first look at how it works. Laura here is a member of nhs staff. She is going to demonstrate what actually happens. She stays in the car, she winds down the window and then
Catherine Boudreau, senior sustainability reporter at Insider; Dr. Susan Chomba, Director of Vital Landscapes at the World Resources Institute; Dr. Michal…
Insider s Catherine Boudreau led a panel with Susan Chomba, director of vital landscapes at the World Resources Institute, and Michal Nachmany, founder and…