hello this is bbc news. the headlines. a spectacular start to the olympic games with the opening ceremony underway now. thousands of workers in the food supply chain in england no longer need to isolate if pinged by the covid app, as long as they test negative. daily testing for pupils is just as effective at controlling covid in schools as self isolation, according to new research. a high courtjudge rules there should be a new investigation into whether state agencies could have prevented the omagh bombing in 1998. and surfing will make its olympic debut at the tokyo games, as a0 thrill seeking athletes take to the waves. the olympics opening ceremony is taking place in tokyo, and we ve seen team gb out in the parade, albeit a much smaller contingent than normal, due to the tight restrictions surrounding the games in light of rising covid cases. the organisers still put on a spectacular show for the world watching on. a fireworks sequence, and a ceremony focusing on together
to be a critical worker? are you not exempt and think that you should be? let me know this morning. tweet me @vicderbyshire or by emailing me on victoria@bbc.co.uk. a new study suggests that daily lateral flow testing for pupils could be equally as effective as closing class bubbles to control transmission in schools. calls to create a ring of steel around australia s biggest city, sydney, as cases of the virus remain high despite four weeks in lockdown. campaigners call for new rules on e scooters after a teenager was killed on one and a toddler was seriously injured. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the 2020 tokyo olympic games will officially start today a year later than expected. 11,000 athletes from over 200 countries will compete over the next few weeks, but spectators have been banned from almost all events, as japan deals with its highest surge in coronavirus infections for six months. let s go now to lucy hockings in tokyo. hi,
need to isolate if pinged by the covid app, as long as they test negative. daily testing for pupils is just as effective at controlling covid in schools as self isolation, according to new research. a new study says an eight week gap between the first and second doses of the pfizer vaccine is most effective for building immunity against covid. and the family of a british woman who went missing from her boyfriend s yacht in the caribbean, appeal for him to help police find out what happened on the night she disappeared. hello. good afternoon. good afternoon. it is one year late and has been beset by problems, but the olympics are finally formally starting in toyko. the opening ceremony injapan s national stadium is under way. the three and a half hours long spectacle has been described as sombre, reflecting the mood of a nation which is having to host the biggest sporting event in the world during a pandemic. just 22 of team gb s 375 strong squad joined a much reduced athletes
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is the deputy political editor for the mail on sunday, anna mikhailova. and we re also joined by the presenter and broadcaster, penny smith. tomorrow s front pages, they haven t been out yet despite the imminence of christmas. the guardian with the studies into the 0micron variant which says that a possibility of a hospital stay is 40% lower. the telegraph also leads with good news from studies into the 0micron variant which says the risk of hospitalisation is two thirds lower. same story on the front page of the i which also mentions the uk recording its highest number of daily cases topping 100,000 for the first time. the ft leads with a warning from energy companies that a rise in gas prices could lead to a national crisis . let s talk about all that. we will begin. kick us off with the guardian front page, please. 50 begin. kick us off with the guardian front page, pl