Today with many businesses calling for an extension. And the cost of plastic bags in england is to double to ten pence and all shops will have to charge for them. Labour has called for next summers a level and gcse exams in england to be delayed by up to two months to allow pupils more time to catch up on lost teaching after schools were closed during the pandemic. The shadow education secretary, kate green, said pupils have a mountain to climb to prepare for exams after months away from the classroom. The government has insisted exams will go ahead next year, whatever the timings. Our Political Correspondent Tony Bonsignore said the government would not make any decision on exams at the moment, with the overriding priority being the reopening of schools in england and wales. George eustice saying its far too early to make the decision, but they have talked about it publicly before, something Gavin Williamson has spoken about with the possibility of a delay if it comes to it. They just
Dont bother to put masks on during the flight. Its quite scary, to be honest. As soon as we boarded, we realise that many of the passengers hadnt really been educated about the wearing of facemasks. Hello, welcome to bbc news. The democratic president ial Candidatejoe Biden has accused donald trump of stoking violence and sowing chaos in america. In a strongly worded condemnation of the trump presidency, mr biden said his republican rival had failed to do even the basics of thejob in keeping the American People safe. Donald trump has blamed the democrats for violence which has erupted in cities such as portland and kenosha in recent weeks. Heres our north america correspondent nick bryant. This was the doorstep of the white house last night canisters of tear gas fired almost within sniffing distance of the president. And in this fog of ongoing protest, donald trump sees a clear political opening, a comeback in the polls fuelled by scenes of civil unrest. Law and order, he tweeted today
Will reduce the amount it contributes to salaries. It will save the public pot billions, but at what cost to employment . A day to remember for Britains Cameron Norrie at the us open. He staged an incredible comeback from two sets down to reach the second round in new york. Good morning. We are off to a dry start with some sunshine. Like yesterday through the day the cloud will build and become a bit more widespread and there is some rain in the forecast. I will tell you where later in the programme. Good morning to you. Its tuesday september i. Our top story the footballer Marcus Rashford has formed a task force to tackle child food poverty in the uk. Hes joining forces with Major Charities and supermarkets to call for more government funding. It comes just three months after his campaign led the government to change its mind over stopping Free School Meals during the Summer Holidays during lockdown. Hes been speaking exclusively to sally. Go on, get it. Oh for the foot marcus rushfor
The airline tui launches an investigation as nearly 200 passengers on a flight from zante to cardiff are told to self isolate after a number test positive for covid 19. After 64 million half price meals served in august the eat out to help out scheme ends today with many businesses calling for an extension. And the cost of plastic bags in england is to double to ten pence and all shops will have to charge for them. Here in the uk, labour has called for next summers a level and gcse exams in england to be delayed by up to two months to allow pupils more time to catch up on lost teaching time after schools were closed during the pandemic. The shadow education secretary, kate green said pupils have a mountain to climb to prepare for exams after months away from the classroom. The uk government have insisted exams will go ahead next year, whatever the timings. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. It has only been a few weeks since this years students got theirfinal grades, but w
A cluster of suspected coronavirus cases, after passengers on a plane carrying them home from greece dont bother to put masks on during the flight. It was quite scary, to be honest. As soon as we boarded we realised that many of the passengers hadnt really been educated about the wearing of facemasks. The democratic president ial Candidatejoe Biden has accused donald trump of stoking violence and sowing chaos in america. In a strongly worded condemnation of the trump presidency, mr biden said his republican rival had failed to do even the basics of the job in keeping the American People safe. The president has blamed the democrats for violence which has erupted in cities such as portland and kenosha in recent weeks. Heres our north america correspondent nick bryant. This was the doorstep of the white house last night canisters of tear gas fired almost within sniffing distance of the president. And in this fog of ongoing protest, donald trump sees a clear political opening, a comeback i