Of thousands of jobs as the economy struggles against covid 19, leaving an estimated 1. 7 Million People out of work. Our Business Correspondent sarah corker caught up with some of them. Three people who all lost theirjobs because of the pandemic. 0lympia, rebecca and heather were facing the toughestjobs market for a generation. Weve got no money coming in, so well survive as long as we can. I first met 0lympia and herfamily back in may. She was touring as part of a circus troupe when the first lockdown restrictions came in and they were stranded on morecambe seafront for months. With no money coming in, it was a real struggle. Its fear. Fear that. That i might not ever be able to do what i love again, which is perform, in the circus, because we might not recover. Since then, things have got better. 0lympias moved in with her mum in rotherham to save money, and wait until they re allowed to perform again. Financially its been a big strain. Its been massive. Like i say, we normally work
Good afternoon. Theres mounting pressure on the government to close all schools in england for face to face teaching for two weeks after the christmas holidays. Teaching unions say a move to Home Learning for most children is necessary to curb the spread of coronavirus. One union has described it as, the only sensible and credible option. It comes after the education secretary said all london primaries would remain shut on monday, rather than only those in some boroughs. Heres our education correspondent, dan johnson. In liverpool, teachers are already at the head of the queue for tests, but there are more and more voices saying schools should not reopen on monday. It seems to me just to be inexplicable that the government is getting it so badly wrong. We said all schools should be closed for the first two weeks, and we regret to have to say that. We dont want to have to say that schools will close. But ourfear is, if we do not do something now, they will have to be closed for a much l
With the champions liverpool questioning the criteria and pointing out that some children at the top of the premier league, cross boroughs to go to school. After beating aston last night the education secretary announced a change, which means all of londons primary villa last night. Schools will now stay closed. The absolute right place ready . Down and up for all children to be is in school, but we need to really focus he got millions of us up and about during lockdown in 2020, on making school safe and ensuring that we get a Clear Strategy but what has joe wicks in place to support our most got planned for 2021 . Well speak to him just before 9 00. Disadvantaged children, whom we are extremely worried about that attainment gap which has grown massively for them, as this pandemic continues to rage. Its not the first decision the department of education has had good morning. 0ur cold spell of to reverse, but ministers say weather is going to continue for quite a while yet. Today it is
This is bbc news. The headlines at seven. In the uk, pressure grows to shut more schools. Unions are demanding an immediate two week closure of all primaries and secondaries in england as coronavirus cases surge. This isnt about head teachers wanting to close schools. This is about head teachers wanting to open schools but in order to do that we need to have risk assessments that ensure that there is safe practice across our schools. President trump and the election now 11 republican senators say theyll support him and object to the official results. India begins a nation wide mock drill to test its preparedness for mass immunisation against covid 19. French police shut down an illegal rave that had been under way
since new years eve with more than 2,500 partygoers. Pressure is growing on the government to keep all schools in england closed for two weeks after the christmas break amid a surge in coronavirus cases. Teaching unions say it is unsafe for their members and want all teaching