to children aged 5 11 in scotland, following a similar decision this week by wales. and as parts of the uk brace themselves for storm dudley, we look at the impact of winter storms on our forests and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. no fairytale finish for dave ryding in the men s slalom in beijing as great britain s hunt for a winter olympics medal continues. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. inflation, the rate at which prices rise, has gone up again putting more pressure on households grappling with the rising cost of living. the office for national statistics says it reached 5.5% in the 12 months to january, meaning it s at its highest level for nearly 30 years. it s been driven up mainly
mollie waring is a senior lecturer at imperial college london. when a tree falls down it creates a gap in the canopy that lets light through. that help light dependent species thrive. and the dead tree itself is a really important habitat for species that are of conservation concern. it s the scale of the damage though that which finds daunting. if you look to the smashed tops of the trees, it kind of reminds you a bit of those photos you see of a battlefield. i ve never seen a battlefield, but the pictures you see, the trees sort of look like that. itjust looks like somebody has set off a bomb. and now storm dudley is on its way. the horizon is darkening once again. winter is not over yet. can the survivors stay standing? claire marshall, bbc news, cumbria. great britain are still without a medal 12 days into the winter olympics in beijing. the last time they finished a games without one was 30 years ago. today dave ryding, who recently
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school children had covid and that means millions of children are of school as a result. this is not being seen as something that is urgent, parents will be offered the opportunity to give the chapter that children and it follows on from decisions that we ve seen in france and the us. 8 million of those aged five to 11 years old have already had the jab in the us. parts of scotland are bracing themselves for the arrival of storm dudley today with gusts of up to 80mph being forecast. scotrail said its services in areas threatened by severe weather would end at 4 o clock this afternoon for safety reasons. live now to our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie in glasgow. dudley will be the fourth storm to hit scotland in three months. currently over the clyde in glasgow we have rain at the moment but