if a peace deal were implemented, the west has been pushing for them, for ukraine to give up quite a lot of its powers over those areas and possibly other other regions of ukraine, and that s one reason why getting some diplomatic progress has been so difficult. so there is a live pictures from moscow of the national security council meeting in russia this afternoon. storm franklin the third named storm in a week has brought heavy rain and strong winds to many parts of the uk. severe flooding in northern ireland, yorkshire and manchester have forced people to leave their homes for safety. a yellow weather warning for widespread strong winds has been in place for most of the uk but has now been lifted. there are 149 flood warnings across the north of england and wales. and danger to life alerts were issued in greater manchester, as the river mersey reached its highest ever level. storm franklin comes days after storm eunice killed three people and left 1.4 million homes without po
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shortages could once again lead to some children being taught at home. sanchia berg reports. in scotland, pupils have been wearing masks as they learn with the windows open for the last few months. the picture is similar now in northern ireland and wales. if next week, english secondary students will follow suit as the government tries to reduce the spread of covid in schools. around half of children over 12 have been double jabbed, not enough to keep the virus out. the face coverings is very much a short term measure, simply to the 26th of january when it will be reviewed because we recognise it is not something many children will want to wear. it recognises the priority of ensuring face to face education is made available, that s our number one priority. some are worried that this could affect children s learning, which has been so disrupted for the last two years. thank goodness, there s very low
on our health service, could robots in our hospitals be part of the solution? and after more than a quarter of a century standing is back at premier league football matches. good evening. there s new guidance that secondary school pupils in england should go back to wearing masks in class, to slow the spread of the omicron variant. it s hoped the move will prevent disruption of the new school term, and the guidance will bring england into line with the rest of the uk. unions have welcomed it but they re warning that staff shortages could again lead to some children being taught at home. sanchia berg reports. in scotland, pupils have been wearing masks as they learn