this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i m joanna gosling. our top stories. secondary school pupils are to be required to wear face masks in class in england, as covid cases continue to surge across europe. fears a quarter of uk public sector workers could be off due to covid as firms are warned to make contingency plans. france will cut the covid self isolation period from ten to seven days, in a bid to ease staff pressures. dozens of fire crews are tackling a blaze at the houses of parliament in the south african city of cape town. a us judge throws out prince andrew s attempt to halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit against him.
this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i m joanna gosling. our top stories. secondary school pupils are to be required to wear face masks in class in england, as covid cases continue to surge across europe. fears a quarter of uk public sector workers could be off due to covid as firms are warned to make contingency plans. france will cut the covid self isolation period from ten to seven days, in a bid to ease staff pressures. dozens of fire crews are tackling a blaze at the houses of parliament in the south african city of cape town. a us judge throws out prince andrew s attempt to halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit against him.
in the south african city of cape town. a us judge throws out prince andrew s attempt to halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit against him. and different ways of seeing in the new year in different parts of the world. let s get the latest sport now and join chetan pathak. good morning. we are going to start with football. it could be a big day in the premier league title race. the two sides chasing manchester city at the top of the table they won it in stoppage site admits to some controversy. early kick off on new year s day. tired arsenal and city fans must
this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. i mjoanna i m joanna gosling. our top stories. secondary school pupils are to be required to wear facemasks in class in england, as covid cases continue to surge across europe. fears a quarter of uk public sector workers could be off due to covid as firms are warned to make contingency plans. france will cut the covid self isolation period from ten to seven days, in a bid to ease staff pressures. dozens of fire crews are tackling a blaze at the houses of parliament in the south african city of cape town. a us judge throws out prince andrew s attempt to halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit against him.
france will cut the coronavirus self isolation period from ten to seven days in a bid to ease staff pressures. dozens of fire crews have been tackling a blaze at the houses of parliament in the south african city of cape town. a us judge throws out prince andrew s attempt to halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit against him. i ll be back at the top of the hour with the i ll be back at the top of the hour with the latest headlines. now on bbc news, it s time for dateline london, with shaun ley. hello, and welcome to the second of our seasonal editions of dateline london.