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
and different ways of seeing in the new year in different parts of the world. hello and welcome to bbc news. face masks are to be worn in secondary school classrooms in england, to reduce the spread of the omicron variant. until now, england was the only one of the four uk nations where face masks were not recommended for pupils in class. six teaching unions have demanded urgent action to limit the spread of the virus. the government has also announced that 7000 air cleaning units are to be made available to early years setting, schools and colleges to improve ventilation in classrooms. there s concern that rising cases will continue to impact staffing across vital services. public sector leaders have been asked to prepare for worst case scenarios of up to 25% staff absence rates.
this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. secondary school pupils are to be required to wear face masks in class in england, as coronavirus 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 coronavirus 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. and different ways of seeing in the new year, in different parts of the world.
this is bbc news these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. secondary school pupils are to be required to wear facemasks in class in england, as coronavirus 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 coronavirus 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 south africa. president ramaphosa has just visited the scene. 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.
and different ways of seeing in the new year in different parts of the world. now on bbc news, it s time for the travel show. child crying i m amber and my husband is frank. we live outside of birmingham, alabama.