Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. Big changes announced today to the way Sex Education is taught in the uk. As was widely trailed. Sex education is going to be done differently in this country. The government has published new guidance today, which the Prime Minister said will ensure children are not exposed to disturbing content. The headline changes will mean there is a total ban on Sex Education until year 5, aged nine and below. Parents will be given the right to see the material their children are taught. The new guidance makes clear schools should not teach about the concept of Gender Identity. The Secretary Of State Gillian Keegan said it was right to take a cautious approach, and teaching materials that present contested views as fact, including the view that gender is a spectrum should be avoided. David, does using age alone to determine what topics to cover when it comes to Sex Education leave some children more vulnerable . Im it comes to Se
Inflation report thats in all three major indexes to record closes on wednesday. Riding high. What are the good vibes making their way to main street . In a way, yes many people are exposed to the stock market through their retirement funds, so Stock Market Gains like the ones weve been seeing this week beget real money for real people. But consumers arent feeling so rosy a survey out last week show there are significantly more worried about the Economic Outlook than they were even last month. Those feelings are a boon for some retailers, like walmart, which reported Quarterly Earnings that beat estimates. Shoppers have been flocking to the Discount Retailer as inflation has been taking a bite out of budgets. Now much of what marks gains are coming from high income shoppers who are making up a greater portion of the companys business. They are still spending on big ticket items Like Electronics but low income shoppers are feeling more of the strain, especially amid elevated housing and
Few showers to dodge but many will have some pleasant and warm spells of sunshine. Thanks, chris. And thats bbc news at six. I will be back at the latest at ten oclock. Now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. Im asad ahmad. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im olly foster. The parkhead party its now three in a row for celtic, but has the manager done enough to get the fans back on side . Well get the latest from valhalla, where rory mcilroy is looking to roll back the years at the us pga championship. Two days out from their bid to become undisputed heavyweight champion, lennox lewis gives us his tip for the tyson fury and Oleksandr Usyk superfight. Both have great movement, both want to win, so its going to be a great fight. Also coming up on sportsday after one of the wettest winters since records began, Sport England is counting the cost of climate change. And we meet the british champion, who can finally hear the roar of the crowd when she competes. Good eveni
North yorkshire, one of 27 newly designated Bathing Sites. Some brave souls are already in the water of the river nidd but how clean is it . Arsenal take the premier League Title Race to the final weekend. Even the heavy rain at old tafford couldnt stop them as they beat Manchester United. And were set for a thrilling finish to the season. Idid it i love you top boy, happy valley and the Sixth Commandment were some of the big winners at the Bafta Television awards but the crown left empty handed. Good morning. Yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far. In chertsey, the temperature reached 27. 5 celsius. Today, rain is coming in from the south west, affecting some western areas. Dry, sunny and warm further east. I will have all the details later. Its monday, 13th may. New evidence has been uncovered that the British Government was warned by its own Embassy Staff in the us about the risk of hiv from contaminated blood in the early 1980s. Its now thought more than 1,200 nhs patient
Being considered a brighter day than today, where as for of the of the eastern coasts we will see cloud and rain, Rain Lingeren on the north coast. Northern scotland will see sunshine, that may be where we have a the highest temperatures, but generally speaking 16 20 still not bad going for this time of year, now that slow moving Weather Front still just about in place on wednesday, cloud and some rain in northern england, the Odd Sharp Shower in the south west of scotland. 23 in the highlands, as we head through wednesday, low pressure in charge of things this week but tending to slip southwards as we head towards the end of the week, so across the northern half of the uk, there will still be a decent amount of dry weather, temperatures, parts of scotland, particularly still getting up scotland, particularly still getting up into the low 20, further south i think there be more in the way of shower, some of those on the heavy side but still bright spells in between and not feeling too