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 with the windows open for the last few months. the picture is similar now in northern ireland and wales. 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
in the data to support further covid restrictions, as scientists suggest that infections may peak before new measures could have an impact, while the i says that borisjohnson is set to put off tough new curbs amid the uncertainty over data. so let s begin, and we are looking at that story from the i, first of all, the headline, pm to delay decision on new coping restrictions. let s begin with you on that one. the government says the data is still unclear. there still some discussion about whether were not introducing new measures will actually have the effect that it is supposed to. one of the things that i think about in this pandemic is that it i think about in this pandemic is thatitis i think about in this pandemic is that it is actually ultimate up to ministry, because the scientists can advise the ministers and tell them about their theories and make recommendations, but ultimately the decisions have to be made by the elected representatives, by ministers, and they have
according to the guardian the government has told head teachers in england to start preparing for staff shortages by using support staff as fill in teachers, combining classes, with someclasses taught remotely and some face to face. the daily telegraph says that government plans to force children to wear masks in school are facing a backlash, with warnings about the long term impact of masks on children s mental health. the daily mirror reports that the nhs is fighting a staffing meltdown with one in ten absent from work on new year s eve. meanwhile, the daily express describes the prmie minister as standing firm on fresh covid restrictions despite an expected nhs staffing crisis. the times leads with ministers saying there is nothing in the data to support further covid restrictions as scientists suggest that infections may peak, before new measures could have an impact. while the i says borisjohnson is set to put off tough new curbs amid the uncertainty over dat
that shed light on human evolution has died aged 77. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the south african authorities say that a massive fire inside the parliament building in cape town has completely destroyed the national assembly. police have arrested a forty nine year old suspect, and charged him with theft and arson. the building was empty for the new year holidays and there ve been no casualties. president cyril ramaphosa, who earlier visited the scene, described the fire as devastating. our correspondent nomsa maseko has more from capetown. an historic building on fire. plumes of smoke engulfing south africa s parliament. within hours, the fire tore through the complex and completely destroyed the main debating chamber. sirens. more than 60 fire fighters battling to extinguish the blaze. the damage is significant and there are fears that some parts of the structure which was built in the late 1800s could collapse. the entire parliamen
Face masks in classrooms to reduce the spread of omicron. warnings of a worst case scenario of quarter of staff in the public sector being off work because of covid. government minsiters say there s nothing in the current covid government ministers say there s nothing in the current covid data to suggest more restrictions are required in england. fire engulfs the parliament building in south africa after its sprinkler system failed. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are tony grew who s a parliamentaryjournalist and journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. tomorrow s front pages.