hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are tom newton dunn, chief political commentator at times radio and sonia sodia, chief leader writer at the observer. lovely to have you both back with us. let s take a look at some of the front pages we already have. the mirror s front page focusses on the huge logistical challenge of getting pupils back to schools, saying head teachers will have to stagger the return due to the new testing regime being put in place. the guardian also looks at the announcement made by the education secretary today, and highlights the news that teachers will get powers to decide exam grades this year. the times reports concerns from experts who say the plans could jeopardise the credibility of the qualifications and lead to widespread grade inflation. the i s front page looks at a new campaign encouraging the public to stay at home and not to drop their guard because of the warmer weather. to next wee
woman who it s thought was swept away in the tsunami. on his way home. novak djokovic boards a flight to belgrade at dubai airport, following his deportation from australia. and coming up this hour. scotland eases its boxing day restrictions on large outdoor events including football matches and concerts. we ll be live at celtic park ahead of tonight s match against hibs. two teenagers have been arrested in manchester as part of the investigation into a siege at a synagogue in the united states. the man responsible malik faisal akram from lancashire was shot and killed by police near dallas in texas, after he took a rabbi and three other people hostage during a service. they were later freed unharmed. counter terrorism authorities on both sides of the atlantic are now investigating what happened, as sophie long reports. this is the moment the three final hostages ran for their lives, more than ten hours after their ordeal began. a successful, but nonetheless terrifying en
fighting and will defend ourselves. johnny depp is due to testify in a defamation trial between him and his former wife amber heard. when into listening. prime minister boris johnson prime minister borisjohnson has addressed parliament and addressed his fine for breaking covid 19 locked in rules. here s what mr johnson said. on the 12th of april i received a fixed penalty notice relating to eventin fixed penalty notice relating to event in downing street on the 9th ofjune 2020. i paid the fine immediately and i offered the british people a full apology and i take this opportunity in the first available sitting day to repeat my wholehearted apology to the house. the opposition leader, sir keir starmer, had this response. what a joke! even now, is the latest mealy mouthed apology stumbles out of one side of his mouth, a new set of one side of his mouth, a new set of deflections and distortions pour from the other. but the damage is already done. we know for attending a gatherin
the prime minister faces jeers from opposition parties and conservative mp and former chief whip, mark harper, tells mrjohnson he no longer has his confidence i m very sorry to have to say this, but i no longer think he is worthy of the great office that he holds. russia launches a fresh offensive on eastern ukraine and urges those defending cities like mariupol to lay down their arms authorities say more than 200 children have been killed since the invasion began. we hear from the parents of one of those innocent victims. actorjohnny depp takes the stand in his 50 million dollar defamation trial against ex wife, amber heard saying claims of abuse, which he denies, damaged his career and reputation. one day you are. cinderella, so to speak, and then in 0.6 seconds, you are quasimodo. and as manchester united take on liverpool, fans show their support for cristiano ronaldo after he and partner, georgina rodriguez, announced the death of their twin baby son. good evenin