the prime minister asked people to start working from home where they could we look at the impact on the climate. coming up, an independent review into the historical sexual abuse of aspiring young football players by paedophile coaches will be published this lunchtime. we ll ask one survivor what he hopes will come out of it. more than 70,000 uber drivers across the uk will start getting the minimum legal wage from today along with paid holiday and pension rights. it follows a ruling in the uk supreme court which could have a big impact on the gig economy for freelance workers. the ride hailing app giant said all drivers would earn at least the national living wage, which rises to £8.91 next month. uber has told the bbc it did not expect the change in drivers conditions to mean higherfares. union leaders and employment experts say the move will have far reaching consequences for the gig economy. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies reports. it was the company
it is an expensive thing to do. a lot of people when they lost their jobs, theirjob would be quite the same as it was, and there is an opportunity to really think about jobs for tomorrow. opportunity to really think about jobs for tomorrow. overall, covid disru tion jobs for tomorrow. overall, covid disruption resulted jobs for tomorrow. overall, covid disruption resulted in jobs for tomorrow. overall, covid disruption resulted in a jobs for tomorrow. overall, covid disruption resulted in a decrease | jobs for tomorrow. overall, covid l disruption resulted in a decrease of less than 10% of carbon emissions, and it isn t yet known how much of thatis and it isn t yet known how much of that is due to an increase in working from home. but scientists are continuing to work to establish what role it could play going forward. emma calder, bbc news. coming up in the next hour with joanna gosling, she will be talking to our
a digital travel certificate the eu suggests a way for holiday makers to prove they ve had a covid vaccination. the former downing street adviser dominic cummings describes the department of health as a smoking ruin in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. and, why this is so unusual the bird that s now so rare in the wild, it s forgotten how to sing its own song. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. a damning report into child sex abuse in football says the football association failed to do enough to keep children safe after the scale of the problem came to light. the independent review found the fa was too slow to put protection measures in place following the high profile convictions of abusers in 1995, and identified significant institutional failings , as our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, reports. this is the day survivors have been waiting for, to see black and white what they have always known, the fa should have done more to keep them safe.
am not ruling out anything for now. the empty beaches of spain just waiting for tourists but what plans are in place to get us travelling again a report into child sexual abuse in football says the fa could and should have done more to keep children safe. and getting to know your dad better. one of our bbc young reporter s tells us about one of the positives to come out of lockdown. there is always something you can find in common with your family, after all, they are your family, they love you and it can be taken from you at any time. it s good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the vaccine programme across the uk, so successful up to now, is about to face a challenging few weeks. the nhs has written to local health organisations, telling them to expect a significant reduction in the supply of vaccine doses from the end of the month and lasting for a month after that. the problem is being blamed on the number of doses coming into the country. the health secretary says the