with a third missing more than a month of teaching, according to a new report. housing charity shelter blamed what it described as total inaction from the government for the numbers of young people in traumatic living arrangements. the government says it increased local housing allowance significantly during the pandemic, and is delivering more affordable homes. here s our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. it s barely 6:30am, and isaiah is heading to his childminder. ..while his brother coby begins the journey to school. single mum lily is heading to work as a nurse, hence the early start. we used to walk to school every single day from our old house. but that all changed when they were made homeless in september, after the landlord sold the property. now the commute can take up to 45 minutes. if i could get us housed near his school, that s my main goal. this is where they re currently living, all three sharing a one bed flat. it s temporary accommodation.
in nhs history. as millions of households get to grips with the return of online schooling, we look at efforts to help families without the laptops and computers they need to learn. millions of school meals going to waste. good morning. the last minute decision not to fully reopen schools means most meals have had to be given away or thrown out. i ll find out what can be done. good morning. manchester city are heading back to wembley. they re through to a fourth league cup final in row, after beating city rivals manchester united. good morning. we have got a band of rain, sleet and snow moving out of southern scotla nd and snow moving out of southern scotland and ireland into northern england and north wales through the day. ahead of it, some ice and freezing fog. behind it, further win three showers and the risk of ice roles. good morning. it s thursday, january 7th. our top story. four people have died in violent clashes at the heart of america s democracy, where congress h
parts of the river severn reach record levels as severe flood warnings remain in place in shropshire. and in place in shropshire. on tuesday, where else cou be and on tuesday, where else could we be but only home to the world s first ever pancake race? the foreign office has changed its travel advice for britons travelling to italy, after the coronavirus death toll there rose to ii. the government now says it advises against all but essential travel to ten towns in northern italy, which are currently in isolation. meanwhile the impact of the coronavirus here and around the world is intensifying. in the canary islands hundreds of tourists have been told they can t leave their hotel after an italian doctor staying there tested positive. here in the uk, two schools have closed after pupils went to affected parts of italy during half term. the vast majority of cases still remain in china, but there are significant clusters elsewhere. there are more than 77,000 cases on the chines
scotland s first minister recommends from the gloucestershire wearing face coverings, royal hospital but only in certain circumstances. to the air ambulance station in glasgow, from the streets of belfast pressure to resume planned operations, including cancer treatments and heart procedures, to laboratory workers which were put on hold as the nhs in milton keynes, from a supermarket in chorley, focused on coronavirus. to downing street, those who have died were remembered. # where have all the flowers gone? # i think it s important for us to remember people who are no longer with us and how will we remember life under lockdown in years to come? because they are the innocent, they came to work to do museums ask for suggestions about what we should preserve a good job, to care. to capture this period of our lives. scotland s first minister recommends wearing face coverings but only in certain circumstances. hospitals in england are to begin restoring some services which have
hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we re covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. this is europe s moment. that is how the president of the european commission characterised the challenge facing the eu in emerging from the coronavirus crisis. well today eu leaders will meet via videoconference in search of a deal over what they re calling the next generation fund, worth 750 billion euros. the european commission wants much of that money to be distributed to the worst affected countries in grants, but sweden, denmark, austria and the netherlands say it needs to be paid back. simonjones reports. after months of lockdown, europe is tentatively opening up europe is tentatively opening up again. locals on the beach in barcelona are set to be joined soon by international tourists, but the question now is whether the eu can come together to agree a coronavirus recovery plan. it is known as the next generation eu fund