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just a week away from the new school term for most state schools in england, the government has said more than 100 of them will have shut some buildings immediately because of the danger of crumbling concrete. why so last minute? the department of education said today, this may come as a shock and is likely to cause disruption. that sounds like a lesson in stating the obvious. we ll be speaking to an expert about the danger of aereated concrete panels, the shadow education secretary and a headteacher. also tonight: today was the deadline for afghans on the government s resettlement scheme to leave hotel accomodation in the uk. we ve spoken to some who are still there. a former mp has objected to being named by an academic as the descendant of a slaving family. joining us are two experts in slavery the academic in question and a historian from oxford university. and the prime minister plans to criminalise possession of nitrous oxide otherwise known as laughing gas ....
more than 150 schools in england have been told by the government that they must shut buildings immediately because they have been built using a type of concrete that is prone to collapse. children will now have to be relocated out of buildings containing the lightweight aerated concrete, and into other spaces, until safety work is carried out. in total, 156 schools have been confirmed so far as having problems. of those, 104 have been told they need to take immediate action, and the other 52 have already put measures in place to ensure pupil safety. the news comes days before the new school year begins. a list of affected schools is not being published though councils are being told of those in their area and it is up to the schools to inform parents. here s our education editor branwenjeffreys reports. yellow temporary classrooms in bradford. the stairs being craned into place today. an emergency measure just days before term starts. part of the building closed for ....
las vegas convention center. this is where we get a taste of the tech trends to come for the new year. and over the years, we have seen it all here autonomous cars going up and down the strip, even a flying one on the sidewalk. so what s going to be big this year? it is time to find out. the self proclaimed most powerful tech show on earth truly is global, with companies from around the world battling for attention and some splashing out to make a real spectacle. there s even a mini theme park in one of the halls this year, with a hydrogen powered train that goes. ..all of a few metres. so lovely of them to name it after me too! i think that s a different sk. 0h, 0k. but after a year of tech hitting the headlines, often for the wrong reasons, there s no existential crisis here. the buzz is back. dance music plays. ..the party s pumping, and ces is a scramble of people, products and predictions for our future lives. everything you could ever think up appears to fill th ....
has agreed to send officials to egypt and qatar in the coming days for a new round of talks on a possible ceasefire in gaza. injerusalem, there is an uneasy calm as palestinians mark easter and ramadan. our international editor jeremy bowen reports. injerusalem, where tension and worse are normal, there is always the consolation of religion. this ramadan, many of those ending a day of prayer at the aqsa mosque were palestinian israelis, around a fifth of israel s population. israel, citing security, restricts access to jerusalem for palestinians from the occupied west bank. just down the road, palestinian christians were deep in their celebration of easter, walking to the old city from the garden of gethsemane, where they believejesus prayed on the night before he was crucified. but in this city, sacred for christians, jews and muslims, religion and politics always mix. all the palestinian people are suffering today. they are suffering from occupation, they are sufferin ....
offences. he was arrested on friday along with a 57 year old woman who s been charged with aiding and abetting in connection with the alleged offences. they ll both appear in court next month. sirjeffrey is northern ireland s longest serving mp at westminster. he says he ll strenuously contest the charges. jennifer o leary reports. jeffrey donaldson, a leader who, just weeks ago, returned his party to power sharing at stormont. today, his political career appears to be over. in a statement, his party announced his resignation, confirming that he s been charged with allegations of an historical nature. bbc news understands he has been charged with rape and multiple other sexual offences as part of a police investigation spanning months after two women came forward. in a letter to his party, sir jeffrey donaldson said he would be strenuously contesting the charges. the dup s new interim leader is mp gavin robinson. it s a devastating revelation and has caused tremendous s ....