borisjohnson has published an open letter to parents, saying he is in awe of how they are coping. the prime minister also promises hundreds of millions of pounds will be spent on a national education catch up programme after the pandemic. it s been confirmed that schools in england won t start re opening until march the eighth at the earliest. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. it s tough for millions of parents right now, trying to help children learn at home. schools in england are mainly closed until march. today, borisjohnson said he couldn t thank parents enough. he said they are buying time for vaccination and that s saving lives. only a few children are still learning in school. parents and teachers are worried about lost learning. there is a promise in the letter of hundreds of millions of pounds for catch up but it s going to be a big job. one of the schools i have responsibility for, fantastic place, serves a very deprived community, only 30% of those fa
countries get the jabs they need. a new visa scheme giving millions of people from hong kong greater opportunities to live and work in the uk comes into force. and manchester united player marcus rashford says he s been subjected to online racist abuse following his club s draw at arsenal he called it humanity and social media at its worst now on bbc news. the travel show explores how alpine ski resorts are dealing with a winter season of closures and lockdowns and visits the italian hilltop village that s fighting for its future. coming up on this week s show: an uphill struggle for europe s ski resorts. the lift closures changed a lot things so people came here for cross country skiing. gorgeous view. the italian village trying to stay on its hilltop. and the show that must go on in dubai. i have no safety, i have no harness. i cannot have mistakes. hello and welcome to the show, where it s pretty safe to say, 11 months on from the start of the pandemic, travel to and f
hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines. the number of coronavirus jabs hits a daily record of nearly 600,000, but there s a fresh warning from medics on easing the lockdown. any releases that we have will have to happen very slowly, very cautiously, watching and waiting as we go. captain sir tom moore, the second world war veteran who raised millions of pounds for the nhs, is in hospital with covid 19. manchester united player, marcus rashford, says he s been subjected to humanity and social media at its worst after receiving racist abuse on saturday. screaming. reports that more than 5,000 people have been arrested in russia, as protests take place in support ofjailed opposition leader, alexei navalny. mps will debate the cladding crisis tomorrow as campaigners say residents of flats covered in the flammable material, are being financially crippled by rising insurance costs. now on bbc news. the travel show. rajan datar finds out how alpine ski resorts are
of life for most pupils throughout the uk as lockdown continues, but there are concerns that many familes still don t have access to the internet, laptops or affordable broadband and are being greatly disadvantaged. fiona lamdin reports on the latest efforts being made to get children the technology they need. i can only read a book. we do not have any wi fi. for angela and brian, this is what home schooling looks like without a laptop or the internet. i cannot see my teacher because i cannot do zoom lessons and i cannot go to school. i need to do my homework for sure because if i do not do my homework then when i go back to school i am not going to know anything about it. internet is important. every day, no wi fi is a stress for me. they have to wait until 9pm, until their dad gets home from work, to use his phone to catch up. it s going to be really hard for those children when they come back to school. the head teacher is really worried. we have about ten families at scho