as the burqa and the niqab. the five year jail sentence imposed by iran on the british iranian woman nazanin zaghari ratcliffe officially ends today, but it s unclear if she ll actually be released. hello and welcome to bbc news. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has described the reopening of schools in england to all pupils tomorrow as the first step in moving closer to normality. nearly 57 million lateral flow tests for coronavirus have been delivered to schools and colleges. the national education union has called for a phased reopening, similar to the process in scotland and wales, warning that what it describes as a big bang approach is reckless . but a survey by the insitute for fiscal studies suggests the vast majority of parents are happy to send their children back, with two thirds concerned about the amount of lost learning. our education editor, branwen jeffreys, reports. it s been tough for parents, home schooling while juggling work. but it s back t
gunshots. gunfire echoes across the streets of myanmar, as thousands defy a security crackdown and join protests against the military coup. hello and welcome to bbc news. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has described the reopening of schools in england to all pupils tomorrow as the first step in moving closer to normality. nearly 57 million lateral flow tests for coronavirus have been delivered to schools and colleges. the national education union has called for a phased reopening, similar to the process in scotland and wales, warning that what it describes as a big bang approach is reckless . but a survey by the insitute for fiscal studies suggests the vast majority of parents are happy to send their children back, our education editor, branwen jeffreys, reports. it s been tough for parents, home schooling while juggling work. but it s back to classrooms in england tomorrow and most parents are relieved. almost 6,000 parents gave their views on school return.
hello and welcome, if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has described the reopening of schools in england to all pupils tomorrow as the first step in moving closer to normality. nearly 57 million lateral flow tests for coronavirus have been delivered to schools and colleges. the national education union has called for a phased reopening, similar to the process in scotland and wales, warning that what it describes as a big bang approach is reckless. but a survey by the insitute for fiscal studies suggests the vast majority of parents are happy to send their children back. our education editor, branwen jeffreys, reports. it s been tough for parents, home schooling while juggling work. but it s back to classrooms in england tomorrow and most parents are relieved. almost 6,000 parents gave their views on school return. around 90% support the return to classrooms, more than 60% are worried about lost learning. so, it s n
in freezing cold temperatures. with unprecedented snow storms expected, the white house has declared a state of emergency. on the eve of shrove tuesday, i ll prove to you it is not just a women s sport. we will show you how to make the perfect tossable pancake. anyone who s arrived in england today after being in a high risk covid country now has to quarantine in a government approved hotel. there are 33 so called red list countries. they include portugal, brazil and south africa. the aim is to stop the new covid variants entering england. let s look at the hotel situation. the uk government has secured just under 5,000 rooms in 16 hotels. those who are asked to quarantine will have to pay £1,750 of their own money that s 2,433 us dollars to quarantine for the ten days. and anyone breaking the rules could face fines of up to £10,000. in scotland, the rule applies to travellers returning from all countries. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies has been talking to
facility, that you said is not overcrowded. it s more like an aspirational facility. there are a lot of classrooms, nurses, new clothing and the republicans are headed to a very different facility, one that has gotten a little bit of notoriety from leaked photographs coming out for its overcrowding. that is a customs and border protection facility. so two different groups, two different facilities. they might get a really different picture of how things are going and senator cruz is leading the 19 senators here. we expect them to get on the boat here. he was out next to the river overnight. he says this is far beyond humanitarian crisis. it s and national security crisis and it s time for the biden administration to put an end to it. and stop sanctioning the lawless chaos on our southern border. customs and border protection releasing some staggering numbers. more than 100,000 encounters along the southwest border in the month of february alone. triple the number of encou