that s in weather world, coming up later in the hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. secondary schools in england have been told that children should wear face coverings in classrooms to help stop covid disrupting the new term. the move brings england in line with the rest of the uk. unions have welcomed the advice while also warning that staff shortages could once again lead to some children being taught at home. sanchia berg reports. in scotland, pupils have been wearing masks as they learn with the windows open for the last few months. the picture is similar now in northern ireland and wales. next week, english secondary school students will follow suit as the government tries to reduce the spread of covid i9 in schools. around half of children over 12 have been double jabbed not enough to keep the virus out. the face coverings is very much a short term measure, simply until the 26th of january when it will be reviewed because we recognise it is
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