thank you for coming in with us and to both of you forjoining us. remember the government s catch up tsar ? kevin collins was appointed to coordinate the school his message to the government was: it ll cost you , up to £15 billion, we re told, to help pupils to catch up on the learning they ve missed. boris johnson balked at that, apparently. in all, the treasury has allocated £3.1 billion how hard is this process of catch up? it how hard is this process of catch u . ? , , ., how hard is this process of catch u? , y a, ., ~ how hard is this process of catch up? it is very hard, talk about the context, up? it is very hard, talk about the context. over up? it is very hard, talk about the context, over a ten year - up? it is very hard, talk about the context, over a ten year period i context, over a ten year period schools have faced pretty serious decline in our resourcing, budget and capacity so now we are faced unprecedented standards to try and help students to catch
the guardian reports on the gap between private and state school a level grades, which is now at its widest in the modern era. state school pupils are falling behind, writes the daily mail. 70% of private school results were top grades, compared to 39% at comprehensives. the mail also covers the lawsuit that s been filed against prince andrew on its front page, as does the metro. the woman who s filed the lawsuit has accused prince andrew of sexually abusing her when she was 17 allegations he has previously denied. and messi makes his move the independent shows the footballer waving to fans as he arrived in the french capital today after agreeing a two year deal with paris saint germain. so we must start with a levels, so many waiting with baited breath to find out what they got. lots of heavy faces on the front page of the times, call for urgent a levels overhaul as grades sort, it s all very speculative at the moment, it s all fresh and raw? all fresh and raw? whil
a prison term without having gone to trial. at least 45 people have died after a military plane crashed in the southern philippines up to 50 survivors have been taken to hospital. and mesmerising aerialfootage of sheep goes viral we ll have more on that. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk government has suggested that wearing a face covering could become a matter of personal choice, when coronavirus restrictions in england are eased, which is expected in two weeks time. the housing secretary robertjenrick said the public must learn to live with the virus and use their own judgment. the opposition labour party agrees that the economy must open up, but it wants to see the science behind the government s decisions. our political correspondent chris mason has been giving me the latest. we will get the direction of travel from the government effectively saying that in england in a fortnight, that last stage of unlocking of the so called
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. i m geeta guru murthy. the uk government is signalling that all legal restrictions relating to covid will end on the 19thjuly in england, including the wearing of facemasks. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, said the public must learn to live with the virus and use their personaljudgment. labour said they re keen for the economy to open up but they want to see the science guiding government decisions. our political correspondent chris mason reports. from the cobbles of york. ..to the minster, a portrait of england, wandering back to normal, as the government suggests that legal rules around checking into cafes, wearing facemasks and such like are likely to go in a fortnight. i think it is fantastic. i m not sure that masks have been such a great idea in the first place. personally i won t wear outside but i will continue to wear them in shops and enclosed spaces. i think there is a risk of another spike
this weekend the world s leading democracies meet for the g7 summit in cornwall in england. world questions debates how they will deal with the world s major challenges. hello and welcome. i am jonny dymond and this is world questions, the g7 summit. the gathering of world leaders is happening here in the uk. i m in london and i m video linked to an international panel drawn from each of the g7 countries. the g7, or group of seven, consists of the seven most advanced economies. they are responsible for more than half of global net wealth, and they are all democracies. this weekend, their leaders will be debating some of the most pressing issues facing the world and attempting to lead. to mark the occasion, we gather together our own parallel meeting with leading figures and experts drawn from each of the g7 countries. there will be facing questions from around they will be facing questions from around the world climate change, rebuilding after the pandemic, even the threat