is our responsibility to reduce our impact on the planet as much as possible. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. we start tonight with netball because england are looking to win their first quad series title this evening. they re playing australia in the final at the copper box in london and our reporter emily croyden is there for us. good evening, emily. before we jump into the final, england played australia last night, england are no strangers to drama and incredible scenes last night against australia? and incredible scenes last night against australia? they won the commonwealth against australia? they won the commonwealth games - against australia? they won the commonwealth games gold - against australia? they won the commonwealth games gold on | against australia? they won the i commonwealth games gold on the against australia? they won the - commonwealth games gold on the final whistle in 2019 and last night had trails about, they were trailing the diamonds
and the environment. good morning. good morning. the education secretary nadhim zahawi has sought to reassure parents that the government s priority is to keep schools open. speaking this morning, he said a variety of mechanisms are being put in place for pupils as well as masks including onsite testing, more ventilation and the potential for merging classes. and mr zahawi said he doesn t want students to wear masks in the classroom for a day longer than necessary. his comments come just 2a hours after new guidance was issued for secondary school pupils to return to face coverings in england s schools again. jon donnison reports. this time a year ago, schools across the country were forced to close to most pupils. 12 months on, the government says it wants to do everything it can to avoid a return to empty classrooms and home learning. in england, all secondary schools have been asked to provide on site covid tests for pupils before they return from the christmas break. t
the education secretary nadhim zahawi has sought to reassure parents that the government s priority is to keep schools open, despite the surge in coronavirus cases. speaking this morning, he said strategies are being put in place for pupils in england: there ll be onsite testing, more ventilation and the potential for merging classes if needed. yesterday, secondary school pupils were told they ll need to use face coverings in class again. but mr zahawi said he didn t want students to wear masks for a day longer than necessary. jon donnison reports. this time a year ago, schools across the country were forced to close to most pupils. 12 months on, the government says it wants to do everything it can to avoid a return to empty classrooms and home learning. in england, all secondary schools have been asked to provide on site covid tests for pupils before they return from the christmas break. the move has been cautiously welcomed by some head teachers. i think the requirements fo
after complaints of shortages. relieved and grateful the victims of ghislaine maxwell have been speaking after she was convicted of grooming girls to be abused byjeffery epstein her family say they can t accept the verdict. good morning. ending the so called loyalty premium. new rules means existing customers will pay the same price or car and home insurance as he once and it could save them billions over the next few years. manchester united ring out the year with a win. their unbeaten run under ralph rangnick continues with victory over burnley at old trafford. and with temperatures 15 degrees in parts of the uk, it is set to be the warmest temperature on record. more in 15 minutes. it s friday, the 31st of december. our main story. the prime minister has urged people to take a covid test before attending new year s eve parties this evening. no new restrictions have been introduced in england, but in scotland, wales and northern ireland tighter rules are now in place
after being stabbed in separate incidents in london. 30 teenagers have been killed in the capital this year the highest figure since 2008. you can carry knives in london. this is what happens when knives are carried. cannot. we all want to tackle knife crime. relieved and grateful the victims of ghislaine maxwell have been speaking after she was convicted of grooming girls to be abused byjeffery epstein her family say they can t accept the verdict. joe biden has again told president vladimir putin that the us and its allies will respond decisively if russia does not de escalate tensions on his country s border with ukraine. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. new figures show staff absences caused by covid at nhs acute trusts in england rose by more than 40% in the week to boxing day. hospitals in northampton, sheffield and rotherham have temporarily suspended visiting due to the high number of 0micron cases. an average of more than 25,000 health workers were off