about the pollution endangering our rivers. happy new year. we are looking at unsettled conditions happy new year. we are looking at unsettled conditions this happy new year. we are looking at unsettled conditions this week. - unsettled conditions this week. after record breaking temperatures it will turn colder and be windy and for some, some snow. all the details later in the programme. it s monday the 3rd of january. our main story. every secondary pupil in england will be tested for covid at school before going back to class the government says. the move comes just 2a hours after new guidance was issued for the same students to wear masks in classrooms once again, to help tackle the rise in omicron coronavirus cases. 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 secon
labour says not enough is being done. also on the programme. a new way of keeping children safe in high crime areas using chaperones to help them to and from school. and we report on how the queen will celebrate her platinum jubilee this year, when she becomes the first british monarch to reign for 70 years. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister has warned that the pressure on the nhs in england is going to be considerable in the coming weeks, but he insisted that the way forward for the country is to continue on the current path. it comes as the education secretary says the government is determined to keep schools open after learning a painful lesson from earlier closures. nadhim zahawi confirmed all secondary pupils in england will be tested before returning this week. labour have accused the government of not doing enough to reduce transmission, and keep schools open. here s our political correspondent chris mason. the prime minister in ay
let s bring you more news. sudan faces an uncertain political future following the resignation of its civilian prime minister, abdalla hamdok. he d only been back in office for six weeks, after being ousted in a military coup in october. in a televised address, mr hamdok said that, without a new roundtable process to revive the country s transition to democracy, sudan risked sliding into disaster. it really complicates the political situation right now in sudan. the crisis depends, many people had seen this new deal that the prime minister had signed with the military following this coup as a way of trying to legitimise the continue staying power of the military, and now with the exit they see this as confirmation that the military does not want to see power in sudan, and therefore in the last few hours protesters have been taken to the streets again, calling for a return to civilian rule, and this really complicates the situation. the protesters are going to continue with th
march, 2020. states are shutting down restaurants. that s an industry sector that switched all. when you look at big moments like that, how do you face it? what do you do? it was so not in our play book. major d was telling people i know you re used to this, but that s a remarkable thing to have on a constant basis. people have been waiting for four hours. it was something i didn t have the strategy. we weren t able to go to work or order food. no food in the grocery stores. but my chicken farmer saying now his business is wiped out and big box stores are frantically trying to make deals with these guys. by the end of march, 2020, financial losses and employee burnout had taken a toll. introduce yourselves. did you close? we never closed. which in retrospect probably would have been the smarter move for everybody. because nobody knew what to do. nobody knew what to do. i think our business was already on a lot of ropes. my per view showed me we were