and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist richard leakey renowned for his extensive fossil discoveries that shed light on human evolution has died aged 77. hello and welcome to bbc news. secondary schools in england have been told that children should wear face coverings in classrooms to help stop the omicron covid 19 variant from disrupting the new term. the move brings england into 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 students will follow suit as the government tries to reduce the spread of covid in schools. around half of children over 12 have been double jabbed, not enough to keep the virus out. the face coverings is very m
on our health service, could robots in our hospitals be part of the solution? and after more than a quarter of a century standing is back at premier league football matches. good evening. there s new guidance that secondary school pupils in england should go back to wearing masks in class, to slow the spread of the omicron variant. it s hoped the move will prevent disruption of the new school term, and the guidance will bring england into line with the rest of the uk. unions have welcomed it but they re warning that staff shortages could 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 students will follow suit as the government tries to reduce the spread of covid in schools. around half of children over 12 have been double jabbed not enough to keep the virus
a kicking over it and the prime minister has rightly said that we made mistakes and he regrets that those mistakes happened. wales announces tighter coronavirus restrictions with the return of social distancing and nightclubs shut from december the 27th. and coming up we ll check in with our correspondents across europe as other countries bring in new restrictions to combat the threat of omicron. a 27 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after two sets of twin boys, aged three and four, died in a house fire in south london last night. at least 27 people are feared dead in an office building fire in the japanese city of osaka. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. here in the uk, the liberal democrats have pulled off a political shock in the north shropshire by election, taking one of the country s safest conservative seats. it follows the resignation of tory mp owen paterson, who was found to have breached parliam
parties, to stop the spread of the omicron variant. good morning. england dig in down under as captainjoe root stands up to the australian bowlers, even if his side still have a mountain to climb, in the first test in brisbane. and weather wise, whilst it might be a bit on the chilly side today with one or two showers in the west, this weekend it gets milder but be prepared for some of you a good deal wetter. all the details here on breakfast. it s friday, the 10th of december. face masks are now compulsory in most indoor public venues in england under stricter measures to slow the spread of the omicron variant. theatres, cinemas and places of worship will require people to wear face coverings as part of the government s so called plan b restrictions, along with shops and public transport, as leboo diseko reports. a night out in london s west end. at this theatre, covid measures are already familiar. but from this morning, one more is back. anyone wanting to come and see a sh