it s just over a week since schools in england reopened for the new term, and there ve already been a number of instances where pupils have been sent home to prevent possible covid infection. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has been to a school in darlington, which had to send home a teacher and 20 pupils as a precaution. who has got a new skill from being in lockdown? it s distance learning for primary school children. today, mrs craggill is teaching year three by video link. she s currently self isolating, but lessons continue at heathfield primary school. well, obviously, it wasn t the way i wanted to start the year with the children. i wanted to be in school, but circumstances happened. so it s been really beneficial for myself and the children to be able to have some connection each day, and just to connect with maths and english. and to see their faces, really, and for them to see me. children here are having recovery classes and lessons in mindfulness. helpi
there have been calls for an urgent ceasefire in afghanistan, at the end of the first day of long awaited intra afg han peace talks in qatar. these are the first formal negotiations between the afghan government and the taliban and are aimed at ending a ao year conflict. the afghan government delegation says the country must respect free speech, women s rights, and it was time for the violence to end. as one of the top most issues in the minds of the people, reduction in violence in a significant way, in a way that it is palpable, and also getting to a humanitarian ceasefire and hopefully a permanent ceasefire. our chief international corresopondent lyse doucet is following the talks in doha. the two sides sat down for theirfirst direct negotiations, the taliban on one side, the afghan government on the other. and after, both sides said that they went much better than expected. they were able to agree on the formula for the talks, they were able to agree on a 6 member committ
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. there have been calls for an urgent ceasefire in afghanistan at the end of the first day of long awaited intra afghan peace talks in qatar. these are the first formal negotiations between the afghan government and the taliban and are aimed at ending a ao year conflict. the afghan government delegation says the country must respect free speech and women s rights. a reduction in violence in a significant way and also getting to the humanitarian and permanent ceasefire. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is following the talks in doha. they were able to agree on the formula for the talks, they were able to agree on a committee to facilitate the talks, and they said they will meet again tomorrow to discuss the agenda for the talks. let s hear more about how the afg ha ns a re let s hear more about how the afghans ar
Goodbye, Susie - thank you. That brief sentence, uttered on a doorstep in East Sussex in the early hours of Friday, November 8, 1974, are the last words known to have been spoken by Lord Lucan.