in west yorkshire is suspended after showing their class a cartoon of the prophet muhammad. on a night of world cup qualifiers for three home nations, england get their campaign under way with a resounding victory over san marino. these are the hands that touch us first. and a year after the first clap for carers, the author michael rosen, who nearly died from covid, reads his poem to thank the nhs. and coming up in sport on bbc news england will be without captain eoin morgan for the final two one day internationals of their series in india, due to a hand injury. good evening. mps have voted to extend emergency coronavirus powers in england until september, despite a large rebellion by backbench conservative mps against the plan. the government has refused to rule out extending the wide ranging powers in october. the health secretary matt hancock told the commons he expected people would continue to wear masks long after restrictions are lifted and warned cases could rise
officer accused of killing george floyd begins today. his death sparked protests around the world against police brutality and racism. and coming up the website set up to collect the experiences of school pupils about rape culture has now received over 7,000 testimonies. we ll talk to the 22 year old founder and the senior officer who s launching a special helpline today. good morning. today is the first day of freedom, if you re in england. and for much of the country, the sun is going to shine, too. two households, or groups of up to six people, are now able to meet outside in england again, as the stay at home covid restriction comes to an end. 0utdoor sport facilities including tennis courts and golf courses are also reopening, and organised outdoor sports can resume. borisjohnson says he s looking forward to a great british summer of sport but warned people to stick to the rules. 0ur political correspondent chris mason has this report. ilkeston in derbyshire, and
blocking the suez canal for almost a week has reportedly been freed in the early hours of the morning. out of office, for good? four in ten workers say they re happier working from home. but the chancellor warns employers must open up for staff close to quitting because of work from home pressures. england maintain their perfect start to world cup qualifying. captain harry kane keeping them on course for qatar with a goal in their win over albania while ryan fraser salvages scotland a draw against israel. good morning. a cloudy start for many and a wet start for a few of us as well but in england and wales, it will brighten up, some sunshine, and it will be warmer. in scotland and northern ireland, it will also brighten up but we will hang on to the rain in the west with the risk of some flooding. all of the details coming up. it s monday the 29th of march. it s make yeah! good morning! good morning! our top story. two households or groups of up to six people are now able to
already getting a sense of what the two sides will argue in this, one of the most high profile, potentially consequential cases, in recent american history. and the giant ship wedged across the suez canal for nearly a week has at last been freed. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: hal robson kanu and two other wales players are thrown out of the squad for breaking covid protocols. good evening and welcome to the bbc s news at six. within the last hour, the prime minister has urged caution, as restrictions start to be rolled back in england. borisjohnson has warned that as a third wave of covid infections builds in europe, it is inevitable that we will see more cases and deaths here in the uk. but the easing of lockdown in england starts today, with groups of six people or two households of whatever size able to meet in parks or private gardens. outdoor sports facilities like tennis courts can open, along with outdoor team sports, but peo