last weekend, we talked about the past. traditionally this is the time when fortunes are told and predictions made. our three guests need no crystal ball to rub. they bring decades of judgment and journalism to the task of foretelling 2022. bronwyn was foreign editor of the times newspaper and now leads the institute for government, making government better it hopes. marc is an economics journalist, and in studio with me is lyse doucet, bbc s chief international correspondent. welcome back. thank you for coming again to talk about 2022. now let s begin with the economy and the global economy. unlike 2020 and 2021, we have a year now where it looks like everybody is going to be travelling and working again pretty much, the global supply system isjuddering, but it s functional. what are the challenges you think that lie ahead in the year to come? the biggest challenge will be the rise of inflation and also the higher interest rate, which go together, which the central banks wil
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. face masks are to be worn in secondary school classrooms in england, to reduce the spread of the omicron variant. until now, england was the only one of the four uk nations where face masks were not recommended for pupils in class. six teaching unions have demanded urgent action to limit the spread of the virus. the government has also announced that 7,000 air cleaning units are to be made available to early years setting, schools and colleges to improve ventilation in classrooms. there s concern that rising cases will continue to impact staffing across vital services. public sector leaders have been asked to prepare for worst case scenarios of up to 25% staff absence rates. in europe, france has cut its self isolation period. fully vaccinated people who test positive will only have to isolate for seven days regardless of the coronavirus variant they are infected with, and can leave quarantine after five da
to climb above freezing in spots. that cold air will push its way steadily south, so as we go into tuesday, a noticeable difference for all of us. still plenty of strong winds up into the far north, driving in some wintry showers, but elsewhere on tuesday we start off cloudy, but that cloud should ease away, and more sunshine come through. a crisp day, noticeably cooler for all, top temperatures around 5 8 degrees, about where they should be for this time of year. now, that does lead into a frosty start during the early hours of wednesday morning, and that means that on wednesday after that frost we are going to see a good deal of dry, sunny weather before the showers are set to return, and it stays on the cold side. this is bbc news. the headlines. secondary school pupils are to be required to wear facemasks in class in england, as coronavirus cases continue to surge across europe. fears a quarter of uk public sector workers could be off due to covid as firms are warned to
this is bbc news. the headlines. secondary school pupils are to be required to wear facemasks in class in england, as coronavirus cases continue to surge across europe. fears a quarter of uk public sector workers could be off due to covid as firms are warned to make contingency plans. france will cut the coronavirus self isolation period from ten to seven days, in a bid to ease staff pressures. dozens of fire crews have been tackling a blaze at the houses of parliament in the south african city of cape town. a us judge throws out prince andrew s attempt to halt proceedings in a civil lawsuit against him. and different ways of seeing in the new year in different parts of the world. now on bbc news, it s time for the travel show. child crying i m amber and my husband is frank. we live outside of birmingham, alabama. we have four beautiful boys frankie who is 17, stephen who is m, and then we have a set of boy twins who are four years old, and they are non verbal autistic
here on bbc news. good afternoon 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 in 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 school students will follow suit as the government tries to reduce the spread of covid 19 in schools. around half of children over 12 have been double jabbed not enough to keep the virus out. the face coverings is very much a short term measure, simply until the 26th of january when it will be reviewed because we recognise it is not something many child