Were suspended because of threats against staff. Does it matter what mask you wear . We examine the difference between the various makes as one expert suggests we should be double masking. And travel disruption in parts of the north of england and scotland, with some motorists stranded as heavy snow brings chaos. And coming up in sport on bbc news. The government meets with campaigners to discuss the issue of Head Injuries in sport, with concerns over the number of former players being diagnosed with dementia. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. Just when the government said it was trying to get on top of one variant the South African Variant Of Coronavirus now comes another one. The kent variant of coronavirus which has been spreading around the uk now appears to be undergoing some new genetic changes and Scientists Say theyre worried. All this as a door to door Testing Blitz of 80,000 people is under way in a number of areas around england, as the government says it w
on behalf of the british museum i want to apologise for what has happened. we believe we have been the victim of thefts over a long period of time and frankly, more could have been done to prevent them, but i promise you this. it is a mess that we are going to clear up and i can tell you today that we have already started to recover some of the stolen items and we are going to deliver the stronger leadership that the public and the dedicated staff of the museum deserve and make sure that we emerge with a stronger british museum that is fit for the 21st century. there s disruption to rail services across much of england today, as members of the rmt union take part in their latest strike over pay and conditions. there s a reduced timetable in place for much of the country, with some journeys into scotland and wales also affected. it s on the same day as events including the notting hill carnival, and reading and leeds festivals. vivienne nunis reports. it is the first day of the bank hol
it s the 24th strike since last summer. vivienne nunis reports. it s the first day of the bank holiday weekend but it s misery for many hoping to get away. 20,000 train workers are on strike. there s also planned engineering works. the end result reduced services across the three days. meant to be going to manchester to an art exhibition and we bought tickets a long time ago so, yeah, it was a bit of a shock to find out our trains were cancelled. i understand why they are striking but from a selfish point of view it is kind of difficult. i think they have gone on too long and i think it is time they started to sit round the table and sort it out. today the rmt union wrote to the rail delivery group, which represents ia train operators, setting out what it calls a road map to end the current deadlock. as well as a backdated pay offer and a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies, the letter calls for each train
that we have already started to recover some of the stolen items and we are going to deliver the stronger leadership that the public and the dedicated staff of the museum deserve and make sure that we emerge with a stronger british museum that is fit for the 21st century. there s been disruption to rail services across much of england today, as members of the rmt union take part in their latest strike over pay and conditions. there s a reduced timetable in place for much of the country, with some journeys into scotland and wales also affected. it s on the same day as events, including the notting hill carnival, and the reading and leeds festivals. vivienne nunis reports. it s the first day of the bank holiday weekend, but it s misery for many hoping to get away. 20,000 train workers are on strike. there s also planned engineering works. the end result? reduced services across the three days. meant to be going to manchester to an art exhibition and we bought tickets a long time ago. so
it s on the same day as events, including the notting hill carnival, and the reading and leeds festivals. vivienne nunis reports. it s the first day of the bank holiday weekend, but it s misery for many hoping to get away. 20,000 train workers are on strike. there s also planned engineering works. the end result? reduced services across the three days. meant to be going to manchester to an art exhibition and we bought tickets a long time ago. so yeah, it was a little bit of a shock to find out that our trains were cancelled. no, i understand why they re striking, but from a selfish point of view, it is kind of difficult. i think they ve gone on too long and i do think it s time - that they started to sit around a table and sort it out. - today, the rmt union wrote to the rail delivery group, which represents 1a train operators, setting out what it calls a roadmap to end the current deadlock, as well as a backdated pay offer and a guarantee of no compulsory redundancies. the letter call