there will be a police officer, a firefighter, a coastguard, a search and rescue worker with their dog, a paramedic, and, added in recent weeks, a doctor or a nurse wearing personal protective equipment. two of the figures are women, one an asian paramedic and the other a black doctor or nurse. all the time one is aiming for accuracy, because it is a historical marker, a milestone that one is putting down which people will look at in 200 years time and say, "oh, yes, that was accurate for that particular period. for the emergency services memorial, lockdown meant that all the fundraising plans had to be put on hold. there is now a renewed push to raise the £3 million needed to get the statue built. that monument will be a national symbol of the sacrifice, heroism and remembrance of the millions of men and women who've served, and the more than 7,000 emergency services personnel who have tragically lost their lives in the line of duty to keep us all safe. if all the money is raised there

will be a national emergency services memorial up by 2023. daniela relph, bbc news. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather prospects with nick miller. after the dry may, june and july has got off to a wet start and it's about to get wetter, parts of north—east england and yorkshire have been damp so far today, cloudy and cool as well and as i show you the rainfall picture some heavy and thundery showers have been brewing and pushing on across parts of the midlands, east anglia and south—east england. scotland and northern ireland, gaps in the cloud, sunny spells, mainly dry. that's not going to last. these weather fronts are coming into tonight, lasting into early saturday for some and particularly for scotland tomorrow it's looking soaking here, more about that in a moment. this afternoon those heavy downpours running through the midlands, east anglia and the south—east, some thundery, a chance of hail. wales and south—west england brightening

up, northern ireland and scotland with some sunny spells, just the chance of a few showers this afternoon into eastern parts of scotla nd afternoon into eastern parts of scotland and as for temperatures, just pick out yorkshire and north—east england where it staying cloudy this afternoon, some of us just around iii—15d, not great for earlyjuly. tonight, any of those heavy showers fade away but the weather fronts i showed you, this is what's coming from them, the rain into northern ireland and scotland and parts of north—west england and wales by morning, a freshening wind, temperature is after an early debt rising later in the night so i milder start to the day tomorrow. a lot of cloud around and soaking day in scotland particularly in the west. 20 or 30 millimetres possible, they could be disruption. really wet in glasgow. rain at times in northern ireland, through western and northern areas of england and wales, wettest as the lake district, snowdonia, heavy and persistent rain. more patchy for eastern and southern areas of england where sun may creep into the low 20s. most will not. there is a strengthening

wind, southern area start to feel a bit more humid too. these were the rents asked with a sense of the start of the weekend, another pulse of energy brings rain into northern ireland and scotland after may be a brief lull early on. more rain to parts of northern and western england and wales, patchy in nature the further east you are but a lot of cloud. remember last weekend was windy? this weekend is going to be windy? this weekend is going to be windy as well. these are average speeds with gusts of 30—a0 miles an hour, maybe more in parts of england and wales and although temperatures on saturday look as if they've gone higher and if there's any sunshine it may feel quite warm, it will also be quite humid as well. it starts to clear a to sun and showers on sunday and quieter weatherfor a clear a to sun and showers on sunday and quieter weather for a time clear a to sun and showers on sunday and quieter weatherfor a time into next week though it doesn't look particularly warm. a reminder of our top story this lunchtime. a major police operation has dismantled criminal networks smuggling drugs and guns. more than 700 people have been arrested.

that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. 0n bbc one we now join the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon, bye—bye. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news... tonight will see liverpool play for the first time since they were named premier league champions. they travelled to manchester city, the tea m travelled to manchester city, the team they beat to the title. these we re team they beat to the title. these were the scenes two seasons ago when city finished on top. tonight the bit will be on the other foot as a city line up to give liverpool the guard of honour ahead of the match jurgen klopp has cold on liverpool fa ns to jurgen klopp has cold on liverpool fans to be patient and wait to celebrate the title when it is safe to do so. the pictures we saw from the city centre were obviously not what we wanted to see, and i say that for the first time in my life,

because usually i love these pictures, but this is not the time for it, and that is what we have to make sure that this will not happen again, andi make sure that this will not happen again, and i hope that people listen, honestly. we lost the league, and it happened because we we re league, and it happened because we were not consistent as in previous seasons. even doing really well with the numbers that liverpool has done which is almost impossible, it wouldn't happen. the only thing we can do is accept it. chelsea manager frank lampard says he was not happy following the 3—2 defeat to west ham last night, which leaves his side with still plenty of work to do if they're to qualify for the champions league next season. substitute andriy yarmolenko got the winner for west ham in the last few minutes. he finished off this counter attack to earn his side the win and move david moyes‘ side three points clear of the relegation zone. lampa rd wasn't happy though with the nature of his sides late loss...

we have a lot of hard work to do to get to where we want to be, and the reason the rest of us are choosing liverpool and man city is because of the consistency they have developed. that is what we have to work towards, so it is obviously frustrating, but if we are in that position, it is how you bounce back, and we have watford at the weekend and we have watford at the weekend and get after that to try and carry on. we have to realise the position that we are in and try to fight for the champions league places and move forward. there are now 12 parties potentially interested in buying wigan athletic — that's according to one of the club's administrators. they're 14th in the championship, 8 points above the relegation zone, but the coronavirus pandemic has hit them financially and they called in the administrators yesterday. one of the men in charge of finding a buyer for wigan says they're not the only club suffering due to empty stands. it is my personal view that the number of clubs in the lower

divisions, leagues or one or two, that may not survive by coming back, and there is maybe one or two championship club that may be seriously thinking about doing the same. the golf series sponsored byjustin rose and his wife kate, has come under criticism for holding the majority of its events in the south. with almost all hotels closed, many northern players faced an eight—hour round trip to compete. the third event begins today at the buckinghamshire golf club. the most northerly of the eight events to be held is in uttoxeter, in staffordshire, in two weeks time. 0rganisers said venues were chosen in order to get the tour up and running as quickly as possible. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i will be back with more in the next hour. see them. thank you very much, see you a little bit later. a very good afternoon, you are watching bbc news. we are going to talk today about schools and education, because

the uk government has announced a schools in england will return full—time and at full capacity in september. the plans are based in keeping whole year groups are separate rather than limiting the number of pupils within a class. the details have been announced in the last hour or two by the education secretary gavin williamson. schools will continue minimising contact between the children, including through grouping children together in bubbles and encouraging all their children to distance. at a minimum, this will mean keeping whole year groups in schools and colleges are separate. this is in addition to the other protective measures that we know are so important for infection control, such as regular cleaning and hand washing. we are also ensuring testing is regularly available —— readily available so that parents, teachers and students can return with confidence. all staff, pupils and their families will continue to have access to testing if they develop covid—i9

symptoms. by the start of the autumn term, we will provide all the schools and colleges with a small number of home testing kits. these will be taken home by children or staff who develop symptoms while on the site, but who would struggle to access a testing centre. this is so that they can have a test quickly and they can get the results back quickly. all schools will have access to direct support and advice from their local public health england health protection team to deal with any cases that may occur. they will be advised on what steps need to be taken. mr speaker, in these challenging times, we are committed to ensuring the nation's children have not just committed to ensuring the nation's children have notjust a safe education but also an excellent one. from september, we are asking schools and colleges to return to a

broad and balanced curriculum so that all pupils can continue to be taught ina that all pupils can continue to be taught in a wide range of subjects, maintaining their choices for further study and employment. we expect exams to go ahead in the summer expect exams to go ahead in the summer of 2021. we understand the additional pressures on teaching staff to deliver such high standards of education in this difficult period. as such, as 0fsted inspectors are preparing to visit schools in the autumn, it will be to discuss how they are managing to return to full education of all their pupils. the insight that inspectors gather will also be aggregated nationally to share learning with the whole sector. the government and the wider public as well. it is our intention for full inspections to return from january. we are also providing significant financial support to help pupils catch up on last learning. as i

announced in june, we catch up on last learning. as i announced injune, we will be providing a £1 billion covid—19 catch up package, including a 650 million catch up premium for state funded primary, secondary and special schools, and a £350 million national tutoring programme for the most disadvantaged pupils. —— disadvantaged. gavin williamson they are speaking in the commons. kate green welcome to the release of the government guidance today but questioned its limitation. mr speaker, every child must be safely backin speaker, every child must be safely back in the school in september. i then, many children will have experienced nearly six months‘ gap in their education. some have been able to maintain their learning during that period, but there has been a huge gap in learning for others. especially the most disadvantaged. a senior official in

the secretary of state‘s department has warned the attainment gap could widen by as much as 75% as a result of the crisis. today‘s announcement finally recognises the desperate pleas of heads, staff and governors for information and certainty about plans for the next academic year. for too long, the government has been asleep at the wheel. the announcement today comes just three weeks before the end of term, and an immense amount needs to be done to prepare. mr speaker, staff have been working flat out since february half term, andi working flat out since february half term, and i also want to thank teachers, school leaders and eve ryo ne teachers, school leaders and everyone who works in our education settings for their exceptional effo rts settings for their exceptional efforts during these unprecedented times. 0ver efforts during these unprecedented times. over the summer, they will need a break. and as they prepare plans for return, they will also need the active support of the department. this cannot be left to

head to struggle through on their own. so i have a number of questions for the right honourable gentleman. what consultation has been undertaken in preparing this guidance with heads, teachers and school staff, governors and unions, who have made very many sensible and practical suggestions for the return of students? the government needs to learn from its previous mistakes. that is why labour suggested a task force of school leavers which could have meant we could have brought children back to school sooner. can a secretary of state guarantee every school will be having full access to testing and tracing, all the ppe and other resources they need to open safely? the government‘s track record has not been impressive so far. we cannot allow any further failure to supply these safety essentials to prevent children‘s return. i support the secretary of state in reintroducing compulsory attendance, but finding poor parents will not serve the best interests of

their children. parents need reassurance that their children will be safe, especially in communities, including ethnic minority communities where the prevalence of covid—19 is higher. many children will have found the past few months unsettling, even traumatic. what is needed is a trauma informed approach to school and to families. staggered sta rts to school and to families. staggered starts may present difficult challenges for parents. can a secretary of state to say more about wrap around ca re secretary of state to say more about wrap around care for families and transport arrangements for children to travel to school? can he confirm all children are expected to be in the school in september? will there bea the school in september? will there be a delay in incoming reception children starting school? kate green there for labour. in light of the new guidelines, on how more than 8 million pupils in england will be able to return to full—time education in september, teachers are assessing how to make them work. our correspondentjohn maguire visited one school in weston—super—mare to see its preparations for the new

term. when these children return, the number will swell from a0 to 900. clearly the social distancing rules in place now will need to change. but change has been a constant of late, and staff are confident they can cope with more. our strategy is that we are hoping for and anticipating and looking forward to having all of our children back with us in front of us in september. we are ready and geared up for the children to come back in. we know that we can manage and we know that we can navigate a way through because we have just done it. and where parents can decide whether or not to send children to school now, in autumn, attendance will once again become compulsory. in the autumn. so anxious families will need to be persuaded. we have been making well over 600 phone calls each week to our families, to touch base and check that they are ok. and those relationships have now become strong and that is a positive

from this experience. we will be leaning on those relationships to support them and their children. so what do parents think? 0n the health side of things, as long as there is guidance for the classes to be safe, i would be happy to send them back. my daughter is already back two hours a week at secondary school and is finding that fine. 0bviously they are all spaced apart. for children of different abilities and some are getting on with their work and some are not in my concern is doing back in september that everyone will be at a different level and if they are considering putting people into a bubble, as i have heard, i don't know how that will affect how everyone works. i would like to know whether or not if we can still have a pe curriculum, creative curriculum and it notjust be monday to friday of core, which i know is valuable but the students' opinion

matters and i would like... the day, is it going to be full—time, monday to friday, will they be staggering start and finish? just getting a benchmark of where the kids are at, knowing that they have sufficient time to put the content in for the gcses between now and may would be good, providing exams are not going to be pushed back. that would be the biggest things, just to see the kids are still on track. the usual september concerns about school uniform, pe kit or new subjects will take a back—seat. the priorities will be safety, reassurance and hopefully a guarantee that pupils will be able to catch up. the back to school check list will be like never before. and coming up we‘ll be answering your questions on the back to school plan published by the government this morning

get in touch with the hashtag #bbcyourquestions or you can text 61124 or you email yourquestions@bbc.co.uk i will have a professor and education journalist and we will be trying to get through as many questions as possible, because there is still an awful lot, no matter where you live in the country, today‘s announcement has been in relation to england, but there is much more to come and many, many queries still that people have i think, so any questions you have about that return to education for your children or anyone you are related to. that is all coming up just after half past two, so do send us just after half past two, so do send us your queries. it is 12 minutes to two, let‘s take a look at the headlines. after months of empty classrooms, the government produces its safety plans for schools in england first december —— september,

saying year groups should stay separate. teachers say that‘ll become located. a major police operation has dismantled criminal networks smuggling drugs and guns stop hacking a secret communication system relied on by organised criminals to trade and firearms. and dozens criminals to trade and firearms. and d oze ns of criminals to trade and firearms. and dozens of countries might be on a new government list of places we will be able to travel to without quarantine. the first minister of scotland has said the wearing of a face covering in shops will be mandatory from next friday. nicola sturgeon also announced changes to social distancing rules for up let us hear some of what the first minister had to say. this is not a decision that was taken to say. this is not a decision that was ta ken lightly. to say. this is not a decision that was taken lightly. it has taken us some time to reach this decision. as we all start to interact more, it is vital that we take all reasonable steps to reduce risk. we know that face coverings can help reduce the

risk of transmission indoors. also in shops, as on public transport, contact tracing is more difficult, because we usually do not know the people that we have been in contact with, so a face covering provides an additional layer of protection. it is therefore for all of these reasons that face coverings in shops will be compulsory from the end of next week. please do not wait until then. get into the habit of it now. this is a really important way for all of us to help protect each other and to display that sense of solidarity that has served the country so well over these past few months. nicola sturgeon speaking in the last hour or so, and we will talk more of course about coronavirus and all of today‘s announcements in lots of different parts of the uk after two o‘clock. right now, we will talk more about the dispute between the uk and china. about democracy in hong kong. earlier my colleague

martine croxall spoke to the conservative mp tom tugendhat, chair of the house of commons foreign affairs committee, and the china research group. he says the uk is right to help british nationals in hong kong. the large hong kong populated cities around the world are really vancouver, melbourne, sydney, singapore and other places in the region. completely unsurprisingly, more people want to go to taiwan, a chinese speaking jurisdiction, than want to come to london, but that doesn‘t mean we‘re not right to recognise we owe a duty to british nationals, whether they are at home or overseas. how likely is it that that offer will be extended to some of the younger people who have been caught up in these protests, who been out on the streets and perhaps feel they are at risk? well, don‘t forget, this doesn‘t exclude the possibility of political asylum as a separate claim, so even if an individual isn‘t a british national overseas, i‘m sure many nations will be willing to offer asylum to those who feel threatened. indeed, i know that the united states, australia and japan and other countries

are already looking at different forms of the lifeboat scheme, effectively, that the uk has offered. why do you feel, though, that this is an appropriate course of action for the government? given that the conservative general election manifesto immigration policy said that overall numbers should come down? these are british nationals. but you have also voted in the past against what was known as the dubs amendment, where there should have been guaranteed rights for unaccompanied child refugees. you voted against it with a heavy heart, i admit. the dubs amendment sought to put into law something that the uk government is already doing, which is why there was no point in supporting it because actually the uk government is already prioritising young people who are unaccompanied or vulnerable. that is literally the uk government‘s policy and has been for many, many years, so the dubs amendment didn‘t change anything,

which is why it was symbolic, which by the way i welcome, but symbolic, rather than practical, so this again doesn‘t have any application in the circumstance. stay with us, if you would, i just have to say goodbye to our viewers on bbc one. thank you for watching. so let‘s continue. the government in beijing is accusing great britain of interference, threatening retaliation. how concerned are you and what form might those countermeasures take? i‘m afraid you will have to ask somebody from the chinese government to answer any of those questions. i wouldn‘t know. but i hope very much that there isn‘t a retaliation on the grounds that there is nothing to retaliate for. all the uk has done is moderately change the immigration status for people who are already british nationals. i think it would be very strange if the uk were to threaten retaliation for something

that was to do with chinese immigration for chinese citizens. i mean, china already controls the internal immigration of its population — people are not allowed to move to cities or move between cities unless they have internal migration documents and the uk doesn‘t raise any issues about them, those are a matter for the chinese government. the chair of the foreign affairs select committee. it‘s feared that thousands of indian and bengali restaurants in the uk could be lost due to the covid pandemic, as the lockdown puts owners under intense financial strain. the bbc 5 asia editor, intense financial strain. this is the first time abdul has been back to his family run restaurant since the lockdown began three months ago. my stomach churned, you know? when i see it shuttered down. this is supporting so many people. this was part of the community. but it‘s mind blowing, when you come and sit down and think about it, how quickly their world has changed. you would have struggled to get

a table here on the weekend, despite there being over 30 curry restaurants in just this one street. but when the lockdown was put in place, they were not ready to move to take away, so their doors have been shut and many say they will struggle to reopen. i mean, for the last three months, brick lane has been like a ghost town. you will see the majority of the restaurants will not even bother opening at all, maybe, and have to give up, which is very sad. i mean, as we know, brick lane is famous for its curry and to see some of the curry houses go, it‘s going to be like a kick in the stomach, to be honest. the british bengali community opened restau ra nts the british bengali community opened restaurants in the 19805 because rents restaurants in the 19805 because re nts were restaurants in the 19805 because rent5 were low, but the area has been rapidly gentrified. over the years, the rental rate has quadrupled. people are struggling. some of the businesses are in huge

debts. this was at the nail in the coven, i think. debts. this was at the nail in the coven, ithink. —— coffin. 0ut5ide of london, others are trying to stay afloat by switching to takeaway. why do you have no choice to keep the re sta u ra nt do you have no choice to keep the restaurant open, we have to sail takeaway. we can provide but 30% of our industry will disappear from the high street. he is calling on the government to reduce the consumption tax. he is now relying on loyal customers coming to pick their curries. prawn curry, chicken tikka masala. .. curries. prawn curry, chicken tikka masala... i am very keen curries. prawn curry, chicken tikka masala. .. i am very keen to curries. prawn curry, chicken tikka masala... i am very keen to make sure that at the end of this crisis, the places i love to visit are still here, so it is very important to me to support it. the only thing i have to support it. the only thing i have to say every time is to make sure they put their mango chutney with might poppadoms. the south asian community in the uk has been impacted severely by the coronavirus. now there are fears

they will also suffer disproportionate economic damage. much more coming up from two of us up much more coming up from two of us up let us catch up with the weather prospects, here is nick miller. hello. a new area of low pressure taking aim at the uk will give us plenty of cloud, rain heavy for some and windy weather friday until at least the start of the weekend. it is england and wales that have seen most of the cloud so far today, and rain or sun shower surround. there is a break between weather systems as we turn drier for a time overnight, these weather fronts will bring more rain though to us and some of that will be heavy friday to saturday and that windy weather too. by the end of the afternoon, wales and south—west england will be mainly dry, sunnier than we have seen so far today. elsewhere in england, we keep a lot of cloud around and some heavy, possibly thundery showers in the midlands, east anglia and south—west england. bar the odd shower, much of scotland and northern ireland with a dry afternoon and temperatures up to around 17d in glasgow.

quite a cool day in north—east england, where we keep a good deal of cloud, even though the rain you have seen so far today gradually dies out. this evening those heavy showers left into south—east england will fade and we are dry for a time overnight, but not long for northern ireland and scotland as we see more rain coming in here and a freshening wind as well, with temperatures edging up overnight, so much of us well into double figures as we start the day tomorrow. so a milder start to the day. a lot of cloud around, fairly patchy rain over northern ireland, but a lot of rain to come in scotland, especially the west, a soaking day into glasgow, 20—30 millimetres here. very wet again into the lake district into the hills of wales, especially into snowdonia. elsewhere in england, you could well see a bit of patchy rain occasionally, more especially into the afternoon. 20 or 21d in east anglia and south—east england, and particularly the further south you are it will turn more humid and muggy as the day goes on, even though the wind is picking up. it‘s day 20 into the start of the weekend, although pressure is still with these weather fronts producing more rain in places. -- it —— it windy.

another pulse of that moving through northern ireland into scotland on saturday, with winds gusting quite widely 30—110 mph, that‘s a little bit stronger in places, these are your average speeds. make no doubt, though, it will be a windy day on saturday. as for the temperatures, well if you get to see any sunny spells in parts of eastern scotland, eastern england, well, you can see temperatures are looking fairly decent here, but it will be very muggy. in fact, friday and saturday nights are looking really quite warm, particularly into england and wales. by sunday, it is looking like a few showers, still windy, lighter winds and more in the way of sunshine by monday.

this is bbc news. i‘mjane hill. the headlines are tpm. after months of empty classrooms, that government produce safety plans for schools in england from september saying year group should keep separate. some teachers say about will be complicated. in these challenging times, we are committed to ensuring the nations children have notjust a safe education, but also an excellent one. well, at 230, i will be talking to experts and trying to a nswer be talking to experts and trying to answer many of your questions about the government back to school plan. in the rest of the days news. gunfire a major police operation dismantles criminal network smuggling drugs and guns. hacking, as the good