good morning, i'm victoria derbyshire, welcome to bbc news. here are the headlines: face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in parts of england under local lockdown — after the government changed its advice last night. putting an extra level of precaution and reassurance to both pupils, parents and staff we felt was an important thing to do. do you agree with the governments decision? @vicderbyshire or via email on victoria@bbc.co.uk. three people have been shot and one is believed to have died in a third night of violence in the us city of kenosha.

the mother of the unarmed black man shot in the back by police calls for an end to the violence. i noticed a lot of damage. that doesn't reflect my son or my family. the us first lady, melania trump, takes centre stage at the republican national convention and calls for people to come together over racial differences. harry maguire is dropped from the england squad after being given a suspended prison sentence in greece. and coming up... do friendships fizzle out if you don't see people for more than three months? one acadmeic says yes. plenty of you say say that's jst not true.

the government has changed its advice on face coverings in england ahead of the reopening of schools next week. where there are local lockdowns, masks will be compulsory for secondary school pupils and staff in communal areas. primaries aren't affected by the change. labour say the guidance doesn't go far enough. here's what's happening across the four nations. in parts of england subject to local restrictions like the nw of england and leicester, masks will now be compulsory in corridors and stairwells, where it is harder to stick to social distancing. in areas that aren't locked down, it will be up to headteachers. the changes take effect on 1st september. from monday, all secondary pupils in northern ireland will also have to wear face coverings in corridors and shared spaces like libraries. it's similar in scotland, but that also includes school buses. and in wales, a decision on whether children will need to wear face coverings in schools

is expected to be made today. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has this. it will soon be back to school for children across england, and face coverings could be an essential part of their kit. new guidance issued by the government will leave it up to head teachers to decide on whether it is necessary for staff and students to wear face coverings in communal areas such as corridors. however, face coverings will be compulsory in areas where there is a local lockdown. the government says the guidance does not include primary schools, because the risk of transmission is low, but does apply to secondary schools, colleges and universities. what we recognise are so important, we cannot have a system where children going back to school in those local lockdown areas, we want

schools to be returning in every pa rt schools to be returning in every part of the country. so putting an extra level of precaution and reassurance to both pupils, parents and staff we felt was an important thing to do. the department for education had initially been reluctant for children to wear face coverings in schools because of concern that it could make communication difficult between teachers and students. but says it has revised its guidance following scientific advice from the world health organisation, which recommends that children over the age of 12 should wear a face covering when social distancing is difficult. we called for the government to say whether we should we shouldn't, but we said you need to give us clarity. we have done that. so we know in an area of high risk you'll have to wear a face covering in secondary school and if you're not in a high—risk area it will be at the discretion of your school and your college. that clarity will be welcomed, i think, college. that clarity will be welcomed, ithink, by college. that clarity will be welcomed, i think, by a lot of the

head teachers and other senior i represent. schools in scotland will advise pupils to wear face coverings in corridors and shared areas from next week. and northern ireland has issued similar guidance. in wales, the issue is under review. elaine dunkley, bbc news. our political correspondent leila nathoo is at westminster. a change within 2a hours and the government obviously think it's worth it? yes, the message coming clea ry from worth it? yes, the message coming cleary from gavin williamson that this is about reassurance and the priority of keeping schools open. the message they want to say is, if this is the way parents, teachers and pupils can be reassured, especially in those areas under local lockdown restrictions, in order to get everybody back into classrooms, this is what will be necessary. that is the bottom line, we have been hearing for days that the priority for the government is getting that reopening back in across the country and this is a

change in guidance, following pressure on ministers after scotland and northern ireland changed their guidance following the who guidance, itself changing in terms of children over the age of 12. ministers are prepared to take the political hit by seeing to reverse, although not in full, in order to attain getting schools open in full. thanks, leila. let's talk to he labour shadow education minister, tulip siddiq. you must welcome this about turn? we do welcome it, it is something we have been saying should be made compulsory in schools. medical advice has said it, the world health organization issued guidance last week saying it was necessary. my only grievance with this is it does not go far enough. it is a partial u—turn by the government and i wish they had gone full u—turn and said

all secondary school children over the age of 12 must wear face masks in communal areas. i don't think it is clear enough and i think, at a time when teachers, parents and stu d e nts time when teachers, parents and students are worried about going back to school, they should have clearer guidance and not pass the buck to head teachers. as far as i am aware, correct me if i am wrong, labour was not calling for masks to be worn in schools until yesterday afternoon, is that correct? the guidance came out last week from the world health organization and we immediately said children over the age of 12 should be very mass. let's be clear, w h o age of 12 should be very mass. let's be clear, w h 0 did not say that, they said people over 12 should wear masks in areas where there is a prevalence of covid—i9 and where one metre distance cannot be guaranteed. what i would say to you, victoria, if there is anything we can do to reduce the rate of transmission, and it feels like that is what the

guidance is saying, it would reduce the rate of transmission, we should be doing it. i don't think it is such a big ask to say to people you should wear a mask in communal areas. i think the government should have been clearer from the start. do you want to follow scientific advice or not? as i havejust said, the who has said it is only relevant to wear masks in communal areas in schools where there is a high prevalence of covid in an area. it sounds like you wa nt covid in an area. it sounds like you want kids over 12 to wear masks in all schools? i would like labour would like children to wear masks in all schools, it is something we can do to prevent the outbreak of disease. that is not what the science says, so disease. that is not what the science says, so are disease. that is not what the science says, so are you following the science or not? i think the science does say that in communal areas you should wear it... it is not saying you can eradicate the disease overnight, i recognise that.

but for the labour party, we feel it would be a sensible precaution to ta ke would be a sensible precaution to take in schools. we think it probably would drive down transmission, as the world health organization has said repeatedly, so we would back it. we were the ones who backed wearing face masks on public transport early on, if you remember? and we back the fact children over a certain age should be wearing face masks in school. at times there will be people who cannot wear it, for medical reasons and we understand that and we are sympathetic to that. there will be appropriate guidance... you want children over 12 in all schools to wear face masks, only children over 12 in all schools to wearface masks, only in communal areas, you are not calling for it in the classroom? in the classroom, the views i'm getting from teachers, i am notjustan views i'm getting from teachers, i am notjust an mp, i am a school governor and a parent, it feels like you can socially distance in classrooms, because most students

will be sat in designated areas in seats so we don't feel it is necessary in classrooms. but in communal areas, hallways, stairways, wherever there is a gathering of students, they should be wearing masks. i think it is up to the government to supply these masks so the onus isn't on teachers and stu d e nts to the onus isn't on teachers and students to provide for themselves. thank you for talking to us. a third night of protests against the shooting of an unarmed black man by police in the american city of kenosha has ended in violence. three people have been shot, and one is believed to have died — following an apparent gun fight between rival groups of protestors. earlier dozens of individuals carrying guns surrounded local businesses, saying they wanted to prevent them from being attacked. joining us from kenosha, wisconsin is pauleen le, a reporterfor cbs 58 news. what can you tell us about what has been happening? right now we are in

the investigation phase, i am right in front of the crime scene. you can see officers canvassing the area, looking for any piece of information to piece together what led to the shooting that happened at about midnight. midnight was when the protest, the police in riot gear and the wisconsin national guard were pushing these protesters down this main street, trying to push them backin main street, trying to push them back in hopes they would disburse on their own. but for blocks in at around midnight, we had several dozen gunshots go off and all of the protesters went running, because of the chaos thatjust happened. do we know any more confirm detail about those who sustained injuries and whether indeed one has died? we have heard that report. we cannot independently confirm that yet, we are still working to learn that. as of right now, we know several people

we re of right now, we know several people were shot and we are still working to learn on those conditions. in terms of the circumstances, these reports that two rival groups of protesters fired at each other, can you confirm that? we cannot, we have spoken to witnesses who were in the crowd amidst the gunfire. one said he came to a victim and he was there with him until a medic arrived. but he did mention that. but obviously, because we are so new he did mention that. but obviously, because we are so new into the investigation, we are still waiting for official facts to investigation, we are still waiting for officialfacts to come investigation, we are still waiting for official facts to come out. right now, that is hearsay for us. this is the third night of violence after the shooting of jacob this is the third night of violence after the shooting ofjacob blake. i wonder if tactics from the public authorities will change ahead of this evening? if the change today, gig; after the first two days, day three. after the first two days, police knew they were anticipating there was going to be another violent night. we had 37 businesses

on fire in night two. they did not wa nt to on fire in night two. they did not want to happen on night three, so their tactics completely changed this time around. no longer, where they going to stand in front of the courthouse being taunted by these protesters. they pushed everyone to the main street and push them back with and rubber bullets with hopes they would disperse on their own. but obviously their plan did not include this tragic end. pauline, thank you very much come from kenosha from cbs 58 news. meanwhile, lawyers for the family of jacob blake say he will need a "miracle" to walk again, after the 29—year—old was shot in the back by police. his parents have called for an end to violent protests about the shooting. but they said the officers involved should be held to account. as i was riding through here, through the city, i noticed a lot of damage. it doesn't reflect

my son or my family. they shot my son... ..seven times. seven times. like he didn't matter. but my son matters. he is a human being and he matters. manchester united captain harry maguire has been dropped from the england squad after being convicted in a greek court. the 27 year—old was given a suspended 21 month prison sentence, after being found guilty of assault, resisting arrest and attempted bribery. he denies the charges and says he will appeal. our sports editor, dan roan, reports. after a long season, harry maguire enjoying himself on a well—earned break in mykonos last week. but his summer holiday was about to descend into scandal. on saturday, after spending two

nights in police cells, the £80 million defender emerged from court alongside brotherjoe, one of two co—defendants, having been arrested and charged after becoming embroiled in an altercation with police. having pleaded not guilty, maguire was not required to attend, as the trial started earlier in nearby syros. but, on a dramatic day, the court heard that maguire had physically and verbally attacked police before trying to bribe them. "do you know who i am?" he is alleged to have said, "i'm the captain of manchester united. i'm very rich. i can give you money. i can pay you. please let us go." the defence insisted a brawl had earlier erupted after mcguire's sister daisy had been approached by two albanian men and injected with an unknown substance. maguire's lawyers claimed their client had later acted in self—defence after being kicked by plainclothes officers and had not realised they were police. but, in a verdict that sent shock waves through the sport, the panel ofjudges found maguire guilty of aggravated assault, resisting arrest and repeated attempts at bribery. the player's father,

who had been in court, emerging after hearing his son had been handed a suspended 2i—month prison sentence. maguire instructing his legal team to appeal and saying in a statement that he and his family were the victims. only hours earlier, the world's most expensive defender, who has established himself as a central figure for both club and country, had surprisingly been included in the england squad. manager gareth southgate telling me he saw no need to wait for a verdict. in these instances, i think you can only make decisions on facts you are aware of. now, clearly, if the facts change further down the line, or information changes, then i have to review that decision. and that is exactly what he then had to do. tonight, southgate axing maguire from his squad in an embarrassing u—turn. dan roan, bbc news. harry maguire responded to the sentencing on instagram last night. he posted a quote from buddha, which reads... "three things cannot be long hidden, the sun, the moon and the truth".

the headlines on bbc news... face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in area of england under local lockdown — after the government changes its advice. three people have been shot and one is believed to have died — in a third night of violence in the us city of kenosha. it follows the police shooting of the black man jacob blake on sunday. the us first lady melania trump takes centre stage at the republican national convention and calls for people to come together over racial differences. in less than a week most pupils in england will return to the classroom, but many schools in leicestershire have already opened their doors. term started yesterday, with students getting used to socially distanced lessons and extra hygiene measures. geeta pendse is at a secondary school in oadby in leicestershire.

around 300 students arrived here at manor high school. if you look through here, one of the classes are in session, this is the year seven class. they have year seven and year 11 class. they have year seven and year ii in the school and from tomorrow the whole of the school will arrive and lots of changes here. all along the school there is a one—way system in place. they have got this plan around the school so students know what is going on. as you enter a new space what is going on. as you enter a new space we what is going on. as you enter a new space we have these hand sanitising stations and lots of beans to throw tissues in for the students. there are tissues in for the students. there a re lots of tissues in for the students. there are lots of changes, but as it is the second day, let see how they are feeling. we have neave from year 11. what was your first day back like? it was really well planned out, i knew exactly where i needed to be and what i was doing. it really helped with the nerves. what were you worried about? because i am doing my gcses, i was scared i would

be behind but the teachers have prepared resources for us so they know how we can catch up. thank you. year seven are also back and it is the first time in the school. i have calla rd the first time in the school. i have callard here who began yesterday. what has it been like coming to the school with all the changes?m what has it been like coming to the school with all the changes? it has been quite frightening. you have got all the one—way system and you have hand sanitising section so you can clean your hands and the one—way syste m clean your hands and the one—way system has also reduced less contact, so i don't feel like i need a mask. i have settled in nicely to the school. thank you so much, let's speak to the head teacher, liam powell. it is nice to hear that he feels that he is settling in, but you have changed a lot? we have changed a lot of things, we have been busy over the summer since the announcements were made injuly. we have got a one—way system, changes to uniform policy, encouraging people to wash their uniform every night and we have hand sanitiser is. but we have gone to a 50 day lesson

plan. the guidelines have changed on face coverings, if you are a school ina face coverings, if you are a school in a localised lockdown area, young people are told they have to wear masks in communal areas from september, what do you make of that? it sounds very sensible, i welcome the announcements. the school was in lockdown a couple of weeks ago and we have come out of it, so those policy changes would have affected us. but now it is up to the head teacher that is right for their settings. thank you so much. as i mentioned, the whole of the school will be back tomorrow and that will test the safety measures they have in place here. thank you very much. let's talk to two mums who are ver much looing forward to their primary school chidlren going back. julie froom who is a single parent

to five—year—old reggie and to rosie mckay who is a single mum to seven—year—old aran and nine—year—old josh. neither is a member of a political party why are you happy for reggie to go back to school? he is a very lively nine—year—old and needs his routine. he needs to be with his friends. the home—schooling, i found really he needs to be with his friends. the home—schooling, ifound really hard. has he got the tv on in the background? reggie, you mustn't put that on. sorry. thank you. i reassured have you been by the chief medical officers at the weekend and the deputy saying, school is a safe place? it is definitely a safe place, i wouldn't be sending him back if it wasn't. they are doing social distancing as well. sorry, he

has put the tv back on. let's have a word with rosie. you have two boys to go back soon, how do you feel?|j am to go back soon, how do you feel?” ama to go back soon, how do you feel?” am a bit dubious about sending them back. i don't feel 100% safe, purely because it is out of our control and always has been. however, i know my boys do need to get back into school, back into school, back to socialising. i have safeguarded them even from any social contact, purely because my eldest is asthmatic sol have been really, really careful with him. at the end of the day we have to get back to life and that is the rock and the whole place we are in at the moment. i think you had to ta ke in at the moment. i think you had to take your boys with you into the office, so you could carry on working? i did, as a single mum it

has been really hard. they have been fantastic. all things considered, they have been so resilient and i acce pt they have been so resilient and i accept i have had to work to provide for them. they have been isolated with me in my office for six months. you know, it is what it was and they need to get back into school. he took them to work everyday, pretty much? when i have been at work, they had to come to me for work. they haven't wanted do any homework, so for the sake of the mental health, there was no pressure, we will do what we have to do, we will keep everyone safe, healthy and that is the most important thing. we have managed to get through it. julie, did you feel you've had enough help and support to do home—schooling? yes, they were really good, the headmaster came round and dropped school work. i just found headmaster came round and dropped school work. ijust found it really ha rd to school work. ijust found it really hard to get him to sit down, just me and him to sit and do the work. he

is quite lively and he looks up to his teachers. they were really good, the school. so he respects his teachers and when it comes to perak teaching him, he is not that respectful? i think parents will be up respectful? i think parents will be up and down the country knowing exactly how that feels. what about the social side of things? he has got friends that live around here, but he definitely needs his school friends and the routine of getting up, going to school and knowing where he is. we have had lots of fun in lockdown, we have been out and about but i think it is time for him to go back to school. like you very much, julie thank you for coming on. and rosie, thank you very much and good luck with your boys. the us first lady melania trump took centre stage on day two of the republican national convention, where she made the case

for president donald trump's re—election. speaking from the rose garden at the white house, the wife of the president also discussed the coronavirus pandemic, saying her husband "will not rest until he has done all he can to take care of everyone" affected. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. we hold these truths to be self—evident. another night at the trump family convention. the president, two of his children, and his wife all addressed the virtual gathering with the theme land of opportunity. life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. tiffany trump, the president's youngest daughter, lashed out at the media and silicon valley for promoting what she called fabricated views. people must recognise that our thoughts, our opinions, and even the choice of who we are voting for may, and are, being manipulated, invisibly coerced by the media and tech giants. i'm mike pompeo. breaking from a tradition that us secretaries of state stay above the political fray,

america's top diplomat addressed the convention from jerusalem. the president has held china accountable for covering up the china virus and allowing it to spread death and economic destruction in america and around the world. the star of the night was melania trump, stepping out from the white house to deliver a live speech from the rose garden. another unconventional setting. and with an audience. she said she'd been reflecting on the racial unrest seen around america. i'd like to call on the citizens of this country to take a moment, pause, and look at things from all perspectives. i urge people to come together in a civil manner so we can work and live up to our standard american ideals. the first lady said she was proud of her husband's achievements in office, acknowledging that he is not a traditional politician. we all know donald trump makes no secrets about how

he feels about things. total honesty is what we, as citizens, deserve from our president. a softer approach to selling donald trump for another term in the white house. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. we are going to be talking to the safeguarding minister about cash that goes to charities to look after vulnerable children. we will be talking to the academic behind the research which suggest you do need to see people in order to maintain friendships. quite a lot of you disagree with that. alan on twitter says i hope oxford's research into a vaccine is considered more than this piece of nonsense. the superficial friendships might elapse but they are not friendships at all. we will

talk to the processor behind that research. —— professor. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello. storm francis has now moved away but it is still gusty out there. especially in eastern areas but the gusty winds will continue to ease through the rest of the day. the rain pulling away leaving us with a fair bit of cloud across northern, scotland and northern ireland with a few showers and into the south we are into brighter skies and sunshine. temperatures ranging from 13 in the north to about 22, 23 in the south. feeling much warmer thanit in the south. feeling much warmer than it was yesterday. as we head to the evening and overnight, we hang on to cloud in the northern half of the country, clear skies in the southern half. by the end of the night we will be seeing more showers develop coming in from the west. it will be a cooler night in northern areas compared to southern areas, where we are staying in double figures. tomorrow we start off with

sunshine but tomorrow there will be some showers around and note the temperature, not just tomorrow some showers around and note the temperature, notjust tomorrow or friday, friday is more breezy with a northerly component, so feeling cooler. face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in parts of england under local lockdown — after the government changed its advice last night. putting an extra level of caution and reassurance we felt was an important thing to do. three people have been shot and one is believed to have died in a third night of violence in the us city of kenosha. it follows the police shooting of a black man, jacob blake, on sunday. the us first lady melania trump takes centre stage at the republican national convention and calls for people to come together over racial differences.

harry maguire is dropped from the england squad after being given a suspended prison sentence in greece. charities supporting vulnerable children are to get extra cash from the government — £7.6 million is going to action for children, the children s society and barnardos. the money's coming from the 750 million announced by the government back in april. for charities, many have struggled with a big drop in donations and a big rise in demand for their services. let's speak to the safeguarding minister victoria atkins. this is very important, but i wonder why the money has taken so long to get to them. we are working really

ha rd to get to them. we are working really hard to help the most vulnerable children in our society so i'm pleased to announce this money today. we have been working with charities throughout the pandemic andi charities throughout the pandemic and i hope you will appreciate we have had to conduct all the usual governance checks we need to, but we have been able to locate this money and give it to the three charities that meet the criteria. and i really do expect this will help them continue the vital work they deliver for children. according to the children's commissioner for england, 2 million children were at risk of heightened harm during this crisis in homes where there were drugs, alcohol, domestic violence and mental health problems. nearly 200,000 children were referred to social services but not getting help, and 100,000 children caring for otherfamily help, and 100,000 children caring for other family members. how worried are you about what has happened to those kids during

lockdown? we are concerned, of course we are, and that's why this money today is part of the programme of work to support these children but also to support the people caring for them and who are helping them at school. it's part of our drive to get children back to school next month and we very much want to help schools support children who may have had a tough time over lockdown. that's why yesterday we announced £8 million investment in mental health services in schools to help teachers and others in schools support children who are grappling with the difficulties they have faced during lockdown. we have also announced we are putting social workers into schools to help the most vulnerable children as part of our package of work. in addition there's been a huge amount we have been doing in terms of law and enforcement to get to those people

who are seeking to abuse children online, some of the darkest crimes against children are committed online, and a great part of the government's work has been tackling online crimes as well as off—line crimes. are you expecting a rise in disclosures from children when they go back to school? i think we are all preparing for that. i hope obviously it doesn't happen but we are preparing for it. it's partly why we have also invested more money in the nspcc childline helpline because we wanted to give avenues to children to seek help during lockdown. but as i say, we are very mindful that teachers in particular may be faced with difficult problems with children coming back to school and perhaps not immediately but over the coming months revealing some of the coming months revealing some of the difficulties they have faced at home. this is why we are helping

national charities but also helping schools to prepare for that.” national charities but also helping schools to prepare for that. i want to ask you finally about the latest u—turn from the government, face masks in schools. this comes after the housing evictions u—turn, the exa m the housing evictions u—turn, the exam grades u—turn, immigration health surcharge u—turn, free school meals over the summer u—turn, early return of primary schools u—turn, the bereavement scheme to nhs support staff u—turn, face coverings in shops u—turn and remote voting for mps who were shielding u—turn. it's not a great look for government, is it? if i it's not a great look for government, is it? ifi may respond to face masks in schools in particular, the world health organization changed their advice a couple of days ago and the government looked at that advice and have adjusted our advice acting on that advice. i think people understand this is a completely new

virus. we are still learning as we go along and we have been very clear we will act on scientific and radical advice throughout this pandemic. so when the who changed its advice a couple of days ago, it's only right government looked at its own advice in schools because what we want to do is instill confidence in students, in teachers and parents that when their children return to school they will be safe and able to start their education again, and all the important social elements and so on that schooling involves. so to me this is part of our work to act on the advice as we receive it but also part of our plans to get children back to school. do you accept so many u—turns that seem to be coming on such a regular basis now leads to an erosion of trust in the government? when i'm out and about in my own

constituency, people appreciate we are looking at the advice, that the advice does change. the who advice was published on friday. on monday gavin williamson, the schools minister nick gibb, the chief medical officer were saying the evidence for children over 12 wearing masks in the school wasn't strong. we have got to evaluate the evidence, and if we look at other parts of the uk they are dealing with the evidence in their own way, but it is really important we instil confidence in children, students, teachers and families to send children back to school next month. do you think so many u—turns do instil confidence? i think people understand this virus is unprecedented. if a year ago you had told me we would be talking about

buying facemasks for our children, i think all of us would have looked rather surprised by that. we are in absolutely unprecedented circumstances and we are having to feel our way along with this. one of the ways we are able to help instill confidence in returning children to school is through the use of masks, only in those areas that have lockdown restrictions of course, but also saying to schools... you know, schools have done enormous work over the school holidays to safeguard their community. whether it is the use of classrooms, using them differently, whether it is hand sanitiser, one—way systems, staggered entry times and so on. so please, we mustn't just staggered entry times and so on. so please, we mustn'tjust focus on facemasks as being the only measure to safeguard children. there's been a huge amount of work done over the summer holidays to safeguard the return of children in september.‘ quick one. will the government by

masks for those schools that need them? that policy is very much a... the government is still looking at that, but i'm confident at the moment that we are, as part of this programme of work to get children back into school, face mask is part of that but not the only part and we mustn't please just focus on that. there's a whole lot of work that has gone into looking at the health and safety of children throughout schools across the country. thank you for talking to us this morning. victoria atkins who works in the home office, she is the safeguarding minister. let's get you the sport with jane. good morning. it has the potential to be one of the biggest transfer stories for a long time. lionel messi has told barcelona he wants to leave. the argentine, who's regarded by many as the best player of all time, sent a message to the club yesterday saying that he wants out.

barca is in turmoil after finishing the season without a trophy for the first time in 12 years. in manchester city, you have pep guardiola, who knows him, who has an incredible team that plays happy football. i think they both know each other very well. it won't be easy, but i think after this, there is a big chance for that to happen. who can afford him? psg may want to spend again to have another go at the champions league, as might manchester city and they are the favourites to sign him. so could we see messi in the premier league? british tennis star, and football fan, andy murray is keen. when i lived in barcelona, i got to see him play a couple of times live. but yeah, it'd be nice to see him in the premier league and, you know, a lot of... i've heard a lot of people saying, ah, you know, "could he do it on a cold wednesday in stoke?" and i've always said, of course he could because he is the best player ever.

he'd be absolutely fine. so i'd like to see him show a few people that he can do that. that was murray speaking after his defeat to milos raonic at the western & southern open in new york. murray, who had an impressive win over world number seven alexander zverev yesterday, couldn't continue his form, losing 6—2, 6—2 against the canadian whom he beat in the wimbledon final in 2016. it's unfortunate to see how long he's been away, but it is equally as amazing to see that he's coming back and playing well. his winning matches. you know, you're not sure. if you are young and get hurt you think you recover quicker but you don't have the experience of coming back. but if you are older, and he knows to win matches. so it may take him longer but he definitely has the experience behind him of how to win

matches. meanwhile, johanna konta plays in the quarterfinals later after a straight—sets win over vera zvonareva. she meets maria sakkari who beat serena williams. it's been reported that sprinting legend usain bolt has tested positive for coronavirus. the eight—time olympic gold medallist had been isolating since taking the test at the weekend. it followed a party for his 34th birthday in jamaica. he is still not showing any symptoms. james anderson wants to add to his 600 test wickets. he achieved the mark as england and pakistan drew yesterday in southampton. england won the series 1—0, and while they start their one day series on friday — for the test team, there are still no firm plans for when they will play again. not thinking too much about it really. i don't know when the next test match will be. i will keep

myself ticking over in the gym, and when we know where that test match will be hopefully i will get the nod for selection. we have shown positive signs this summer. zach rowley has played outstandingly well, and to have someone as young as him it's exciting for the future. we have shown signs we have strength and depth in the bowling attack, so positive signs but we know we have still got a lot of work to do. that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. schools have started going back across the uk with nearly all due to return within the next couple of weeks. but will it mean a big return to work? research done by the bbc shows that out of 50 of the uk's largest companies — from banks to retailers — not a single one plans to have all its staff back full time to the office in the near future. let's get more on this from our business presenter ben thompson. good morning. interesting figures

compiled by the business unit speaking to 50 of the uk s biggest employers about what plans they have, if any, to get their staff back into the office full—time and you are right to say none of them had plans to get their staff back full time in the nearfuture. 2a of them also said they had no plans whatsoever, 20 of them said we will get some staff back but by no means all of them, and there are clearly implications there for all sorts of things, whether that is travel, public transport, retail, hospitality, landlords with big offices. what we will do over the course of today is look at some of the implications and how it can change the way we work. one of the most important things is the fact employers are finding it difficult to work out whether it is safe to get their staff back. many say the reason they are not doing it is because quite simply they don't know whether they can get staff back in with social distancing rules in

place. let's talk about some of the implications and how businesses can perhaps work that out. you are now looking at the humble office as well? yes, that's right, we used to stink of high —— think of high risk workplace, and now it is the invisible risk. it permeates everywhere and it's not something people can physically move or adjust to. we need to think differently about how we attack this. there's a whole range of things in the

workplace that we are seeing employers take on now so they can reopen safely and get back to business. a lot of that revolves around contactless activity so that where people may have had to sign in before we can use technology now to do that without having to touch. we can use bluetooth and a range of different technology solutions to get people back into the workplace without having to use transmission or high risk transmission activities. it raises an interesting conundrum, who is responsible for our safety at work? visit our employer are all of us who will be nervous going back after so many months of lockdown around world? it's both. it's not going to be the person at head office who reveals the sanitiser if it has run out, so our front line workers are the first line of defence and that responsibility rests with all of us. we are seeing the front line workers play a much bigger part than ever in

safety. it's gone from the days when it was a person in a hi viz vest or a senior manager who will come down and doa a senior manager who will come down and do a safety walk to check the manufacturing floor or a retail outlet. now we are seeing front line workers being crucial to build defence and immunity to the covid crisis. and i suppose for you good for business because you have this app that lets people monitor in real—time the safety may be numbers at the office. give me a sense of how it works and what business has been like for you as more and more firms are signing up as a result. the app is used around 600 million times a year around the world, and it is used in workplaces that vary from antarctica to buckingham palace, so it's literally used everywhere. the premise was that pilots have been taking off in planes and using checklists since

the 1930s and they have done that successfully. we have seen checklists move into the workplace. certainly in toilets, you go to heathrow or any mcdonald's for the last 20 years and you would see when the toilets were last cleaned, but now we are seeing this permeating into all areas of the workplace. businesses are now making the information they are collecting and their activity around how they are managing safety, they are making that public so it is something that becomes a value proposition for businesses to reopen safely. they can tell customers what they are doing, how often they are wiping down the tables, and they are displaying how many people are allowed in a store. it is allowing businesses to start reopening and get back to some sense of trade. yes, it's fascinating quite how much has changed and also what business opportunities there are out of all of this. luke, it's good to see you.

thanks for staying up. the chief executive and founder of safety culture. they have an app that is helping workplaces stay safe. we will be looking at some of those implications about how we might get more people back into the office safely but also how it's changed may be the worklife balance, more of us wanting to work from home perhaps, some working from home and in the office, and we are looking at what implications it has for the economy in different sectors. there is so much more information available on the website. our business editor simonjack has the website. our business editor simon jack has his the website. our business editor simonjack has his blog and articles looking at some of the findings from this research done by bbc business, looking at the plans of big business to get people back, but quite clearly affecting businesses big and small. as we said, huge implications for the way we work and we will talk

about that through the rest of the day on bbc news. victoria back to you. thank you. the headlines on bbc news... face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in areas of england under local lockdown — after the government changes its advice. three people have been shot and one is believed to have died in a third night of violence in the us city of kenosha. it follows the police shooting of the unarmed black man jacob blake on sunday. the us first lady melania trump takes centre stage at the republican national convention and calls for people to come together over racial differences. and calls for people to come a court in new zealand has heard more stories of survival and loss during the third day of sentencing for the christchurch mosque terror attacks. 29—year—old brenton tarrant admits killing 51 people while they prayed at two city mosques last year. he faces in life in prison without parole. tv—nz‘s ryan boswell has been following events at the high court in christchurch.

these victims have been so brave, confronting the gunman who took their loved ones and changed their lives forever. initially we were expecting to hear from around 60 victims to tell their stories. that number keeps growing as they feel empowered to tell their stories and come face—to—face with brenton tarrant. come face—to—face with brenton tarra nt. one man come face—to—face with brenton tarrant. one man saying he could not forgive tarrant tarrant. one man saying he could not forgive tarra nt and tarrant. one man saying he could not forgive tarrant and that he deserved to go to hell. it has been a tense day at the high court in christchurch, with another man fronting up in fact in a wheelchair because he was injured during the shooting, saying his greatest fear was for his ten—year—old son who witnessed the shootings taking place, saying that he in fact had nightmares and continued to have nightmares and continued to have nightmares about his father being shot and people dying around him. it has been truly traumatic. and in fa ct has been truly traumatic. and in fact at one stage, one victim put

down his statement and then addressed tarrant face—to—face, saying that when he had moved to new zealand as a 17—year—old he was called a terrorist himself and that changed on march the 15th, and now brenton tarrant was the terrorist. at that point the court erupted into applause. what we will see today is the victim impact statements come to a close and then the judge will look at the case and weigh up the legal arguments before summing up and handing down the sentence. many victims today have been calling for tarrant to be sent to prison for life with no parole. ryan boswell reporting. half a million people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in the us states of texas and louisiana as hurricane laura heads towards them. the storm is expected to move from cuba through the gulf of mexico, hitting both states within the next 20 fours hours. within the next 2a hours. tanya dendrinos reports. lengthy queues on the coast,

residents hitting evacuation orders and getting out while there is still time. from a historical perspective, laura is shaping up to look a lot like rita did, 15 years ago, in terms of its forecasted intensity and the forecasted spot where it will make landfall in south—western louisiana. and we do not say that to scare anybody but that point of reference sometimes helps in order to make sure people understand the seriousness of the situation and that they take the necessary precautions. this storm is expected to move through the gulf of mexico and make landfall as a category three hurricane. laura and storm marco, which struck louisiana on monday have already lashed the caribbean, destroying homes and killing at least 20 people. bringing strong winds and lashing rain, more than 500,000 residents have been told to leave cities in louisiana and texas as both

states brace for the worst. there will be a lot of devastation upon texas at the storm sweeps through, especially east texas, as well as lingering challenges that will result. one, and first, will be the water surge. there will be a water surge perhaps as high as ten feet, wherever the hurricane comes ashore. while some made the most of the calm before the storm, for many, it was about preparation. nursing home residents were moved to safety while businesses were boarded up and residents filled sandbags. from this point on, i'd rather be surprised that it is not as bad as i thought than be surprised that it's worse than i got ready for. coronavirus adding an extra layer of complexity with hotels and motels being used instead of shelters for evacuees, wherever possible. tanya dendrinos, bbc news.

a clean—up operation is under way after storm francis saw winds of more than 80 miles per hour battering parts of britain. over 50 people were rescued from flooding around the uk. in wales, two separate searches for people thought to have gone missing on the river taff are due to be resumed today after being called off due to poor weather conditions. andy moore has this report. a british summer... ..at the seaside. this was newhaven in east sussex yesterday, when what looked like a classic autumn storm arrived just a few weeks early. several places around the country recorded their highest—ever gusts of wind in august. tte highest reading was 81 mph on the isle of wight. on dartmoor, two young men who went wild camping on an island in the river dart awoke to find wild waters all around them. around 30 people were involved in their rescue, including a specialist team from the fire service. in northern ireland, the fire service rescued 37 people from flooding. one of the worst—hit places

was newcastle in county down. just in the space of ten, 15 minutes, everything was underwater. and then i went up to the end here and tried to get sandbags. there were no sandbags at that stage. and then the rain is still coming, the school entrance was flooded and we couldn't get to the school. one local politician said the town was like a disaster zone. on the river taff near cardiff, the emergency services searched all day after reports that a canoeist had capsized his boat. there was another search downstream for a second person reported in trouble in the water. both operations were suspended yesterday afternoon but are due to resume this morning. andy moore, bbc news. the latest weather in a moment with carol. after ten o'clock when we switch to bbc two we will speak to the professor from the university of oxford who says friendships can deteriorate very quickly if you

don't actually see the person, and he reckons it probably only takes about three months. this has ca ptu red about three months. this has captured your imagination. charlie says this is absolute tosh, people can spend years apart and then meet up can spend years apart and then meet up and immediately resume the same conversation you were having when you last met. philippa agrees with the professor, you definitely need to maintain friendships by seeing people. online interaction does not create a meaningful relationship, only supports one is already created. you can have friends you don't see four years and the relationship remains unchanged, that is longevity in action. so we will speak to the prof on bbc two in the next hour. now the weather with carol. stone francis packed a punch yesterday, even last night gusts of wind recorded around the needles at 81 mph. today the winds will continue to ease and we are looking ata continue to ease and we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. a much drier day than yesterday. you can see the swirl of

cloud, this is storm francis pushing into the near continent. gusty winds are easing, and a transient ridge of high pressure building from the west which is settling things down initially in the west with the rain clearing away, and we are left with some showers and winds easing as we go through the rest of the day. temperatures today ranging from 13 in the north to 23 in the south, so feeling warm and it did yesterday. as we head on through this evening and overnight, we are still looking at clear skies. still a fair bit of cloud across the northern half of the country with showers, but through particularly the second half of the night we start to see showers coming in from the west. it will be a cooler night in northern areas compared with southern areas, who are staying in double figures. tomorrow where we have the clear skies to start with, we will see early sunshine. still a fair bit of cloud across scotland, england and

northern ireland. this next batch of showers is coming in across southern and south—western areas, some of the showers merging to give longer spells of rain. temperatures 12 to about 20 degrees. the reason we are seeing those showers coming in is because we have this area of low pressure. through thursday night into friday it will be continuing to journey to the north sea, and it will have a more northerly component to it so feeling cooler. on friday we are looking at a fair bit of cloud and rain moving across england and wales, so it is further north you are the better chance you have of seeing sunshine. at these temperatures disappointing for the time of year, and it will be breezy, especially down the north sea coastline. even more so during the course of saturday. a strong, gusty wind with big waves crashing on shore in norfolk. variable amounts

of cloud and also some sunshine.

here this is bbc news with the latest in the uk three people have been shot and one person killed in a third night of violence in the us city of kenosha in wisconsin. it comes after a black man — jacob blake — was shot in the back by police. his mother calls for an end to the violence. i noticed a lot of damage. that doesn't reflect my son or my family. face coverings will have to be worn in secondary schools in parts of england under local lockdown after the government changed its advice last night. putting an extra level of precaution and reassurance to both pupils, parents and staff we felt was an important thing to do.