the party's fourth new leader in five years, he won on his second attempt. but real victory will only be measured on his party's success. alex forsyth, bbc news. the russian president, vladimir putin, says he has a police force ready to move into belarus if what he called "extremists" there try to seize control. mr putin called on the authorities in belarus and the opposition to find a solution to the political unrest after the disputed presidential election, won by alexander lu kashenko. with more protests expected this weekend, our correspondent steve rosenburg has been to president lukashenko‘s home town to gauge support for the embattled leader. a country consumed by protests still needs to work the land. bentham. it's famous for two things: its cucumbers, which have their own statue, and the president.

alexander lukashenko grew up near here and ran a local farm in communist days. he's exhibit number one in the museum. alexander grudina has known mr lukashenko for a0 years. here they are, side—by—side back in the ussr at a meeting of the local communist party. translation: he was physically strong and he got angry very easily. but when he was younger and a democrat, we liked him, he was progressive. he's completely changed. but we did find some support here for the president. at the annual shklov teacher conference. translation: ijust don't understand what kind of bright future those protesters are fighting for. life's ok now, we are pleased with what the president's doing. for the 26 years he's been president, alexander lukashenko has cultivated the image not only

of strong man but the only man who could rule belarus. it's as if lukashenko and the land are one and the same. so, any attempt to uproot him from power he presents as a direct threat to the nation. today, mr lukashenko said a hybrid war was being waged against his country. he's accused the west of plotting a coup against him. and here's his reaction. riot police detained protesters in the centre of minsk today. media too. ran his farm with an iron fist. he continues trying to do the same with his country. steve rosenberg, bbc news, belarus. that's it. good night.

it is now time for us to take a look at. national and

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard and barbara speed, opinion editor at the i newspaper. let's take a look at the front pages beginning with... two passengers being taken off a ryanair plane bound for italy by officials at stansted in hazmat suits is the lead in the metro. getting back to a new normal because of coronavirus is the lead in the telegraph. it says boris johnson is to launch a campaign to convince britons to return to the office. the times also leads on the prime minister's plans saying downing street wants to make it clear to the country that going back to work is safe. meanwhile, back to school is the focus of the daily mirror. it says it's spoken to headteachers across england who insist

they will be ready when schools return. immigration is the top story in the i. it says since the start of the pandemic britain has not taken in any refugees who are facing persecution and war via its resettlement scheme. the daily mail's splash claims that the men convicted over the deah of pc andrew harper have received more than [too—thousand pounds in legalaid. and moving further afield — the china daily — splashes on economic tensions between beijing and washington, saying china will hold its nerve against what it called us "provocations". i think we got our newspapers mixed up i think we got our newspapers mixed up today. we will get through them in any case. martin and barbara, good to have you with us. a bit of a

taster for what we have got. let's start with the front of the metro. i think we do have this now. let's bring it up... front page is tracked and traced onto a holidayjet. quite and traced onto a holidayjet. quite a story. hazmat team who pulled a covid infected passenger off a flight covid infected passenger off a flight at sta nsted. covid infected passenger off a flight at stansted. martin, everyone's worst nightmare. the last thing you want to do is to be stuck next to somebody who might have the virus. it's not good for anyone. tell us about this particular incident. somebody has received a text telling them they have tested positive for coronavirus and have done what seems irresponsible and try to carry on with their plans by getting on a plane. clearly, quite brilliantly they have been identified as having got on the

plane and this scene that you can see on the front page here has happened of them being hauled off to protect other passengers and to stop the italians, who would have tested him when he got there because they are doing checks when you get to italy, it stops the italians being infected by somebody carrying coronavirus and adding to their problems. but yes, an example of where tracing does seem to be working. it's not working perfectly but the system does seem to work in a very visible fashion in this story. barbara, looking at this video, there's not really social distancing on that plane, quite a packed flight as well. yes, a lot of the airlines have been forging ahead as usual. a lot of claims that because the air filtration on aeroplanes is so good because it has to be because you are sitting in that enclosed due for that length of time that there is a claim that

distancing isn't needed, but it feels a bit uncomfortable, the idea you would be sitting next to people in this enclosed tube. it is slightly nervous. especially if they turn out to have a positive test. they do say that the air on an aeroplane is cleaner than hospital grade. because the amount of filtration. but of course, martin, this comes as jamaica, the czech republic and switzerland are now on the uk quarantine list. anyone on holiday in those countries who wants to come back to the uk, avoid having to come back to the uk, avoid having to quarantine, has to be backed by 4am on saturday. which might be quite difficult if you are in jamaica for example, but yes, the latest exa m ple jamaica for example, but yes, the latest example of where infection rates have risen in countries overseas and the advice has changed. quite sharp saying that if you go on

holiday, you must be prepared to unexpectedly face quarantine even if the country is on the exam list at the country is on the exam list at the moment. it's possible that any country, i have just the moment. it's possible that any country, i havejust come back from italy, their rates are slightly going up but clearly france, germany, all these other countries are seeing rises in cases as we are doing here and of course it's a danger and unfortunately, it's a risk you take if you go on holiday now. indeed. let's move on to the daily telegraph. go back to work or risk losing yourjob. talking about how borisjohnson will be launching a major drive to get britain back to the office as minister is one that working from home make people more vulnerable to being sacked. a lot of people have got used to working from home and that's a change we have seenin home and that's a change we have seen in the last few months.

absolutely. there is a big distinction where jobs where they are needed to be done in person or where they did need to get back fairly soon as soon as it was safe and feasible to do so. the big divide is over office workers who, perhaps reasonably could say, what would i be doing at a desk in the middle of the city that i can't be doing at home, but this story, it's a real new kind of level that they are willing to take this debate too. it's quite a lot stronger now to say, you are at risk of being sacked and then the briefings that were happening before which were focused on saving the economy and the pm has realised people don't care that much about whether cafe is in city centres go out of business, so the government feels it needs to take a new tack in order to get people back to the office. some divisions within

the cabinet. health secretary matt hancock saying he didn't mind if his civil servants stayed at home. seems to be at odds to what we are going to be at odds to what we are going to be at odds to what we are going to be hearing from the prime minister. the confusion in government and the fact that whitehall isn't taking the lead itself. it's clear the problem is for some people working at home and i understand this entirely, it is prefera ble i understand this entirely, it is preferable in many ways but there is a need for a mix, partly because there are some benefits to going to an office. also it is true that if the city centres get devastated because all the jobs that are there disappear, all the support services, that takes jobs out of the economy, ta ke that takes jobs out of the economy, take spending out of the economy and has a knock—on effect. there is a vested interest for people going back to the office because although

some, otherjobs that disappear in the city centre are a net loss to the city centre are a net loss to the country and revenue and especially here in london which generates a lot of revenue for the country, that will hit our economic revival and therefore the need to wet prospects ultimately because people need to earn money to spend money to generate revenue for other companies. barbara, touching on something you mentioned before, cafe ‘s near big offices, it might not be getting customers. that is potentially one of the reasons why pratt has announced job cuts, 2800, pa rt pratt has announced job cuts, 2800, part of a major restructuring course. a huge proportion of their workforce , course. a huge proportion of their workforce, so quite a dramatic announcement. they have a high concentration of helpers in london, they are very personally mapped onto where people are working, they have outlets in train stations and

airports which will not be as busy as normal. there is the question is whether this change is permanent or whether this change is permanent or whether they might be able to start re—adding stores and staffs a year down the line. or changing the way we work. another story in the daily telegraph. no healthy child has died from covid in the uk. lots of discussion about research on how children carry covid—i9, how they transmit the disease and how they are affected. tell us more about what this research has shown. are affected. tell us more about what this research has shownm are affected. tell us more about what this research has shown. it is saying what your headline said, that the very small number of children have died and all the children that have died and all the children that have died and all the children that have died had major underlying health conditions which made them very vulnerable and the point has been, which has been reiterated right from the start by governments, that children in particular, there isa that children in particular, there is a low risk of anything serious

happening as a result of this and through the whole covid crysis, there has been a morphing of reality, the message was that for most people you would get it and you we re most people you would get it and you were suffer any great serious consequences. the elderly, people with underlying health conditions we re with underlying health conditions were particularly at risk and in some peoples minds it seems to have morphed into everybody is at risk some terrifying disease. the evidence has shown in particular in relation to children, they are not in general going to suffer serious consequences as a result of being infected. that therefore means them going back to school for example at primary level in particular is not as dangerous as some people might seem to think it is. that brings us onto the daily mirror's front page. we will be ready for kids to return.

pledge from school heads but they blasted tory chaos and demand to know what planned b is if the virus searches. barbara, tell us more. it has been quite a week, a lot of back and forth about whether children should return back to school, whether they should wear masks, where they should wear masks. where are we with this story now? we seem to have arrived at a kind of, schools are due to open in england. in other parts of the uk they have been back in some cases for several weeks. in scotland nicola sturgeon's policy on masks essentially seems to have forced borisjohnson into somewhat of a u—turn in terms of children having to wear masks in some part of the uk at school. i have sympathy in her teachers in they need to show that strength and conviction in that they will get kids back to