this is bbc news with the latest headlines. mass testing and a "travel window" will be created in england to allow university students to spend christmas with their families. i fully expect that students will take up any offers we put on the table because they don't want to endanger their families in any way and we have outlined a programme and a plan that is as safe as possible for them to be able to do that. are you a student or do you have a student in your family who's anxious about returning home for christmas? do these plans for england put your mind at rest? let me know at @annita—mcveigh using #bbcyourquestions. the children's commissioner for england says the state is failing the most vulnerable children in care because it doesn't know what to do with them. a warning that the second lockdown

in england is making more young people vulnerable to being groomed by extremists. the prince of wales will attend a special armistice day service at westminster abbey to mark 100 years since the burial of the unknown warrior. and coming up this hour. more than 170 newly trained sniffer dogs will be sent into some of the most challenging prisons in england and wales. good morning. a plan to get students home from english universities in time for christmas has been published by the government. the operation will involve mass coronavirus testing and a planned travel window in early december. scotland, wales and northern ireland

are expected to announce similar plans in the coming days. the uk government has now nominated the week following england's national lockdown as a designated "student travel window", and students are strongly advised to travel during this period. universities have been told to allocate their students travel slots during the week of 3—9 december. universities will have to move all teaching online from 9 december, so students can study from home. and, as many students as possible will be offered rapid result covid tests. these are set to begin at the end of november, and universities in areas with higher rates of the disease will be prioritised. any student who tests positive for covid will be required to self—isolate, but the timing means they would still be able to get back for the christmas holidays. danjohnson has this report. a negative test result could be the passport students

need for the journey home at christmas, with a week set aside at the end of england's lockdown as a travel window to return to their families. departures will be staggered by universities to manage the numbers moving each day. it should lift the question mark that's been hanging over christmas for so many students, like millie in bournemouth, hoping to head home to essex. me and a lot of my friends are quite stressed about it, really, because there's so much talk about whether we can actually go home or whether we'll have to stay here at uni and not be with our families at christmas, so it's quite hard, really, not knowing what we're going to be able to do. durham's one of the pilot universities that's trialled a self—test system for 850 of its students and 60 staff. so far, only five cases have been confirmed. it's the same sort of rapid result test that will be rolled out across campuses, prioritised for areas where the virus is circulating more. any students testing positive

will have to follow normal isolation rules but they should be able to do that, recover and still get home in time for christmas. 0bviously, all of these measures are designed to help protect their loved ones and communities, and we have seen that the majority of students have abided by the rules and regulations, soi fully expect that students will take up any offers we put on the table because they don't want to endanger their families in any way and we have outlined a programme and a plan that is as safe as possible for them to be able to do that. i think any testing is good news. part of the challenge is that anybody travelling between two quite distant parts of the country may be carrying the virus from one part of the country to another, and so ensuring that people who are travelling across the country are as free of the virus as we possibly can ensure that they are is important. this guidance applies to students in england, but the other nations are expected to make an announcement soon.

teaching will move entirely online from december, so learning can carry on at home. but there are some questions about the impact a positive test result could have on a student household or in halls of residence, and making enough tests available to deliver results reliably on time will be a challenge. and danjohnson has been at de montfort university this morning, looking at efforts to trial one of those rapid coronavirus tests, which the government hopes will help students return safely to their family home at christmas. this is the sports centre at demand third, so students check in here, stu d e nts third, so students check in here, students come in, sanitising their hands and this has been set up as a mass testing centre for hundreds of stu d e nts to mass testing centre for hundreds of students to get the quickest kind of

test. these are the lateral flow, rapid result tests that give a positive or negative result within half an hour. you can see the booths where students will take themselves and conduct the tests themselves. if we come through here, we can see a couple of students being tested this morning in these foods, we have a lawrence, who is having a test for the first time, and next door to him, is d, also being tested, doing the test themselves with some assistance to make sure they get it right. let's see if we can have a word with lawrence while he is doing that. is it awkward, how does it feel? what do you think about doing this at the start of december to prove you are safe to go home? this at the start of december to prove you are safe to go home7m should definitely help to get students home on time. i think it is a big improvement on the start of the year so it is nice to see a step forward to hopefully getting things sorted for us to go back for

christmas. 0k, we wish you the best. let's move next door and see how dee is getting along, it is a bit tricky, how are you finding it? is getting along, it is a bit tricky, how are you finding mm isa tricky, how are you finding mm is a bit uncomfortable, i've done the throat bed but it's not the worst thing in the world, i've been through a lot worse and if it will get me home for christmas, it. how much are you looking forward to it after this term? so much, it has been almost 12 months since i have seen been almost 12 months since i have seen them sol been almost 12 months since i have seen them so i am really looking forward to going home and i think students all over the world, i think ijust missing their students all over the world, i think i just missing their families students all over the world, i think ijust missing their families right now, so it will be good to be given the chance. 0k, we will let you get on with it, thank you. katie is overseeing this. how simple it can how's it going? it is really quick and easy, the students are finding it really easy to do as well. it is a brilliant test, fast results. you are going to be under pressure in the next few weeks! i think we are, it will get really busy with students wanting to go home. we will let you get on with it. david is in charge of strategic planning at the university. how has the pilot been

going? it has been really successful. we launched this on the 2nd of november so this isjust the first week of operation and we have seen first week of operation and we have seen it really pick up. we are doing the two tests, the lateral flow and the two tests, the lateral flow and the pcr test at the moment but we are hoping to drop the pcr shortly and moved to lateral flow and we should be able to wrap things up then. what is the key to getting things up to the scale needed to get everybody? the key is the lateral flow test, really, that is what we are hoping to push forward and when we get to that stage, we should be able to do 1200 students a day so it will be good to get through 25,000 students at the university. is this the right approach to prove that stu d e nts the right approach to prove that students are safe and clear to go home in this travel window that has been announced at the start of december? absolutely, universities are really hard to provide students with the support they need and this is an additional member to brooke duff measure to provide the reassurance they need to go. what about students testing positive? they will have to isolate on campus presumably. yes, absolutely. that is a consideration for any student who comes to be tested, if they get a

positive result, what will happen? we are making sure they can reach out to them and they can talk about the support we will offer them during the bird. ultimately, this is volu nta ry, during the bird. ultimately, this is voluntary, for students to come forward , voluntary, for students to come forward, not mandatory. absolutely, it isa forward, not mandatory. absolutely, it is a voluntary service for students to come to get tested and the choice is theirs. what is the impact ona the choice is theirs. what is the impact on a student household or hall of residence if there is a positive test? does it affect everybody? the current guidance is anyone who has a positive result, their close contacts will have to isolate as well and i believe the guidance this morning expands on that and gives options to students at the situation to look at ways to get them home. but a big deal getting everyone back in time for christmas even if they have to isolate? absolutely and we are keen to make sure we can do that for our students. can you give us a hint about what might happen injanuary when students come back onto campus? have you thought about that? when students come back onto campus? have you thought about that7m when students come back onto campus? have you thought about that? it will be interesting to see what the guidances and i thought about doing that but that is another key consideration, great to get them home for christmas but equally, we wa nt home for christmas but equally, we want to get them back in january,

and engage with the university as they have done. thanks, david, and thanks to everyone for their time. there's a few more weeks of this to be ramped up, and lessons to learn before the plan is that this kind of test will be rolled out across campuses in england to make sure that as many students as possible can get home as quickly as possible at the start of december to be with theirfamilies at the start of december to be with their families and the other nations in the uk are expected to announce similar plans, probably later today. danjohnson, dan johnson, there. we can talk now to geoff layer, the vice chancellor of wolverhampton university. thank you forjoining us. ijust wonderfirst of all thank you forjoining us. ijust wonder first of all whether any of the news from the pilot scheme we saw at demand that university and also at durham university, whether any news from those has filtered through to you yet? good morning and welcome to the university of wolverhampton, yes, some of the news has filtered through and the representative body, universities uk, has given us guidance for a few days now on this. it is very early

days now on this. it is very early daysin days now on this. it is very early days in the sense of what happens in those pilots and this is a big logistical issue that universities will need to think about very carefully with their students. quite... sorry, ithought carefully with their students. quite... sorry, i thought you were coming to the end of the sentence but in quite a short timeframe as well, so what are the key challenges you anticipate in managing the process ? you anticipate in managing the process? we have got to work out how many students will want to go home because you've got a situation where this is being guided by the concept ofa this is being guided by the concept of a particular model of higher education, where students study away from home. here at wolverhampton, most of our students come from the west midlands and live in the west midlands, so most of them are already at home for christmas and only about 10% of our students will fall into this category. but we will need to work very carefully with public health colleagues in setting up public health colleagues in setting up testing procedures for the stu d e nts up testing procedures for the students who wish to use it. the key issueis students who wish to use it. the key

issue is about how we manage that process , issue is about how we manage that process, the logistics of it. universities that have a high residential population, this is a major issue for them in terms of whether they can deal with those numbers. the testing processes, we've got to work through. we have to make sure that they are consistent and that we can do them safely and properly. we will look at all the issues about how we put student and staff well—being right at the heart of what we do. this is another change for students but it is one that we will work with and work hard to achieve. what would have been really useful, though, is to have uk—wide guidance all published on the same day because we have scottish students and welsh stu d e nts have scottish students and welsh students as well, and students from northern ireland. we could do with having some certainty around that and one comprehensive bit of guidance would have been used. write some more coordination, as you say. this is all designed to announce stu d e nts this is all designed to announce students who do test positive enough

time to self—isolate and still get time to self—isolate and still get time for christmas. for those stu d e nts time for christmas. for those students who do test positive, if the majority of their student collea g u es the majority of their student colleagues have already left the university, what kind of support will there be for them, practical support, mental health support and so on, can you tell us about that? that is really, really important, that we stress that students who are still with us will be looked after. we feed our students, we do their laundry for them, we provide learning spaces and activities for them when they are self isolating, we have got to keep all of the libraries and study spaces open over christmas, put on special events for them. we are producing collective virtual events for them so they can actually collaborate with each other and we will make sure that they are fully supported throughout that time, as well as all of the health issues that go with that. how much

online learning is already happening via the university? 0nce online learning is already happening via the university? once we get to the 9th of december, it will be fully online because questions persist, don't they, about what kind of value this represents for students? here at wolverhampton, what we have said is that students will have face—to—face teaching or in person teaching every week, and with other teaching online. the quality of the online learning is exceptionally good and staff work phenomenally hard to make it interactive, and to make sure that stu d e nts interactive, and to make sure that students are engaged, etc. when i teach my class at 10am, there will bea seminar teach my class at 10am, there will be a seminar where students are fully engaged in the activity, they will go into break—out rooms, they will go into break—out rooms, they will discuss things and come back with issues that they have got and questions they have got. and they will make presentations. it is an interactive process, a different process , interactive process, a different process, not of lower quality, or

value. we support that with practical sessions within the university. 0ne practical sessions within the university. one of the key things for us is we have got to think through what the implications... the guidance has only just through what the implications... the guidance has onlyjust come out, so the implications of stating that everything goes online. we have got over 1000 new nurses, nursing stu d e nts over 1000 new nurses, nursing students coming into the university this year and they need to be out on placement. we need to train as many new health workers as possible for the nhs and to make sure we hit the targets that they have got, to bring them in of their placement would cause problems. some of the simulated learning we have four key worker courses, and other types of courses, then we provide the ppe so stu d e nts courses, then we provide the ppe so students are supported in those activities. we can't look at everything as one size fits all. in this university, we are lucky we have relatively low infection rates. we have only had 128 cases in two

and a half months and that is because our students stuff i've been behaving bravely. we want to make sure that continues. please finish the thought, you want to make sure? we wa nt the thought, you want to make sure? we want to make sure our students are able to get the learning they needin are able to get the learning they need in the applied curriculum where they need practical classes. we wish you luck with that process over the next few weeks. the vice chancellor of wolverhampton university, there. thank you forjoining us. the north of england has been hit harder by coronavirus than the rest of the country, according to a new study. the research — led by the universities of newcastle, manchester, york and liverpool — found that pre—existing inequalities were made worse by the pandemic. the report also found more people in northern england died of the virus between march and july than elsewhere in the country. conservative backbenchers

have formed a group to oppose any extension to the lockdown in england. the covid recovery group, made up of 50 mps, says shutdowns are destroying the economy and leading to "untold" health problems. the group also wants more scrutiny of the government's scientific advisers. the children's commissioner for england says the state is failing the most vulnerable children in care, because it doesn't know what to do with them. anne longfield says a lack of action by the government has allowed the care system to fall into crisis. ministers said that children should not be bounced around a system that doesn't meet their needs. the children's commissioner for england, anne longfield, is with us. thank you forjoining us. we are talking in some cases, looking at these numbers, 8000 children moving between three or four homes within a year, 13,000 children in unregulated homes at some point over the course

of the year. what is going on with a system that gives rise to those kind of numbers? well, they are shocking numbers and sadly, they are the reality for some of the most vulnerable kids in care. these are often teenagers. they have experienced, you know, high levels of neglect, abuse and exploitation. they have a very complex needs. what we are looking at here in their report that has been published today, at the heart of it is a chronic lack of places for children in residential care. there has been a large increase in the number of teenagers coming into care, much more than it was in previous years. and we have simply failed to catch up and we have simply failed to catch up and keep up. the people that used to run children's times, councils and charities, have pulled out over recent yea rs and charities, have pulled out over recent years —— children's times. not all of them but to some extent.

some of them are now starting to establish new homes but nonetheless, there are still many less than they were. and the market has been failed, where it has been felled, by large private providers, who are charging sky—high fees, now... large private providers, who are charging sky-high fees, now... sorry to interrupt but do you think essentially when it comes to residential care for children, that it is not about making profit? 0fsted has found the majority of these private providers are good or outstanding but it seems to me that you are saying we should not be in a situation when it comes to residential care for children where one of the motivating factors is making a profit? well, i think there is to matter aspects, one is that there just aren't enough places and there just aren't enough places and there are not enough places even when the private providers are there. there are not enough places near to where children live and there aren't enough of that kind of places, the complexity of places, that children need. but when you add

in the large private providers into the mix, they will have places all around the country, so children will get shunted around. they will be charging very high rates, which will put cash—strapped councils in an even worse position. and because they have a dominance in the market, they have a dominance in the market, they are also able to, if you like, pick and choose which children they will take. it is often the children with less complex needs that they take. there is a real shortage anyway, a real tragedy for those children that have particular needs. and what you have got is a system thatis and what you have got is a system that is dysfunctional, fragmented, and really irrational. you are talking about a system, if i may interject, and to quote you, a system that does not know when it comes to certain children what to do with them. that's right. give us a sense of the kind of impact this is having on those children.

sense of the kind of impact this is having on those childrenlj sense of the kind of impact this is having on those children. i am now sending copies of the judgment by high courtjudges who have to make decisions on where children are being placed in secure accommodation, very needy children, where they go. they will be looking for places that meet their needs, sometimes over weeks. you have a0 children chasing every place. 0ften, they have to agree for them to be placed in a hotel room or in a flat or in unregulated provision, in the hotel room of that, there will be a small team of social workers around them but that is one child with potential strangers, that is no way for that child to recover or indeed start to get back to normality. the department for education is saying that children under the age of 16 should not be living in unregulated homes, or presumably the kind of situation you are talking about, temporarily in a hotel, and they

say, "0ur bold, broad and independently led care of you will launch as soon as possible and will support improvements". does this area need another review or are you already clear on what needs to be done to sort out the system? so i think there's too two things, yes, we need a review because it is a wider issue, i am just looking at children in residential care but also, there are many children in foster ca re. we also, there are many children in foster care. we need to look at the totality. but there needs to be urgent action with those in residential care. i have put these reports forward, i have taken three yea rs reports forward, i have taken three years to reports forward, i have taken three yea rs to research reports forward, i have taken three years to research this, i think the evidence is clear and there's been very critical reports from people like the national audit office and the public accounts committee, so government really needs to step into the frame now and take responsibility. yes, of course local councils have their own responsibilities, but ultimately, if thatis responsibilities, but ultimately, if that is not happening, the government needs to step up and make sure that they know how many places are needed, that there is a plan in place and importantly, funding is there to back the creation of the

places. anne longfield, thank you very much. the high court is due to start considering whether an american woman implicated in the death of a british teenager had diplomatic immunity. harry dunn, who was 19, died after his motorbike collided with a car being driven on the wrong side of the road in northamptonshire. anne sacoolas was driving. she's the wife of a us intelligence officer and she returned to the us after the crash last year. mr dunn's parents are disputing the foreign office's insistence that she was entitled to claim immunity. the treasury is being challenged to help thousands of home owners trapped on legacy high interest rate mortgages, the so called "mortgage prisoners." they are people whose circumstances have changed, and with stricter lending rules, cannot move to cheaper deals. a report on mortgage prisonerse being published today by the london school of economics highlights the urgent need to unlock 250,000 people trapped in unaffordable mortgages. let's get more on this from our economics correspondent andy verity.

tell us about the sort of people who are trapped and find themselves find themselves in different financial circumstances because of the pandemic on these side first rate mortgages. they are people like you and me, any homeowner, and mostly they took their mortgages out before they took their mortgages out before the financial crash in the late 2000 is when mortgages were lent on slightly looser terms than after the crash. for example, they might have taken out one of the northern rock mortgages that offered 110% of the value of your home, so you had a secured loan as well to buy the furniture, or they might have taken a loan at 90%, and the value of their home fell in the crash, putting them in negative equity. they brought in affordability criteria which made lending much tougher after the financial crash and that is supposed to make it so that when you apply for a mortgage, you only apply for one you can afford. u nfortu nately,

you only apply for one you can afford. unfortunately, as far as these people are concerned, the mortgage business, trapped in these mortgages through no fault of their own, it makes it less affordable so they can apply for a new loan, but they can apply for a new loan, but they will get turned down because they will get turned down because the lender will be saying, the regulator's affordability criteria say that you have borrowed too much compared to the value of your home or you have got into arrears. but the mortgage prisoners are sitting there, thinking, hang on, my mortgage rate is two or three times the normal rate, if i had a competitive mortgage, i would easily be able to afford it. a report this morning shows that these mortgage prisoners who cannot remortgage to a rate which might be less than 2% and they are paying 5% or 6%, they are much more likely to default on their mortgage and in the pandemic, with lots of people being financially squeezed, up to 3 million people are com pletely squeezed, up to 3 million people are completely excluded from any financial support from the government, there is a real risk that people on high interest mortgages get into arrears and lose their homes when they could escape their homes when they could escape the trap. so, yes, what are the

solution is being suggested? well, the london school of economics has been commissioned to do some research by martin lewis, the financial campaigner. they have done this research which shows the government could quite easily free up government could quite easily free up these people at a modest cost, by, for example, doing what they do for help to buy. if you find a loan from the government for 55 and 10% of the property, it could reduce the value of your loan compared to the house so you would then be within the affordability criteria and you could access a cheaper mortgage and your mortgage would suddenly become more affordable. these people are saying that something needs to be done by the government, the treasury must do something because it has put a lot of people in these position. some for example had northern rock mortgages and the government privatised all of those loans and sell them to an american private equity outfit called abbas which does not offer new loans which is why they can't remortgage because of what the government did. —— martin

lewis says they have a moral responsibility to see these people right, particularly in the pandemic. thank you very much, andy verity, there. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall willjoin members of the government and armed forces at a special, socially—distanced service in westminster abbey to commemorate the burial of the unknown warrior 100 years ago. the service will be led by the dean of westminster and will also include an address from the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby. let's get more now from our correspondent sarah campbell, who is outside westminster abbey. a very special day. good morning, yes, the abbey has had special dispensation to put the servers, a recognition of how important it was felt to be to recognise the centenary and it is a fascinating story. in the aftermath of the first world war, millions of people were grieving the loss of so many people. and there was a sense and a feeling

this had to be mourned properly, there had to be a place where people could go and pay their respects. what happened was, a chaplain came up what happened was, a chaplain came up with the idea of linking up with westminster abbey, the bodies of service men who had been buried in the fields of normandy, northern france, were exhumed and one was chosen at random and then brought back to the uk. there was a procession through london, the cenotaph was unveiled at the same time, and then the body was taken to westminster abbey and buried in the presence of king george v. it was a very special and important and poignant day and it remains to this day a place that people go to, a solemn tribute to all of those lost in war. residing over the ceremony thatis in war. residing over the ceremony that is due to be held today, the service, will be the dean of westminster and he told me earlier about what happened on that day, the 11th of november, 1920. the king was a bit anxious initially that it might open up a lot of wounds of grief but soon came around

to the idea, and then the cabinet and the nation were thrilled by it. 0n the day, the streets of london we re 0n the day, the streets of london were absolutely packed. the grave is really the first striking thing you see when you come inside the abbey. no foot ever falls on it. it is an extraordinary place. the service today will be held in a socially distanced way. normally westminster abbey would hold something like 2200 people but today it is just 80, specially invited guests. of course, the prince of wales and camilla, the duchess of cornwall will be there. they will have to be spaced out. the band of the grenadier guards will be playing their music that the band of the grenadier guards played back in 1920 so it promises to be a very solemn 1920 so it promises to be a very solemn ceremony 1920 so it promises to be a very solemn ceremony and a very poignant ceremony and no less so because of the social distancing. in a way, i

remembrance sunday at the cenotaph, there were so many fewer people there were so many fewer people there but it felt so powerful and so different this year. the public again, not being invited to come along. the public at 11am will be invited to observe the two—minute silence at home. absolutely, i ee, silence at home. absolutely, i agree, all the more poignant somehow. sarah campbell at westminster abbey, there. she will be there throughout the day for us. some breaking news to bring to you, guinness has announced what it is describing as a precautionary recall of its recently launched nonalcoholic stout in great britain. it is saying there are concerns of microbiological contamination in some plans. we don't have any more detail at the moment. let me check ifi detail at the moment. let me check if i can bring up some more detail. that is all we have at the moment but guinness has announced a precautionary recall of its recently launched nonalcoholic stout in great britain admit concerns of microbiological contamination in some cans. something to keep an eye

on and if we get any more details, we will let you know. now it's time for a look at the weather. for some of us, it's going to be a wet and windy day. we have a weatherfront producing squally outbreaks of rain and gusty winds ahead of this band of rain and gusty along it as well. further east, we have brighter conditions but the sunshine is turning increasingly hazy through the day as cloud arrives, with the breeze also picking up. the strongest winds will be in the north, the west end along the english channel. you can see the gusts we are looking at, indicated in the black circles. 0vernight, the rain and gusty winds push eastwards, leaving dry conditions behind with a few showers, some clear skies, the winds are easing and cooler in the west tha n winds are easing and cooler in the west than the night that has just gone. that band of rain clears

quickly tomorrow morning except for the northern isles, where it will be slower to clear. then there will be drier weather, but it won't last in western areas as the rain moves in. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: mass testing and a "travel window" will be created in england to allow university students to spend christmas with theirfamilies. i fully expect that students will take up any offers that we put on the table because they don't want to endanger their families in any way and we have outlined a programme that is as safe as possible for them to be able to do that. the children's commissioner for england says the state is failing the most vulnerable children in care — because it doesn't know what to do with them. a warning that the second lockdown in england is making more young people vulnerable to being groomed by extremists. the prince of wales will attend a special armistice day service at westminster abbey to mark 100 years since the burial

of the unknown warrior. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's sally. good morning. the issue of racism in football has come to the fore yet again, following the resignation of greg clarke as fa chair, after he used outdated and offensive comments in a parliamentary select committee hearing. earlier i spoke to former player iffy 0noura, who's the equalities executive for the professional footballers‘ association — and he feels that the turmoil of 2020 provides a great opportunity for change. ina time in a time when things happen throughout the world this year, this still feels transformative. it still feels like there is an opportunity to do good things now with all that

has come out of the us and over here. i don't want to ramp up the pressure, but it is an opportunity and we hope they take it now because it's an important time to send out a strong message. let's look at this from a player's perspective. the aston villa and england defender tyrone mings said clarke's comments showed there is still "a long way to go" in dealing with equality and diversity. he was speaking while on international duty, as england prepare for their friendly against the republic of ireland tomorrow. mings was asked what it would mean for a black man or woman to be put in charge. it would be a huge step, that's what it would be. and it would be everything that a lot of people have worked for — a lot of people more senior than myself, a lot of people who have been fighting this cause for a lot longer than myself. but ultimately, that isn't what we're asking for. we're not necessarily asking

for the next chairman or chief to be black. what we're asking for is equal opportunities for both black and white people. the dcms hearing also gave football fans hope that the pay—per—view scheme will be scrapped. some premier league matches have cost £1a.95 to watch this season. it's not clear what will replace that, but chief executive richard masters told mps that change is coming. we took the decision to move to pay—per—view, and now we are reviewing that decision. we have listened to feedback and whilst we are not able to announce anything today, we will be changing direction and moving away from it and taking another step to see us through both the lockdown, the christmas period and into january. some of us will be consumed by golf this weekend — the masters begins at augusta

in a little over 2a hours' time and we're hoping for drama to match last year's tournament, when tiger woods won his first major for 11 years. he's held the title for longer than expected, with the event delayed seven months due to the pandemic. to have it this long, it's not the way i wanted to have it. i wanted it back in april, but obviously we didn't have that but we have an opportunity to play this week, which... you know... earlier in the year, we didn't think we'd have this opportunity, so we're all very fortunate to be able to compete. there are lots of things that will be different about the masters this year — no crowds, of course — and they are teeing off slightly earlier. and some of the players have been trying out a few trick shots — this was spain'sjohn rahm getting to grips with the 16th hole yesterday — and just look at what he did.

and that was on his 26th birthday too. not sure he'll be trying that tomorrow. that's all the sport for now, but there's more on the bbc sport website, including the news that the west indies squad have been banned from training and confined to their hotel rooms in new zealand after breaching quarantine rules. they're due to play five tour matches. some of you have been getting in touch with me about our top story today, the student travel window and a mass testing to allow students at universities in england to get home in time for christmas. we are expecting northern ireland, wales and scotland to announce their plans on this soon. let's bring you some of those commence. johnnyjenkins is a third year politics student at warwick and says it seems likely go good idea. it's a huge challenge moving 1.2 million people around the country, so i am pleased it has been introduced. doesn't many students

going back and forth between union home before then, though. although i guess the appeal is for people not to be doing that are certainly not in advance of the testing. a humorous take from a arran cupboard, who says, he was hoping he would have to stay there at university. there goes the food bill again. lots of hungry students coming home and raiding the fridge. marion says, my daughter's practical course at the a rts daughter's practical course at the arts university of bournemouth can't be done online. my daughter didn't start until october and has had to quarantine twice, so she missed so much. can't believe her learning will end so soon. term has been a waste of time and money. if you would like to let us know more about your thoughts on that story or any of the other stories we are covering today, please get in touch. some breaking news coming to us from hong

kong, where all pro—democracy lawmakers have said they are going to resign in protest from the legislature. that is in protest against the ousting of four other legislators we have heard about overnight. the tumult in hong kong really continues. so all of hong kong's pro—democracy lawyers say they are going to resign in protest because of the removal of four other legislators. that news has just come m, legislators. that news has just come in, although it had been discussed. this of course follows hong —— china's introduction of that national security law last year. more on that as we get it. joe biden has said president trump's refusal to concede the election is an "embarrassment" that will reflect poorly on his legacy. but the president—elect has insisted nothing will stop the transition of power, and he's been working to build his future administration. 0ur north america correspondent

david willis reports. if problems with the transition are getting to him, joe biden isn't letting it show. we're beginning the transition. we're well under way. the ability for the administration in any way by failure to recognise our win does not change the dynamic at all and what we are able to do. citing claims of voter fraud, president trump is currently withholding millions of dollars in funding that is intended to facilitate the transfer of power. and although his campaign has yet to provide any evidence of such abuse, the president is still refusing to concede. ijust think it's an embarrassment, quite frankly. the only thing that... how can i say this tactfully?

ithink it... ..will not help the president's legacy. i had the opportunity... this time four years ago, a newly elected donald trump was being welcomed to the white house by barack 0bama. there may be no such welcome forjoe biden, with senior republicans refusing to accept his victory, and the secretary of state making this extraordinary claim. there will be a smooth transition to a second trump administration, all right? we're ready. the world is watching what's taking place. america's allies are meanwhile acknowledging what the trump administration will not. britain's borisjohnson among the first to offer joe biden his congratulations, along with france's emannuel macron. both men spoke of working on shared priorities, chief among them the coronavirus and climate change. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. a second lockdown makes more young people vulnerable

to being groomed and recruited by extremist groups. that's the warning from uk counter terrorism policing. they're concerned that extremists have used the pandemic to spread hate, disinformation and encourage violence. emma glaseby reports from bradford on the efforts being made there to stop people being radicalised. lockdown, part two. again, we're told to stay at home. again, some will be isolated. as the pandemic continues, people have so many more questions, more concerns. 0nline activity is soaring, but there is now a warning of a growing risk online that vulnerable people could be targeted by extremists and radicalised. i am concerned. the first lockdown shows us that there was an increase, and i have no doubt that that will repeat this time. counterterrorism police say they're seeing more extremist groups online exploiting the pandemic.

misinformation from a raft of groups with different backgrounds, extreme right—wing groups talking about accelerationism. this is the concept that society's breaking down and they're calling to people to come out and commit more crime in order to accelerate that. similarly, daesh and al-qaeda view this as an opportunity to say, "look, emergency services are stretched right now, so let's go for it, this is the time for attack", calling for activists to arm themselves and attack members of the public. in the midst of coronavirus, it's harder to work with communities, but it's also vital. we can't close our eyes to what's going on around the world and unfortunately, tensions are rising in communities. this is the mothers against radicalisation programme in bradford, part of the government's prevent strategy. these mums are ambassadors in their communities. they're talking about the risks of extremists targeting young people. we've seen things that have been circulating on whatsapp. posted out to people. we've seen things on social media platforms, and we've

seen that division. we need to continue having honest conversations because if we don't have these conversations now, that hate and concern is just going to fuel up in people. this woman tells me the course is about raising awareness with mums and communities, especially around the risks of young people being groomed. i have got a strong bond with my children, but that brought me closer because my two sons have special needs. something you don't think of as a mum with children with special needs, you don't think anybody can take advantage of my child. talk of divisions and tensions can add to anxiety at a difficult time, but those tackling extremist views say we have to confront it and make sure people look out for those at risk. sara khan, who leads the commission for countering extremism, joins us now.

are we talking about extremism across the board, all forms of it? we certainly are. one of our reports that we published injuly earlier this year showed how hateful extremists are exploiting the pandemic and the lockdown in an attempt to recruit people to their cause and to mainstream their ideological narratives. through the use of conspiracy theories and disinformation, we have seen how extremists are seeking to not only create a climate that is conducive to terrorism, but also to incite hatred, violence and public disorder and to break down social cohesion in our country. our report showed for example how british far right and neo—nazi groups have deliberately been encouraging their users to infectjewish been encouraging their users to infect jewish and muslim communities. we have seen islamist groups promoting anti—democratic and anti—western narratives to young muslims. we have seen a spike in

hate crime against chinese people, both online and off—line. and what is particularly concerning is the proliferation of conspiracy theories and disinformation. we highlighted how one prominent conspiracy theorist was promoting an anti—semitic covid conspiracy theory which had over 5.9 million views. we are seeing far right posts, hundreds of thousands of them online, millions of people engaging with disinformation sites. that shows you the scale of the problem. it's a massive challenge. 0bviously, your experience at the commission has taught you that the pandemic would bea time taught you that the pandemic would be a time that was ripe for exploitation by people like this. how difficult was it for you at the commission to gather the sort of data you have done? you are right, one of the things we found again and again is that whenever there is tension or a time of crisis, you can guarantee that extremists will seek

to exploit it because they know the type of fear and instability we are seeing is when extremism will thrive. that was why we decided at the beginning of lockdown to carry out this report, working with a range of different stakeholders to assess that information, bring it together and try and provide a clearer picture of the problem we are facing. my concern now is about the long—term impact of covid and lockdown on our country, we are going to see a rise in unemployment rates. we will see local authorities facing financial cuts in services and to many different things. there will be frustration, anger and resentment, which we are starting to see now. extremists will seek to exploit those conditions as well, so it's really important, as we have been saying to the government, that they have a fit for purpose counter extremism strategy so that we do everything we can to prevent extremists from exploiting that

situation, and also to help build resilience to it in local communities. you are arguing that policy is out of date, that laws need to be reviewed and that there are gaps in those laws. what is your message to the government today? are gaps in those laws. what is your message to the government today7m is two things. a report we published last year, we highlighted how our counter extremism strategy, the one the government published in 2015, is actually out of date and not fit for purpose. the monday threat of extremism has evolved rapidly over the last couple of years —— the modern day threat has evolved and needs to —— the response needs to be refreshed. the commission is currently carrying out a legal review into extremism. we need to look at whether there are gaps in our legislation to deal with this activity. i have called for the head of the met‘s counterterrorism to

lead that review. there are extremists operating in our country. we will provide our findings to the government in a couple of months‘ time. we need to strengthen both our legal and nonlegal interventions to counter extremism. we can‘t have one without the other. we need to make sure we have a strategy that ensures we are working with people who are vulnerable, that we are tackling extremist narratives both online and off—line, and tackling the conspiracy theories we are seeing is that we need to do much more than we currently are. sara khan, from the commission for countering extremism, thank you very much. a charity that supports women suffering from pre nd post—natal depression says demand for its support services have doubled since the pandemic began, and that many cases are going undiagnosed. leading organisation the pandas foundation says that the social and physical isolation measures been put in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus, are having serious effects on the mental health of women during and after pregnancy.

with me is annie belasco, who is the head of the pandas charity — which supports families throughout and after pregnancies. and by anisha kee—scott, the co—founder of mum bub hub — a service which helps support vulnerable and at risk women with birth care, particular those from black and ethnic minority communities — and she is also expecting in december. and jodie cooper, who was pregnant during the first lockdown in enlgand and gave birth to baby theo injuly. but she says this pregancy was particularly difficult for her and her husband — as they still greive the loss of their daughter lily, who passed away during labour in 2019. thank you forjoining us to talk about this. annie, we have talked a lot this year about the impact of coronavirus in other areas of health care. what impact has it had on

services helping women during and after pregnancy? we have seen a massive increase in parents, mothers and fathers, and the networks who are and fathers, and the networks who a re really and fathers, and the networks who are really struggling. the pandemic and lockdown do not cause postnatal depression or perinatal mental illness, but it has had a huge impact on the anxieties around what birth plans will look like, the communication has changed from an nhs perspective. and the health visiting services in the nhs are com pletely visiting services in the nhs are completely overstretched and under resourced. so parents are coming to us in desperation. we don‘t offer medical advice, but we offer hope, empathy and signposting. parents are feeling trapped, like this wasn‘t the experience they were hoping for. there is also a real fear of the future. normal coping mechanisms for

pa rents future. normal coping mechanisms for parents who have had a mental health illness diagnosis, those coping mechanisms can‘t happen because of social distancing. we encourage socialising, meeting up and having face—to—face contact. so while that support from the nhs is still there, the communication has changed. it is much more difficult for parents to approach subjects which are challenging and stressful. you can't even have the hugs you might need, just think of a basic human gesture we would want to give to someone who is going through this. jodie, u nfortu nately, is going through this. jodie, unfortunately, our viewers haven‘t seen, but i could see before we came to you, your gorgeous baby theo. i don‘t know if he can make an appearance during this interview? he looks absolutely beautiful. this must have been an incredibly anxious

time for you because of the loss of your baby daughter, lily, just last year. tell us what you have been going through and how much more difficult it has been notjust for you, but for your husband because of the pandemic. the whole pregnancy was going to be scary for us anyway. we knew that labour was going to be difficult for us mentally, and not having my husband with me for scans orto having my husband with me for scans or to support me at the hospital, it was scary. 0n or to support me at the hospital, it was scary. on top of there being a pandemic as well, it was really scary. the labour itself, everything we nt scary. the labour itself, everything went fine, as you know. but then afterwards, my local midwife was fantastic. my health visitor has been fantastic, but there are lots of mums locally who are not getting that support afterwards. what other help were you able to access? to be

honest, i haven't. there he is, the gorgeous theo. hopefully, he will behave. he is a bit tired. he looks beautiful. tell us what other help you were able to access, jodie?|j you were able to access, jodie?” haven't accessed any professional bodies or anything like that. people talk about the evils of social media, but i believe it takes a village to raise a child and my friends and family on facebook have become my village. i started lugging my experience online on my facebook page and i have had a lot of messages from other parents supporting me and tell me their experiences, giving me advice. so like sa, people talk about the evils of social media, but during this lockdown, that is where my support

has come from. anisha, have you seen the demand for the support you offer rise during the pandemic as well? definitely. we set up an online support hub during this time specifically for women, and disadvantaged and underrepresented women. the level of demand, we have not been able to meet all of the requests that came through. but those who we were able to assist, it has been very impactful for them. those who we were able to assist, it has been very impactful for themm terms of supporting mental health particularly, how crucial do you think it has been for those women, what difference has it made to them? i think it is paramount because generally in pregnancy anyway, you have anxieties about your birth. you might not even consider your postpartum recovery afterwards. but

when you have this additional layer of isolation and lack of antenatal support, no antenatal classes, it is really key because it can have such a toll on your mental health. sol think the impact for the women we have helped has been well received, especially women with pre—existing mental health conditions. it is really key for them. anisha, if anyone is watching this who is an expectant mum or dad or a baby has just arrived in the family and they haven‘t accessed enough support for them right now, what is your advice? if you have just had a baby... i beg your pardon, anisha, i said your name but i was directing that question to annie. i beg your

pardon. no problem. iwould say that question to annie. i beg your pardon. no problem. i would say come to us. we offer free support via our e—mail service and support groups which are now online. we also have a close community for dads and mothers. but also, do talk to your midwife. and acknowledge your feelings, reach out and understand that it‘s feelings, reach out and understand that it's ok feelings, reach out and understand that it‘s ok to feel like this. we do know that suicide is still the number one cause of death within the first year of maternity. so this is a real issue and has to be taken seriously. no parent‘s mental health condition should be undermined and eve ryo ne condition should be undermined and everyone should seek the support they need via the nhs or the teams around them, and via us. good to talk to all of you. anisha kee—scott and new mum dodie cooper with the blissfully asleep theo. good luck to

you and your husband with your new baby, and thank you all very much. now it‘s time for a look at the weather. further east, we have brighter conditions but the sunshine is turning increasingly hazy through the day as cloud arrives, with the breeze also picking up. the strongest winds will be in the north, the west end along the english channel. you can see the gusts we‘re looking at, indicated in the black circles. 0vernight, the rain and gusty winds push eastwards, leaving dry conditions behind with a few showers, some clear skies, the winds are easing and cooler in the west than the night that has just gone. that band of rain clears quickly tomorrow morning except for the northern isles, where it will be slower to clear.

then there will be drier weather, but it won‘t last in western areas as the rain moves in.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. together we stand! pro—democracy lawmakers in hong kong say they will resign en masse, after china said only those it regards as patriots can serve. mass testing and a "travel window" will be created in england to allow university students to spend christmas with their families. i fully expect that students will take up any offers we put on the table because they don‘t want to endanger their families in any way and we have outlined a programme and a plan that is as safe as possible for them to be able to do that. the prince of wales will attend a special armistice day service at westminster abbey to mark 100 years since the burial