secondary school pupils in england are being asked to wear masks and classrooms to reduce the spread of ohmic one. unions have welcomed the move. warnings of a worst—case scenario of a quarter of staff in the public sector being off work because of covid. government ministers say there is nothing in the current covid data to suggest more restrictions are required in england. fire engulfed the parliament building in south africa after its sprinkler system failed. and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist richard lecky, renowned for his extensive fossil discoveries, which shed light on human evolution, has died aged 77. coming up shortly on bbc news, it's sportsday, but first we take a look back at kevin sinfield's extra mile challenge.

i know it's going to be horrific. i know it's going to be really, really tough. but it's supposed to be. he's not been asleep. 100 miles in one day! you are crazy! people gravitate towards him because he is so decent. i know it sounds like a massive man crush. i probably do have one. i want it to be raining,

sleeting, windy. i sleeting, windy. want everything that can be throw at i want everything that can be thrown at us to be, because there are people out there connected with mnd, fighting a tough fight at the minute, and showing them that we care. probably a bit apprehensive. you want to get going. my my wife's idea to run from here to leeds. my wife suggested running with both clubs. do the maths and work out the route. i was inspired by rob. these and all of our and hearts. we will take on the run under the best for him. —— and do the best for

him. you're going to leave from your current club, which is leicester, and then you're going to run until you get to leeds. yes. lam iamat i am at leicester tigers now. work out the distance between leicester and leeds. you combine the two. should have 6—9 months of training. but the reality is, people were diagnosed don't always get 6—9 months. we had just got to go for it. here is a very special message from you. from rob. well, mate, crazy challenge — from rob. well, mate, crazy challenge is _ from rob. well, mate, crazy challenge is i _ from rob. well, mate, crazy challenge is i would - from rob. well, mate, crazy challenge is i would say - from rob. well, mate, crazyj challenge is i would say good from rob. well, mate, crazy- challenge is i would say good luck, but i know — challenge is i would say good luck, but i know you _ challenge is i would say good luck, but i know you will _ challenge is i would say good luck, but i know you will absolutely - challenge is i would say good luck, i but i know you will absolutely smash it. i often say i would do the same for you, but these challenges . are beyond my means. i know my family will be behind you, and i think the whole _ country is as well. on the behalf of me and all the sufferers out there, - thanks from the bottoms of our hearts. _ you are so highly. thought of the land. i know you will smash some sort of record for 100 miles. -

good luck, kev. ps, i deleted this by accident and had to make it again, - so you better kill it! one of the first things kev talked about when he arrived... when you play in successful teams and play— when you play in successful teams and play with your mates, you get a bond _ and play with your mates, you get a bond that _ and play with your mates, you get a bond that lasts a lifetime. the bond he has _ bond that lasts a lifetime. the bond he has with— bond that lasts a lifetime. the bond he has with his team—mates and with the leeds_ he has with his team—mates and with the leeds community, and building that now_ the leeds community, and building that now with leicester, i think that now with leicester, i think that shows what he does. i think that shows what he does. i think that inspires him to run. the sort of bloke you _ that inspires him to run. the sort of bloke you want _ that inspires him to run. the sort of bloke you want to _ that inspires him to run. the sort of bloke you want to go - that inspires him to run. the sort of bloke you want to go into - that inspires him to run. the sort of bloke you want to go into the l of bloke you want to go into the trenches— of bloke you want to go into the trenches with, _ of bloke you want to go into the trenches with, because - of bloke you want to go into the trenches with, because it - of bloke you want to go into the trenches with, because it will i of bloke you want to go into the | trenches with, because it will do anything — trenches with, because it will do anything for _ trenches with, because it will do anything for you _ trenches with, because it will do anything for you. everyone - trenches with, because it will do anything for you. everyone here| trenches with, because it will do . anything for you. everyone here at leicester— anything for you. everyone here at leicester tigers _ anything for you. everyone here at leicester tigers is _ anything for you. everyone here at leicester tigers is proud _ anything for you. everyone here at leicester tigers is proud of- anything for you. everyone here at leicester tigers is proud of him. . anything for you. everyone here ati leicester tigers is proud of him. —— he will— leicester tigers is proud of him. —— he will do _ leicester tigers is proud of him. —— he will do anything _ leicester tigers is proud of him. —— he will do anything for _ leicester tigers is proud of him. —— he will do anything for you. - running through the night, sleep deprived, fatigued — we have to make sure he doesn't injure or hurt himself.

it's going to be tough and there are serious risks. kevin will do it. he'll need the support of everybody. both his support team, and everybody in the _ both his support team, and everybody in the country to get behind him. but he _ in the country to get behind him. but he will— in the country to get behind him. but he will absolutely do it. we are _ but he will absolutely do it. we are not quite sure what the body is going to do and how it will react, but some people with mnd don't have a choice, and we won't have a choice when we start monday. morning. applause how are you feeling? good, thank you. ready to start, ready to get going. cool as a cucumber. no, it's a special day.

to have the support, to have both charities here represented, and to have all our team ready to go, is brilliant. applause five, four, three, two, one... go! cheering the whole club is brilliant. kevin epitomises all of that. three, two, one, let's go. cheering

fish and chips? might be for the end, i think! rob has— might be for the end, i think! rob has got the same strain of motor neurone _ rob has got the same strain of motor neurone is _ rob has got the same strain of motor neurone is my sis dad, who passed away— neurone is my sis dad, who passed away last— neurone is my sis dad, who passed away last year, so it'sjust great to see _ away last year, so it'sjust great to see people raising awareness of the disease and getting it in the public— the disease and getting it in the public eye again. he is one incredible individual. i've not come across anybody so inspiring — tough one, that one. always going to be, i think. rob's done it on purpose for us. it's a bit tasty, but the sun is still shining and we're still going, and yeah, we are all right, are all right.

cheering you're not drinking beer, you have to run with me. laughter let's go! applause horns honking the first nowell plays cheering thank you so much for coming out and supporting us.

you make a huge difference, so thank you. cheering applause he's running on fumes. he's very emotional, very tired. but we're just all so proud of him. i think he's really digging in, and you can— i think he's really digging in, and you can see _ i think he's really digging in, and you can see that with him. but — you can see that with him. but he _ you can see that with him. but he is _ you can see that with him. but he is not quitting and he won't quit _ that's how he is. morning. applause go, rob!

applause just amazing. we are so proud of him. itjust means— we are so proud of him. itjust means so— we are so proud of him. itjust means so much, notjust for us, but for the _ means so much, notjust for us, but for the whole — means so much, notjust for us, but for the whole mnd community, and yes, it _ for the whole mnd community, and yes, it means the world. just really tired. it's been really tough, but we'll try to enjoy it. even though i feel like i am walking on broken glass. and they are about to set off on that extra mile! i they're heading your way, sally! one more mile to go. _ as he sets off on his final mile, you can see lindsay and macy

with him, having run 100 miles already. he's got one more mile still to go. can't really express... kevin's kevin. he was a legend in the game, and he's he was a legend in the game, and hesa— he was a legend in the game, and he's a legend outside of the game now _ cheering don't make me cry. i'm not going to make you cry! you've done it. that's all you need to know. i know. how important is it for your friend, rob, what you've achieved today?

yeah, he knows how much we love and care about them. to get a chance to show him again... it's wonderful, and ijust whispered in his ear then, ironically, the back and was really, really tough, but i said, the seventh one was horrendous! yseventh? taste the seventh one was horrendous! yseventh?— the seventh one was horrendous! yseventh? ~ . ., ., ., yseventh? we were coming out of nottingham. _ yseventh? we were coming out of nottingham, and _ yseventh? we were coming out of nottingham, and i _ yseventh? we were coming out of nottingham, and i said, _ yseventh? we were coming out of nottingham, and i said, he's- yseventh? we were coming out of nottingham, and i said, he's done yseventh? we were coming out of. nottingham, and i said, he's done it on purpose! the nottingham, and i said, he's done it on purpose!— nottingham, and i said, he's done it| on purpose!_ he's on purpose! the number seven! he's made it really _ on purpose! the number seven! he's made it really difficult. _ on purpose! the number seven! he's made it really difficult. it _ on purpose! the number seven! he's made it really difficult. it was - on purpose! the number seven! he's made it really difficult. it was an - made it really difficult. it was an honourjust _ made it really difficult. it was an honourjust to _ made it really difficult. it was an honourjust to run _ made it really difficult. it was an honourjust to run it. _ made it really difficult. it was an honourjust to run it. it - made it really difficult. it was an honourjust to run it. it was - honourjust to run it. it was amazing _ honourjust to run it. it was amazing i— honourjust to run it. it was amazing. i can't _ honourjust to run it. it was amazing. i can't think- honourjust to run it. it was amazing. i can't think kev. honourjust to run it. it was - amazing. i can't think kev enough. it amazing. i can't think kev enough. it was _ amazing. i can't think kev enough. it was so _ amazing. i can't think kev enough. it was so much _ amazing. i can't think kev enough. it was so much of _ amazing. i can't think kev enough. it was so much of a _ amazing. i can't think kev enough. it was so much of a run. _ amazing. i can't think kev enough. it was so much of a run. i- amazing. i can't think kev enough. it was so much of a run. i didn't i it was so much of a run. i didn't think— it was so much of a run. i didn't think you — it was so much of a run. i didn't think you could do it, he did. mum has a few words _ think you could do it, he did. mum has a few words to _ think you could do it, he did. mum has a few words to pass _ think you could do it, he did. mum has a few words to pass on - think you could do it, he did. iu’iifin has a few words to pass on to you now. —— rob has a few words. go—ahead run. now. -- rob has a few words. go-ahead run.— now. -- rob has a few words. go-ahead run. thanks so much to eve one go-ahead run. thanks so much to everyone involved _ go-ahead run. thanks so much to everyone involved in _ go-ahead run. thanks so much to everyone involved in this - go-ahead run. thanks so much to everyone involved in this event. l everyone involved in this event. the money— everyone involved in this event. the money raised _ everyone involved in this event. the money raised will _ everyone involved in this event. the money raised will help - everyone involved in this event. - the money raised will help everyone involved _ the money raised will help everyone involved to _ the money raised will help everyone involved to get — the money raised will help everyone involved to get new— the money raised will help everyone involved to get new facilities - the money raised will help everyone involved to get new facilities and - involved to get new facilities and to find _ involved to get new facilities and to find a — involved to get new facilities and to find a cure— involved to get new facilities and to find a cure for— involved to get new facilities and to find a cure for mnd. - involved to get new facilities and to find a cure for mnd. today. involved to get new facilities and to find a cure for mnd. today isi involved to get new facilities and l to find a cure for mnd. today is an amazing _ to find a cure for mnd. today is an amazing day— to find a cure for mnd. today is an amazing day for— to find a cure for mnd. today is an amazing day for the _ to find a cure for mnd. today is an amazing day for the whole - to find a cure for mnd. today is an. amazing day for the whole community and it— amazing day for the whole community and it will— amazing day for the whole community and it will benefit _ amazing day for the whole community and it will benefit every— amazing day for the whole community and it will benefit every sufferer. -

lastly, to my amazing friend kev, you don't realise - the impact you have had on mei and the whole mnd community. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up on the programme... a breathless four—goal thriller at stamford bridge had everything but a winner as chelsea draw with liverpool.

england's head coach chris silverwood tests positive for covid—i9, but his squad remain determined to fight for pride in the final test. we can hold our heads up, that we did not like them walk all over us and we push back a little bit, that's what we are looking to do. and harlequins produce a champions performance to dig deep and edged past gloucester in rugby union has micro premiership. also coming up... great britain start 2022 with a win at the atp cup, but onlyjust, after getting past germany. and how cold is too cold for sport? we'll tell you why this winter classic really lived up to its name. hello and welcome to sportsday.

sometimes, the games that we give the big billing to don't quite live up to the hype. not so for chelsea against liverpool in the premier league today. it was second against third in the table and they gave us a thrilling encounter at stamford bridge. the final score was 2—2, which doesn't help either side's title hopes — but that doesn't tell half of the story. so with a full match report, here's craig templeton. romelu lukaku was on the banners but not in the squad, dropped for an explosive interview which thomas tuchel said created "noise we don't need." part of the noise they did need came from a section of standing fans, allowed at a top—flight game for the first time in a quarter of a century. soon, they would be silenced atfter sadio mane spotted a mistake, and rounded the man on the line, i—o.