branwenjeffreys, bbc news, bristol.tionwide lockdown, despite a surge in coronavirus cases. authorities reported nearly 10,000 daily cases yesterday, the highest single—day count since the start of the outbreak. mr castex said he would fast—track testing for priority cases. the quarantine period for people who catch the virus will be shortened to just seven days from 14, to better match "the period when there is a real risk of contagion". spain, meanwhile, was one of the hardest hit countries in europe by the covid outbreak. the country brought in strict lockdown measures, and for a while they seemed to be working. cases were down, and life started returning to normal. but, like france, there's been a resurgence of new infections in recent weeks. guy hedgecoe reports from madrid on the measures being taken. for 7—year—old julia, this is a big day. a national lockdown followed by the long summer holiday have meant she is going to school for the first time in six months. 0ver eight million spanish children are going back

branwenjeffreys, bbc news, bristol.united, as the premier league season kicks off. their first game, against the champions, liverpool. here's our sports editor, dan roan. mcnab on the outside, he's round the back. once one of the country's most feared footballing forces, for many, the premier league has felt incomplete without leeds united, but now, after 16 years featuring desperation,

branwenjeffreys, bbc news, bristol. it will be a baptism of fire tomorrow for newly promoted leeds united, as the premier league season kicks off. their first game, against the champions, liverpool. here's our sports editor, dan roan. mcnab on the outside, he's round the back. once one of the country's most feared footballing forces, for many, the premier league has felt incomplete without leeds united, but now, after 16 years featuring desperation, relegation and administration, one of the giants is back where it believes it belongs, having won the championship injuly. leeds—born kalvin phillips made his debut for england this week, but the midfielder told me that playing in the top flight is just as significant. it's massive, it's a dream come true for me but also for the city as well, you know. we've been through some tough years and now we are at the pinnacle, very high, and hopefully we can carry that on throughout the season. leeds‘ success has been masterminded by the genius of coaching maverick marcelo bielsa. t

our education editor branwenjeffreys has more details. at the school front door, the first reminder of coronavirus, the risk their education will be disrupted again. but these pupils in bristol could help change that. taking a saliva test for the virus once a month, so cases without symptoms are spotted. if you do know that you have it, then you can stay at home for, like, two weeks and make sure that you've fully recovered. at such a critical time, learning obviously our gcses, so keeping school open for our year right now is probably the best thing that can happen. the benefits are of testing like, you know you can take precautions, you can quickly isolate, and help others stay safe. for the first time since march, all pupils are back. cases are rising in towns and cities across england. understanding any links is now urgent. we know remarkably little about transmission between children, because there's been so little testing in schools. and without that knowledge, a winter of disruption lies ahead, because so many of them may get the v

funding, to investigate how the virus might be transmitted in schools. 0ur education editor, branwenjeffreysonavirus, the risk their education will be disrupted again. but these pupils in bristol could help change that. taking a saliva test for the virus once a month, so cases without symptoms are spotted. if you do know that you have it, then you can stay at home for, like, two weeks and make sure that you've fully recovered. at such a critical time, learning obviously our gcses, so keeping school open for our year right now is probably the best thing that can happen. the benefits are of testing, like, you know you can take precautions, you can quickly isolate, and help others stay safe. for the first time since march, all pupils are back. cases are rising in towns and cities across england. understanding any links is now urgent. we know remarkably little about transmission between children, because there's been so little testing in schools. and without that knowledge, a winter of disruption lies ahead, because so many of them may get the virus and not show any symptoms. this is the scienti

branwenjeffreys, bbc news.ing debts of more than half a million pounds. at a court hearing, the club's owner asked for an eight—week adjournment, but the judge said he couldn't see anything to suggest that the debts could be paid off. macclesfield town were relegated from the english football league earlier this year, after being docked points for non—payment of their players‘ wages. medical records of children in england and wales could show if their mother has had even a single glass of alcohol during the first week of pregnancy. the national institute for health and care excellence say the proposals are part of attempts to identify children at risk of what's called foetal alcohol spectrum disorder. the eat out to help 0ut scheme has helped push inflation in the uk to its lowest level for nearly five years. data from the office for national statistics shows inflation, the rate at which the prices for goods and services increases, dropped to 0.2% in august from 1% in july. the cost of clothing and footwear als

our education editor branwenjeffreys has more. a teacher, as a parent i'm really happy for my son to return. he is really excited to see his friends and just getting stuck back in with the learning. ok, so i think we can leave this one here this is still completely relevant. from morning drop off onwards is all changing. signs warning parents they can't come beyond the gate. for they had an extra cost to making this cool say. ——school things like sanitiser, soap, paper towels, tissues we have to have an awful lot of that we think that we are going to have four hundred plus children washing their hands at least six times a day. avery is getting ready to start secondary school. her mum a bit worried by trying to stay positive. she's not actually worried about starting school she's worried about the covid preparations and it shall be behind in her work at all. it's not the actual start of school. today on their first day back in parliament mps were told that schools are safe. education is their priority put up as they return mr deput