connor gillies, bbc news.le use carrier bags in england is to double from 5p to 10p from next april, and all shops will have to charge for them. the government says it's part of a renewed drive to be greener, and cut unnecessary waste. 0ur chief environment correspondent justin rowlatt has the details. at the moment, the 5p levy only applies to single use carrier bags in large stores, those employing more than 250 people. but, from next april, the charge will double and will apply in all shops. the government says the initiative aims to protect sea creatures by reducing plastic pollution in the ocean. it claims that since the charge was introduced in 2015, there has been a 95% reduction in plastic bag sales in major supermarkets. you know, not long ago the supermarkets were issuing around 7 billion carrier bags a year. that has now been reduced by 95%. now we want to extend this approach to other retailers as well, who between them probably issue at the moment over 3 billion bags a year. we think we can have a

connor gillies, bbc news.what is the head teacher, alison mitchell. alison, what will this change mean in practice? in practice, from today, all students and staff should be wearing a face covering when they enter the school in busy areas, a communal area here, and when moving from class to class. some choose to wear them in classes. very important to remember how to wear your facemask properly, because if you are taking it off and on seven times a day between lessons? yes, students have been shown how to store it properly, they know they have to cover the nose, the mouth and the chin. there are some medical exemptions. what categories of stu d e nts exemptions. what categories of students may not need to wear a face mask? there are some who will have exemption for medical reasons and others who have additional support needs. we have had conversations with many students and families around issues of anxiety and will work individually with these students to make sure they are all feeling —— not feeling singled