elaine dunkley, bbc news.tal at the age of 81. the liverpudlian found fame on the �*70s talent show opportunity knocks, and went on to star in the comedians, name that tune and crosswits. he'd had parkinson's disease for more than a decade. in golf, there's a thrilling final day in store at the open, with three men still fighting it out to lift the illustrious claretjug. our sports correspondent, andy swiss, is at royal st george's in sandwich in kent for us now. andy. yes, it is another glorious day for the fans here, and as you say, it could be a pretty dramatic one because this open is still very much up because this open is still very much up for grabs. leading the way is south africa's louis oosthuizen on 12 under par, he has led the tournament pretty much from the start but he now has a slender one—shot lead ahead of america's collin morikawa who has had a debut to remember. also in the mix is jordan spieth, who won the open in 2017. he has had a tricky few years and since then but he is just three shots

elaine dunkley, bbc news.n — the biggest crowd at a sporting event since the start of the pandemic. ticket holders have had to provide proof of a negative lateral flow test or double vaccination to access the event. britain's lewis hamilton will start second on the grid, as he tries to catch the championship leader max verstappen. lydia campbell reports. away from the fans, and soon there will be a lot more of them, as silverstone welcomes the biggest crowd at a sporting event in the uk since the start of the pandemic. just happy to be out and about and at a sport event, i've missed it. yeah, feels great. it's the first time i've been here as well, so i don't know what it was like, but it's nice at the moment, yeah. the uk has been building up to this. there were 15,000 people on centre court to watch the wimbledon finals, 60,000 at wembley to witness the final of the european championship, and now, 140,000 at silverstone. a critical part of the events research programme is that everybody here has either had a

elaine dunkley, bbc news.ellor of the exchequer were not going to self isolate because they were taking part in a pilot scheme that did not require that. they change their mind and the arsenal isolating and laid—back had accused them of a u—turn. we have just heard statement from the prime minister on twitter.— minister on twitter. hello, like so man of minister on twitter. hello, like so many of hundreds _ minister on twitter. hello, like so many of hundreds of— minister on twitter. hello, like so many of hundreds of thousands i minister on twitter. hello, like so j many of hundreds of thousands of others across the country, i have been pinged and ask to self isolate by the test, trace and isolate system after i had been contact with somebody who has covid, in this case, of course, the health secretary said. we did look briefly at the idea of us taking part in the pilot scheme which allows people to test daily, but i think it is far more important that everybody sticks to the same rules, and that is why i am

elaine dunkley, bbc news.g the muslim ritual. the annual hajj pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of islam. all muslims are expected to retrace the prophet mohammed�*s final pilgrimage at least once in their lives if they have the means to do so. the event is usually one of the world�*s largest annual gatherings and would normally see 2.5 million muslims from around the world converge on mecca. this year, just 60,000 healthy and vaccinated saudi residents, chosen through a lottery from almost 600,000 applicants, will take part. strict social distancing measures are in place and a hajj smart pass is being used to allow contact—free access and transportation to the various religious sites and accommodation. technology will also play a part, with the deployment of robots to dispense bottles of sacred water from the grand mosque and others to dispense disinfectant. while a large proportion of security will take place remotely, and most of the marshals who would normally be on site will be in a call centre instead.

elaine dunkley, bbc news.w infections were recorded across the uk. on average, there've been 26,632 new cases per day in the uk in the past week. more than 76,000 people received a first dose of the vaccine in the latest 24—hour period. almost 45.5 million people have now had theirfirstjab — that's 86.2% of uk adults. nearly 148,000 had their second dose, which means that nearly 33.9 million people are now fully vaccinated — that's 64.3% of uk adults. 0ur deputy political editor, vicki young, joins me now from westminster. cases are on the rise, ministers say, so what are the risk for the government in dropping restrictions? irate for the government in dropping restrictions?— for the government in dropping restrictions? ~ ., ., , ., ., restrictions? we have got used to a attern restrictions? we have got used to a pattern during _ restrictions? we have got used to a pattern during the _ restrictions? we have got used to a pattern during the pandemic, - restrictions? we have got used to a i pattern during the pa

elaine dunkley, bbc news. the best races in years. our correspondent joe wilson reports. silverstone and a crowd on a pre—thing—mac scale, 100 and 40,000 —— a scale from before covid. many were supporting the reigning world champion. lewis hamilton started second on the grid in his black mercedes, aware that red bull's max verstappen ahead of him had a faster car and that he had to make an impression quickly. first and second in the drivers�* championship, battling for the lead in the british grand prix until this. fin battling for the lead in the british grand prix until this.— grand prix untilthis. on the inside, grand prix untilthis. on the inside. and _ grand prix untilthis. on the inside, and a _ grand prix untilthis. on the inside, and a touch, - grand prix untilthis. on the inside, and a touch, max i grand prix until this. on the - inside, and a touch, max verstappen is out of the race, and that�*s a big crash. is out of the race, and that's a big crash. ., , is out of the race, and that's a big crash. .

let's speak to our education correspondent elaine dunkley. committee said that this right is essential. they have described it as astonishing that so little is known about where children are, what they are studying, whether that education is suitable. the record also recommends assessments in numeracy and literacy. this does not mean the parents will need to pull the school curriculum, but it says if a child does go to school by the time they leave they should have the time they leave they should have the same level in maths and english as a child who has been to school. it also recommends progress church once a year with the local authority and for the local authority to ask for evidence of what the children are learning. the report also look at lack of provision for home educated children to receive exam grades. there is sweetener in this report is the recommendation that the government should pay for exam fees. i the government should pay for exam fees. ~ ., ., , the government should pay for exam fees. ~' ., ., , , the government should p

unique way to include everyone in their end of year celebrations, as our education corresponent elaine dunkleywn. so we've got six children on zoom who are being cued in by a member of staff, when to speak, when to turn their cameras on and off. it's been a bit of a technical learning curve for everybody this morning. as the children get ready backstage and parents arrive, grace gets ready for her leading role at home. i have a little pin that says "votes for women" on it. it's the last week of primary school and i was never going to see anyone again, because i'm the only one going to the high school that i'm going to out of the whole year, so i'm leaving everyone. i thought it was quite annoying that people could go to football matches and i couldn't go to school. last week, over 800,000 pupils in england missed school due to covid—related absences. the pupils who are currently isolating have to miss out. on thursday, we have the year six levers' disco. so they have to miss out on that. we were going to go to london, but that has been cancelled because of covid—19. and it is really upsetting