thanks very much indeed, jess parker, our political _ jess parker, our political correspondent.injiang. wang yi called the accusation preposterous and said the government was trying to eradicate extremism. but beijing is accused of carrying out forced sterilisations and separating children from theirfamilies. it's thought to have detained a million people in re—education camps. for more on this i'm joined by the bbc�*s asia pacific editor michael bristow. michael, we often hear government denials from china about mistreatment of the uighurs but this is quite a ferocious denial, saying the accusations of genocide couldn't be more preposterous. it is the accusations of genocide couldn't be more preposterous.— be more preposterous. it is perhaps the most high-profile _ be more preposterous. it is perhaps the most high-profile denial - be more preposterous. it is perhaps the most high-profile denial of - the most high—profile denial of claims of genocide against the uighurs so farfrom claims of genocide against the uighurs so far from the chinese government. it was made by the forei

thank you very much indeed, jess parker, our political correspondent.the guidelines on personal protective equipment for health workers in england are "fundamentally flawed". the study, commissioned by the nurses' union, the royal college of nursing, says the guidance relies on research which is out of date, and does not acknowledge the full risk of airborne transmission of coronavirus. the department of health said staff safety was a top priority. pope francis is visiting parts of northern iraq that were once held by islamic state militants. it's the third day of his historic trip to the country, the first ever papal visit to iraq. let's take a look at these live pictures coming to us from the village of qaraqosh, where he is set ot visit the church where he is set to visit the church of immaculate conception. people are lining the roads for the pope. the village known by christians as bakhdeda, is home to iraq's largest christian community. earlier, the pope offered prayers for peace by a church in mosul that was reduced to rubble during the fighting.

let's speak now to our political correspondent, jessica parker. jesst there is a difference now because of the vaccine programme. you are right as well, a big test for schools as more children begin to return. there is pretty extensive testing in the resume, there are questions as to how effective that will be, the national education union raising their concerns that some of their teachers are struggling to get rental consent in terms of testing peoples and our calling for a bigger ministerial pushing the issue. it's worth remembering of course in scotland and wales we have seen the staggered return of some younger students, and also worth remembering tomorrow in england in terms of lifting the lockdown, there will be limited controlled care home visits and you will be able to visit a friend on a park bench. you will be able to socialise, notjust meat for exercise. able to socialise, not 'ust meat for exercise. . ., able to socialise, not 'ust meat for exercise. . ,, , ., able to socialise, not 'ust meat for exercise. . ,, . ,, the family of a woman wh