our political correspondent jessica parker reports.rtphones are everywhere, but should they be in schools? it is at the discretion of individual head teachers to decide, but the minister for school standards nick gibb says it is his own view that schools should burn their pupils from bringing smart phones into school. certainly shouldn't be allowed to have them on when they are in school. that's to and from school, yes. but not in school time. we basically put them in the box and we ta ke basically put them in the box and we take it down to the office and leave it there for the day. do you wish you could have your phone on you all day? yes. but would it be a bit distracting? yes. what did think about using your phone at school? think it is good because it is good for the future because obviously everything to do with our future is probably going to involve our phones. the government is due to publish new guidance for schools in england shortly, and it is expected to save children should be taught to limit the amount of time they spend

our political correspondent, jessica parker, has more. smartphones are everywhere.ponsibility of head teachers to decide. but the ministerfor school standards, nick gibb, says it's his own view that schools should ban their pupils from bringing smartphones into school. i have to agree with that, because they have them so often in their hands that they won't be concentrating or listening properly. they can use them for other things in school, that's the only thing. like calculators and things like that on them. but they don't use them for that, do they? they are just using them personally allthe time, one imagines. they certainly shouldn't be allowed to have them on, when they're at school. perhaps to and from school, yes. but certainly not in school time. the government's due to publish new guidance for schools shortly and it's expected to say children should be taught to limit the amount of time they spend on the internet. mr gibb says while there is nothing intrinsically damaging about spending time online, excessive use can leave children tired and unable to conc

jessica parker, bbc news.llions of tonnes of mining waste that engulfed nearby buildings. at least 110 people are now known to have died in the disaster. hundreds are missing. 0ur science editor, david shukman, reports from the site of the dam in the state of minas gerais. this is pretty well as close as we are allowed to get to the disaster site. you've got some local people here just trying to come to terms with what on earth happened, so let me try to explain to you how this disaster unfolded. up in the hills beyond, that's where the dam itself was, holding back a great lake of sludge. it broke, as we know, and a torrent of heavy cement—like mud tore its way down one of these valleys just in the distance there, overwhelmed the cafeteria, where miners were having lunch, overwhelmed the offices of the mining company itself. then it swept into this area where we are now. right in the middle of this little area was a posada, a kind of small hotel with holiday chalets. that was all swamped by the mud. just close

jessica parker, bbc news.t in hull, who went missing after leaving a club, say they have "significant concerns" about her safety. more than 70 officers are continuing to look for libby squire, a student at the university of hull. she was reported missing after getting into a taxi outside a nightclub. police have asked local residents to check their gardens and outbuildings to see if she has taken shelter somewhere. elsewhere — search teams are trying to find a missing university student in reading. daniel williams, who's i9, was last seen in a student union bar at the university's whiteknights campus in the early hours of thursday. he was reported missing after he failed to return to his student accommodation. the student was last seen wearing jeans, black shoes, and a black hooded top. now, lots of household items, from electrical appliances and toys, to drinking glasses, have the letters "ce" printed on them. it's the eu safety symbol. but if there's a ‘no deal‘ brexit, it will have to change , and that coul

jessica parker, bbc news. via webcam from north london. welcome. is this an idea that has legs? no. i think welcome. is this an idea that has legs? no. ithink anytime welcome. is this an idea that has legs? no. i think anytime you ban children, just generate conflict and they find ways to evade. clearly there are concerns from parents and teachers and some kids about the extent to which smartphones are a distraction in class. what we can see is that many schools are finding ways, we just heard an example from the student you interviewed earlier. i think it is something that is quite vocalfor head i think it is something that is quite vocal for head teachers and teachers and what i'd hope is that children are going to be involved in whatever decision their schoolmates. this idea of when children are using phones in school, you mentioned there in the classroom. that would surprise people that there are schools where children are on their phones in lessons. what evidence is there that this is more than an isolate

jessica parker, bbc news.ants. and as our environment analyst roger harrabin reports from tromso, they're also hitting on some cunning ruses to persuade us to take less and eat less. ina in a restaurant, there is always very blown away. this hotel in tromso is trying to halve its food waste, at how? let's start with smoothie shot is. these are made from yesterday's leftover fruit, then a crafty tricks to nudge people into taking less, like skinny tweezers to. piling up the salmon all little spoons to serve the herring. and look at this, a micro music, how cute is that? another idea, instead of guest is taking a big melon slice and leaving some, the staff dice it, so you take precisely what you want. and in case you missed the message... many people load on to their plates, so they do not have to go multiple times. we are able to make people think about how they put food on their plate on how much they bring to the table, to make sure that they eat it all. another trick is to keep food looking fresh. as a servi

jessica parker reports. councils have cut across england as their funding has fallen. dorking's children's centre is staying open, but 31 in surrey are due to close from april, saving the county council millions of pounds. services are being concentrated in less well—off areas, but some fear the strain it could put on the facilities that remain. at the moment we serve 1500 families in this area. in the future we're potentially going to be looking after a500 families on a 50% cut. that would mean 50% less staff, 50% less resources to meet the needs of all those families in a much bigger geographical area. although we will have this centre here, still, much of the universal services will go. ijust see that, in the future, all these children will come into school, at reception, but may have needed to early help that wasn't picked up. this year's national funding settlement paints a familiar picture. that lump—sum from central government to councils has gone down by around £1 billion. there's been a really big c

jessica parker, bbc news. cub hidden in his luggage. officials at chennai airport found the cub when they heard noises coming from the 45—year—old man's bag. the animal appeared weak and in a state of shock and has been taken to a wildlife park to be cared for. authorities are investigating whether the man, who travelled from bangkok, is part of an international smuggling ring. in a moment, viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a round up of the news with kate silverton. but first it's time for a look at the weather with mel coles. hello there. winter has been flexing its muscles recently but there are signs we are going to see something a little bit milder as we head through the coming week. many areas though seeing scenes like this through the day today. and while there are some good spells of sunshine around, we've also got further wintry showers affecting parts of pembrokeshire and down into south—west england, along the east coast and the far north. away from these areas, more crisp, winter sunshine on offer

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jessica parker reports.s, libraries, lollipop men and women, some of the services that local councils cut across england as their funding has fallen. and again this year, the lump sum that comes from government goes down by around £1 billion, but ministers say councils will have more money to spend overall. there is some 1—off cash for social care, higher council tax takings, and a push to see some areas keep more of the money they raised their business rate. we set out the conservative conference last year that austerity is now coming to an end because of some of those really tough calls for councils and had to make, and i think we should look more positively towards the new spending review. that government spending review. that government spending review, starting later this year, could see the rules around council cash funding be written. ministers hinted providing a longer term plan, that could put council finances on a more stable long—term footing, but the local council associations and certainty is ne

jessica parker, bbc news.ng john like linker is going to be meeting theresa may in brussels on thursday so interesting to find that it meeting is happening and what will come of it. as we know hugger above both remain and leave supporting conservatives are looking at alternatives to the backstop, so fight the eu has been saying there are not many alternatives that will work but let's see what happens over the next couple of days. that meeting between and theresa may happening on thursday. here on the news channel, we're looking at the situation across england today. in gloucestershire, the council says it is struggling to keep up with the rising demand of children's services. let's cross to gloucester now and speak to our reporter, hayley mortimer. we know that children's services and social care in general sucks up a huge amount of local authorities budget right across england, so although the government is talking about more money for councils, what i beat saint there about whether they feel they really do h

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jessica parker reports.p men and women — some of the services that local councils have cut across england as their funding has fallen. and again this year, the lump sum that comes from government goes down by around £1 billion, but ministers say councils will have more money to spend overall. there's some one off cash for social care, higher council tax takings, and a push to see some areas keep more of the money they raise through business rates. we said at the conservative conference last year that austerity is now coming to an end because of some of those really tough calls that councils have had to make, and i think we should look more positively towards the new spending review. that government spending review, starting later this year, could see the rules around council cash funding rewritten. ministers hint at providing a longer term plan, that could put council finances on a more stable long—term footing, but the local government association says certainty is needed now, claiming councils are being pu

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jessica parker reports. local councils have cut across england as their funding has fallen. dorking's children's centre is staying open, but 31 in surrey are due to close from april, saving the county council millions of pounds. services are being concentrated in less well—off areas, but some fear the strain it could put on the facilities that remain. at the moment we serve 1,500 families in this area. in the future we're potentially going to be looking after 4,500 families on a 50% cut. that would mean 50% less staff, 50% less resources to meet the needs of all those families in a much bigger geographical area. although we will have this centre here, still, much of the universal services will go. ijust see that, in the future, all these children will come into school, at reception, but may have needed to early help that wasn't picked up. this year's national funding settlement paints a familiar picture. that lump—sum from central government to councils has gone down by around £1 billion. there's been a real

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jeff bridges and sarah jessica parker appearing in commercials. >> i hope it doesn't freeze. >> reporter: there's morning there's been on and off rain but we have our fingers crossed now the clouds appear to be clearing up. forecasters say that the temperature around game time is going to be in the upper 50s, however eat appears as though the roof is closed at the stadium right now. it's starting to get a lot busier as people are getting excited. back to you. >> ray, you could be in minneapolis where it's a little chillier where the game was last year. i have to ask you. you are doing a bunch of live shots for a bunch of stations. do you get to go to the game? >> reporter: you know, i got to double check with my press credential. i should have access to press box. so i should be able to head into the press box and watch from there. but i haven't tested it yet so i he don't want to say anything. >> good luck. >> reporter: sitting there or i node to cross my fingers. >> yes. that's always the reward you hope you get after a long, long day of working. thanks ray we will check back in a bit.

launching his clothing line in 1987, he has designed clothes for michelle obama, meryl streep, sara jessica parkeris morning. fabulous to have you here. >> great title. >> it just happened that way. >> we know your clothes. we know you. and this sort of pulls back the curtain on your life. so you first started designer clothes when you were six years old for? >> for my mom, my friends and myself. and barbie. >> it's in the book, isaac. >> now it's out there. people are reading it and it's shocking. barbie was a muse of mine. >> did she complain a lot? >> she had such a small waist. i never heard a word out of her. >> you write in your book, the best collection was inspired by how my mom looked in clothes. >> she was not your average kind of stylish person in that she didn't have tons of money. so she was always kind of throwing things together in this incredibly stylish way. and her big lessons to me were that style is not necessarily about money. it was about like nerve, you know, and having an eye, training your eye. she just happened to have great ideas. >> i love how you say her cold-blooded a

jessica. we have a bird's eye view at geary and parker. you can see a lot of work being done by pg&e crews this morning. many people are waiting to return home. some watched this terrifying event happen in front of their eyes. >> i was about to park and i saw -- i heard something and when i looked, there was huge fire shooting up the sky. >> when the fire ignited, fire officials went door to door evacuating neighbors within a one-block radius. five buildings were damaged. the rough estimate of people displaced sent 100 people late wednesday. that late mandatory evacuation order. they were directly impacted by the fire and firefight. san francisco fire is hoping the number will be much lower once landlords account for the tenants. >> the electricity cut off, the gas is cut off. we're telling people to spend overnight elsewhere. it may be a few hours they might let us back in. they couldn't promise. >> reporter: dozens of people ended up returning home to collect important items that they then had to leave. now, pg&e says crews will be worki

jessica. geary boulevard is open. one lane is open this morning. that's a big change from yesterday when that whole westbound side was closed here at parker avenue. parker avenue, though, remains closed. all of this while the ntsb arrived for its investigation. they arrived to observe the wreckage last night. the ntsb says it's very early in the investigation but they will begin interviewing witnesses this morning. they say they'll be collecting perishable evidence, including a section of the pipeline, finding out about the training of the workers and what happened at the time of the explosion. >> our goal is to figure out -- we know what happened much there was an explosion. we need to know why it happened, how it happened and we want to prevent it from happening again. the ntsb says they're typically on scene for seven it ten days. they will evaluate and issue recommendations to address the safety issues. california public utilities commission is also investigating. matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> thank you, matt. >>> new at 6:00, cal fire officials say pg&e does not need to remove all trees hanging above any power lines. >> a federal judge overse