leila: it is quite to be with you. we have seen our markets bouncing back.fact, year-to-date, we are ahead on the top 40, relative to others. while --o see is that there is a dislocation between the real economy and the capital markets. it is all about what stocks are dominating on the market. what we see is that the tech stocks and data stocks or do virgin, and not necessarily reflective of what is happening in the real economy. in south africa, we have an 50%.ous company which owns , lastven the gold price night, that really rallied. our financial markets, financial stocks, are down. -- vodacom vota come have upheld the economy. our investors have been cushioned from the dislocation we have seen in the real economy. alix: can that last? i would think that at some point that is going to hurt trading confidence, and you may see less volume, or there may not be the further gains to be had. we are certainly very aware of the challenges in the global and the local macroeconomy. probably the have largest number of listed stocks in the emerging markets. we punch

newshour weekend special correspondent leila molana-allen has more. >> reporter: "let him come back. dear god, just let him come back." at the entrance to the beirut port, the epicenter of tuesday's explosion, desperate families t for hours praying their loved ones will be found. zain is waiting for news of her husband, who worked her s he hasn't ben since the blast. inside, a scene of utter devastation. metal, plastic, and chemicals hangs heavy in the air, black ash ating every surface. packing crates spill out charredmihapen lumps amid the rising dust, barely recognizable as the freshly imported goods once stacked in these warehouses. a washing machine here, wbet might have a glass jug there. just a few days ago, this was a thriving port, beirut's lifeline to the rest o twisted, smoking metal is all that remains. and underneath that rubble, hun beings. these disfigured, crumbling ruins were once leba national grain reserve. 15,000 tons of wheat and 10,000 of corn were destroyed, now forming an unstable mountain of waste through which rescuers must wad dozens of countries have sent

leila nathoo, bbc news.son of media mogul rupert murdoch has resigned from the board of news corp. the company owns a wide range of media outlets, including the times and the new york post. in his letter of resignation, james murdoch cited disagreements over certain editorial content as well as other strategic decisions. our north america correspondent david willisjoins us. do we have any sense beyond what was in that statement of what was in that statement of what is behind james' decision to stand down? james murdoch's resignation letter is brief, to the point of being terse. it says simply that he is resigning because of disagreements over editorial content, and certain other strategic decisions. but this had been a long time coming, because james murdoch has found himself at odds repeatedly with the views of his father, political views of his father rupert murdoch. it was rupert murdoch of course who supported donald trump four or so years ago, and indeed they have clashed over such things as climate cha

thank you very much, leila nathoo.melania trump, took centre stage on day two of the republican national convention, where she made the case for president trump's re—election in november. speaking from the rose garden at the white house, she gave a personal speech, calling for racial unity following the clashes in wisconsin, and praised her husband for being honest. the convention also heard from the president's youngest daughter, tiffany. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. we hold these truths to be self—evident. .. another night at the trump family convention. the president, two of his children, and his wife all addressed the virtual gathering with the theme land of opportunity. ..life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. tiffany trump, the president's youngest daughter, lashed out at the media and silicon valley for promoting what she called "fabricated views". people must recognise that our thoughts, our opinions, and even the choice of who we are voting for may, and are, being manipulated, inv

let's get more from our political correspondent leila nathoo. good morning to you, leila.own, when the prime minister told people to stay at home, now, is this the government formally saying to people, go back to the office, if you can, and what concerns are there around that messaging? morning, annita. yes, we have already heard some comments from borisjohnson in recent weeks, saying, go back to work if you can. at the start of the month, the official guidance work from home actually changed to give employers a bit more discretion over their own workplaces. so, over these months, employers will have been putting in various protective measures, making adjustments to try to make their workplace covid—secure. and to make their workplace covid—secu re. and i to make their workplace covid—secure. and i think what we're hearing from the government now is a bit more of a renewed push, we have got a different context, schools are going back across the country, so it might help parents with childcare. it is worth pointing out that of course, certain workplaces, people have gone ba

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leila also received unexpected marks.ve, but one grade below, so i was like, and ucas had crashed and no one could get on, but luckily i've just seen online that i've still got in. so, i'm quite thankful. others are trying their chances through clearing. some with lower grades, some who did better looking to trade up. here at hull, the advice is that even those appealing should be able to start their course. it's at least a month away. there's a lot of time actually to maybe again undertake that appeals process, but still start university in september. so my advice would be, still secure that place. these calls, these decisions risk being delayed by the number of students who are unhappy with their grades this year. the number who are looking at appealing, which will take more time and could risk some students not being able to start in september. i got a u in biology... emily is one of those holding out for an appeal to get on her midwifery course. the university, is holding my place. so when i appeal my grade, i'll see

leila nathoo, thank you very much.ear. he said his democratic presidential rival, joe biden, would "destroy the american dream", as he addressed a crowd at the white house. critics have raised concerns about social distancing at the rally. here's our north america correspondent david willis. please welcome, ivanka trump. it's been a family affair, this convention. and it fell to donald trump's daughter ivanka to introduce him on the final night of the republican gathering. my fellow americans, our first lady and the 45th president of the united states, donald trump. and onto the south lawn to a rousing reception from an invited and un—socially distanced audience stepped donald and melania trump. the white house, a federal building, a controversial, some say unconstitutional backdrop for a political pitch of this kind. donald trump's appeal to remain here coming at a time of renewed racial tension... i profoundly accept this nomination for president of the united states. calling the forthcoming election the most importa

moran and thank you for joining education, leila moran and thank you forjoining us here on bbc news.ble, it was always the right thing to do. as soon as we worked out that in essence this algorithm sanctioned by gavin williamson and borisjohnson was essentially grading our children by postcode, they were creating a system that was inherently unfair to the most disadvantaged and as soon ask scotland recognise that this was ask scotland recognise that this was a problem, they had time to change this before they've hit this mess. so i'm glad that common sense at some point seems to have entered the equation but it is already too late for some who are being told that the places that they wanted to go to at university are no longer available, universities are now scrambling to work out how they're going to solve this problem. and the point is this government is utterly incompetent. gavin williamson must go and i don't understand why boris johnson gavin williamson must go and i don't understand why borisjohnson has not offered a heartfelt personal apology to all the students, parents, and

is even considering rolling back measures to protect women from abuse it's something bare finn and leila can't except they are fighting for the voiceless women including that of their murdered friend. her friends describe her as a fun loving young woman. this was the image techie was left with of the 27 year old student. on july 16th ex-boyfriend strangled her to death remember her body. flowers and a photo commemorate and her favorite bar. now her friends beth and layla sit here without still numb with grief and in constant fear of becoming the next victim of violence against women. can't get it back maybe tomorrow they'll be announcing my death it starts right from the very 1st 30 shots encounter they say you can't go there alone. you mustn't wear this or that you can't meet so and so on and on and on and that's just another form of violence that the science of the merger was a province on near g. and coast. that has a reputation for a free and more easygoing mindset than techies conservative regions or so many women thought. the brutal murder in arkansas can understand wave of protest

newshour weekend special correspondent leila molana-allen reports that trust in the government is waning and to help rebuild, some are taking matters into their own hands. >> the government is not here, s not anywhere, is not present. only lebanese people. students, elderly people, youth. we are building the try. >> reporter: the day after the blast, volunteers gathered in mar mikhae one of beirut's worst hit neighborhoods, to register victims' need distribute aid and plan how to rebuild. they're now getting three or four thoand volunteers daily, helping up to 15,000 people each day. these young people are repurposing skills like party orginanizg to coordinate a widespread humanitarian 30old maroun lost his own home and office and three of hie closest s were killed. he's been working 20-hours days for more than two weeks. and you're getting no government funding? >> and we will notanything from them. we don't want them. , we just want them to lead we'll take care of the country. orter: for nearly a year activists like these have taken to the streets demanding the downfall of a political

earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent — leila nathoo — who said ministers will hope the commentsll persuade parents to send their children back to the classroom ministers will be hoping it is a significant intervention, will go a long way to persuade parents and teachers that it is safe for a full return to the classroom is from september in england, wales and northern ireland. back injune there was a plan to get primary schools and england back before the school summer holidays, that had to be abandoned, a patchy picture across the country. the government will be hoping there is enough dialogue with local authorities and unions. there is now more of evidence that it is safe for schools and children to get back. the prime minister has described it as a moral duty to help children back into classrooms. clearly an economic effect, helping parents get back to work if their children are back in school. labour is saying ministers have wasted some time in recent weeks when they could have been planning for schools reopening by having to deal with the fallout of the exam result is chaos

newshour weekend special correspondent leila molana-allen has the story. a warning to our viewers-- some of the images are disturbing. >> reporter: at 6:08 p.m., a sudden blast devastated east beirut. the explosion destroyed geitaoui hospital, decimating its emergency room and intensive care unit. but that didn't stop the wounded and dying flooding through its doors. the makeshift e.r. extended out into the parking lot. many doctors and nurses who had gone home for the day rushed back to the hospital to help. moustapha al moula was one of them. >> ( translated ): it was a bloodbath. with some of the patients, i couldn't even put their faces together, couldn't tell where their airway was. >> reporter: working with what they could salvage from the destruction, staff also had to treat their injured colleagues. on the night of the blast, many doctors were injured, and so they immediately grabbed what they could to treat each other, to then be able to help patients. they sutured each other without anaesthetic to stitch up these wounds, and this is from an emerg

our political correspondent leila nathoo is at westminster.hange within 2a hours and the government obviously think it's worth it? yes, the message coming clea ry from worth it? yes, the message coming cleary from gavin williamson that this is about reassurance and the priority of keeping schools open. the message they want to say is, if this is the way parents, teachers and pupils can be reassured, especially in those areas under local lockdown restrictions, in order to get everybody back into classrooms, this is what will be necessary. that is the bottom line, we have been hearing for days that the priority for the government is getting that reopening back in across the country and this is a change in guidance, following pressure on ministers after scotland and northern ireland changed their guidance following the who guidance, itself changing in terms of children over the age of 12. ministers are prepared to take the political hit by seeing to reverse, although not in full, in order to attain getting schools open in full. thanks, leila. let

our political correspondent, leila nathoo, joins me now.government, to reassure parents and teachers ahead of the return to school? i think it will be helped this intervention by professor chris whitty —— hoped that this will persuade parents and teachers this assay. primary school pupils were supposed to go back before the summer supposed to go back before the summer holidays, that was abandoned, a patchy picture across the country. this is clearly a big priority for the government, boris johnson this is clearly a big priority for the government, borisjohnson saying it was a moral duty. and the economic impact of helping parents get back to work if their children are back at school. this is top of the worst in the weeks to come, i think. labour are saying they support reopening but are saying the government has wasted two weeks of potential planning time coping with the fallout of the exam result scales and say there should have been better planning in place with them i think it shows there is significant political pressure on the governme

leila cavett spotted in and around south florida hours before her disappearance last month. reported missing after her 2-year-old was found wandering around alone outside awe apartment near miami. authorities say she was last seen getting into a white lexus. >>> next to the massive oil spill, that grounded japanese ship now splitting apart after all right dumping tons of fuel into protected waters. crews and volunteers have been racing to pump 3,000 tons of oil from the ship. environmental groups say the damage to the area may be irreversible. >>> when we come back, the life saving rescue. strangers jumping into rising floodwaters to save a family. now the incredible reunion. for bathroom odors that linger try febreze small spaces. just press firmly and it continuously eliminates odors in the air and on soft surfaces. for 45 days. [ heavy breathing ] breathe more freely with congpowerful claritin-d.you? claritin-d improves nasal airflow two times more than the leading allergy spray at hour one. [ deep inhale ] claritin-d. get more airflow. who've got their eczema under contr

leila has been downgraded but should still get a place at university because of the flexibility in this all her school years, these grades are about more than that. after university, you might be up against somebody from a previous year or next year who has sat the exam and got their true grade, whereas i‘ve been given one by the government that my teachers didn‘t even put in for me. it‘s like the board hasn‘t listened to the teachers. a last-minute tweak to appeal options followed a u—turn in scotla nd appeal options followed a u—turn in scotland allowing teachers‘ grades to stand. the word is these results are as fairas to stand. the word is these results are as fair as possible in a year of disruption. we have a system of checks and balances to make sure there is a consistency or approach across all schools across the country, and it is always going to bea country, and it is always going to be a situation where, when you have moderated grades, some of them do change. the government needs to rethink this, they shouldn't rule anything out, including the approach that was forced on the

our political correspondent leila nathoo is with me.reopening is now top priority for government — and is this message is designed to reassure? yes, it is an intervention from all the four of the chief medical officers, laying out where we are up to with the evidence op how safe it is for children, and teachers to get backin is for children, and teachers to get back in to classroom, the message is really the risks are low and it is worse for children to be stuck at home. now the government hopes this will persuade those who are nervous, remember we are some months on now from when the government had a plan to reopen all primary schools in england before the summer moll day, it ended up being a patchy picture, now we are at a different stage, schools will have made adjustment, so schools will have made adjustment, so ministers are now more confident, it will be better this time round. borisjohnson has spoken of a moral duty to get children back in to classrooms. gavin williamson said it isa classrooms. gavin williamson said it is a natio

leila nathoo in westminster, thank you very much.ms will take place later, spurred by months of protest over police violence against black people. its been organised to coincide with the 57th anniversary of martin luther king jr 5 i have a dream speech, with civil rights leaders hoping to build momentum behind a national movement for lasting change. barbara plett usher reports. they chant: nojustice! no peace! how to channel a summer of mass unrest into concrete change. the march on washington is capitalising on this national moment of reckoning to try and do just that, like civil rights leaders in 1963. at george washington university, nestled between the lincoln memorial and the white house, these students feel swept up in the tide of history. i think the past few months, i don't know if it has, like, sparked something, whether it has sparked something in the nation that made it ok for us to be outwardly upset and outwardly feeling what we've always felt day—to—day going through life being black. what do you think this march can ac

leila molana—allen sets in. thank you very much. leila mola na—allen in sets in.s focused around "youth engagement for global action". five 14?22 year olds will be marking it in a special way, as they share their story with more than eight million people in the first—ever takeover of the british royal family's instagram account, @theroyalfamily. the initiative celebrates some of the inspirational young participants involved in the duke of edinburgh's international award and the resilience, they have shown during the challenges of covid—19. with me is duke of edinburgh's international award participants, metta and jordan — both injakarta in indonesia — and i'm alsojoined by rochelle in canada. hello to all three of you. great to talk to you today. let me begin with you, metta. you and jordan are both 14 you, metta. you and jordan are both 11; and taking part in the bronze award. how did you get chosen or selected to take part in this digital takeover of the instagram channel? it was actually a surprise to us. we never expected it. we think the royal family actually

leila is on holland beach. >> the sheriff's office tells me in 36 hours an area the size of rhode island will be under water. the storm surge and rain could possibly submerge whole towns. 500,000 people are under mandatory evacuations. people have until tomorrow morning to boards up and move out. those hunkering down are told to have 72 hours worth of supplies. the coronavirus makes public shelters a complicated alternate. this town is under a mandatory evacuation. >> every time i hear about a storm. i pray and ask god, please don't let it flood. please. because oh, lord. i lost everything. week>> the national guard is helping with sand bagging effort. once the storm passes there are roughly 40 miles of bayou from here to safe ground. for those who choose to stay, after the storm passes, help could be hours if not days away. >> bret: live on holly beach, louisiana. back to politics and the republican national convention. kevin mccarthy is the house minority leader and joins us tonight. democrats portraying last night had a lot of things to say today. the biggest was it's an alternative r

ian contacts leila dunbar, then-director of collectibles at sotheby's auction house in new york. >> herhe rules are the real thing. >> the rules scored a 10/10 because they had come down from dr. naismith to his son to ian naismith. having his signature on it added another layer of documentation and i think added value to it. >> so, what is it worth? at the time, the priciest sports document is the contract that sent babe ruth to the yankees from the red sox in 1919. in 2005, it sold for $996,000. >> sotheby's believes the naismith rules will fetch more. >> if you're a basketball fan, you could certainly consider them the magna carta of basketball. >> they set the minimum bid at $1.3 million. that's less than the $5 million the rules were once appraised for. the proof will be in the bidding. >> it's like a horse race. you just don't know how it's going to end. >> or where they'll end up. jim, it's like fort knox here. >> [ laughs ] >> next... what's your "strange inheritance" story? we'd love to tell it. send me an e-mail or go to our website -- strangeinheritance.com. >> now back to "s

it has been almost two weeks since 21-year-old leila cavett allegedly got in her car with her two-year-oldon and drove more than ten hours from her home in georgia to florida, nearly 700 miles away,

leila has been downgraded but should still get a place at university because of the flexibility in this but, after all her school years, these grades are about more than that. after university, you might be up against somebody from a previous year or next year who has sat the exam and got their true grade, whereas i've been given one by the government that my teachers didn't even put in for me. it's like the board hasn't listened to the teachers. a last—minute tweak to appeal options followed a u—turn in scotland allowing teachers‘ grades to stand. the word is these results are as fair as possible in a year of disruption. we have a system of checks and balances to make sure there is a consistency or approach across all schools across the country, and it is always going to be a situation where, when you have moderated grades, some of them do change. the government needs to rethink this, they shouldn't rule anything out, including the approach that was forced on the scottish government, to go back to the assessments last week, but they need an answer, individual peels, waive the appeal fe

we can speak now to our political correspondent leila nathoo for more on this.from england's chief medical officers on the issue of schools. what are the politicians saying? is it broadly in line? i think it's worth costing your mind back a couple of months. there was a plan to get all primary schools in england at least back into classrooms for the summer holidays. that had to be abundant, and the picture ended up being pretty patchy across the country. so no i think it isa across the country. so no i think it is a real priority for borisjohnson to get schools fully reopened this term. he's talked about it being a moral duty to get children back in classrooms. there is clearly the economic benefit too to getting pa rents economic benefit too to getting parents back to work if the children are able to go to school, and the hopein are able to go to school, and the hope in government is that this statement will go some way to persuading parents and teachers that it is safe for children to get back into classrooms. labour are saying the government has put that plan

. ♪ [music break] amy: "l"lil watan" by mashrou' leila. this is democracy now!democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. democratic lawmakers are accusing the trump administration of sabotaging the united states postal service ahead of november's election when a record number of votes are expected to be cast by maia. on friday, the nation's new popostmaster general louisis dey shook up the leadership of the agency in a move that critics say will give dejoy more power. 23 postal service executives were reassigned or displaced in -- or fired in the restructuring. prior to becoming postmaster general, dejoy was a top republican donor. he had donated more than $1.2 million to the trump victory fund and had been in charge of fundraising for the 2020 republican national convention. since taking office, dejoy has instituted a number of cost-cutting measures that have slowed down the delivery of the mail. there is now a days-long backlog of mail across the country. this comes as prident trump continues a attacmailil-i voting, claiaing the pt ofoffi can

leila also received unexpected marks.below, so i was like, "i don't know what it means." and ucas had crashed and no—one could get on, but luckily i've just seen online that i still got in. so, i'm quite thankful. others are trying their chances through clearing. some with lower grades, some who did better looking to trade up. here at hull, the advice is even those appealing should be able to start their course. it's at least a month away. there's a lot of time actually to maybe again undertake that appeals process, but still start university in september. so, my advice would be still secure that place. these are really importnat calls, they're decisions risk being delayed by the number of students who are unhappy with their grades this year. i got a u in biology... emily is one of those holding out for an appeal to get on her midwifery course. the university's holding my place. so when i appeal my grade, i'll see if i get in. there are more clearing places this year, and they're already being accepted. overall, universit

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our political corresondent, leila nathoo is at westminster.nday at the start of the week, there was a robust defence of the recommendation for schools not to have, pupils at secondary school is not after to wear face coverings. gavin williamson said it wasn't necessary , gavin williamson said it wasn't necessary, the chief medical officer of england also saying as recently as monday that was not the recommendation, then you add a bit ofa recommendation, then you add a bit of a shift in tone from boris johnson yesterday leaving the door open to a change and then it came last night when we heard that secondary school children in areas of local lockdown will have to wear a mask or they cannot socially distance and corridors and communal areas and more broadly in england that will be up to head teachers. scotla nd that will be up to head teachers. scotland and northern ireland had already made the change saying that all secondary school children would have to masks in those areas and wales will review their policy today but there was some pressure

hi, i'm leila, i'm 11 and i'm going into si.et to finish primary school with her friends. but she's now excited about her first day at high school and getting back to her studies. well, i'm actually quite good at english and things, so i don't feel i've missed too much on that, because i'm quite confident in that. but definitely maths, i need to revise some things! definitely. hi, i'm eddie, i'm 16 and i'm going into 55. eddie said he found it difficult to motivate himself to do schoolwork during lockdown, but also has concerns about returning to the classroom. going back is definitely a step in the right direction, but i don't know if there will be spikes happening everywhere, if it'sjust going to be another case in inverclyde, one kid is going to have it and give it to the rest of the school. that is what i'm quite worried about, because i've got my gran, who is in shielding, so i need to be keeping it in mind for her. i need to keep her safe. so that's what i'm worried about. at their school in the inverclyde academy, prepara

has leila been tracked down by her dad?chelle and king of thejungle, harry redknapp. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and nina warhurst. further lockdown measures have been introduced in preston after a rise in coronavirus infections. residents are not allowed to meet people from other households indoors, which brings preston in line with east lancashire, greater manchester and parts of west yorkshire. we can speak now to the director of public health in lancashire, dr sa kthee karoonanithi. can you explain to us why these new precautions are being introduced in preston ? precautions are being introduced in preston? like many other parts of the north west in preston we are seeing a rising number of cases over the last month and on two occasions we had 16 and 18 cases on a single day so we have been working with officials and public health england to understand the issues a bit more and what we are finding is 47% of the positive cases are in younger people, 30 years are below and contra

la actriz leila y de verdad que muchos aÑos de diferencia. aquÍ creo que se le pasÓ la mano.la psicologÍa de ellos a travÉs de imÁgenes, las relaciones de los personajes. es lo primero que se lanza para que el pÚblico comience a tener empatÍa. >> es la reuniÓn por primera vez de la familia monte rojas. los amorosos familiares del güero soler comandados por la mexicana itatÍ cantoral. lo ven y lo esperan como sÓlo se puede hacer con alguien con muchÍsimos millones. perdÓn con alguien con un muy fuerte vÍnculo sentimental. >> ahora estamos grabÁndolos promocionales. >> las viÑetas recrean el momento que se verÁ en la trama de la telenovela cuando la familia de impostores ensayan sus papeles cuando de sorpresa les cae el güero. >> estamos haciendo las plomos. estamos repitiendo una escena que tenemos Él y yo. son diego y katia. andrea le dice a katia. >> como buena comedia de enredos e intereses retorcidos todo tiene un origen. en este caso un triÁngulo de cÓmplices. itatÍ cantoral, luis roberto guzmÁn y montserrat maraÑÓn. >> pues sÍ. somos tantos personajes que al fin de cuent

i checked on lizzie and leila, my neighbours. and i we re in the evening here in beirut and i were sitting at the table in our living room doing some work and i had this enormous sound like thunder, we get lots of noises in beirut, asjackson said, we get drones, helicopters going over quite often, andl drones, helicopters going over quite often, and i thought what the hell is going on, but this was something else, the sound was like the biggest roll of thunder. i walked to the doorto roll of thunder. i walked to the door to see what was happening and there was this enormous bang that blew me backwards and blew our door backwards. our door is totally destroyed now, took my glasses off my face, blew me backwards, and like jackson, my immediate thought was whatever this is something else might happen, there might be a follow—up. so we took shelter and our neighbours started stumbling out of their houses as well with bloody wounds on their heads and we have a lot of elderly neighbours, so there was concern for them and they started p

leila moran said while she may have little expierence in parliament voters should look at her track recordst of all in 2017i overturned a massive conservative majority to win the seat in the first place, when others didn't. i did that by amassing a group of people from all sides of the political spectrum to do it. where we are now as liberal democrats, we are at 6%. we have to turn this around. the bulk of my professional experience as a maths and physics teacher is outside a parliament, at a time when people don't trust politicians, we need to win back the trust of the electorate, shall we have learned from the mistakes of the past and start rebuilding again. this is a from scratch situation. two members of the belarussian oppsition's coordination council are reported to have been arrested. the pair are said to have been detained by riot police and taken to an undisclosed location in a police van. the arrests follow another weekend of huge demonstrations against the disputed reelection of president alexander lukashenko. protesters say the poll was rigged and are calling for him to step do

leila, what exactly has the education secretary said?hange of policy as not only responding to the world health organization guidance changing, but also targeting it at the areas where community transmission is high, trying to stress they are responding and being flexible in response to concerns because they want to ensure this full return to schools across the country over the next few weeks. have a listen to what gavin williamson had to say. we are really fortunate in this country, most parts of this country have incredibly low transmission rates in terms of coronavirus and there is only a small number of areas that are sadly in the situation of having a local lockdown. but we are taking the most precautionary and careful approach, because we recognise there were some concerns that were being voiced by the teachers and those who work in schools, as well, of course, parents where there has been a local lockdown. i thing interesting to hear, gavin williamson saying there are no plans to extend this requirement across the country beyond t

we can talk now to leila molana—allen, reporter for france 24.egun by asking the same question. how did you hear the blast?” begun by asking the same question. how did you hear the blast? i was in the apartment about a kilometre away, i could see from the window, andi away, i could see from the window, and i was actually looking into... i could hear ambulances. he then heard what sounded like some sort of aircraft flying in currently low over the stood aircraft flying in currently low ove we're stood aircraft flying in currently low ove we're that d