tell us more about what anne longfield has been saying? if rare longfield has been saying?e cast our minds back to _ longfield has been saying? it "has: cast our minds back to march 2020, thatis cast our minds back to march 2020, that is when all schools closed apart from to those families with vulnerable children. injune, things started to open back up, theme parks opens back up, garden pubs were allowed to open, as well as nonessential shops. anne longfield told the inquiry this was a terrible mistake, she said it was eat out to help out instead of opening schools. she said the inquiry and the decisions made by the government at the time were incoherent and indifferent to the impact on families and students and she said any future decisions or any future emergencies should have them at the heart, schools should be the very last thing is to close and the very first to reopen. she spoke about at—risk children at the time, they had fewer opportunities for face to face visits with surgeries close and children's centre is closed and she thinks policies around at—risk children

anne longfield was giving evidence to the covid inquiry.have to say? dominic, what more did she have to sa ? ~ ., ., say? well, today, clive, the covid inuui say? well, today, clive, the covid inquiry heard _ say? well, today, clive, the covid inquiry heard from _ say? well, today, clive, the covid inquiry heard from a _ say? well, today, clive, the covid inquiry heard from a number- say? well, today, clive, the covid inquiry heard from a number of. inquiry heard from a number of experts who laid bare the devastating impact the pandemic had on the lives of some of the most vulnerable children, the loss of education, the impact on their physical and mental health, even on the social development of some of the social development of some of the youngest children, and we did hearfrom anne the youngest children, and we did hear from anne longfield, the youngest children, and we did hearfrom anne longfield, the former children's commissioner in england, described government policy as at times being incoherent. as a result she said children were o

anne longfield has been giving evidence to the covid inquiry, and said that in any future emergency,t place to close and the first to reopen. from what i could see from the evidence, there were clearly some children that are more at risk and for the outcomes for those children i think has been devastating and still leaves in a position where they may, for the next ten, 20 years have the the long shadow of the covid experience. it was very clear that there was no one at the cabinet table who was taking children's best interests to those decisions. when i put forward in the past recommendations for a ministerfor children, i've always been told it was it was the secretary of state for education. it was very clear he wasn't part of some of those discussions. there was an empty chair at the table. so i think we have to change the structure of government for children. we have to build in an understanding of the need to recognise their best interests and then work on a government structure, including a minister for children that can truly represent their needs, especially if there's an emer

anne longfield told the covid—i9 inquiry that, on occasions, the government's decisions were "incoherent next we will look at the nobel peace prize. an iranian human rights activist — who remains injail in one of tehran's most notorious prisons. narges mohammadi is an iranian women's rights advocate. she's been arrested 13 times, convicted on five occasions and is currently serving a 31—year prison sentence. bbc persian's bahman kalbasi has interviewed narges mohammadi's husband and son. translation: how do you feel about narges having won - the nobel peace prize? what is your feeling when you heard the news? i was in a class and couldn't show much emotion. but what went through your mind? i was very happy and felt proud of my mum. it took a few moments for me to come to terms with it, so in the beginning, i wasjust happy and proud of my mum, just like i'm always, like yesterday and the day before that. this award belongs to iranian people. it is because of the protests. when did you last talk to your mum? about a year and six or eight months ago, but she is always in my heart. if you co

anne longfield said that on occasion, the government's decisions were "incoherent" and that they wereincrease in the cost of a health and care visa, which they warn will make the uk a less attractive place to work. the college says the increase may make nursing unaffordable. politicians and privacy campaigners say the police and private campaign —— police should stop facial recognition surveillance, they say it raises issues around human rights and has the potentialfor discrimination. the cameras have already been outlawed in the eu. the international paralympics committee has announced the lighting point for all future paralympic torches. the flame will be lit at stoke mandeville in buckinghamshire to recognise its legacy. you are live with bbc news. the united nations is sending investigators to a village in north—east ukraine where a missile strike killed more than 50 people yesterday. a un spokeswoman said initial indications were that russia had carried out the attack, which hit a cafe full of mourners holding a wake. she said there didn't appear to be any military targets nearby

anne longfield said that on occasion government's decisions were "incoherent" and that they were "indifferentgnition for public surveillance. the group has warned that there is little evidence that the technology is effective, and that it raises concerns around human rights and the potential for discrimination. live facial recognition cameras scan faces of the public in specific locations and compare these with people on "watch lists" who may be wanted by police or the courts in association with crimes. all this concern has prompted a response from the home office. they said the government was committed to making sure the police have the tools and technology they need to solve and prevent crimes, bring offenders tojustice, and keep people safe. facial recognition, including live facial recognition, has a sound legal basis that has been confirmed by the courts. in the united states ai has been linked to some troubling errors, suggesting that facial recognition technology could worsen racial inequities in policing. studies there have found that law enforcement agencies that use automated facial

. >> and we're being told by anne longfield , who is the children's longfield, who is the children'sties of reopening theme parks played a huge part and it was a terrible mistake in terms of how children experience lockdown . and that's from the lockdown. and that's from the inquiry this morning. >> yeah, she's been giving a witness statement and she says there was a failure to act in children's best interests and branded it a major mistake to keep schools closed while reopening pubs and restaurants. rishi sunak was, of course, chancellor at the time when bofis chancellor at the time when boris johnson was prime minister she said this eat out to help out scheme in summer 2020 had taken priority over schools reopening and over future future planning . she says it played planning. she says it played a huge part in children's very negative experience of the lockdown period. >> yeah , she went on to say the >> yeah, she went on to say the machinery of government was in no way set up to be able to support children and represent their best interests, adding it had been very clear there was