nina warhurst, bbc news. where's he doing a bit of work? downstairs.to school next week. but in leicester, the term generally starts a little earlier, and about 20 schools in the city reopened this morning. our correspondent geeta pendse has been to one primary school to see what measures have been put in place. the front entrance may look familiar, but there's a lot that's changed at kibworth primary school. i'm really sorry, lots of boxes everywhere... head gilly has been at the helm of a mass operation to get the school ready to welcome back all 600 students. all the children are going to have all their own equipment now. so, we've bought all the children their own pencil case. they've all got their own place to sit. could you sanitise your hands on the way, please? children will be in social bubbles of 30, spending most of their time in one classroom, and then forming a super bubble with their year group during play time. we've just had these put in, just this last week. so all the year groups have outdoor sinks, as well, and they all have automati

nina warhurst reports.l three btec in health and social care, holly and lucy are all set for university and a future in midwifery and primary education. we are always going to need midwives. i mean, i‘m obviously worried for the retail side of things like that. i do think it‘s going to have a massive impact on that, but i feel confident in what i‘m going to do. i‘ll be fine, yeah. you know more young people like abbie will receive vocational qualifications this summer than a—levels, and because they face assessment as part of their training, that means their final grades are less likely to be amended. but finding work in a rapidly contracting job market will not be easy for everyone. there are some concerns about the short—term. certainly in the north—east where hearing some challenging messages in the for example engineering manufacturing in the short term, but what is really important here is to think about longer term workforce strategy and how employers can start to plan that workforce strategy. taking

nina warhurst reports.level three btec in health and social care, holly and lucy are all set for university and a future in midwifery and primary education. we are always going to need midwives. i mean, i'm obviously worried for the retail side of things like that. i do think it's going to have a massive impact on that, but i feel confident in what i'm going to do. i'll be fine, yeah. you know more young people like abbie will receive vocational qualifications this summer than a—levels, and because they face regular assessment as part of their training, that means their final grades are less likely to be amended. but finding work in a rapidly contracting job market will not be easy for everyone. there are some concerns about the short—term. certainly in the north—east where hearing some challenging messages in for example engineering manufacturing in the short term, but what is really important here is to think about longer term workforce strategy and how employers can start to plan that workforce strategy.

welcome to breakfast, with nina warhurst and chris mason. our headlines today: a former conservative minister and current mp is arrested on suspicion of rape, sexual assault and coercive control. classified documents released by the british military raise new questions about whether uk special forces killed unarmed civilians while deployed in afghanistan. two american astronauts on—board the first manned commercial flight into space head home from the international space station. aubameyang works his wembley magic, scoring twice, and lifting the fa cup for arsenal, as they beat chelsea in an empty stadium, to win it for the 14th time. it is another day of sunshine and showers. when the show was come through, some heavy and thundery in the north—west, it will feel cooler than yesterday. it's sunday 2nd august. our top story: a conservative mp and former minister has been arrested on suspicion of rape. he has now been released on bail. according to the sunday times, the allegations were made by a former parliamentary employee, who has accused

welcome to breakfast withjon kay and nina warhurst. our headlines today: britain calls on france to take tougher action to stop migrants crossing the channel in boats. lam iamata i am at a children's museum in halifax as it becomes mandatory to wear a face covering in all places in england and scotland today, u nless in england and scotland today, unless you have an exemption, including museums and cinemas. i will be finding out how that will work. a warning to steer clear of packed beaches amid concerns about social distancing, as the heatwave looks set to continue. manchester city finish off the job in the champions league. they had to wait 163 days to do it, but city beat beat real madrid to reach the quarterfinals. it's saturday, august the 8th. our top story: the government says it wants france to do more to stop migrants crossing the channel in small boats. hundreds have arrived in recent days and local authorities in kent say they are having to deal with a record number of children travelling alone. our correspondent charlotte g

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and nina warhurst. our headlines today: a rapid new test for coronavirus that can deliver results injust 90 minutes. 500,000 will be available from next week, millions more later this year. after months of home working, companies across england can insist that staff go back to the office, but there are worries the government's sending out mixed messages. iama bit i am a bit concerned, actually, because the saying that they cannot come into my house but i can go to work with people i don't even know. good morning. the eat out to help 0ut scheme launches. more than 72,000 businesses have signed up to offer half—price meals paid by the government. will it be enough to save struggling hospitality firms? i'm in watford to find out. a major incident is declared in greater manchester as officials ramp up their response to a rising number of covid—i9 cases. good number of covid—i9 cases. morning. the most dramatic ending to a formula i race the world champion can remember. lewis hamilton crosses the line at sil

welcome to breakfast withjon kay and nina warhurst. 0ur headlines today: britain calls on france to takes museum in halifax as it becomes mandatory to wear a face covering in all places in england and scotland today, u nless in england and scotland today, unless you have an exemption, including museums and cinemas. i will be finding out how that will work. a warning to steer clear of packed beaches amid concerns about social distancing, as the heatwave looks set to continue. manchester city finish off the job in the champions league.

hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and nina warhurst. been telling sally about her concerns for the sport's recovery ahead of what should have been the start of the 2020 paralympics. we'll catch up with veteran firefighterjohn chart who cycled 1,000 miles for charity after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. and we'll speak to double amputee ben parkinson who also took part. the heroic police dog finn, who was a britain's got talent finalist, is being made ambassador of a charity supporting other retired police dogs. we'll hear more just before nine. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the prime minister has warned the life chances of a generation are at stake, if children don't go back to school over the next few weeks. boris johnson has made a direct appeal to parents, saying the risk of contracting coronavius at school was "very small", but that it would be more damaging for children to be away from the classroom any longer. a number of lockdown restrictions that were imposed in aberdeen earli

welcome to breakfast, with nina warhurst and chris mason. 0ur headlines today: a former conservativents released by the british military raise new questions about whether uk special forces killed unarmed civilians while deployed in afghanistan. two american astronauts on—board the first manned commercial flight into space head home from the international space station. aubameyang works his wembley magic, scoring twice, and lifting the fa cup for arsenal, as they beat chelsea in an empty stadium,

btec results are also out this morning — our correspondent nina warhurst is at a further education collegeon different for stu d e nts how is the situation different for students getting vocational results? good morning. it is different because you probably know that people who study vocational courses like btec are regularly assessed throughout the two years they are studying and so their final grades area studying and so their final grades are a little bit easier to protect and they will be more young people receiving vocational qualifications this summer than a—levels. we are prolonging the torture for me are who is looking to get a place at durham. what have you been studying? children's play and learning. you need distinction, distinction, merit to get into durham. let's open it. bless you for hanging on this long. it would be stuck, wouldn't it? ! we are looking for a d, l m. distinction, distinction, distinction. even better. iwould like to high five you but we are not allowed. how has it been for you when you have not been able to have for example as much contact with children? rea

good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and nina warhurst. our headlines today.ll be speaking to schools minister nick gibb and england's deputy chief medical officer this morning. in northern ireland, many children will return to class today for the first time since the lockdown was imposed. the man who killed 51 people at two mosques in new zealand in march last year arrives in court to be sentenced for the worst terror attack in the country's history. as the government's eat out to help out scheme

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and nina warhurst.ist that staff go back to the office, but there are worries the government's sending out mixed messages. iama bit i am a bit concerned, actually, because the saying that they cannot come into my house but i can go to work with people i

0ur reporter nina warhurst has been chatting to one couple from wales about the ups and downs of workingdave is an account manager, gus and hamish... posing for us is not his top priority. since the end of march, they have been working from home. it has been a mixed bag. it was an initial challenge and we had to very quickly work out when we were working and when we were pa rents. working and when we were parents. the boys, all they wa nt parents. the boys, all they want is for us to be home all the time so they were happy and that made everything so much easier. it has been difficult finding that balance between work and where work stops and parenting begins but we have been very lucky that we have been very lucky that we have been able to split our work through the day so there has a lwa ys through the day so there has always been one parent with the children. i feel that always been one parent with the children. i feelthat we always been one parent with the children. i feel that we can give ourselves a pat on the back. we have kind of managed it. if you didn't get stressed it's more t