shyama perera, we look at the telegraph, they are saying we must not value michael children's features easy answer on this. the balance of their feature and the nation's health. i think what you have got here is to cogent arguments which is the union argument in the observer saying we need to protect out observer saying we need to protect our members and amanda's argument which is we need to protect our children. i do not think those two arguments are exclusive. i think most teachers and head teachers do wa nt most teachers and head teachers do want to protect children and they wa nt want to protect children and they want to protect children and they want to educate them. and if there is an anxiety in the classroom, it is an anxiety in the classroom, it is an anxiety that is being felt right across the country and so all thatis right across the country and so all that is happening is it is being reflected back of the us from schools. i think this a really difficult one. you cannot win either way. what we are seeing quite clearly is children following months and months behind and in the

kusal perera top scored for the tourists with 60.y on 148 for 1 with dean elgar not out on 92. they trail byjust 9 runs. england's limited overs players have been in big bash action — and james vince top scored for sydney sixers as they beat adelaide strikers by 7 wickets. set 151 to win, vince made 45 not out, as the sixers reached their target with 12 balls to spare. they're now top of the bbl standings. and jason roy and liam livingstone both scored in the 20s for perth scorchers, in their win over melbourne renegades. chasing 186 to win, the renegades were bowled out a massive 96 runs short. david warner is set to play the third test match for australia against india in sydney next week. the opening batsman missed the first two test matches after he suffered a groin injury in the 0ne—day series that preceded the test matches. as australia look to improve their batting performances in the series. you look at where we are, it's one all. they came back, they might not have been with the captain leading but like any occasion, you fin

well, kusal perera could have hit this anywhere. he found a fielder.irimanne to sibley... and down. and the captain, well, it's still a lovely view — from up there. sri lanka's fightback continued, as the skies darkened. england needed something before the close. here it comes. 0h, beauty! just a faint touch.

as it was in march with some exceptions —— to what rachel was talking about, the clarity of rule pereradown we had in march, but this is the third lockdown we have had, it is wintertime and miserable for much of the country so you can see why people are going out and about to stroll around with friends and go to the supermarket and i have sympathy with that but we do also have this new variant of covid that spreads very quickly and very easily and there is a feeling within whitehall that people are being a bit too lax about this. the example that has been cited is people meeting a friend and going for a stroll with a coffee in what should be their exercise, and i think there needs to be an element of personal responsibility, and the government needs to explain far better about how covid spreads. aerosols is right. how it travels through the air. we need a better understanding of that. if the government wants to go draconian and you can find people —— you can find people in a big way, but it is still too soon to say whether the lockdown is working. we need about ten days or two weeks to

kusal perera top scored for the tourists with 60.—1, with dean elgar not out on 92. they trail byjust nine runs. england's limited—overs players have been in big bash action, and james vince top scored for sydney sixers as they beat adelaide strikers by seven wickets. set 151 to win, vince made 45 not out, as the sixers reached their target with 12 balls to spare. they're now top of the bbl standings. and jason roy and liam livingstone both scored in the 20ss for perth scorchers in their win over melbourne renegades. chasing 186 to win, the renegades were bowled out a massive 96 runs short. rising american star ryan garcia recovered from an early knock—down to stop luke campbell in the seventh round of a gripping lightweight fight in dallas. campbell, the olympic champion from london 2012, landed a left hook in round two to floor garcia. but he recovered, and he was the first man to beat campbell by stoppage when the fight was halted in the seventh round. campbell told garcia afterwards that he punched harder than anyone he'd everfac

but sri lanka still made a strong total, thanks to dilruwan perera. 381 for the bat, six wickets forhinking, you know, i'm still someone who can do a job for england, i can still win games of cricket. england's chance in this test depends on their batting, under way with sibley, on his way for nought. crikey, there goes crawley! sri lanka's spinner, embuldeniya, made it look easy. england needed composure. joe root displayed it. batting's the balance of defend and attack, jonny bairstow�*s perfectly capable. england are 281 behind, but they're putting some pressure back on sri lanka. two yorkshiremen, showing nerve in galle. joe wilson, bbc news. yes, and, of course, still a long way to go in the match. and that is all from the bbc sportscenter for now. hello. after one of the coldest nights of the winter so far, sunday brings some significant and disruptive snow to parts of england and wales, for some of us in northern ireland as well. very cold, frosty start to the day, icy patches, a few fog patches out there too and an area of sleet and snow initially for southwest england, parts

perera improvised badly. first success for don best.round is gloriously nestled alongside the sea, deserted for covid, almost. rob lewis has been waiting to watch england in sri lanka for ten months since their tour was suspended, but no spectators are allowed. the authorities committed rob to sing on the fort for moving him on. singing. england's players had little preparation but they were sharp. angelo matthews gone. see the ball loop to just butler, but england's luck was in. sri lanka was singled out for 135. best took five wickets. england were now batting. playing it with wonderful control. a sweep from the captain as they thrived. england 127 for two and the view getting better. joe wilson, bbc news. one game in the premier league tonight... a goalless draw between arsenal and crystal palace at the emirates. it was a game for few clear cut chances, christian benteke here testing the arsenal keeper bernd leno but neither side looked like breaking the deadlock. arsenal were aiming for their 4th league win in a row. both sides stay

well, kusal perera could have hit this anywhere. he found a fielder.metimes. 0ne caught, now one dropped. thirimanne to sibley... and down. and the captain, well, it's still a lovely view — from up there. sri lanka's fightback continued, as the skies darkened. england needed something before the close. here it comes. 0h, beauty! just a faint touch. jack leach�*s delivery found the batsman�*s glove. kusal mendis out. sri lanka will resume still 130 behind. it's a contest. well, it's a test match. joe wilson, bbc news. so a much tougher day for england but all rounder sam curran still thinks his side have a big advantage a very nice position for us to be in, the boys batted nicely especiallyjoe with his 200, still uncapped played very well and had a great partnership but gaining that wicked at the end gives us that extra bit of momentum but a great position and tomorrow is going to be another day of hard work because steel anchor and fighting really hard. —— steel anchor and fighting really hard. —— steel anchor and fighting really hard. down in brisbane

nadeem perera is one of the founders of flock together.e natural world. i don't have a garden. i'm fortunate enough, at the top of my road, i do have the hackney marshes, where we are today, so i can walk all of five minutes. but it is even as simple as looking through your window. if you can manage to spot some birds there, go for it, you know? spend a couple of minutes, half an hour or so, looking out of the window, seeing what you can see, and you might well surprise yourself. you don't need a fancy pair of binoculars or anything either. all you need is a pair of eyes, really. mya—rose craig was the youngest person to spot half of the world's bird species. she is passionate about wildlife and persuading people that you don't have to be an expert to enjoy what's on your doorstep. the great thing about birds is how easy they are. they're everywhere. if you do stick some food out, you can stick out some sunflower seeds, stick out some peanuts. you will almost certainly get birds turning up. it's that separation from daily life that i think

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kusal perera improvised — badly. first success for spin bowler dom bess.rted for covid. almost. rob lewis has been waiting to watch england and sri lanka for ten months, since their original tour was suspended, but no spectators are allowed. the authority is permitted rob to — ahem — sing on the fort, before moving him along. # jerusalem!# now restricted l by quarantine, england's players had little preparation, but they were sharp. angelo mathews gone. next, watch shanaka's shot hit the leaping bairstow and then see the ball loop tojos buttler. well, england's luck was truly in. sri lanka was soon all out — ouch — for 135. bess took five wickets in various ways. test match rhythm meant england were now batting. playing it with wonderful control. a bird—scattering sweep from the captain as they thrived. root 66, bairstow a7. england 127—2, and the view — getting better. joe wilson, bbc news. have a back, with louise lear. let's get back to reality! it is really looking like the weather is going to be keeping us on our toes over the next few days. many of u

sri lankan opener kusal perera top scoring for the tourists with 60.y trail by just nine runs already. that's all the sport for now. you can of course get more on the bbc sport website at the usual address, but i will see you a bit later on. the first black female dancer at berlin's principal ballet company has accused the institution of racial harrassment. chloe lopes gomes says she was told she did not fit in because of her skin colour, and was asked to wear white make—up so she would "blend in" with the other dancers. chloe lopes gomes says she has faced racism at the berlin state ballet since she joined in... 2018. she told the bbc why she decided to speak up. 2018. she told the bbc why she decided to speak uplj 2018. she told the bbc why she decided to speak up. i am the first black female... chloe was also asked to wear white make—up to blend in with the other dancers. many black and mixed heritage ballet dancers have shown support for chloe. the colombian dancer, fernando montagne, has said she is not alone in suffering such dissemination within

well, kusal perera could have hit this anywhere. he found a fielder.one dropped. thirimanne to sibley and down. and that's a dropped catch. and the captain? well, it's still a lovely view... ..from up there. sri lanka's fightback continued as the skies darkened. england needed something before the close. here it comes. oh, beauty! just a faint touch, jack leach's delivery found the batsman�*s glove. kusal mendis out. sri lanka will resume still 130 behind. it's a contest. well, it's a test match. joe wilson, bbc news. it's time to pop out of the room if you don't want to know today's football results as match of the day and sportscene in scotland follow soon on bbc one. leicester have moved up to second place in the premier league after goals from james madison and harvey barnes gave them a 2—0 win over southampton. chelsea beat fulham to move up to seventh place. brighton and west ham also had 1—0 wins today, while sam allardyce had his first win with west brom beating wolves 3—2. in the scottish premiership, second placed celtic drew 0—0 with livings

perera improvised badly. first success for don best. lewis has been waiting to watch england in sri lanka for ten months since their tour was suspended, but no spectators are allowed. the authorities committed rob to sing on the fort for moving him on. singing. england's players had little preparation but they were sharp. angelo matthews gone. see the ball loop to just butler, but england's luck was in. sri lanka was singled out for 135. best took five wickets. england were now batting. playing it with wonderful control. a bird scattering sweep from the captain as they thrived. england 127 for two and the view getting better. joe wilson, bbc news. 0ne game in the premier league tonight... a goalless draw between arsenal and crystal palace at the emirates. it was a game for few clear cut chances, christian benteke here testing the arsenal keeper bernd leno but neither side looked like breaking the deadlock. arsenal were aiming for their 4th league win in a row. both sides stay mid—table after the result. well ahead of that game — the pre

sri lankan opener kusal perera top scoring for the tourists with 60.not out. england's liminted overs players have been in big bash action — and james vince top scored for sydney sixers ....as they beat adelaide strikers by 7 wickets. set 151 to win, vince made 45 not out, as the sixers reached their target with 12 balls to spare. they're now top of the bbl standings. and jason roy and liam livingstone both scored in the 20s for perth scorchers, in their win over melbourne renegades. chasing 186 to win, the renegades were bowled out a massive 96 runs short. that's all the sport for now. we'll be back or you with a bit more in the next hour or so. thank you very much, gavin runge in there in the bbc sport centre, so doing something much more important then give me the chance to blow my nose, but i'm very grateful to him for that reason, as well as so much else. thanks, gavin, is he later! the prime minister says he expects "tens of millions" of coronavirus vaccinations will be given over the next three months. from tomorrow, doctors across the uk are du

well, kusal perera could have hit this anywhere. he found a fielder.and the captain, well, it's still a lovely view — from up there. sri lanka's fightback continued, as the skies darkened. england needed something before the close. here it comes. 0h, beauty! just a faint touch. jack leach's delivery found the batsman's glove. kusal mendis out. sri lanka will resume still 130 behind. it's a contest. well, it's a test match. joe wilson, bbc news. almost 50 tennis players will be confined to their hotel rooms for the next two weeks, ahead of the australian open. it's after positive coronavirus tests on two charter flights bringing players and staff into melbourne for the tournament. our reporter adam wild, has more details and, adam, this now means those players aren't even allowed out to train? no, they will be completely confined to their hotel rooms for the next 14 days. they would have had quarantine hotels anyway, but they would have had dispensation to train for up to five hours a day so this will be a real problem for those players involved. we und

well, kusal perera could have hit this anywhere. he found a fielder.s darken. england needed something before the close. here it comes. 0h, beauty! just a faint touch, jack leach's delivery found the batsman's glove. kusal mendis out. sri lanka will resume still 130 behind. it's a contest. well, it's a test match. joe wilson, bbc news. that's it from us. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news. for months, young protesters in thailand have been challenging a government backed by the formidable power of the armed forces and the monarchy. for the first time a mass movement is openly calling for reform of the monarchy. 0ne rap group has played a big part in shattering taboos. here's their story. music plays time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. for some eastern parts of england, it was a wintry scene earlier this morning. now the snow has long since stopped falling. and the weather looks a bit more straightforward, really, through the rest of this weekend. that was the band of cloud th

perera improvised badly. first success for don best. lewis has been waiting to watch england in sri lanka for three months —— ten months since their tour was suspended, but no spectators are allowed. the authorities committed rob to sing on the fort for moving him on. singing. england's players had little preparation but they were sharp. angelo matthews gone. see the ball loop to just butler, but england's luck was in. sri lanka was singled out for 135. best took five wickets. england were now batting. playing it with wonderful control. a suite from the captain as they thrived. england 127 for two and the view getting better. joe wilson, bbc news. 0lympic bronze medalist nile wilson has announced his retirement from gymnastics following a spate of career threatening injuries. he was part of a golden generation for british gymnastics, becoming britain's first 0lympic medallist on the high bars in rio and won three golds at the commonwealth games on the gold coast in 2018. posting about his retirment he said gymnastics gave him experience

nadeem perera is one of the founders of flock together.are today, so i can walk all of five minutes. it is even as simple as looking through your window. if you can manage to spot some birds there, go for it, you know? spend a couple of minutes, half an hour or so, looking out of the window, seeing what you can see, and you might well surprise yourself. you don't need a fancy pair of binoculars or anything either. all you need is a pair of eyes, really. mya—rose craig was the youngest person to spot half of the world's bird species. she is passionate about wildlife and persuading people that you don't have to be an expert to enjoy what's on your doorstep. the great thing about birds is how easy they are. they're everywhere. if you do stick some food out, you can stick out some sunflower seeds, stick out some peanuts. you will almost certainly get birds turning up. it's that separation from daily life that i think is so important, and so appealing for everyone that is getting involved at the moment. today mya is launching a podcast, with he

kusal perera's rash shot, joe root�*s safe hands and james anderson celebrating.od bowling fast. sri lanka had angelo mathews. this shot got him to 50. england had dom bess bowling slow. sri lanka had dinesh chandimal, their captain, building his innings. and overall, beneath the beating sun, the day became placid. mark wood is 90 miles an hour. chandimal given out lbw. finally, after all that effort, reward. but on balance, the bat held sway. of the 229 runs sri lanka scored, angelo mathew made 107. days to come, but enough so far to make you glad you brought that flag. joe wilson, bbc news. two of the premier league title contenders have suffered injury blows to key players. leicester strikerjamie vardy faces a spell out after undergoing surgery on a hernia, while manchester city will be without midfielder kevin de bruyne for up to six weeks due to a hamstring injury sustained during wednesday's 4—0 win against aston villa. de bruyne could miss up to 10 matches, including the champions league last—16 first—leg tie with borussia monchengladbach next month. tyrell

nadeem perera is one of the founders of flock together.t you don't have to be an expert to enjoy what's on your doorstep. the great thing about birds is how easy they are. they're everywhere. if you do stick some food out, you can stick out some sunflower seeds, stick out some peanuts. you will almost certainly get birds turning up. it's that separation from daily life that i think is so important, and so appealing for everyone that is getting involved at the moment. today mya is launching a podcast, with her first guest, the wildlife presenter, chris packham. ifound more simple, commonplace, everyday things on my doorstep that i basically haven't seen in those 15 years. i enjoyed them more than ever. just to prove you're never too young, seven—year—old ellie mae took this shot of a robin. last year, the bird watch saw half a million people take part, recording 8 million sightings. it is a massive citizen science project, which provides an unrivalled amount of data, then allowing the rspb to understand which birds are thriving, surviving,