There was a bit of a thrill for a group of children in norway this summer when they found a message washed up on the beach, not in a bottle, but in a tiny boat. And it turns out that the little boat had been on a big journey. It set sail ten years ago from the remote scottish island of st kilda. Its a replica of the miniature boats the islanders used to send messages to the mainland. Our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has the story. A Summer Holiday surprise from islands far across the sea. Messages not in a bottle, but in a tiny mail boat, washed ashore and discovered by children playing on a remote norwegian beach. The kids, as always, were messing around down by the water and looking for things and just playing around and they just stumbled upon this boat. They found it and look what i found and then, by coincidence, totally coincidence, they just dropped it and it opened. What they found inside was a treasure trove of postcards, intact after a ten year, thousand mile journey f
More people are expected to return to their work places later this morning, as the government seeks assurances from employers in england that measures are enforced to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Pupils will also begin to return to school and politicians remain divided on whether exams should be delayed next year, because of the lingering effects of the lockdown on school work. Heres our political correspondent, nick eardley. This week, these classrooms will start filling up again. Many children will be back at school for the First Time Since march, as england takes another big step moving out of the coronavirus shut down. Its a big political test for the government, which has made education its key priority. And in number ten, there was increasing confidence that most pupils will return in the coming days. The focus now has got to be getting those schools reopened, allowing them to reopen safely, getting parents to have the confidence for their children to return to school.
Is still in exile in paris. Schools in england are now, to one of europes most preparing to welcome back pupils after nearly six months dramatic public art projects. Out of the classroom. Injune 1995, artist christo the education secretary and Jeanne Claude wrapped the former German Parliament Gavin Williamson insisted building, the reichstag, in fabric. Students were returning to a safe environment and said the re opening of schools was a massive milestone. Our education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. Kirstys getting ready for the new term, to welcome her class back to lessons and sending her own son more than 5 Million People came back to his school. To see it and it became a symbol for berlins renewal after the fall of the wall as a teacher, as a parent, and the collapse of communism. Im really happy for my christo tells witness son to return. History how they did it. Its an eccentric dream, but one that a husband and wife hes really excited to see his team have cherished for mor
Police have been tackling a number of illegal raves across parts of the uk over the Holiday Weekend with one event on the edge of the Brecon Beacons in wales attended by up to 3,000 people. Hundreds of people have also gathered in Thetford Forest in norfolk at an event which looks set to continue on monday. West Yorkshire Police also broke up a street party in harehills, and fined eight people for holding parties around the leeds area. New rules that came into place on friday means organisers of raves could be hit with £10,000 fines earlier our correspondent andy moore explained to my colleague tim willcox how the fines will be imposed. These the fines will be imposed. New finds came into fort on these new finds came into force on friday, announced by the home secretary priti patel. Up to £10,000 for people organising these illegal events and west Yorkshire Police have been very quick off the mark, they have already find eight people. That full amount, £10,000, and 15 people the les
The banking. That was the problem last time. But the problem had moved over to other parts of the system. I got you all just there was lisa whole robin in doha, reminder of our top news stories. Ukraine says it wont be intimidated by wave of Russian Missile strikes. At least 14 people are being killed and attacks around the country. Rushes, president says is in response to the attack on the crimea bridge. The u. N. Has joined the us near opinion and condemning the attacks ukraines ambassador to the un labeled russia, a terrorist state of the general assembly. Today terry sasha, spelled the capital city of ki if and many other ukrainian cities throughout the country with at least 80 for me, styles into doesnt you, ab energy facilities, residential buildings, schools and universities, museums and crossroads in the city centers where among the target, the Russian Defense Ministry Later declare a legitimate they are Refugee Agency says armed conflict, human rights abuses and Global Warming