This is bbc news with the latest from the uk and around the world. Calls on the uk government to review its policy on Face Coverings in englands schools as scotland says they will become compulsory in communal areas. The World Health Organization says its for countries to decide. Children between 12 and five years old can wear masks where appropriate and where asked to, but it is important to ensure they know how to use them. In the United States republicans begin their National Convention with warnings about the countrys future ifjoe biden were to defeat donald trump in novembers election. Police and demonstrators clash for a second night in the american state of wisconsin after officers shot a black man in the back. Just one more shot, let me put you there for a little bit. Then they literally grabbed him by his shirt and he was just shooting him with the kids in the back screaming. More upsetting testimony from relatives on day two of the sentencing of christchurch gunman. Whatever gave the offender the right to take tarrants life away from me forever . This monster had no right to take my son from me. I have a life sentence now and will forever feel my loss. And the trial of Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is due to begin on the greek island of syros. The players back in the uk hello and welcome if you re
watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Pupils and staff in scotlands secondary schools will have to wear masks in corridors and communal areas from next monday. So, should pupils over the age of 12 wear them in schools in england, too . Head teachers are calling for clarity as students prepare to go back next week. Lets take a look at what other countries are doing. In france, pupils over the age of 11 need to wear a mask at all times in school, as do teachers. In germany, masks are recommended for pupils aged 15 and over. Some regions have made masks compulsory, though only North Rhine Westphalia has mandated mask wearing in classrooms. In denmark, children and teachers were not required to wear masks when schools reopened and there was no rise in infections. And in the us, Face Coverings are recommended in schools by the centre of disease control, but they are not mandatory. Back to the uk. This report from andy moore. In some schools in scotland masks are already being worn, but the governments most recent advice to schools in england says the use of Face Coverings is not recommended,
based on current evidence. That view is supported by a Senior Adviser on the governments scientific committee. For teenagers we do not have the evidence that this is useful. We have to look at the way teenagers transmit this virus. The evidence that they transmit in schools is not very high. There are interesting issues about the difference between in school and out of school. I get that actually people are worried about young people and teenagers and their behaviour, but very little evidence for the use of masks in schools. But that official view is coming under pressure, especially after the announcement by scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, that coverings were set to be used in secondary schools in corridors and shared areas. The ascl Head Teachers Union said the guidance in england was silent on what schools should do if staff or pupils wanted to wear a covering. The union is calling on the government to
review its guidelines, bearing in mind the advice from the World Health Organization. What we are saying is that children between 12 and five years old can wear masks where appropriate and where they are asked to, but it is important to ensure they know how to use them and they know how to remove them, they know to wash their hands before they put them on and wash their hands when they take them off, and they need to be provided a bag that they can put them in so they can close the bag and put it carefully in the bag. A downing street spokesperson has ruled out any review on masks in schools. A department for education spokeswoman said coverings were not necessary because there were a range of other protective measures in place, including children staying in consistent groups. Cleaning and hygiene measures, she added, would further reduce the risk of transmission. Andy moore, bbc news. The association of school and College LeadersTeaching Union which represents heads wants to know if masks can be used in schools in england if parents or teachers request them. Geoff barton is the general secretary. The people i represent, 20,000 head teachers and deputies, know a lot about teaching, the curriculum, running schools and colleges. We do not know a lot about facemasks and yet we are having parents asking about it, quite rightly, because they are anxious. Then we see what happens and we see what happens with the World Health Organization. The guidance comes from westminster and it did not say young people do not need to wear face mask, and it did not say young people do not need to wearface mask, and i heard the schools minister say this on the bbc yesterday, that they should not wear it because it increases hygiene risks because they are fiddling around with their masks all the time. You are right, my members are ina time. You are right, my members are in a position where the parents and staff will say i want them to wear a face mask, so should they be saying thatis face mask, so should they be saying that is fine, it is a matter for you . Or if we are going to have a
screeching u turn, can we have that now so that we can plan for the start of term. Jamie mcivor is bbc scotlands education correspondent. os it is happening in schools in scotland, why . It is a fairly significant change after two weeks. Facemasks will be worn in certain environments in secondary schools. Two big things brought this about. First of all, although schools are trying to anticipate the risks associated with credit corridors and the like, for example with one way systems in schools and staggered breaks, there was some concern when pictures emerged of crowded corridors in schools, some students uneasy in these environments. Then came the change to the advice from the World Health Organization yesterday that youngsters aged over 12 should wear face masks yesterday that youngsters aged over 12 should wearface masks in yesterday that youngsters aged over 12 should wear face masks in the
same environments as an adult would. Between the two it became inevitable this change would happen and some schools in scotland had already taken matters schools in scotland had already ta ken matters into schools in scotland had already taken matters into their own hands and started getting youngsters to wear facemasks and started getting youngsters to wearfacemasks in their and started getting youngsters to wear facemasks in their crowded corridors from yesterday. Nick ea rdley corridors from yesterday. Nick eardley is arab Political Correspondent in westminster. I want to see if there is any possibility that the government at westminster will follow what is happening in scotland. Not at the moment. At the moment the government is saying that they are necessary, there is not the evidence they would be useful. Ministers are pointing to the recommendations that teachers maintain social distancing when they are at school and to the fact that most pupils and teachers will be inconsistent groups. They say they do not think it is necessary. That said, there is a mounting pressure on this. You heard it from jeff barton, from the head teachers
union, suggesting there should be some sort of review into this, with the former tory education secretary Justine Greening saying the same thing on the airwaves this morning, that it thing on the airwaves this morning, thatitis thing on the airwaves this morning, that it is a sensible move. Notjust because of the health benefits, but it might give some parents a bit more confidence that kids are going to be safe at school. We were talking yesterday about how many parents were still really nervous about schools going back in england next week. At the moment the government is holding firm when it comes to schools in england, but there has been pressure on this and we have seen changes before, based on what happened in scotland, with england doing something similar with Face Coverings in Public Transport and in shops a couple of weeks after scotland. Thank you very much. This message from sam on twitter. My 12 year old will be wearing his mask in september because he has coronary heart disease. It is his choice and it makes him feel safer after being
shielded for so long. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of btec students will start to receive their grades from today after the exam board pearson delayed their publication. Results for the vocational qualifications were delayed to give the board more time to recalculate after a level and gcses were based on Centre Assessed grades. Nearly half a million results have been reassessed. Donald trump has warned his fellow republicans their opponents may use the Coronavirus Crisis to steal the election for president , due to take place in november. President trump made an hour long, unscripted speech on the first night of the republican National Convention. Our us correspondent peter bowes has more. There republican National Convention, starring donald trump and members of his family, showcasing all things trump. This is the week the president hopes to win
over new supporters as he lags behind joe biden in the polls. Less virtual than the democrats, but still mostly remote, the pared down convention featured a slew of ordinary americans who said the country was better off under donald trump. A health worker, a coffee shop owner and the father of a student killed in a school shooting. President trump made an unscheduled speech at the Convention Earlier in the day. He repeated his claim that the day. He repeated his claim that the election could be read. They spied on my campaign and you know what they found . Spied on my campaign and you know what they found . Nothing. But this is big stuff, this is stealing millions of votes and it is going to be very hard. Now, we are at because all over the country and hopefully we havejudges all over the country and hopefully we have judges that will give a fair call because if they give it a fair call, we will win this election. The only way they can take this election away from us is if this is a rigged election. We are going to win this
election. We are going to win this election. For his part, the president was my eldest son framed the election as a stark choice between the law and order policies of his dad and those ofjoe biden. It is almost like this election is shaping up to be church, work and school, versus rioting, looting and vandalism, or in the words ofjoe biden and the democrats, peaceful protesting. There was no applause, no cheering supporters in the hole, but the battle lines were clearly drawn. The first night of the republican National Convention also showcased black supporters of us President Donald Trump following the Democratic Convention that highlighted that partys diversity and characterized the president as racist. Among those speaking was american football star herschel walker, talking about his 37 year friendship with donald trump. Lets take a listen. It hurts my soul to hear the names that people call donald. The worst one is racist. I take it as a personal insult that people would think i have a 37 year friendship with a racist. People who think that dont know what theyre talking about. Brought up in the deep south ive seen racism up close, i know what it is, and it isnt donald trump. Some people dont like his style, the way he knocks down obstacles that get in the way of his goals. People on an opposing team didnt like it when i ran over them either, but thats how you get yourjob done. Police in the us city of kenosha have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who defied an overnight curfew. It was introduced after violent protests in reaction to the Police Shooting of a black suspect, jacob blake on sunday. Mr blake is in a stable condition in hospital after being shot in the back. Earlier, hundreds of people gathered outside the county courthouse as evening fell. Some demonstrators threw Water Bottles and fireworks. Jacob bla kes fiancee spoke of the moment he was shot while the children were in the car. It was two male officers and one female and the two male officers instantly, like, detained him, like,
put your hands up, like no questions or none of that. And i am just trying to simply get the kids out of the car and i am like, wait a minute, he didnt do nothing wrong. Like, just, you know, ask some questions first before you pin this man up against the car. And not even saying nothing, and getting the kids in the car, they didnt even know the kids was in the car and i am telling a woman cop, i am like, can you please. . Get back before i shoot you, get back. These officers might shoot me, my kids are in the car, two of them. And they are in the car. So the officer grabbed jacob by the t shirt and turned his head and just shot as many times as he felt like it. It was notjust one shot, let me just put you there for a little bit. That man literallyjust grabbed him by his shirt and looked the other way and was just shooting him with his hands on his
way and was just shooting him with the kids in the back screaming. A curfew has been in effect in kenosha from 8pm local time. But pauleen le, a reporterfor cbs 58 news, says this has been defied by some protesters. A curfew was in effect of eight oclock last night. But as you can see behind me, theres still a number of protesters out, maybe about a dozen or so. Let me step out of the way so that you can see here, but this is in front of the courthouse here, where you can see there is a barricade of officers confronted by maybe a dozen protesters. At the height of this though, we saw maybe 200, 300 protesters and this is probably as peaceful as it has been for the past maybe four hours or so, before that there were several hours of tear gas and it was met by bottles of water, both glass and plastic, from the protesters here. But in the middle of the night at about 11. 30 our time was really when chaos erupted here in kenosha. We counted at least six fires burning in the night sky throughout the city. So the intensity has definitely spread from just this area outside of the courthouse through the entire city, as of day two of these ongoing protests. A court in new zealand has been hearing another day of testimony from witnesses, survivors and bereaved families from the christchurch shootings. Brenton tarrant murdered 51 muslim worshippers when he attacked two mosques last year. The australian gunman pleaded guilty to the murders and is expected to be sentenced on thursday. Lets hear some of the family statements. Whatever gave the offender the right to take his life away from me for ever . This monster had no right to take my son from me. I have a life sentence now and will forever feel my loss. He stole that safety and security from him, just as he stole our nations innocence and insulted the manaakitanga of our country. You are already dead to me. Whatever punishment you are going to receive in this world, will never be enough. Earlier i spoke to our correspondent in sydney, Shaimaa Khalilabout todays testimony. Another very emotionally charged day in court for that sentence, hearing a mix of anger, of grief and defiance, as many of the survivors and the bereaved families were facing and directing their remarks at Brenton Tarrant himself, the killer responsible for the christchurch massacre. Many mothers spoke to him directly. One of them said that he was dead to her, whatever punishment he was going to get was never going to be enough. Another called him a monster and asked what right he had to take her son away from her. We also got a lot of detail about the extent of that devastation from the people in the mosques at the time of the attack, describing what it has been like, describing feeling the pain, knowing they had been shot and seeing friends and family members shot in the mosque and speaking about having to live with these physical injuries for more than a year now. We also saw the extent of the mental and psychological effect and told this has had on so many people. So many people spoke of how they couldnt go back to normal, that everyday life has become a burden to them. This is what we are seeing now, they speak of flashbacks, they speak of the difficulty that will stay with them for a long time, long after the sentencing. When are we expecting to hear the actual sentence . Thejudge that said he wont announce the sentence before thursday. We have another day of testimonies, of impact statements. We are expecting to hear from Brenton Tarrant himself, who will be representing himself in court after firing his defence staff. No idea what he will say, that is why reporting has been
controlled as to what comes out of the court. That is expected tomorrow or thursday. But we are not getting anything before thursday in terms of the sentence. Lets return to our main story scottish secondary School Pupils will have to wear Face Coverings in corridors, communal areas and school buses from next monday. Head teachers in england are calling for clarity as children prepare to go back next week. Steve chalke is founder of the oasis trust, which has ordered face masks for all staff and secondary School Pupils for use in corridors. Hello. Why have you taken this decision . We have a responsibility to ta ke decision . We have a responsibility to