How much has it helped out . We look at the impact on bars and restaurants of the first week of the chancellors scheme. Remember the name Colin Morikawa wins the uspga with a flawless final round in san francisco. A taste of freedom well hear how two beluga whales, captive for more than decade, have moved one step closer to a new open water home. Good morning from Greenwich Park, where the breeze is making it feel fresh. That will not last. Another hot and fresh. That will not last. Another hotand humid fresh. That will not last. Another hot and humid week this week, with an increased risk across the uk of thunderstorms. All the details later. Hello. Its monday, 10th august. Our top story. The education secretary, Gavin Williamson, has insisted there is little evidence that coronavirus is transmitted in schools, as the government pushes forward with plans to get all children in england back into classrooms in september. But theres concern from unions, with one suggesting that week on, week off teaching could be required as a way of dealing with local lockdowns. Schools in scotland are getting ready to go back, with some children returning tomorrow. Leigh milner has this report. Schools in england were preparing to welcome children back into the classroom before the summer holidays. That plan failed. But the Prime Minister insists things will be different in september. And his education secretary, Gavin Williamson, says research to be published later this year, makes clear there is little evidence the virus is transmitted at school. The childrens commissioner for england to support a return to the classroom, if the correct Safety Measures are put in place. I would like to see testing and tracking very, very often within schools, so thats something which i think has to continue to improve. With face masks, i wouldnt want us to leap into that, but if its something that makes people feel safer, then i think so be it. In addition, the association of school and College Leaders union has suggested a week on, one week off timetable to limit social interaction, if there are local lockdowns. For these parents soaking up the sun in yorkshire though, september cant come soon enough. Ask my sons opinion and hes really, really happy to go back to school in september. So, if hes happy, im happy. I think its a good idea because the break was quite big. They should have gone back in after september, you know, at september, after the holidays, but i think it was totally pointless taking them back before just for that short period of time. In scotland its time to pack a pencil case, with teachers preparing classrooms for pupils arriving back tomorrow. That is the plan too in Northern Ireland later this month, and in england and wales at the start of september. But will it prove to to that straightforward 7 or will more testing or trade offs, like closing bars and restaurants, be required . Lee milner, bbc news. Lets get more details on this with our political correspondent, jonathan blake. Good morning. Jonathan, the government and unions seem to be in a bit of a tussle over this dont they . There is a bit of uncertainty, for sure, about how it is going to work when schools open their doors, hopefully to all pupils in september. That is certainly the Prime Ministers intention. We have heard him say this weekend that the country has a moral duty to ensure schools open and all pupils can get back to lessons at the start of the Academic Year, in a couple of weeks. But as you have been hearing, there are questions, firstly around testing, and the substantial reliability of the system as it is, testing in the community of people have symptoms and the track and trace have symptoms and the track and tra ce syste m have symptoms and the track and trace system that is designed to find as many people who have come into co nta ct find as many people who have come into contact with those who have tested positive for a coronavirus as possible, and the reliability of that system. But also the suggestion they should be more regular testing in schools for pupils and staff themselves. That coming from the childrens commissioner for england, anne longfield. Then there is the concern about what will happen if local lockdowns have to be imposed, if there is a rise in cases in certain areas. One union suggesting that a one week on, one week of the system could be employed to ensure as many people are taught safely as possible. That will be the case, potentially. The union argues a local doctor and came into force. There is a bit of a suggestion that the unions are having to do some of the unions are having to do some of the planning the government hasnt done to ensure the system is workable. Uncertainty and questions yes, but nothing at this point that looks to be getting on the way of schools are reopening in september and welcome back all pupils. That is still the governments intention. Thank you. Swimming pools, gyms and leisure centres are to reopen in wales from today. And, in a ukfirst, childrens soft play areas will also be able to open for the First Time Since march. Swimming pools, gyms and leisure centres areas which are not easy to clean,like ball pits, must remain shut though. The Welsh Government has said that businesses are legally required to minimise the risk of exposure to coronavirus on their premises. Wearing a Face Covering outdoors will be compulsory in some parts of paris from today. Several other cities, including nice and lille, have also implemented similar measures. Last week, french scientific advisers warned the country was at risk of losing control of covid i9 at any time. British and french officials will meet tomorrow, to discuss stronger measures to try and put a stop to migrants crossing the channel. It comes after the home Office Confirmed a further 65 migrants made the journey yesterday. Simonjones is off the kent coast for us this morning. Tell us about conditions and what you have seen so far . Good morning. Yes, we are currently five miles off the coast of dover. It is a bit choppy out here today than it was when we were last out on a boat on friday on breakfast. I think it is said to be another busy few days for the coastguard, the lifeboat and the border force. 600 migrants succeeded in crossing the channel in the past four days alone. I think this is going to be a really crucial week ahead for the government, because i understand an increasing number of conservative mps are extremely worried about this. And they are asking the home secretary and the government, what exactly are you doing about this . They have been contacted doing about this . They have been co nta cted by doing about this . They have been contacted by their own constituents, who say the government is not getting a grip on this. The response from the government is, this crucial meeting taking place this week, the immigration compliance minister is going to travel to paris to meet his french counterpart. I think the key thing the uk is going to push is this idea of trying to turn migrant boats back at sea. The french have been reluctant to do this, citing safety concerns. There may also be some discussion about the issue of money. France making it clear that if there is to be increased surveillance along the coastline, to stop boats launching in the first place, britain will have to put its hand in its pockets and stump up some more money. Simon, thank you. We will be with you throughout the morning. Many workers, including Truck Drivers, are still missing after last weeks blast in beirut. 300,000 people were left homeless. World leaders have pledged billions of pounds in aid for the country. Quentin sommerville reports. Here is the momentjust before beiruts ruin. The warehouse full of explosive chemicals is alight. Firefighter medic sahar fares took the video. Moments later, she and nine of her colleagues were gone. Sahar loved herjob. Shed even visit the station on her days off. She sent the video to her fiance, gilbert. He told her, get out. They found her body by the ports grain silo. All he has left is her engagement ring. Translation i video called her instantly. She was terrified and disoriented. So i told her to run. Iwas shouting, run, run, run and then the video cut. We were to marry. This is her ring. It was in her hands and now it is around my neck. I wanted to take her in a white dress. Instead i took her in a white coffin. Sahar fares was 27 years old. She is one of 220 confirmed dead by the blast, according to the beirut governor. There is no greater symbol of this countrys dysfunction than this disaster. But for years lebanon has been buffeted by political corruption and mismanagement. But its this catastrophe which has brought the country to its knees. For the second day, protests in beirut. Theyre still small and police and army push back hard. Two government ministers have now resigned. But the demonstrators want much more to sweep away the entire political system. And the world seems to agree. It has pledged millions to help them, but only if their leaders break the corrupt habits of a lifetime. Quentin sommerville, bbc news, beirut. We are going to speak to a couple who have lost pretty much everything in their lives in beirut are a little bit later this morning. Two beluga whales that had not been in the sea for almost ten years have been moved to an open water sanctuary in iceland. Little grey and little white will need time to acclimatise to their new natural environment, before their final release into the wider sanctuary. They are getting on well. Just being eased into the water. Theyd spent most of their lives in a Russian Research facility, before being sold to a chinese water park to perform for audiences. A little bit later here on brea kfast, a little bit later here on breakfast, we would be going live to see how they are getting on. The tv and music tycoon simon cowell has broken his back after falling off an electric bike. The 60 year old was riding in the courtyard of his los angeles home, when the accident happened on saturday. He was taken to hospital for surgery and, according to his spokeswoman, is now doing fine. We wish him a speedy recovery. It is 12 minutes past six. When 700,000 scottish children return to school this week things will look somewhat different there will be one way corridors, hand washing stations and extra classrooms. Schools in the country will open in phases, but its hoped everyone will be back within a week. Alexandra mackenzie has been hearing from pupils on how they feel about returning. Hi, im leila, im 11 and im going into si. Leila was upset that she didnt get to finish Primary School with her friends. But shes now excited about her first day at high school and getting back to her studies. Well, im actually quite good at english and things, so i dont feel ive missed too much on that, because im quite confident in that. But definitely maths, i need to revise some things definitely. Hi, im eddie, im 16 and im going into 55. Eddie said he found it difficult to motivate himself to do schoolwork during lockdown, but also has concerns about returning to the classroom. Going back is definitely a step in the right direction, but i dont know if there will be spikes happening everywhere, if itsjust going to be another case in inverclyde, one kid is going to have it and give it to the rest of the school. That is what im quite worried about, because ive got my gran, who is in shielding, so i need to be keeping it in mind for her. I need to keep her safe. So thats what im worried about. At their school in the inverclyde academy, preparations are well under way. There is going to be a bit of a cleaning station here as well . Yes. Every classroom will be equipped with a sanitiser and a cleaning station for the children to use as they enter, and they will have the opportunity to wash down their desks and the chairs. All the classroom desks and chairs have been organised so that all of the children are facing the front. They can sit close together, thats fine, because theyve sanitised that area, as long as they are facing the front of the classroom. And the teachers workstation will be down here. Obviously the teacher must maintain the two metre distance. We have measured it out, so there is no child within close proximity to the teacher. If the teacher wants to come up and work with the child, they can do that for a maximum of 15 minutes. Hi, im emily, im 12 years old and up going into first year. Only the first years will start back at inverclyde on wednesday. Emily cant wait to see herfriends again. Weve not seen each other in so long, so well all be like, pure happy to see each other. And welljust talk for hours on end and itlljust be great. Hi, im rachel, im 15 and im going into ss. Rachel is worried she wont be fully prepared for her higher exams next year. I think because we havent sat the exams in fourth year, that going into fifth year and then sitting highers, will be a bit of a shock, and i dont know how im going to cope with it, because its obviously a lot harder than doing your nat 5s. Hi, im andrew, im 12 and im going into si this year. Lockdown has been an uncertain and difficult time for many. Andrew wrote a poem to help him express his thoughts. As we move towards the end of the year, and lockdown restrictions ease further, i have two questions. What will the future hold . Further, i have two questions. What will the future hold . Will anything ever be the same ever again . This week, all of these young people will return to school. For the First Time Since march, they will sit alongside their classmates. Some excited, some nervous. And many are unsure of what to expect. Alexander mackenzie, bbc news, greenock. And well be speaking to a head teacher about how theyre preparing to welcome back pupils, at ten to eight this morning. Lets take a look at some of todays front pages. The telegraph leads on the news that schools as weve been hearing are drawing up plans to teach pupils on a week on, week off basis if there is a resurgence of the coronavirus. It also has picture of one of the captive beluga whales, which has been released into the sea in iceland well be chatting to the head of the Sea Life Trust about that after seven oclock. Some different education news in the daily mail, which says that a level pupils face missing out on university places while exam boards sift through a flood of appeals over downgraded marks. Exam boards are expected to lower nearly a0 per cent of the grades provided by teachers estimates. An anxious week for those pupils. The guardian reports that downing street is planning to impose targets on police and prosecutors in england and wales, in an attempt to reverse the record decline in rape prosecutions. It also features the labour mp dawn butler, who claims she was racially profiled by police in london over the weekend well be speaking to her at 8. 30. And several papers are carrying pictures of simon cowell riding his electic bike on their front page. Hes broken his back afterfalling off it in los angeles. The daily mirror reports that he could have been paralysed if the break was one centimetre closer to his spinal cord. Shall we talk about strictly . How is it going to happen . That is a very good question. The Sun Newspaper looking at how it might happen. They say it is the jewel in the bbc crown. How is it going to cope . They are talking about perhaps professional group of dancers, no chemistry cycle when they all meet each other for the first time and have a dance. And nojudges with their entourages. No full celebrity line up. 25 of the crew. It goes on and on. You can imagine. The bbc are determined for it to happen in some shape orform. Determined for it to happen in some shape or form. Absolutely. Lots of different changes. No contact dancers. That would be very interesting. How can you dance and not have contact . Probably best for me if it was that way that is part of the whole strictly micro thing. Who knows how it will happen . The bbc is obviously making lots of different changes. Changes in theatres as well. This piece in the mirror about pantomimes. Lots of theatres rely on the panto season. Their busiest time of the year. They say maybe it is time to move it to easter. Oh, yes it is, says the mirror. Or rather Gyles Brandreth saying that to the mirror. It is still going to be funny whatever time of the year it is the eat out to help out scheme to encourage people back into restau ra nts a nd cafes is entering its second week this week. But will it be enough to save struggling hospitality businesses . Nina is taking a look at this today. Morning. Yes, good morning. More than3 morning. Yes, good morning. More than 3 Million People employed in hospitality, a key industry. This is the eat out to help out scheme, which started a week ago today. The scheme was announced by the chancellor rishi sunak as part of measures to boost the economy, and in particular help pubs and restaurants. You ll remember they were only allowed to reopen injuly, and in august for wales. How does it work . You get 50 off your meal at participating venues on mondays, tuesdays and wednesdays throughout august. There is no limit on how many times you can use the discount, or for how many people, and it includes children. Theres no minimum spend, but the discount is capped at £10 per person. It doesnt apply to takeaways and alcohol is excluded. So far more 70,000 eateries, including the big chains and even michelin starred restaurants, have signed up. And many smaller places like this one in leeds, where they saw a big increase in bookings last week. When we reopened on the 4th ofjuly, we had no idea what to expect in any way. We did most of our figures on the numbers we could fit inside, which is a lot less but actually, we are finding most people sit outside anyway. With the eat out to help out scheme, we are a lot busier than we thought we would be. It is late notice but it has been much busier than the early bookings would indicate. People became aware of how difficult its been, and it is, and it is still going to be. And just wanting to help out, literally wanting to help out, literally wanting to help out, literally wanting to eat out to help out. Its good so far. We ask barclaycard to have a look. Well, their figures showed spending in restaurants last monday to wednesday, was up nearly 10 on those three days the week before. But interestingly, down more than 11 on those same three days last year. So still a lot of ground to make up. And some restaurants have pointed to bookings being down at the weekend. Are people shifting their treat