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What is a mongoloid . That is asian. [laughter] ok. Ok. Even though we are talking about the 1800s, these ideas were not really rule. Thomas jefferson was talking about observing his own slave population and the differences he thought about with his own enslaved population and others around him, and he writes these notes on the state of virginia, ok . He does that even a century prior to what we are talking about here. Ok. We have some concept of race. So, this differs wherever you are in the world. We have latin america and the caribbean up there. People in latin america and the caribbean in ...

Is. This is a standard websters dictionary definition. Of human beings distinguished by hair color, skin color, etc. Traditionally the categorizations are caucasoid, negroid, and mongoloid. [laughter] typically when people talk about race, they say, well, it is a biological determinant or it is some kind of scientific construct or Something Like that. Ok . Genetically speaking and i am not a geneticist or a biologist or anything else like that but typically, you have ary,acteristics that can ver even between and amongst people of a race, just as it varies between different races. That is why p...

To actually say to people, please dont think that the default speed limit, which is a 70 on the motorway, will be in place if those roads are quiet. Those stretches of motorway will have a permanent 60mph speed limit. If you break that limit, you run the risk of a fine and penalty points. So, this will take place for a year, potentially, 12 months, until they review it to see whether they might roll it out further. But this is part of bringing down pollution levels, but ultimately, highways england are saying in the long run it is down to what comes out of your exhaust or tailpipe on your car....

Theres an increased focus on how to ensure that schools can remain open across the uk. Now, two big new Research Projects have received funding, to investigate how the virus might be transmitted in schools. Our education editor branwenjeffreys has more details. At the school front door, the first reminder of coronavirus, the risk their education will be disrupted again. But these pupils in bristol could help change that. Taking a saliva test for the virus once a month, so cases without symptoms are spotted. If you do know that you have it, then you can stay at home for, like, two weeks and mak...

Its just over a week since schools in england reopened for the new term and thereve already been a number of instances where pupils have been sent home to prevent possible covid infection. Schools are required to isolate suspected cases and, as a last resort, to close a school. Our education correspondent, elaine dunkley, has been to a school in darlington, which had to send home a teacher and 20 pupils as a precaution. Who has got a new skill from being in lockdown . Its Distance Learning for Primary School children. Today, mrs craggill is teaching year three by video link. Shes currently sel...