Rightly, the PM is urging all parents to send their children back to school. Mr Johnson said this is "vitally important", with the life chances of a generation at stake. As schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland prepare to re-open, the PM said the risk of contracting coronavirus in one was "very small". He said, "it is far more damaging for a child's development and their health... to be away from school any longer". Mr Johnson's words echoed those of the UK's four chief medical officers. Up in Aberdeen, some of the lock-down restrictions are to be lifted at midnight. Pubs and restaurants were shut 18 days ago, and restrictions were placed on travel and visits to other households, after a spike in Covid-19 cases linked to bars and the nightlife in the city. Also tonight, opposition supporters in Belarus held a mass rally in the capital Minsk, two weeks after a disputed election gave President Alexander Lukashenko another term in office. Correspondents in the city said tens of thousands filled the central square despite a heavy police presence. The protesters say Mr Lukashenko stole the election and want him to resign.