School face masks: is yet another government u-turn coming? And, how the Trumps have taken over the Republican National Convention

The government is under growing pressure to u-turn on guidance for face mask wearing in schools in England. A large number of headteachers are ignoring official advice and telling students and staff they must have them in crowded spaces like corridors. Scotland's First Minister's also ruled secondary schools there must use masks from Monday. Will Westminster follow, just as it did with the exam result fiasco? We speak to Julie McCulloch from the Association of School and College Leaders who says if a change is coming it better be soon, because some schools are preparing to open within days. 

And the Republican National Convention continues in the States with speakers including Donald Trump's son Eric and daughter Tiffany. That follows last night's addresses from Donald Trump Jr, his girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle and the President himself. Our US correspondent David Gardner says the GOP's big event's been wholly taken over by the Trump family, and planned messages about "a land of promise" thrown out in favour of apocalyptic doom warnings if Joe Biden wins. Mr Trump also claims the Democrats are trying to "steal" the election. Is it working on voters as polls consistently show the President trailing his rival for the White House?

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