As many schools prepare to open, there is a warning that pupils are months behind in their learning after lockdown, with boys and pupils from poorer areas worst affected. A National Foundation for Educational Research survey of more than 3,000 head teachers and teachers found:

This research is "another alarm bell" for the government, according to Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers. The Department of Education has said it's determined that children should not miss out because of coronavirus.
With the new term beginning in England and Wales this week, find out more about how the return to school will work and whether you have to send your child. Schools are already back in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
On the subject of schools, the Daily Telegraph reports that the Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is considering delaying next year's exams to July in order to give students more time to prepare for them. Labour has been calling for exams to be pushed back. Sir Keir Starmer also says Mr Williamson should face parliament to explain "how he will protect" children's futures.

Holidaymakers will face "chaos and hardship" if Portugal is put back on the UK's quarantine list, warns the head of British Airways' parent company. The country was taken off the list 10 days ago, prompting a surge in bookings for flights and holidays.
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh said the "ever-changing" quarantine requirements mean "the UK has officially hung up the 'closed' sign". He claims "arbitrary statistics" are used by the government to decide which countries the quarantine should apply to and was "in the process destroying the economy". But ministers have said their approach prevents coronavirus cases being imported.

US President Donald Trump has defended his supporters for their alleged roles in recent deadly street clashes. He also suggested a teenager charged with killing two people during protests against the police shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, appeared to have been acting in self-defence. White House challenger Joe Biden earlier condemned the violence at recent protests while blaming Mr Trump for making the country unsafe.

Education stories dominate today's front pages. The i says head teachers are calling on ministers to drop plans to fine parents if children do not return to school. "Cough and you are off" the Daily Star claims as it reports children face being sent home from school if they breach strict new rules on hygiene and social distancing. Meanwhile, the Financial Times says the prime minister's appointment of Simon Case - a "member of his inner circle" - as the new leader of the civil service is a sign he wants a "trusted figure" to help reform how the state is run. And pictures of Adele feature on some of the newspapers, as the singer is caught up in a cultural appropriation row.

Who was the last British deckle-maker? Who makes withy pots? And what is an orrery? You can find out the answer to these questions in this article about weird and wonderful trades at risk of dying out. And singer George Ezra opens up about his struggle with a form of OCD known as Pure O. "I'm not a freak, I'm not alone," he tells the BBC's How Do You Cope? podcast. Elsewhere, how the "agony" of Ian Fleming's impending marriage led him to create super spy James Bond.

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