this pandemic is not over. today, we marked a tragic milestone here the united states. covid 19 deaths. 1 million empty chairs around the family dinner table. in million empty chairs around the family dinner table. family dinner table. in the first-ever family dinner table. in the first-ever image - family dinner table. in the first-ever image of - family dinner table. in the first-ever image of the . family dinner table. in the i first-ever image of the black family dinner table. in the - first-ever image of the black hole first ever image of the black hole of the centre of our galaxy. it is almost 16 million km across. welcome. finland has announced it wants to join nato as quickly as possible. russia s invasion of ukraine was the turning point, with popularity for the military alliance rising sharply among the finnish people. ever since the cold war, finland has remained neutral between its russian neighbour and the west. so this is a huge shift, as our europe editor kat
covid s tragic legacy will be felt for generations. 1 million dead is an incomprehensible number, but will it be a catalyst for change to prepare the us for the next outbreak? as the us now to covid in north korea. the country has announced its first ever cases. state media reported an 0micron outbreak in the capital, pyongyang. kimjong un, north korea s supreme leader, made the announcement wearing a mask for the first time since the pandemic. he ordered all cities and counties across the country to thoroughly lock down their areas to completely block the transmission of malicious virus . authorities then released these pictures of people spraying disinfectant in hazmat suits in the capital pyongyang. just hours after that announcement, south korea said north korea had
injune will lead to many millions of pieces of plastic being removed from scotland s environment, helping to clean up its beaches and protect its natural beauty. lorna gordon, bbc news. looks beautiful there. let s take a look at today s papers. the guardian reports on the deal that virginia giuffre, who has accused prince andrew of sexual assault, struck with the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein. it says prince andrew, who denies the allegations, hopes the settlement will cause the civil case against him to collapse. the times focuses on borisjohnson s warning that hospitals in england will still face considerable pressure over the next few weeks. however, it quotes a government minister as saying london, the centre of the uk s 0micron outbreak, may already be past the peak of its wave. the i leads with how covid is affecting the nhs, reporting that organisations representing medics are warning
at the epicentre of the uk s 0micron outbreak. infections here are rocketing. we ve got more cases than anywhere in the whole country in lambeth. no way! u nfortu nately. do you know people who ve got the infection? yeah, a lot of them. yeah, my cousin, my brother, ourfriends. i don t get frightened easy by stuff, and i know it s i ridiculous, but i feel kind of immune. - i m probably not. so, just how bad are things? in england last week, there were more than 700 infections per 100,000 people. compare that to london, where the rate was almost 1300 infections, but here in the borough of lambeth in south west london, that rate was 2500 infections, almost four times as high as the average area in england. and the surge seems to be driven by younger age groups,