covid and therefore tough measures to keep r below one but also required more research and support from the nhs who found it quite difficult because it was a new disease and because of its nature presenting in many different ways, they found that long tarmac difficult to categorise at first and so with simon stephens will work together to bring forward clinics that could look across the range of conditions that are mostly gathered under the term long covid. i cared a lot about this for personal reasons as well as professional. we did not need to sign off from the centre, we just got on with it. do you happen to know, notwithstanding the early days of 2020, the campaign about long covid wasn t launched until october, do you know why there was that potential lag in the communication side of the debate? side of the debate? yes, i think it was essentially side of the debate? yes, i think it was essentially bleak, was essentially bleak, understandably the clinicians found it
Feud minutes ago, we started getting information about the security and from incident in brussels. And explosion was heard at the Train Station prompting an evacuation of the main square. More information started coming in. The brussels news for the bbc told us the brussels news for the bbc told us that the Train Station had been evacuated. The story started to develop. We were told by reuters that the Belgian Police said they had neutralised someone, soldiers carried out that action, it was soldiers guarding the Central Station. The bbc spoke to the federal police directly and said that a man triggered a small explosion in the Central Station and has been neutralised, no one else is expected to be injured. The police say the situation is under control. Let me show you where the station is. It is right in the central of brussels. It is a big station that caters not just for brussels. It is a big station that caters notjust for belgium but also for people travelling all over europe. The
Feud minutes ago, we started getting information about the security and from incident in brussels. And explosion was heard at the Train Station prompting an evacuation of the main square. More information started coming in. The brussels news for the bbc told us the brussels news for the bbc told us that the Train Station had been evacuated. The story started to develop. We were told by reuters that the Belgian Police said they had neutralised someone, soldiers carried out that action, it was soldiers guarding the Central Station. The bbc spoke to the federal police directly and said that a man triggered a small explosion in the Central Station and has been neutralised, no one else is expected to be injured. The police say the situation is under control. Let me show you where the station is. It is right in the central of brussels. It is a big station that caters not just for brussels. It is a big station that caters notjust for belgium but also for people travelling all over europe. The
For theresa mays Minority Government, mps will vote on the queens speech later. In half an hours time the culture and Media Secretary will announce whether 21st Century Fox will be allowed to takeover sky. The deal would give Rupert Murdoch total control of the broadcaster. And Dame Katherine grainger, the incoming chair of uk sport, says she has huge concerns about Athlete Welfare. I think there is huge concerns, without a doubt, no one is pretending there isnt. Good morning. Its thursday 29th july. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A retired Court Of Appealjudge, sir Martin Moore Bick, will be appointed to lead the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster. The news comes as police say at least 80 people are believed to have died in the fire, but they dont expect to be able to confirm the final number for at least another six months. This morning the Prime Minister theresa may released a statement on the appointment of sir Martin Moore Bick to lead the inquiry. T