in m years. hello and welcome. it s exactly one year since the world health organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic that s the point the disease was confirmed as a truly global problem. covid 19 has so far claimed 2.6 million lives but there is hope on the horizon as vaccines reach some of the furthest corners of the world. our global health correspondent, naomi grimley, has been looking at the pandemic, one year in. it s been a year that most of us will remember for the rest of our lives. one of grief and loneliness on a scale none of us could ve imagined. it s exactly 12 months since the world health organization officially sounded the alarm about the seriousness of covid 19. we have therefore made the assessment that covid 19 can be characterised as a pandemic. and yet, after a whirlwind of scientific discoveries, we re now seeing vaccines being distributed to some of the most remote communities on earth. in brazil, they ve mounted a vacci
it s exactly one year since the world health organization officially declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a serving police officer is being questioned on suspicion of the kidnap and murder of sarah everard, who was last seen in south london more than a week ago. police investigating her disappearance have found what they believe to be human remains in woodland in kent. the metropolitan police commissioner, dame cressida dick, said it was incredibly rare for someone to be abducted on the street but she understood that women may be feeling scared. aru na iyengar reports. all along the route sarah took from clapham common over a week ago, posters bearing her image are on every lamp post and bus stop, appealing for information. yesterday evening, police investigating her disappearance discovered what appears to be human remains in woodland in ashford, kent. police say they are not yet able to confir
shower cloud moving its way from west to east and really know where is immune to catching some of those heavy showers through the course of the afternoon. if you do catch one there is some hail and thunderstorms mixed in as well and the gusts of wind are still a feature, about 30-40 wind are still a feature, about 30 a0 miles an hour but more than 50 miles an houraround 30 a0 miles an hour but more than 50 miles an hour around exposed coasts particularly the north and west. it s windy out there, temperatures between 8 12 but feeling colder than that where you are exposed to the brisk wind and with the heavy showers, the hail and thunder mixed in too. there also sleet and snow over the highest ground of scotland so turning quite icy here during the course of the night. elsewhere the show as he is away tonight through central and eastern parts of england but further west across england, wales and northern ireland, will continue to see more showers blowing through on the brisk b
no chemotherapy throughout the pandemic. i don t have much of a choice. and john lewis has warned of further store closures after it made a record annual loss of more than £500 million. good afternoon. prince william has insisted the royal family is not racist, in his first comments since the duke and duchess of sussex told us television that a member of the family had questioned what colour their child s skin would be. william also revealed he hasn t spoken to his brother since harry and meghan gave the interview to oprah winfrey, but said he would do. the duke and duchess of cambridge were visiting a school in east london when they were asked by a reporter about the controversy. have you spoken to your brother since the interview? no, i haven t spoken to him yet, but i will do. and can you just let me know, is the royalfamily a racist family, sir? no, we are very much not a racist family. our royal correpsondent, sarah campbell, joins me now. they are the first comments th