Life changing. Plus, marine a is a free man. Royal marine Alexander Blackman, who was jailed for shooting dead a wounded taliban fighter, has been released from prison. Overnight. He received a life term in 2013 for murder, but his conviction was reduced to manslaughter. His wife spoke to this programme in march when she heard the news that he would be released. I spoke to him shortly afterwards and i think it took a little longer for the realisation to hit. I think he had worked very hard to prepare himself for not such good news, so once it had finally dawned on us that we were going to be together soon, we were very happy. Well bring you all the details in the next half hour. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. So much to talk about today, please get in touch, please get in touch. Porna bell was married to rob, a Science Journalist for three years before she discovered he was a secret heroin user. We have been speaking to her in her First Television int
But from today, anyone returning from croatia, austria and Trinidad And Tobago must quarantine for two weeks, like these holiday makers arriving at gatwick. Looked for alternative ways of getting back before the deadline, but being in croatia there was, there were only a few options, which were to get to slovenia or to italy, and neither were possible. After france and now croatia, that no holiday can be guaranteed as being safe, and if you go outside the uk this summer, or this year even, you can expect Something Like this to happen. That poses problems for families in england, wales and Northern Ireland, whose children will miss the start of school. Almere from manchester was unable to get back from croatia in time. Our kids will definitely miss their first week in school, and our question is whether that absence will be treated as unauthorised or authorised absence. Despite the busy beaches in croatia, it is the rise in coronavirus cases there that has prompted the British Governmen
Outside their household to stem coronavirus infections. Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny is receiving treatment in berlin after being airlifted out of russia, where he fell seriously ill. And Philippa Thomas hears from people about how covid i9 has changed their lives. Thats in coronavirus your stories, in half an hour, here on bbc news. Good afternoon. Manchester united says the clubs captain Harry Maguire has pleaded not guilty after he appeared before a state prosecutor in greece of mykonos on thursday. After a disturbance at a bar on the island of mykonos on thursday. He has been cleared to fly home. The england defender seen here leaving the Court Building was one of three men arrested on thursday. In a statement, Manchester United said the 27 year old has pleaded not guilty to all charges. It is understood there will be a further hearing on tuesday. Our sports presenter olly foster gave us more details. After two nights in police custody, Harry Maguire and those two other
Good evening. Three countries have been added to the quarantine list in the uk. From 4am this morning, anyone arriving from croatia, austria, and Trinidad And Tobago will now have to isolate for 1h days. In scotland, the measures also apply to arrivals from switzerland. Many people on holiday in these countries, which have seen a spike in coronavirus cases, tried to change their flights at the last minute to beat the deadline. Our correspondent, frankie mccamley, is at Gatwick Airport. As you can see, its definitely not business as usual here at the airport. The hustle and bustle and huge queues we are usually used to during august are simply not here, but those people who are here are definitely optimistic. They really wa nt to definitely optimistic. They really want to get away and they are hoping their holidays will not get cut short. People say they are desperate for a holiday after months of lockdown. After weeks of uncertainty and changes to quarantine rules in popular tourist de
Ahmad nawaz, changed forever when his school was targeted by taliban gunmen. The attack left more than 130 children dead. Ahmad, then aged 1a, only survived by playing dead. The road to recovery has been long, but ahmads life is about to change again. Hes accepted a place to study at Oxford University. The bbc Asian Networks Shabnam Mahmood reports. That was a horrible day. I will never be able to forget the things that happened on that day. December 2014, over 130 children and their teachers died in an attack by the taliban on a school in peshawar in pakistan. My friends being killed, of course, in front of my eyes, and thats one of the pictures that i will never be able to forget. Ahmad nawaz, who also lost his younger brother in the massacre, was shot in the arm. It shattered the bone at that time, and i had to go through 11 surgeries. So severe were his injuries, he was flown to a birmingham hospital, which specialises in trauma surgery. I met him shortly after his operation. He ex