A minutes silence to commemorate the life of a minutes silence to commemorate the life of sir tom and to respect the life of sir tom and to respect the lives the life of sir tom and to respect the lives lost through covid. Remembering captain sir tom moore a minutes silence is observed in the House Of Commons. And the nation is urged to clap for him at 6pm tonight. Good afternoon. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, says Research Suggesting the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine may reduce the spread of coronavirus is superb and will help us all to get out of the pandemic. A study, which has yet to be Peer Reviewed, has shown the jab could cut the spread by two thirds. Its the first time a vaccine has been shown to reduce transmission. It comes as a new study shows that 88 of people who tested positive for the virus retained antibodies for the full six months of the trial. Awarning, a warning, this report contains some flashing images. Its been the Great Unknown would vaccines stop coronavirus
Khan reiterated his position about Lee Andersons comments. About Lee Andersons comments. This responsible politician also know that racism and prejudice , no matter what form prejudice, no matter what form it takes, regardless of whether its anti semitism or, yes, islam , a phobia should be islam, a phobia should be countered and condemned , not countered and condemned, not given a free pass or left unchallenged for electoral gain. Unchallenged for electoral gain. Sadiq khan, speaking earlier on this evening. Sadiq khan, speaking earlier on this evening. Well, the on this evening. Well, the conservatives could be facing another by election after it was confirmed today that the ex tory mp, scott benton, is suspended from the house of commons. And thats for 35 days. The former blackpool mp broke commons rules when he was caught by the Times Newspaper offering to act on behalf of gambling investors that 35 day suspension is in excess of the ten day threshold that triggers a recall petitio
Its anti semitism or, yes, islam , a phobia should be islam, a phobia should be countered and condemned , not countered and condemned, not given a free pass or left unchallenged for electoral gain. Unchallenged for electoral gain. Sadiq khan, speaking earlier on this evening. Sadiq khan, speaking earlier on this evening. Well, the on this evening. Well, the conservatives could be facing another by election after it was confirmed today that the ex tory mp, scott benton, is suspended from the house of commons. And thats for 35 days. The former blackpool mp broke commons rules when he was caught by the Times Newspaper offering to act on behalf of gambling investors that 35 day suspension is in excess of the ten day threshold that triggers a recall petition and potentially then a by election. Labour party chair Anneliese Dodds says it was the right decision to suspend mr benton. Benton. Well, i think mr bentons conduct really has been incredibly disreputable, not just for him, but its also
A former Islamic State Group Fighter from britain dies in the notorious hasakah prison, where many is fighters are held. And a disappointing day for norwich city, as the teams relegated from the premier league after a 4 0 loss to west ham. Now on bbc news. This week marked the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle of britain when the raf defended the country as nazi germany launched wave after wave of bombing raids over britain. The rafs young pilots held them off with their new fighter planes the spitfires and hurricanes. The aircraft became iconic, a symbol of britains resilience under attack. But what has never been revealed before is the role that a school girl from london played in their success, as Sophie Raworth has been finding out, in the schoolgirl who helped winawar. Its a wonderful aircraft, absolutely wonderful. It fitted you like a glove, you see, thats what i liked about it. Without victory in the battle of britain, i think its almost certain that we would have bee
A Scottish Airline pilot who contracted covid 19 in vietnam and was given just a 10 chance of survival is now on his way home. Now on bbc news, this week marked the 80th anniversary of the start of the battle of britain, when the raf defended the country as nazi germany launched wave after wave of bombing raids over britain. The rafs young pilots held them off with their new fighter planes the spitfires and hurricanes. The aircraft became iconic, a symbol of britains resilience under attack. But what has never been revealed before is the role that a school girl from london played in their success, as Sophie Raworth has been finding out in the schoolgirl who helped win a war. Its a wonderful aircraft, absolutely wonderful. It fitted you like a glove, you see, thats what i liked about it. Without victory in the battle of britain, i think its almost certain that we would have been invaded by germany. It was a darn close run thing. It is the most famous plane from world war ii. It played a