Welcome to bbc news. Im rich preston. Our top stories the new coronavirus variant that first emerged in england is spreading across many European Countries and has now been confirmed in canada and japan. Us federal agents search a house on the outskirts of nashville as part of their investigation into the Christmas Day explosion in the city. I am confident in the team we have that will get to the bottom of this. We will find out the story of this individual or individuals. At least 10 climbers die in mountains north of tehran during an avalanche. Iranian rescue teams are searching for others who are still missing. President putin pays tribute to the former mi6 officer and soviet spy george blake, who has died aged 98 in moscow. And a fast food joint roman style. Archaeologists unearth an ancient takeaway restaurant in pompeii. The new variant of coronavirus, first detected in the uk, has been found in canada. Health authorities in the province of ontario say two cases have been identif
Borisjohnson is said to be in a stable condition and in good spirits as he faces a second night in an intensive care unit. Downing street said he was being given oxygen at st thomass hospital, in london, but was not on a ventilator. The queen in a message to his family and his pregnant partner, carrie symonds, has wished him a full and speedy recovery. Overall, the number of new infections in the uk is showing signs of levelling off, but the figure for deaths is still rising. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg reports. Nothing stops the spring. But the country is on pause, not knowing how deep this crisis will really cut, if the Prime Minister himself will recover. After a night for Boris Johnson in intensive care, the foreign secretary in his place at the lectern. He remained stable overnight. Hes receiving standard oxygen treatment, and breathing without any assistance. Hes not required any mechanical ventilation or noninvasive respiratory support. Hes not just the Prime Minister.
Social distancing. 20,000 feet up. Bringing music and light into Uncertain Times. The multiple grammy Award Winning singer songwriter, Mary Chapin Carpenter, performs for you from her home. Hello to you. President trump has announced he is suspending American Funding for the World Health Organization. Hes alleged that the who, the United Nations health agency, has failed to show accountability in its response to the coronavirus outbreak. He also claimed it had failed, earlier this year, to investigate reports from the chinese city of wuhan that conflicted with official accounts about the virus emerging there. This is what he had to say. Today im instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization, while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organizations role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus. One of the most dangerous and costly decisions from the who was its disastrous decision to oppose travel restrictions fro
Just fine. No review of the uks lockdown restrictions ministers say its too early to tell if theyre working. The new Nightingale Hospital begins treating its first coronavirus patients. France introduces tougher lockdown measures including no exercise outside as more than 10,000 people die from coronavirus. But some very good news two and a half months on, thousands of people in wuhan enjoy theirfreedom, as the chinese authorities lift travel restrictions in the city where the pandemic started. Applause and joy for one patient in leicester who spent two weeks in hospital with the virus but is now through it. Good morning. Interested to find out from you if youve had coronavirus and been admitted to hospital, like the pm, how long has it taken for you to fully recover . Do send me an email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. 0r theres thtier vicderbyshire. Stable and in good spirits thats the latest on the Prime Minister, who has spent a second night in intensive care in hospital. Borisjohnson is rec
Friends and family, and help businesses get back on their feet and people back into jobs. And Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus, as pictures emerge of him dancing at a party during a much criticised tennis event. Hello to you. The top us official on Infectious Diseases, anthony fauci, has warned some parts of the country are seeing a disturbing surge in coronavirus cases. Lets go through the figures. Covid 19 has killed 120,000 people in the us and there are more than 2. 3 million cases. In more half the states, the number of new cases is still rising. You can see that in the south and west, particularly in states which loosened their restrictions on business early on. Texas for example recorded its biggest number of new cases on saturday. And the number of people in hospital with the virus has risen for 11 consecutive days. Californias infection rate has been surging in the last week, the number of people in hospital has surpassed the peak in april. Florida is also seeing