name of public health, it was an enormous sacrifice, whether or not we understood it at the time. but because this was a trusting and law-abiding country, we obey that order. we barely grumbled about it. idwe assumed they knew best. 6 feet from each other. that was social distancing. it was the law and most of us follow the law. but where did that law come from? who did the scientific research that determined 6 feet was the safest distance apart from other people that you could be? someone should have asked that last spring, but as far as we know, no one did ask. it turns out the research that form the basis of that law came from a german high genesis called coral fluke. it n was he who decided 6-foot separations were necessary for the spread of pathogens. the cdc went with his judgment. with the cdc did not tell us is that carl had been dead 100 years. his research on social distancing was published in the 19th century before most americans had electricity or indoor plumbing
Against south africa. And Coming Up In World Athletics Sportsday on bbc news. There are more british medal hopes on the fourth day of these championships including laura muir in the 1500 metres final. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. A new law for the digital age thats our top story tonight. Were all spending more time online and whether its for business or pleasure it Means Companies are collecting a vast amount of information about us, some of it quite personal. Now the government is proposing legislation that will give us a right to see what Companies Know about us and in some cases force them to erase it. As our Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan Jones reports, the new law would bring the uk in line with the rest of the eu. Your data, a valuable resource flowing around the world giving companies and governments all kinds of intimate details about how you live your life. Now a new law is supposed to give us all more control. The law is an opportunity to keep up wit
And the series against south africa. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News i will have the very latest from the fourth day of the World Athletics Championships here at the London Stadium with four gold medals to be won. Good evening. Companies will be forced to reveal just how much personal information they have about you under plans announced by the government. The new laws will give you more control over the amount of personal data held online. People will also be able to Ask Companies to delete personal data including content that they posted as children. Firms who dont comply could face massive fines. Heres our Technology Correspondent rory cellan jones. Your data, a valuable resource flowing around the world giving companies and governments all sorts of intimate details about how you live your life. Now a new law is supposed to give us all more control. The law reform is an opportunity to keep up with the change in technology. Companies will have more accountability and consumers
The fairytale of Leicester City or Claudio Ranieri, as the manager who masterminded the most unlikely of premier League Titles is dropped by the club. Good morning. After weeks of Front Page Campaigns and political protest, the government has promised help for thousands of Companies Facing sharp increases in the amount they pay in Business Rates. Storm doris brought us near misses like this, and disruption to roads, rail and air travel. As many people try to complete their journeys, nick has the details on what the weathers going to do next. Yes, good morning. Storm doris is gone. It is cold and calm this morning. Many places will be dry. It will turn letter later. It is nowhere near as nasty as storm doris. I will be back with the full forecast. Good morning. First, our main story. A truly historic victory the words of new conservative mp Trudy Harrison after taking the labour seat of copeland in last nights by election, the first gain by a Governing Party since 1982. In the nights ot
Is involved in such a decision. It beggers belief, really. Good morning. Its february 24th. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The conservatives have labelled their victory in the copeland by election a truly historic event. They took the seat from labour by more than two thousand votes The First Time a Governing Party has won a seat from another party in a by election for 35 years. The area has had a labour mp since the 1930s. For labour, the Shadow Chancellor John Mcconnell called the result disappointing. The party did hold on to the seat of stoke on Trent Central, in the other parliamentary by election result declared overnight. Labour finished two and a half thousand votes ahead of ukip leader paul nuttall. In the last hour the Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn has been giving his reaction to the by elections results. After his speech, he is taking questions now. Is defeated in copeland a disaster for the labour party . Its a disappointment. Im very sad about it. We campaign to win it back,