And on the critical list, endangered crafts, which only a couple of people still know how to do. Its been an important part of the local economy for400 years, and id like someone to carry on. How are we doing. Welcome to another episode of inside out, West Midlands. Lets get things started, because for a lot of children across the country, it is currently half term, but lets face it, you cant be sure exactly what they are up to. Over the last few years, the number of children and young people caught trespassing on railways has almost doubled. Jonathan gibson has been finding out whats been done to keep them off the tracks. When you were a kid, did you have a train set . Idid. It wasnt as good as this, mind. And they are just as popular with kids today. And a fair few kids at heart. What is it about model railways . Perhaps a bit of escapism. But for some kids, playing with trains means dicing with death. These girls are playing chicken on the tracks. One slip or trip and they will be u
Has hope. Well tell you what his victory means for us in the uk. And these are some of the 82 freed Chibok Schoogirls whove been hello. Welcome to the programme, this morning let us know youre experience of giving birth in a Maternity Unit and also your experience if you work in one. Our Excluisve Investigation on errors recorded in Maternity Units at quarter past 9. Use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Frances new president elect, Emmanuel Macron, has promised to heal the countrys divisions, following his resounding victory over the far right leader, Marine Le Pen. The pro european candidate secured 66 percent of the vote in yesterdays election and atjust 39, he will become the countrys youngest ever president. Addressing thousands of supporters in paris last night, he said he respected those who backed ms le pen, and would reach out to them. Our europe correspondent, Damian Grammaticas was at the macron
We now need a government thats worthy of the british people, and that means using this lockdown to establish a massive and immediate and round the clock Vaccination Programme. Record covid admissions have put the nhs under severe strain Lincoln County hospital is the latest to declare a Critical Incident due to a surge in patients. Billions of pounds in new grants for businesses hardest hit by the lockdown up to nine thousand pounds to help individual companies until spring. Empty classrooms once again as millions of children are forced to stay at home. And coming up at 8. 30 well be putting your questions on the latest restrictions to a representative from Public Health england. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The numbers are stark. More than a Million People in the uk are currently infected with coronavirus. Record numbers have been admitted to hospital putting huge strain on the nhs. The whole of the uk is back in lockdown. The Prime Minister said there was no other choice. He
News and analysis from here and across the globe. Voting hasjust ended the balance of power in the us congress for the next two years is being decided in the state of georgia. Joe biden won the state in the president ial election, but the two senate seats in georgia both went to run offs. So heres a quick reminder why this race in georgia is so important. The senate currently stands at 50 republicans and 48 democrats. There are two vacant seats. If ossoff and warnock win their races, democrats would have a tie. Then the Vice President elect Kamala Harris would have the deciding vote. And that would give democrats control of both chambers of congress and the white house, meaning mr bidens could get more of his agenda passed by the house and senate. Hed have more power. In atlanta, georgia for us is the bbcs larry madowo. House voting been going . This isa house voting been going . This is a very hotly anticipated election. James, there is 833 million thats been spent on the selection. I
The uk is back in lockdown more than one Million People are currently infected with coronavirus. Stay at home the message once again with the nhs under severe strain amid record covid admissions. Lincoln county hospital the latest to declare a Critical Incident. If people dont stake the stay at home seriously the risk a at this point in time the risk is extraordinarily high. More than 1. 3 Million People have had their first dose of a Covid Vaccine. Now the pressure is on to get millions more protected over the next few weeks. We in government are now using every second of this lockdown to put that invisible shield around the elderly and the vulnerable in the form of vaccination. Empty classrooms once again as millions of children are forced to stay home. Billions of pounds in new grants for businesses hardest hit by the lockdown up to £9,000 to help them through until spring. And tightening britains borders the governments considering plans to allow in only those with a negative coro