On leaving home or schools and the hospital consultant whos died from coronavirus reopening, when it eventually comes, his brother pays tribute. It could be piece by piece. Is he a hero . Of course, just like every doctor, we may need significant every nurse and every restrictions for longer worker in the nhs. Than the original three weeks, and beyond that period, and coming up in the sport on bbc news. There will be a time when we dontjust go from everything being restricted the Tokyo Olympic games will start to nothing being restricted. On the 23rd ofjuly in 2021 heres me, standing, after being postponed walking round my garden. Because of the coronavirus pandemic. Routines the key to coping for 80 year old Hector Woodhouse in linlithgow at least. But he has another piece of advice as well. I think i can keep myself fairly busy with one thing or another. Good evening. But for six months . There are currently 9,000 patients with coronavirus youve got to try to keep in hospitals across
A new hospital which can treat 4,000 covid 19 patients opens today at the excel centre in london. In the us, authorities in new york city and los angeles advise people to wear face masks when theyre outdoors, to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. After strong criticism, the governments emergency loans scheme for businesses struggling to survive has been revamped to make it easier for firms to access loans and premier league clubs will meet via video later to discuss a possible restart date and the issue of footballers wages as pressure mounts on top players to take a wage cut during the virus crisis. Hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im annita mcveigh. Questions are beginning to mount about how the government can achieve its new aim for coronavirus testing increasing it ten fold. The governments new goal follows growing criticism of borisjohnsons team for failing to test frontline nhs staff enough. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has this morning acknowledged that i
Past a week of turmoil, the firing of james comey and the changing stories of why that exactly happened and the fallout over his suggestion of a secret tape from a january dinner with comey. Now, it calls for a special prosecutor are growing louder as a search for a new directorm raps up. Kelly odonnell has the latest from the white house. Kelly, what is the president saying about the fbi search today . Well, he is saying that he wants to have it resolved quickly. We dont have an exact time line on the president s mind, but he said that it could happen as early as this week, although it may take more time than that, and today is round one of interviews, and six perhaps seven by the the end of today, and we are told that there is a list of roughly a dozen names consider considered by the white house, and todays first round of interviews is being conduct ed by the attorney general and Deputy Attorney general, and pulling people from law enforcement, backgrounds with legal and political c
Junior doctors announced new strike dates days before the General Election to coincide with Labour's announcements on the NHS, the Health Secretary has suggested to LBC.