On the uks regional economies. Im at belfast airport to find out what impact will be felt here. In sport, the slump deepens for englands women. The defence of their she believes cup gets off to a disappointing start as theyre outclassed by the world champions the usa. 25 years afterjagged little pill, Alanis Morisette tells breakfast how one of its most iconic tracks nearly didnt make the final cut. People said, i love this song, so i was like, all right, lets put it on there, i dont care. The irony is not lost, another weekend of wind and rain, but not as bad as it sounds, a dry and frosty start to friday. The full details later. Its friday 6th march. Our top story. A woman in her 70s has become the first person in the uk to die as a result of coronavirus. 116 people have tested positive for the illness here. The Prime Ministers Spokesman Says its now highly likely the virus will spread in a significant way. Jon donnison reports. Royal berkshire nhs trust say the woman whose died was
Its about 2 30am. Its time for tuesday in parliament. Hello there and welcome to tuesday in parliament. On this programme, the education secretary faces tough questions in the commons as he confirms that all English Primary School children wont go back to class before the summer. Why is it that we can turn a blind eye to thousands of demonstrators campaign for pubs and Garden Centres to open, yet it is so hard to reopen our schools . An snp mp has a bleak assessment of the chances of success in uk eu trade talks. There is going to be misery heaped on misery as covid and brexit appear like the twin horsemen of the economic apocalypse trampling over any prospect of recovery. And mps are told how coronavirus has brought hard times for theatres and musicians. The union, were running out of money. We have £1 million into a Hardship Fund thats pretty much gone. But first, the education secretary has confirmed hes dropping plans for all Primary School years in england to go back to school be
Them on the Westminster Bridge. Here is how one eyewitness described the incident. I walked past about nine injuries but somebody was not conscious who regained consciousness and was okay. This is a bit im in shock, to be honest. I wasnt really expecting that this afternoon. Reporter so you were i was on the ward and our doctor offices is there and they said whats wrong and told me what happened and i went out and looked and all of us in the office were like we need to do something. So we all just went out and helped, got blankets and others were with me and helped you prepare for those things but not for that. Yes, we train for these events, like emergency basic life support if you have to do that. How the triage people who need attention, you know, first. Most had head injuries that you saw . I didnt so i got stuck with that one because they needed help at that time. I know there were other doctors going. Colleen . Yes. Colleen anderson, thank you. Police were called to the area arou
Telling people near the scene of the attack to stay inside. Heres how things unfolded. Reporter terror in london, starting with a van careening into crowds of people on the citys iconic London Bridge and ending with several stabbings in a popular restaurant area. Its the third terror attack in the uk in the last three months. Police say they shot and killed three attackers. About six or seven times we heard gunshots going off down the street. Each time, three or four, maybe more, gunshots. That first one, 10, 15 gunshots. Reporter calls started coming in shortly after 10 00 p. M. Local time of people being mowed down by a van on London Bridge. One eyewitness describes the van speeding, swerving, hitting several people, tossing one into the air. Within my line of sight, there were five or six bodies i could see on the ground of people who were not moving. Reporter seconds later, the van crashed near Borough Market, a bar and restaurant area that was packed on a busy saturday night. Acco
Terrorist attack on Manchester Arena. One of the largest Entertainment Venues in britain. Police are saying 15 people are confirmed killed and the number of people wounded has increased now to 59. They are being treated across the major u. Ksk. City. They are investigating this as a terrorist attack. It happened around 10 35 p. M. Monday night as a concert by the pop star Ariana Grande ended. Let me take to you a News Conference by manchester police. Ian hopkins is addressing reporters. The 59 people who have been injured. As youll appreciate, this is a fast moving investigation and we have significant resources deployed to make the investigation and the visible patrol thats people will see across Greater Manchester as they wake up to the news and the events of last night. This would include armed officers as people would expect and more than 400 officers have been deployed on this operation throughout the night to. Remind you, we were called about 10 33 p. M. To reports of an explosio