was arguably in 1985 when he beat thomas hit man hearns in a fight known as the war . tributes have been paid to hagler across the sport of boxing. former featherweight world champion barry mcguigan tweeted, shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the incredible marvellous marvin hagler. i m honoured to have spent some amazing times with him. former middleweight champion oscar de la hoya also tweeted, saddened to hear about the death of marvelous marvin hagler. one of the greatest to ever step in the ring. the world of formula 1 is continuing to pay tribute to the voice of the sport. murray walker who as we ve been hearing this morning passed away last night. after more than a0 years in broadcasting, his voice is one of the most recognisable in sport. earlier this morning, there was a fitting tribute ahead of the final two testing sessions at the bahrain international circuit. world champions past and present have been sharing their memories. seven ti
£70 million for charities. Since we are a small school of around 110, and out of the whole country, they actually listened to us. They certainly did, and from now on, the red nose will be a lot greener. Fiona lamdin, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather, heres louise lear. Glorious morning in north yorkshire, suchis glorious morning in north yorkshire, such is the beauty of a bit of shelter from the pennines. Such is the beauty of a bit of shelterfrom the pennines. Plenty such is the beauty of a bit of shelter from the pennines. Plenty of sharp showers to the west across north west england and wales and some have been merging togetherfor longer spells of rain and will drift east accompanied by a rather stiff wind as well. Still under the influence of low pressure at the moment, showers rattling through this afternoon but they will do at quite a pace, particularly around south wales and South West England accompanied by gale force winds. North east england and scotland seek the bes
Cuddle . February at last a hug for loved ones, as care homes prepare to give covid tests to visitors. After 266 long days, the return of fans to English League football is finally here, but the number of supporters is limited. Good afternoon. Help is on its way the words used by the Health Secretary matt hancock, on the news that the uk has become the first country in the world to approve a Coronavirus Vaccine for widespread use. The firstjabs could be given within days for those who need it most, like nhs staff, care home workers, and residents. The uk has already ordered a0 million doses, enough to vaccinate 20 Million People, with the first 800,000 arriving in the coming days. 95 effective, the Pfizer Biontech vaccine is the fastest ever to go from concept to reality, taking only ten months to follow the same steps that normally span a decade. The medicine regulator says no corners have been cut. Now, the country prepares for one of the biggest civilian projects in history. Our Hea
The key to italy so far. They have done so many tests. I feel like they are communicating pretty well what is going on but this is a difficult thing to control and obviously it is changing very quickly. I know you are not in the quarantine area but i know the mayor where you area but i know the mayor where you are has put steps in place a bet museums and restaurants, whats the situation . Where we are right now, like the rest of italy, all the Public Schools are closed, many public offices are closed. My accountant is closed, the pharmacies and public shops like that, they are having policy is what you can only go in one at a time. The mayor are shut down places like the Wedding Reception venues and also the cinemas as well. There is already
steps in place to get things going. Are very good of you to take time to speak to us and bbc news, and look after yourself. No doubt coronavirus will be on the front pages of many of the newspapers tomorrow and we of course will be taking a closer
This is bbc news. The headlines. The Prime Minister says the coronavirus pandemic must be a catalyst to speed up social and economic change in his Party Conference speech. After all weve been through, it isnt enough just to go back to normal. A damning report says the church of england failed, for decades, to protect children from sexual abuse preferring instead to protect its own reputation. President trump urges americans not to be afraid of covid, after leaving hospital. Dont let it dominate you. Dont be afraid of it. Youre going to beat it. We have the best medical equipment, we have the best medicines. Figures obtained by the bbc show that firms planned to cut nearly half a million jobs during the first
five months of the pandemic. And coming up well hear how red nose day will be plastic free after schoolchildren persuaded comic relief to switch to a natural alternative. Borisjohnson has delivered the closing speech of the virtual conservative Party Conference, adopting an upbeat