arriving in north east scotland later. details throughout the programme. good morning. it s monday, the 20th of november. our main story. it s the start of a big week for the covid inquiry, which will hear evidence from the high profile doctors and scientists who helped to shape and explain the government s response to the pandemic. the former chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, whose diaries from that time accused boris johnson of chaotic leadership, will appear today, followed by professor sir chris whitty, jonathan van tam and damejenny harries over the coming days. our health reporter jim reed reports. patrick, over to you. thank you very much. numbers are increasing and they re increasing across europe and in the uk. sir patrick vallance was up there at the downing street podium in some of the darkest days of the pandemic. we re also recommending increased social distancing. that s the phrase that you hear. already the inquiry has heard extracts from his priv
good morning from germany where we are waking up with the scotland fans ahead are waking up with the scotland fans ahead of are waking up with the scotland fans ahead of their second match in the european ahead of their second match in the european championship. will the scotland european championship. will the scotland party continue? we will find out scotland party continue? we will find out this morning. it s wednesday, the 19th ofjune. the latest inflation figures will be released this morning, giving an idea of the state of the economy before voters head to the polls in just over two weeks. analysts are expecting the figures for last month to show that inflation has fallen back to the bank of england s 2% target for the first time in nearly three years. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david has more. have you got food left or is it all gone? gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. now he has four. forced to make cuts as he s been caught bet
The cost of a degree. Students from the poorest backgrounds could leave university with debts of over £57,000. Also coming up, its day three of wimbledon. First up on centre court this afternoon isjohanna konta, who plays donna vekic, the player who beat her in the final of the Nottingham 0pen Last month. And Mark Cavendish is out of the Tour De France, following a crash which saw his sprint rival peter sagan disqualified from the race for his involvement. Good morning and welcome to bbc newsroom live. Its understood the goverment is to send a taskforce in, to take over parts of Kensington Council, in the wake of the grenfell fire tragedy. It is thought the Housing Department and other departments will be run by an outside organisation, but the council itself will not be taken over. Most of the families who lost their homes are still living in hotels, despite government pledges to rehouse them all by today. There was anger and frustration at a meeting with police and the westminster c