And what about care home staff . Some are refusing the vaccine. What does that mean for you wanting to visit your relativies . Im on twitter vicderbyshire. Online retailer asos buys topshop, topman and miss selfridge. The deal doesnt include the shops, putting 13,000 jobs at risk. The cost of covid for children a report suggests they stand to lose an average of £40,000 each in Lifetime Earnings becaue most are not in school. And coming up this hour, well speak to Nicholas Hewlett, a head teacher in south london who is coming out as gay during an Online Assembly this morning. Theres been International Condemnation of the armed forces in myanmar after they seized power and detained civilian politicians, including Aung San Suu Kyi the woman known Around The World for decades as the face of the struggle for democracy in the country and who has, since elections in 2015, been widely recognised as its unofficial leader. Myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until democratic
ukraine says 174,000 square kilometres that s roughly the same area as syria has been contaminated by landmines since russia s full scale invasion. most have been found in the north eastern kharkiv region, and it s feared it will take decades to clear them completely. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse brought us this report. it reflects the size of the battlefield. now, typically, mines are used by armies to protect their positions or force their enemy into areas where they will suffer casualties. but the reality is, in areas where the russians initially advanced, where they ve then occupied territory for a number of months and then were subsequently forced out in ukrainian counter offensives, these areas are where the issue of land mines is the most acute. and these are also areas where people are looking to continue their lives and live in incredibly challenging conditions. we ve been to the eastern town of balakliya. this is what you call a scratching of the s
Pressure grows on the International Olympic committee to postpone the tokyo 2020 games. Canada becomes the first major country to officialy withdraw. Hong kong tightens its borders, as authorities there suggest theyre on the brink of another coronavirus outbreak. Good morning. Youre watching the bbc news channel with me, geeta guru murthy, and welcome to our audiences around the world. Our top story this morning, the uks Health Secretary matt hancock has described people ignoring government advice on social distancing as very selfish. Mr hancock said the government was willing to take more action if needed to spread the virus from spreading. This could include advising nonessential Retail Businesses to close. Action if needed to stop the the virus from spreading. This could include advising nonessential Retail Businesses to close. Later today, mps will debate emergency legislation that would grant powers aimed at tackling the spread of the virus. Under the proposals, airports could shu
As a matter of life and death. Italy mourns the thousands of victims of its coronavirus outbreak, as some question whether doctors have been given the necessary equipment. Spains coronavirus deaths rise by more than 800 in 2a hours, while france sees a 17 rise in the number of cases. And a warning for uk business that more than 800,000 companies are just weeks from going bust. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The uk Health Secretary, matt hancock, has called on hospitals in england to use any spare lab capacity to test more nhs staff for the virus if they are self isolating and want clearance to return to work. The government has been criticised for being slow to test Health Workers, with only 15 of kits reserved for staff. Here are the other main developments. At the new temporary nhs Nightingale Hospital in east london, officials have revealed it will need 16,000 staff to
merchant to back their campaign to preserve the site. now here s the weather with carole kirkwood. hello again. after a fairly dry and sunny start to the day, things are changing for many of us as we head on through the afternoon. it s going to be wet and windy. some of us already have this combination. some of us have it coming our way. so a lot of dry weather across parts of scotland and eastern england, but the rain already in the west and the south west is going to continue to push northwards and eastwards and some of this rain will be heavy. the winds also increasing in areas adjacent to the irish sea. temperatures nine in the north to about 1k in the south. now, as we head through the latter part of the afternoon, this is when the winds really start to strengthen, especially the west of the coasts and hills, could have gusts 50 to 60 miles an hour. but even inland, we re going to have gusty winds as the rain continues to push east and north, depositing snow above 300 metres in th