Question, but whod shoot a cat . Hopefully none of us. But there are people out there who would and have. We are a nation of cat lovers, but our feline friends face a surprising menace airguns. And they can leave cats maimed, or even dead. What pleasure can anyone possibly get from going out, and shooting an animal . I cant believe that someone would actually physically do it, you know, attack someone elses pet. I want to find out what compels anyone to shoot a cat. And what can be done to stop it. Georgie people just see you as a cat, but youre mummys special baby boy, arent you . This is george the cat at home near gloucester, after spending the last week in intensive care. George went out on boxing day morning, for his usual runaround. After about 15 minutes, he came back in, he was crying quite a lot. When he didnt improve, his owner, helen, took him to the vet. They gave him a shave, and thats when they saw that he had been injured. Reseller, has he been bitten by something . They
Bilic is sacked. He said he was expecting it, and there is no hard feelings. And the weather, it was cold. Yes, we woke up to a widespread frost. If it was too cold for you, be careful what you wish for because tomorrow its all cloud and rain, i will have details later. Also coming up one of the 4,000 drivers in england caught committing offences over the last two years by Traffic Police driving an unmarked hgv. Hello everyone this is afternoon live. A british man who was kidnapped with three other people in nigeria in mid october has been killed. The three other hostages have returned home safely. 0ur correspondent is in lagos. Stephanie, for a lot of people, news of their kidnap has not been released, so tell us what happened . What we know so far is that these four men were taken from a rural area in Nigerias Delta area. They went to assess people for cataract surgery went to assess people for cataract surgery and they perform hundreds of surgeries forfree. Surgery and they perform
And lost their children, there are firefighters that have come out injured, that we dont even know if theyre going to come out safe. Worried families are desperately searching for news on their loved ones. These three girls are among the missing. The 2a storey Grenfell Tower is still burning in places as fire Grenfell Tower had recently been refurbished at a cost of £10 million. Residents say they were astonished by how fast the flames spread. We will have the latest on this fast moving story in the next hour. A News Conference now with the latest from the Emergency Services. Thanks very much for your patience. You will be aware that the London Fire Brigade received the first of a number of calls to a significant incidentjust number of calls to a significant incident just before number of calls to a significant incidentjust before 1am number of calls to a significant incident just before 1am this morning. A large number of cruise, operational firefighters, morning. A large number of c
Because of coronavirus. Britains top literary prize, the booker prize for fiction, has gone to the scottish author Douglas Stuart for his novel, shuggie bain. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theres yet more encouraging news about coronavirus vaccines tonight. This time from researchers in oxford who are working with the Pharmaceutical Company astrazeneca. Britain has ordered 100 million doses of this vaccine. Researchers say trials have so far shown a promising immune response for people in their 60s and 70s. Final data on how well it works should be ready by christmas. The vaccine is easy to store and cheaper than the ones being developed by pfizer and moderna. Heres our medical editor, fergus walsh. Go right in. Hi. It is volunteers like ian from southampton who are crucial to vaccine trials. How are you feeling today . We were there injuly when he received the first of two doses as part of the Oxford Astrazeneca trial, but we are only finding out today how the over 70s are res
Spains Prime Minister, pedro sanchez, has banned people from leaving home apart from for specific purposes, including to buy essential supplies and medicines and for work. It comes as his wife maria is tested positive for covid 19. France has brought in strict measures after seeing a sharp rise in infections. Prime minister Edouard Philippe says non essential Public Places will shut from midnight, including cafes, restaurants, cinemas and most shops. As many people as possible are being asked to work from home. The United States is tightening its travel restrictions as it tries to limit the spread of covid 19. A flight ban on Europes Schengen travel zone has been extended to cover britain and ireland, while Vice President mike pence has said that internal travel restrictions are being considered. Now on bbc news, its time for dateline. Hello, and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. This week, the new coronavirus is now a pandemic, and its epicentre has moved from china to eur