Bob wachter shared his thoughts monday saying each member provides very different perspectives to the pandemic and this task force is really set up with a broad group of people very diverse in every dimension, including Patient Advocates policy experts act practicing clinicians epidemiologist for allah just doctor David Kessler has been named one of 3 cochairs on the task force he served as commissioner of the fda under president s George H W Bush and bill clinton doctor wachter says cassler knows how to make the washington machine move any move the ball way down the field in terms of in terms of nutrition in terms drug use his dog good, he gets things done he understands how the federal Government Works understands research and i think hell do a terrific job at this doctor eric goosby also brings previous washington dc experience he worked with the Obama Administration to implement the emergency plan for aids relief yeah erica is a legend is an expert in global health. Hes an expert a
our main story: the foreign secretary, david cameron, has said the uk had no choice but to take military action against houthi targets in yemen following weeks of attacks on vessels in the red sea. the uk and the us launched dozens of strikes on thursday night after houthi fighters had caused major disruption along the shipping route. simonjones reports. they are af typhoon jets called into action on thursday to strike targets in yemen. action the foreign secretary argues that the uk had to take stock writing in the sunday telegraph, lord cameron says. and this is what the houthi militia have been doing, targeting ships off the coast of yemen. sometimes boarding them, other vessels have been attacked with drones and missiles. what the group shows although to support. today marks the 100th day of the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. yemen has a key strategic position in the middle east, especially when it comes to global shipping. the red sea shipping route typi
valley bank. and those are the latest headlines here on bbc news. you re watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday. officials in the german city of hamburg say the gunman, who shot dead seven people at a jehovah s witness meeting hall was a former member of the religious group who left on bad terms. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. liverpool slip up they re beaten by bournemouth, who lift themselves out of the relegation zone. a vital win for wales with a first victory at this year s six nations, as they hope to avoid the wooden spoon. and mikhaela shiffrin makes history in sweden, breaking a record that had stood for more than a0 years. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. the bbc has apologised after severe disruption to its sports programmes today, following the corporation s announcement that gary lineker was to step back from presenting match of the day. football programming across the bbc has been impacted because a number of presen
hello, and welcome to sportsday. liverpool slip up they re beaten by bournemouth, who lift themselves out of the relegation zone. a vital win for wales with a first victory at this year s six nations, as they hope to avoid the wooden spoon. and mikhaela shiffrin makes history in sweden, breaking a record that had stood for more than a0 years. from the bbc sports centre, this is sportsday. the bbc has apologised after severe disruption to its sports programmes today, following the corporation s announcement that gary lineker was to to step back from presenting match of the day. football programming across the bbc has been impacted because a number of presenters and pundits have refused to take part. it comes after lineker s criticism on social media of the government s language surrounding migrants. the bbc says it s working hard to resolve the situation, and recognises that sports fans are disappointed. in an an interview today, the bbc s director general tim davie says h
Virat kohli misses out on a century but india continue their unbeaten run at the Cricket World Cup. England hold off tonga to win the opening match of their three Test Rugby League series. Welcome along, thank you forjoining us. We start tonight with the days only Premier League game, which has seen aston villa beat west ham by 2 1. 4 1. The result moves villa up to fifth in the table and is their 11th win in a row at home, as adam cottier reports. Aston villa are on their longest home winning run for more than four decades. The manager marks a year in charge this week under his guidance, there are leaving an imprint on the top end of the Premier League table can help by inform players like midfield players douglas louise, who gave them leads going scoring any six successive Home Premier League game. A foul saw villa awarded a penalty in the second half and another goal from the spot. West ham briefly rallied with bow and benefiting from a deflection to become only the third player eve