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
of europe and asia, and its food scene is as diverse as its rich history. turkish culture has evolved through the rule of successive empires, each leaving its mark on what s eaten here now. i m on its western coast. izmir is a port city and turkey s third largest metropolis, a cultural capital in its own right. in its history, this peninsula has been home to greeks and romans and, under the ottomans, became a vibrant mix of religions and cultures. and i m told that, even till this day, you can really see how this has had a huge influence on the area s cuisine. to guide me around, i m meeting local fellow foodie gokcen coskun, a globetrotting influencer who s on a mission to find the world s best eats. marhaba. hi, i m nick. welcome to izmir. 0h, thanks for having me. gokcen says, despite her extensive gastronomic travels, izmir is still her undeniable foodie paradise. have you always lived here? i born here, actually. oh, yeah? lots of people, lots of geographically different
and coming up on bbc news. keeley hodgkinson cruises into tomorrow night s 800m final in rome as she hopes to defend her european championship title. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. rishi sunak has promised to scrap the main rate of national insurance for the self employed over five years, end stamp duty payments for most first time buyers, and recruit thousands more police officers if the conservatives are re elected to power next month. the prime minister launched the party s manifesto this morning at silverstone home of the british grand prix hoping to pull voters minds back to policies after recent setbacks on the campaign trail. our political correspondent leila nathoo reports. he needs this to be the moment his campaign motored ahead. rishi sunak knows that after a series of missteps, he now needs to get on the front foot. today, his chance to set out what five further years of conservative government would bring. but amid the promises of the future, a nod
The Spice Girls there performing stop, as we saw then. Thats their classic song from the 90s. They were also doing their stop dance routine, which many of us from who grew up in the nineties will remember very clearly. Now, David Beckham was also seen singing along in the clip, and Victoria Beckham then afterwards posted it on her own Social Media and she said that it was the best night ever. And it definitely looked like a really fun night because afterwards some photos emerged or some of the celebrities coming and going from this london venue. They include tom cruise, salma hayek, Gordon Ramsay was there as well. And there was also a picture which emerged of David Beckham Carrying Victoria in a piggyback out of the venue, probably in the early hours of the morning. So it definitely looks like a very fun night just to remind you that there is plenty on Bbc News website. One of the top stories at the moment is of