For syria until saturday. The resolution would have allowed aid to reach the people of Eastern Ghouta, and crucially, halt the governments fierce bombing campaign. Activists say it hundreds have now died an aerial attacks. This is what happened in Eastern Ghouta as diplomacy stuttered. The enclave was pounded. 400,000 or so people spend most of the day underground. Above them, russian jets, with their syrian allies, were in action. As the russians demanded guarantees that rebel fighters would respect any truce. In Eastern Ghouta, men from Civil Defence risked their lives to rescue civilians, even though the buildings could collapse and the planes could come back. In the dust and confusion, these children were separated from their parents. The rescuers ignored the dangers. The eu condemned what it called brutal attacks. Diplomacy is supposed to find words and deeds to stop this happening. They were rushed into underground hospitals. It is hard to end a war, or even a battle, with words.
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. All 50 United States are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend, ahead of president Electjoe Biden s inauguration on wednesday. Members of the National Guard are patrolling the streets around the capitol in washington, following the storming of the building by supporters of president trump. Michigan, virginia, wisconsin and pennsylvania are among more than a dozen other states that have activated their National Guards to strengthen security. Im joined now by our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal. Welcome correspondent, nomia iqbal. To you. Tell us whatt atmosphere welcome to you. Tell us what the atmosphere is like they are in the capital today . It atmosphere is like they are in the capital today . Atmosphere is like they are in the capital today . It feels really safe, ironicall. Capital today . It feels really safe, ironically. And capital today . It feels really safe, ironically. And of capital toda
We want to have been offered a first jab by september. And the government moves to head off a rebellion by backbench mps, who could support a labour proposal to extend the temporary £20 a week increase in universal credit. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The head of the National Health service in england has warned the service has never been in a more precarious position. Outlining the extreme pressures facing the nhs Sir Simon Stevens said a new patient was being admitted into hospital with coronavirus every 30 seconds. The good news is four times as many people are now being vaccinated in england as are contracting, with 140 people being given the jab every minute. In the last hour, the health secretary, matt hancock tweeted that more than half of the over 80s have been given at least one dose of the vaccine. Another ten new Vaccination Centres have been unveiled by the government, and will be operational from tomorrow. Speaking to the bbc, the foreign secretary, dominic raa
This is bbc news. Im Samantha Simmonds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Russian Police Detain the kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was nearly killed by nerve agent poisoning last year, as he lands back in moscow. Mass vaccinations begin at another ten centres in england from monday as the foreign secretary lays out the governments targets for the roll out. Twitter suspends the account of us republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor greene for repeatedly making false claims about Election Fraud. Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron. And the American Music producer phil spector, who helped define the sound of the 60s, has died in prison aged 81 while serving a sentence for murder. Hello. The leading critic of the kremlin, Alexei Navalny, has been detained by police after returning to moscow for the First Time Since being poisoned with a nerve agent in an attack he blames on the russian authorities. He flew in from berlin, but was led away by police af
This is bbc news. The headlines at 8pm. A stark warning from the head of the nhs in england, on the intense pressures, caused by coronavirus. Staggeringly, every 30 seconds across england, another patient is being admitted to hospital with coronavirus. Mass vaccinations begin at another ten centres in england from tomorrow as the foreign secretary lays out the governments targets for the roll out. The anti kremlin activist Alexei Navalny is detained in moscow, afterflying back to russia for the First Time Since he was nearly killed by a nerve agent attack last year. The American Music producer, phil spector, who helped define the sound of the 60s and the creator of the wall of sound has died in prison aged 81, while serving a sentence for murder. America on high alert, in the run up to the inauguration, ofjoe biden. And coming up in half an hour, her on bbc news our world our world tells the story of the holiday makers who found themselves trapped by a in californias Sierra National f