Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. The government has defended its decision to allow hundreds of thousands of students in england to return to university for the new term, despite several outbreaks of coronavirus on campuses. Thousands of students have had to be confined to their rooms, but the culture secretary, oliver dowden, says its important their studies arent sacrificed because of the virus. But a member of the governments advisory body modelling the spread of the pandemic, says the consequences of allowing students back have been entirely predictable. Dan johnson reports now, from manchester. For the student in need, theres one Emergency Service that always delivers. Parents have stepped in when supermarket slots ran out. Its just really rough at the moment, and were really disheartened by the whole entire situation. These first year Nursing Student say theyre already rationing food. People wanted to drop out, were not getting the right uni experience. And were not talking abou
And talented British Police officer killed at a Custody Centre in south london. Sergeant matt rartna was shot, as a suspect in handcuffs was being checked in. Switzerland heads to the polls in a referendum on whether to End Free Movement between it and the European Union. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. More than a quarter of the uk population are living under stricter coronavirus lockdown rules, as new measures come into force this weekend. It comes as the rate at which the virus is spreading in britain, appears to be speeding up. From today, households in leeds, wigan, stockport and blackpool are banned from mixing in each others homes or gardens. And in manchester, 1,700 students have been told to self isolate for two weeks, after a spate of positive tests. Households will also be banned from mixing in the welsh town of llanelli from 6pm, with cardiff and swansea follo
A formal announcement from the white house is expected later. Switzerland heads to the polls in a referendum on whether to End Free Movement between it and the European Union. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. More than a quarter of the uk population are living under stricter coronavirus lockdown rules, as new measures come into force this weekend. It comes as the rate at which the virus is spreading in britain, appears to be speeding up. From today, households in leeds, wigan, stockport and blackpool are banned from mixing in each others homes or gardens. And in manchester, 1,700 students have been told to self isolate for two weeks, after a spate of positive tests. Households will also be banned from mixing in the welsh town of llanelli from 6pm, with cardiff and swansea following suit tomorrow. Elsewhere the worrying trend of rising cases in france continues, with almost
Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world, and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Lets bring you some live pictures now from the white house, where President Trump is hold a News Conference and answering questions on his tax returns. Only to catholic bishops have come out to say the same thing you have. Has any effort been made by any of you. I think that. Has any effort been made by any of you. Ithink that. I has any effort been made by any of you. I think that. I think its audible what theyre doing. Theyre playing their religious card, and youre talking about catholics. Its a major religion in our country. Chris, do you have anything to say . She will be strong to be tough and stand up for what she believes in. Just like i did four years ago. She went through before and did really well. The New York Times today revealed a very strong anti catholic bias. It says in the article that catholicism in the american ethos can
Cardiff and swansea have gone into local lockdown tonight, the government has defended its decision to allow hundreds of thousands of students in england to return to university for the new term despite several outbreaks of coronavirus on campuses. Thousands of students have had to be confined to their rooms, but the culture secretary, oliver dowden, says its important their studies arent sacrificed because of the virus. But a member of the governments advisory body modelling the spread of the pandemic says the consequences of allowing students back have been entirely predictable. Dan johnson reports now, from manchester. For now, from manchester. The student in need there i emergency for the student in need there is one Emergency Service that always delivers. Parents stepped in when supermarket slots ran out. We are not getting the right education. People are struggling, especially those with anxiety and depression, its hard for them to calm themselves down because they are being lock