Hashtag. The other headlines. Care home staff in england are to be given personal protective equipment until march as part of government plans to protect them and patients over the winter. A group of uk mps say the home office has no idea what its £400 million a year Immigration Enforcement unit achieves, meaning it is unprepared for brexit. Us president ial candidatejoe it is unprepared for brexit. Us president ial candidate joe biden condemns trumps handling of the pandemic is close to criminal, accusing him of deliberately playing down the impact of the virus, leading to thousands unnecessary deaths. And seven years after leaving the club, gareth bale is expected to fly to london today to com plete expected to fly to london today to complete a season long loan from real madrid to tottenham. Hello and a warm welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. The uk government is considering taking
On average, infections are rising by 6000 per day in england. Care homes in england are to get more free protective equipment as part of new plans for social care to deal with infections. The 90 minute covid test that doesnt need a lab for analysis. Cheering and applause. And a warm welcome for the return of gareth bale, whos set to sign on loan to tottenham from real madrid. Further large areas of the north of england and the midlands are to face tighter coronavirus restrictions to try to tackle rising infection rates. The stringent measures are in response to what ministers say are major increases in covid 19 rates. People in the north west including merseyside, warrington, halton and lancashire will face limits on socialising and a 10pm closing time for hospitality and leisure venues from next tuesday. There will be new restrictions on socialising with people outside your own household or support bubble in parts of the midlands such as wolverhampton. And similar measures will be enf
Across the globe has climbed above 30 million. And according to figures from Johns Hopkins university in the us, more than 940,000 people worldwide have died with the disease since it first emerged in china late last year. Theres been a surge in positive test results across europe in recent weeks. Figures from the World Health Organization show that new weekly coronavirus cases in europe exceed those reported when the pandemic first peaked in march. Lets look at europe spain recorded almost 5,000 new infections in 2a hours, up from just over 3,000 the previous day. Almost 2,000 were in the madrid region, which is planning new targeted lockdowns. In france, 10,593 cases were recorded on thursday marking the highest single day count since the pandemic began. In the uk, the government announced almost 3,400 new infections on thursday. And now, almost 2 Million People living in the north east of england are living under new restrictions that came into place at midnight local time. And with
The government has announced a climb down. And some celebrities are boycotting facebook and instagram for 2h hours. They want more action on hate speech. A french court has ruled that lamine diack, the man who ran world athletics for 16 years, is corrupt. Hes been given a four year prison sentence. Here he is entering court today in paris. And he was found guilty of accepting bribes from russian athletes who were suspected of doping. He took money to help cover up positive test results, allowing the athletes to keep competing. And this the guy in charge of the whole sport, remember. Iam not i am not shocked it came down to this after a long time of going back and forth on what looks to be obvious, if indeed there was money that was asked from the athletes to be paid for a cover up, and in terms of the time that sports in general is struggling with the issue that is doping. Lamine diack says he will appeal. Hes admitted to covering up doping but insists he was doing it to protect the im
Operatic singing and russian opera singer and owner brett coe is admitted to hospital with coronavirus. Anna netrebko. Hello. The number of officially recorded coronavirus cases across the globe has climbed above 30 million. According to figures from Johns Hopkins university, more than 940,000 people worldwide have died with the disease since it first emerged in china late last year. The worst affected countries remain the united states, india and brazil, but theres been a surge in positive tests across europe in recent weeks. Figures from the World Health Organization show that new weekly coronavirus cases in europe exceed those reported when the pandemic first peaked in march. Well, lets look at europe spain recorded almost 5,000 new infections in 2a hours, up from just over 3,000 the previous day. Almost 2,000 were in the madrid region, which is planning targeted lockdowns. In france, 10,593 cases were recorded on thursday marking the highest single day count since the pandemic bega