At least 500 migrants have crossed from turkey to several greek islands on small boats after greek authorities said theyve stopped almost 10,000 others from entering the country. In the us, democrat president ial candidate joe biden wins his first primary in South Carolina boosting his chances of being his partys candidate to take on donald trump in novembers election. And in half an hour. Well be bringing you the best of this weeks interviews and reports from the Victoria Derbyshire programme. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc news. 12 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk, bringing the total number of cases in the uk to 35. The chief medical officer professor chris whitty released an update saying three patients were close contacts of a known case, one had no known contacts and the circumstances were being investigated further, while others had recently travelled from countries where the virus had been identified. Earlier, the Health Secretary, matt hancock, said th
At least 500 migrants have crossed from turkey to several greek islands on small boats, after greek authorities said theyve stopped almost 10,000 others from entering the country. In the us, democrat president ial candidate joe biden wins his first primary in South Carolina boosting his chances of being his partys candidate to take on donald trump in novembers election. And in half an hour well be bringing you a special Edition Edition of witness history, as razia iqbal visits the British Academy in london, to explore five extraordinary art stories that have shaped our world. Twelve more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk. The chief medical officer, chris whitty, gave an update on those cases. Saying that, three of the patients were close contacts of a previously known case. One of the patients had no known contacts. And the others travelled from countries where the virus had been identified. That means the total number of cases in the uk stands at 35. This morning,
A very warm welcome. This is tuesdays briefing. We will make sure you are across all you need to know in global news, in business, and in sport. Also, the Consumer Group which found booking a hotel room was cheaper when you call directly, rather than using travel websites. So we are wondering, are we being ripped off when we book holidays online . Tell us your experience. Just use the hashtag, bbcthebriefing. President donald trump has met the heads of us based pharmaceuticals giants at the white house to urge them to quickly develop a vaccine to confront the covid 19 virus. But help officials have warned it could take 18 months to create and test an effective vaccine for the disease, which is on the rise around the world. Health officials. Freya cole has the latest. The world is in a race to create a vaccine, and us President Donald Trump wants america to be first. Get it done, we needed, we wanted fast. But a vaccine which is tested and safe to use is at least 18 months away, accordi
At least 500 migrants have crossed from turkey to several greek islands on small boats after greek authorities said theyve stopped almost 10,000 others from entering the country. In the us, democrat president ial candidate joe biden wins his first primary in South Carolina boosting his chances of being his partys candidate to take on donald trump in novembers election. How civil are our mps . 100 years on, who was the first women to speak in the house of commons . Join me in half an hour for the week in parliament. Good afternoon. We start with the news that 12 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk, bringing the total number of cases in the uk to 35. The chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, gave the update within the last few minutes, saying three patients were close contacts of a known case, one had no known contacts and the circumstances were being investigated further, while others had recently travelled from countries where the virus had been identifi
Meanwhile, many of you around the world are wondering, is it still 0k to shake hands . This is what people in wuhan are doing. In other stories well cover the eu pledges 780 million in aid to greece as thousands of migrants try to cross the border from turkey and its super tuesday in the us the most important day so far in the democratic race to take on donald trump in this years election. Around the world financial insitutions are working to limit the Economic Impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The Us Federal Reserve has cut Interest Rates by 0. 5 the biggest cut since the 2008 financial crisis. And now the world bank has announced it will provide up to 12bn in immediate support for countries coping with the impacts of covid 19. We can speak to the president of the world bank who is life with us from washington. Thank you very much indeed for your time today. Which countries do you want to receive this money . The countries will be expressing needs and there will be a needs assessmen