The number of people known to have died from the coronavirus Global Pandemic is now more than 150,000, according to the latest figures collated byjohns Hopkins University in the united states. 37,000 have died in the us itself. Italy, spain, france and the uk make up half of the worldwide toll. The World Health Organization has cast doubt on the usefulness of antibody tests for covid 19 which many countries had hoped to use to determine if people have developed immunity to the virus. Who officials in geneva said there was no evidence that having had the virus would guarantee immunity. 847 people have died in british hospitals in the past 2a hours. It brings the total number of deaths tojust over 1a,500. The uk government is setting up a new task force to back the development of a vaccine, but itll be many months before one is available. The demand for help from foodbanks has soared in some areas as a result of the pandemic with many people suddenly finding they have no income. In west
Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at two full steam ahead for hsz. The Prime Minister confirms that the whole of the High Speed Rail plan will go ahead, with the first trains running by the end of the decade. The cabinet has given High Speed Rail the green signal. We are going to get this done. Ill be reporting live from the h52 construction site here in birmingham and getting reaction to the Prime Ministers announcement from the mayor of the West Midlands. The british businessman linked to 11 cofohoviius cases says hes fully recovered
but still in quarantine, after catching the virus in singapore. Poor manufacturing figures, particuarly in the car industry, mean there was no Economic Growth in the last three months of last year. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. As Manchester United apply for a section of safe standing, are we any closer to seeing it rolled out . Thanks, john. And nick miller has all the weather. Concern about heavy snow showers today
Hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and nina warhurst. To reach, again, North Western good morning. Heres a summary of todays main areas during the course of tuesday. Stories from bbc news. Theres a bit more cloud overall across the uk the government says it will soon be on stepping up measures to protect people from coronaviru5, including shielding elderly and Vulnerable People. Ministers have so far stopped short of introducing some of the strict controls that have been tuesday. Imposed in mainland europe. It comes as the number of people known to have died from the virus in the uk has reached 21. I think the sunniest spots easyjet has joined jet2 in cancelling flights to spain. Will be on the south the airline announced it would be and in the east, but look 5u5pending all flights from tuesday. At these temperatures. These are south westerly winds, it comes as the worlds biggest 15 16 degrees tuesday carrier, american airlines, for some of us. Has announced its 5u5pending nearl
Today at five, 3 british man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has died from coronavirus. He is the first british person to die from covid 19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus. Three new cases have been confirmed in the uk. The World Health Organisation has issued its highest alert and warns that the global outbreak has reached a Decisive Point stock markets have been falling around the world with 210 billion pounds wiped off the value of shares in london this week well have the latest from a range of experts. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. The teenage activist Greta Thunberg leads thousands of people on a Climate Change protest through the streets of bristol. I will not be silent while the world is on fire. Will you . Cheering prince harry teams up with rock royalty at the world famous abbey road studios to record a Charity Single for the Invictus Games foundation. Flood hit areas of england and wales are preparing for another weekend of bad weather, thi
This is bbc news. Im martine croxall. The headlines at seven the body of the iranian general assasinated by the us on iraqi soil is returned as Boris Johnson says we will not lament his death and calls for de escalation from all sides. Donald trump warns that america has a list of 52 targets if iran decides to retaliate. His secretary of state says the president will never shy away from protecting his country. The American People should know that every target that we strike will be a lawful target and it will be a target designed with the Singular Mission of protecting and defending america. The iraqi Prime Minister calls the killing, a political assassination and its Foreign Ministry summons the us ambassador. The australian Prime Minister warns that the bushfire emergency could last for months and announces the creation of a Recovery Agency, to help those whove lost homes. I didnt see any flame, i saw this great white ball of fire. Its all i can describe it as, just this white hot of