Tonight at 10 the latest government promises to residents and staff of care homes in their fight against coronavirus. Theres a pledge to do far more testing. Anyone going from hospital into social care in england should be tested for the virus. But the governments target for nhs testing is still way off, so ministers are asked how realistic their new promises are. As we build capacity further over this month and then beyond to that 100,000 a day target by the end of this month, well expand further those who are eligible for tests. Well have more on the latest pledges and well be reporting on the picture in scotland, where a quarter of all coronavirus deaths are happening in care homes. Also tonight. One of the latest nhs staff victims was a pregnant nurse from luton, but her baby was delivered and is doing well. A new device an alternative to a ventilator designed by clinicians, engineers and formula one, is now being delivered to the nhs. Its back to school already in denmark, where s
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Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back at work after recovering from coronavirus. He says there are real signs that the country is passing through the peak of the pandemic. He warned that lifting the restrictions too soon could lead to a new wave of deaths. President trump has said china could have stopped the coronavirus from spreading around the world, and that serious investigations are under way into beijings actions. Mr trump was speaking outside the white house in his first Briefing Since friday. He also announced plans to increase testing. El salvadors president has ordered officials to adopt tough new measure as criminal gangs seek to take advantage of the pandemic. More than 50 people have been killed in three days of violence in the tiny Central American country. Nearly half of the deaths were reported on friday. Now on bbc news, monday in parliament. Hello there and welcome to monday in parliament. On this programme, the chancellor announces new loans to help small fi
This is bbc news im lukwesa burak. The headlines at 11 00 the man found guilty of murdering the british backpacker, Grace Millane in new zealand, has been sentenced to life in prison. Graces mother has this message for him. I want you to know. I dont think you do. Because if i did, that means i cared about you and i simply dont. A suspected far right gunman kills 9 people in two shootings in shisha bars in germany. The victims were all immigrants. A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing, at a london mosque. He was stabbed in his neck and after
the prayer, we found blood all over the prayer, we found blood all over the place and a knife, actually it was lying on the floor. Towns underwater along the river severn but more rain is forecast for northern parts of the uk. The challenges of a school run the teenager testing the law on one councils obligation to provide transport. Whale numbers are booming in what used to be prime hunting seas of the antarctic
That was agreed between the uk and the eu on christmas eve. The move means the changes can take effect from the 1st of january. President trump signs a Coronavirus Relief and spending package, after previously threatening to block the bill saying parts of it were wasteful. Democrats have urged the president to follow up the bill with more help for struggling workers. More signs of growing pressure on uk hospitals from the new coronavirus variant. Three Ambulance Services in the south east of england are asking people not to call unless its a genuine emergency. A chinese journalist who reported on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the city of wuhan has been sentenced to four years injail. Zhang zhan was convicted of provoking trouble with her reports that criticised the authorities initial response to the pandemic. Next, a look back on the year
in politics with leila nathoo. The beginning of a new decade filled with promise, but 2020 didnt play out as any of us expected. Fro