Week. In shrewsbury, the level of the river severn is continuing to rise, albeit slowly overnight. Sandbags are in place, as our road closures. We expect at the peak of the levels this afternoon. May be a respite from relentless rain over the next couple of days, a mixture of sunshine and showers but we could have more heavy rain on the way back, lifting those with the levels further. Ill have more details further. 18 in a row liverpool equal Manchester Citys league record. It was a nervy win over a resilient west ham, thanks in part to some questionable goalkeeping. Its tuesday february the 25th. Our top story the disgraced Film Producer Harvey Weinstein has been taken to hospital after his conviction for rape and Sexual Assault. The 67 year old should have spent the night in new yorks notorious Rikers Island jail, but he complained of chest pains and was taken to a specialist unit for treating prisoners. This report, from our north america correspondent peter bowes, contains flash ph
After a home player on board are looked after. Milder as the south westerly wind contracted the coronavirus. Scottish rugby say shes picks up but there is rain to come being treated in a healthcare facility, but is otherwise well. In from the west and that is all change tomorrow. Join me later for the Foreign Office is always extremely active whenever there were more details. Vat on sanitary products, the so called tampon tax, is to be abolished. Its saturday 7th march. Our top story. British nationals overseas that they a man in his early 805 has become ta ke british nationals overseas that they take advice from Public Health the second person in the uk england, we have a great deal of Insurance Companies are to pay out more to die after testing positive for coronavirus. Trust in the us Public Health Milton Keynes hospital said the man had Underlying Health system. We work with them regularly. Conditions. Much more clout around today. It the hospital has isolated their processes are a
Hospital becomes the first in the uk to temporarily run out of critical ca re to temporarily run out of Critical Care capacity for coronavirus patients. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The government has ordered the shedding of bars, pubs and leisure centres. Many of the places we all visit regularly. It came as the chancellor, rishi sunak, announced a dramatic package of measures to help protect businesses, jobs and the vulnerable. Weve never had state intervention like this in this country before, he said. Rishi sunak said the government would pay up to 80 of peoples wages and thats up toa 80 of peoples wages and thats up to a maximum of £2000 a month for those whose jobs are at risk. And gcioss those whose jobs are at risk. And across the uk, the Prime Minister demanded the immediate shutting down of the vast majority of places where we socialise and exercise. It came as government advisers issued a sobering warning that social distancing measures would need to be in place fo
In the pakistani city karachi killing at least 97 people. A two week quarantine for most people entering the uk, with fines for those who dont self isolate. Us democratic Candidatejoe Biden apologises for his comments about African Americans who choose to vote for President Trump. Youve got more questions, but i tell you, if you have got a problem figuring out whether you are for me or for trump, then you aint black. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Our top story uk Prime Minister, Boris Johnsons most Senior Adviser is facing calls to resign after being accused of breaking lockdown rules. Dominic cummings travelled hundreds of miles north from london, to his parents home in county durham, when he and his wife had coronavirus symptoms. In the last hour, weve had a statement from a spokesman for 10 downing street. It says that because his wife was infected with suspected coronavirus and the high likelihood that he would himself become unwell, it was esse
The hearing under way earlier today about the tsa talking about issues there. That was abrupt. It was ended, the witnesses left. The senators went on about their day and an area of the Office Building adjacent to the u. S. Capitol where this was going on was shut down for a period of time. And then we saw what unfolded at the white house. Now, some of the question that is are going to joshreness. On the other side of the door behind where the lectern is the president sometimes appears or the press secretary, there are offices there and just around the corner is the oval office where the president works and the residence is just on the other side behind the back row of cameras some distance abay. No one was evacuated. Only reporters and camera personnel were sent outside of the briefing room. Josherness described being in his own office and then went to the old eisenhower Office Building. And then property of the networks, the cameras fixed were covered far time. The lenses covered duri