Theyve lost one or even both parents, and they are now having to face a very uncertain future all alone. Englands mayors urge the government to think again about Making Masks Mandatory On Public Transport as 42,000 cases of coronavirus are recorded in a single day. And Britney Spears is back in court as her fight to end her Fathers Conservatorship gathers pace. We start in South Africa, where the number of people killed in the disorder thats gripped parts of the country has risen to 72. The countrys now facing the biggest Security Challenge since president Cyril Ramaphosa became president in 2018. The catalyst was the arrest, last week, of former president Jacob Zuma. But its gone beyond that now. Well get onto to that in a bit. But first, Take A Look at these images. What you just saw there is a mother throwing her baby to safety from a burning building in durban. Rioters targeted shops on the Ground Floor there and then set the building on fire. The mother with her baby were on the t
Collapsed has ordered an immediate audit of all buildings of a similar age five people have been confirmed dead. The us braces for an extreme and dangerous heatwave in the northwest with supplies being handed out to the homeless in many areas. And wales s euro 2020 dreams are over, as theyre beaten 4 0 by denmark and italy knock out austria with a 2 1 victory. The Uk Health secretary, Matt Hancock, has resigned, a day after admitting hed breached social distancing guidelines by kissing a colleague in his office. Calls for him to step down had come from some of his own conservative party, after the publication of images showing him embracing his aide, Gina Coladangelo. Mr hancock told the Prime Minister he was resigning in a letter, saying hed let people down. He then made a public announcement on social media. Borisjohnson said Mr Hancock should leave office very proud of what hed achieved. A few hours ago the former Home Secretary and chancellor, Sajid Javid, was announced as Mr Hanco
Borisjohnson said Mr Hancock should leave office very proud of what hed achieved. A few hours ago the former Home Secretary and chancellor, sajid javid, was announced as Mr Hancocks replacement. Our political correspondent, ben wright, has the story. One of the most familiar faces of the pandemic, the Health Secretary at the heart of Decision Making as the country battled covid, and often seen at his side was this woman, gina coladangelo, a former lobbyist, adviser to the Health Secretary and long term friend. But yesterday came this image of them kissing in Matt Hancocks office, breaking, as he admitted, the governments own covid guidelines and plunging his career into crisis. This evening, he quit. I understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, that you have made, and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them, and thats why ive got to resign. Matt hancock hoped to ride out the storm, a Cabinet Minister with big ambition, who had the bac
with making change? also, the debate over kink at pride. some say these events need to be more family-friendly, others say pride has to welcome absolutely everyone. the chairman of san francisco s leathermen s discussion group joins us live. and lgbtq history goes back a lot further than you might think. our producer brings us the latest research on people like alexander the great and william shakespeare. from nbc news in washington, i m joshua johnson, welcome to the week. . this week brought some big developments in the fight over voting rights. yesterday, the doj announced that it is suing the state of georgia over restrictive new voting laws passed there. this as the biden administration s first major move against numerous republican-supported laws. critics say they re designed to make it harder to vote. the lawsuit comes just days after democrats in congress failed to advance the for the people act. attorney general merrick garland called on congress to do more.
The chairman of San Franciscos leathermens Discussion Group joins us live. And Lgbtq History goes back a lot further than you might think. Our producer brings us the latest research on people like Alexander The Great and william shakespeare. From Nbc News in washington, im Joshua Johnson, welcome to The Week. This week brought some big developments in the fight over Voting Rights. Yesterday, the doj announced that it is suing the State Of Georgia over restrictive new Voting Laws passed there. This as the biden administrations first major move against numerous republicansupported laws. Critics say theyre designed to make it harder to vote. The lawsuit comes just days after democrats in congress failed to advance the for the people act. Attorney general Merrick Garland called on congress to do more. Our complaint alleges that recent changes to Georgias Election laws were enacted with the purpose of denying or abridging black georgians to vote on account of their race or color. We are usi