Has been in the situation before, my partner, and he is sadly used to it. Lockdown restrictions continue to be eased around the uk. The five mile travel restriction is lifted in wales, in Northern Ireland nail bars and tattoo parlours can reopen and well be live in a bar in scotland in the next half an hour. The Online Fashion retailer boohoo says it will investigate one of its suppliers following reports of working conditions and pay at its leicester factory. Well be speaking to the deputy city mayor of leicester this hour. Music the good, the bad, and the ugly theme and the great Ennio Morricone one of hollywoods most iconic film score composers dies at the age of 91. Good afternoon. The audience loved it it had urgency, understanding, and sympathy and, most importantly, it had money £1. 5 billion of it. The governments support package for the arts industry has been broadly welcomed by a sector which has been ravaged by the covid pandemic. The money will come in the form of grants a
The owner of the carmaker says it will build the new astra model in the uk, but it all depends on what type of brexit deal we get from the eu. Dont say i am a hero. I am no hero. I was lucky im here. No hero, but more than 20 million of you have now seen harrys story on social media. We will hear about an amazing outpouring of thanks to the d day veteran. Good morning, and i am in amongst the delphiniums at a real confetti field in worcestershire. Western areas could see temperatures approach 30 degrees today, and the heat is therefore eastern areas tomorrow. I will have all the details here on breakfast. It is friday 28june. Our top story france is on red alert as the country is braced for its hottest day on record, with temperatures expected to hit 45 degrees celsius in places. Large swathes of Continental Europe are sweltering in the heatwave, which has also caused wildfires in northern spain. 0ur correspondent Lucy Williamson reports. This was the heatwaves first strike. Wildfires
And we celebrate a0 years of christmas classic, the snowman, and its iconic soundtrack, Walking In The Air. Good morning. Its Christmas Eve. Our top story. Around 250 Million People in the us and canada are under Severe Weather warnings, as an unprecedented winter storm sweeps across North America. From alaska to texas, bone chilling temperatures, blizzards and icy winds have caused widespread disruption and left more than a million homes and businesses without power. At least 12 deaths have been linked to the conditions. Tom brada reports. Once ina once in a generation whether out of the worst possible time. Ice, wind, rain and extreme cold are Wreaking Havocin Rain and extreme cold are wreaking havoc in the build up to christmas. Trees have been ripped from the ground and power lines have been knocked out across the country. From maine to texas, more than i Million People are without electricity. People are very frustrated because we pay our bills. All day it has been going in and ou
And the Legendary British rock Guitaristjeff Beck has died at the age of 78. And coming up on the bbc news channel. Australia refuse to play cricket in aghanistan in a stand against the treatment of women by the taliban. As they withdraw from marchs one day series. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. If you called an ambulance in england back in october for someone who was having a heart attack or a stroke, the average waiting time was an hour. The latest figures from nhs england showjust how much the situation has worsened since then. If you made the same call last month, the wait was half an hour longer a full 92 minutes on average before an ambulance would get to you. The target is 18 minutes. For weeks, weve been reporting on the unrelenting pressures facing the nhs this winter. Senior doctors have told us the Health Service is operating on a knife edge. Now our Health Editor hugh pym has been allowed into the royal Bolton Hospital, and into a e, which is at the epicen
Investigation is launched. Iran releases an alleged confession of spying by a British Iranian man whos facing the Death Sentence he says the confession was forced. The social media personality andrew tate investigated in relation to organised crime, we investigate his popularity with young people. And the Brit Award Nominations are out with a notable absence of women in the category of artist of the year. And stay with us here on Bbc News Channel for continuing coverage in analysis with our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. Good evening. Ambulance response times in england and waits in accident and Emergency Departments have reached the highest levels on record. The latest figures have exposed the Alarming State of Emergency Care in the National Health service. For some emergencies, including suspected strokes and heart attacks, the average wait was over 90 minutes. The target is 18 minutes. More than a third of patients waited more than four hours to be assessed a