11 Million People could have their bills cut today but i look at why it still probably isnt the best deal for you. Protecting footballers from brain injury. Good morning, we have one more day of quite weather. Dense fog and frost around but lively weather around on the weekend as storm ciara approaches. Good morning, it is friday. The top story is a recording reveals the teenager who threw a toddler off a balcony of the tate gallery had planned to do so almost a year before. Jonty bravery, who was 17 that it happened, will be sentenced later this month. The six year old boy is still recovering. The carer, who we are protect, said he had passed the information onto his senior colleagues. It was a day out that changed a little boy forever. Phone from the top of the tate gallery. Jonty bravery admitted trying to murder the boy. Now the bbc can reveal disturbing new details. The teenager who has autism lived in this flat in london with round the clock care. He confessed nearly a year befor
The outbreak compares to previous viruses. Almost a hundred allies of the home secretary priti patel have written a letter defending her, after a series of bullying allegations. The duke and duchess of sussex have taken part in one of their last official engagements before they quit royal life later this month. And in sport englands women are beaten by the usa in their first match in the she believes cup in florida. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9 the Health Secretary, matt hancock, says the government is working with supermarkets to ensure that people staying at home because of coronavirus can be supplied with food. He told the bbcs question Time Programme that he was confident supplies would not run down. But the bbcs Business Editor says that a supermarket executive told him they havent heard from the government directly and that staff are working round the clock to keep shelves stocked. The total number of confirmed cases in the uk has risen to 116. A woman in her 70s
A bleak future. Im not sure what im going to do now. Quite a shock . Yeah, yeah, i thought that wed be saved, but not this time. And the duke and duchess of sussex return to the uk for one of their last official engagements before they step back as senior royals at the end of the month. Coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, well have the goals from the last of the fifth round ties this week, as Manchester United make a strong start at derby in the fa cup. Good evening. A woman in her 70s has become the first person with coronavirus to die in the uk. The Royal Berkshire hospital in reading said she had Underlying Health issues but she had not been abroad. The number of people infected in the uk hasjumped again to 116 among them some children. Almost half of those who have the virus dont need hospital treatment. The uks chief medical adviser, professor chris whitty, says authorities across the country are now mainly trying to delay rather than contain the spread of corona
Well as the exceptional efforts of the fco to help uk citizens abroad. The bank of englands role is to help uk businesses and households manage through an economic shock that could prove large and sharp, but should be temporary. That is why the bank is announcing today a comprehensive and timely package of measures to help uk households and businesses bridge across the economic disruption caused by covid 19. These measures will help keep firms in business and people in jobs and they will prevent a temporary disruption from causing longer lasting economic harm. Maximising the effectiveness of our response requires coordination across all the banks policy committees. That is why all policy committees. That is why all policy committees are simultaneously acting today, maximising the effectiveness of our response requires working in concert with her majestys treasury. That is why were acting on budget day, when the chancellor will announce a series of government initiatives to support uk h
At the shebelieves cup this evening. They face spain in frisco, which isjust outside dallas. Our Sports Correspondent Katie Gornall is at the toyota stadium. Katie, weve talked a lot about the impact of coronavirus in sport, youre in texas, thats seen the motogp race called off there next month, much concern where you are. That is right. It hasnt affected the sporting landscape in texas and the sporting landscape in texas and the us as much as in europe, but it is having an impact. We have heard that the major leagues have closed the locker rooms for all but nonessential staff. Journalists were not able to access the locker room is to ask questions as they normally would have done. The moto gp was cancelled in austin but that was due to logistical concerns for large numbers of fans, staff, freight, all travelling internationally so that is why that was cancelled. In terms of this game here, it is very much business as usual. Us soccer expecting a sell out crowd and they say they are mo