earlier. we are going to bring you another story. we will come back to events in nottingham shortly. you are watching bbc news. the other story we are following here in the uk today is the first day of a new phase of the covid inquiry. this inquiry is looking into how the government handled the covid pandemic. today marks the first day of public hearings, but they are expected to last for several years. today the inquiry has heard opening statements from counsel for the core participants, and that is what you are seeing on screen right now. let s hear from the bbc s ali are seeing on screen right now. let s hearfrom the bbc s ali price, and her report starts with some of the video testimonies from bereaved families that were played to the inquiry. families that were played to the in . ui . ~ families that were played to the inuui .~ families that were played to the in.ui . ., families that were played to the inuui . ~ ., ., inquiry. when we looked down at work, i inquiry. w
the inquiry looking at the uk s response to the covid 19 pandemic starts hearing evidence today. it s expected to last at least three years, with witnesses including borisjohnson and matt hancock. police in nottingham say they ve closed a number of roads in the city as they deal with what they re calling an ongoing serious incident. officers have been called to several locations. trams are also suspended. figures show regular pay not including bonuses were 7.2% higher in the three months to april, helped in part by the rise in the national living wage. but despite the surge, pay continues to be outstripped by rising prices. the american actor, treat williams, has died in a motorbike crash in vermont he was 71. in a 50 year career, he had more than 130 on screen credits, including the musical hair and tv series everwood. yes, the covid inquiry. what do you want? it starts today. remember all those five o clock faces, rishi sunak, chris whitty, patrick vallance and the
felt nottingham because of the shock felt after what has happened. what are you feeling, and what people around you feeling, and what people around you feeling, and what people around you feeling about what has happened? how shocked people? i think people are incredibly shocked about what has happened. you hear the eyewitness dare say she needed a cup of tea with some sugar in it because of tea with some sugar in it because of what she saw. i wish i hadn t woken up to this news because you don t expect it to happen in a city you love. i work yeah, my daughter goes to nursery here. this is a place i love and ifeel safe in. people telling me the same thing. it is such a contrast that it is a glorious day and people wanting to spend time in the city centre, and they my my colleague from bbc radio nottingham, hayley compton speaking
this point, but the police believe those two incidents, the stabbing and the van running people over, were connected. that is why this is still an active crime scene. just to reassure people and to show that the city is under control. city is under control. hayley, you live in nottingham city is under control. hayley, you live in nottingham and city is under control. hayley, you live in nottingham and you i city is under control. hayley, you live in nottingham and you know| city is under control. hayley, you i live in nottingham and you know the place very well. i used to live in nottingham many years ago as well. could you tell our viewers the geography of the three places, ? geography of the three you could you tell our viewers the geography of the three you have got ilkeston road, magdala road and milton street. where are they and how close are they to each other? the city centre, all the roads leading to the city centre. ilkeston road, where the first incident was, leading to