Because they are facing the virus at close quarters as they look after patients. The leader of welsh conservatives, paul davies, has resigned after admitting drinking on the senedd estate days after a pub alcohol ban was enforced. And, the american broadcaster and talk show host, larry king has died at the age of 87. Now on bbc news. It was once the richest democracy in latin america, but under president Nicolas Maduro, venezuela has been in an economic tailspin. Venezuela was once considered by many as the crown jewel of south america. But that golden era is long gone. Its economy is in crisis, oil prices have slumped as has production. And 60 of venezuelans now live in poverty. President maduro has been accused of dragging the economy into freefall but the opposition has not succeeded in unseating him. There is no solution in sight and all the while venezuela is in the grip of covid 19. What is the future for venezuela . And how did it come to this . Beauty that has been brought to i
A 1a year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 15 year old in birmingham. Keon lincoln was attacked in broad daylight in the handsworth area of the city on thursday afternoon. Witnesses reported seeing a group of youths armed with knives and hearing gunshots. Sian lloyd reports. Keon lincoln, described as a beloved son, who was full of life. Police said he was subjected to inconceivable violence. The 15 year old was attacked yesterday in the middle of the afternoon. This mobile phone footage was recorded soon after. Forensic officers today continued to examine the street in the handsworth area of birmingham where it happened. Witnesses saw a group of young people carrying knives, and shots were heard. Police officers tried to give first aid before the ambulance arrived, but keon died shortly after being taken to hospital. This is a 15 year old boy who has been murdered in the streets of birmingham. And our belief is that the other people responsible for it were also ro
Hello, this is bbc news with tim wilcox. The headlines more than 70 cases of the South African variant of covid are identified in the uk amid concerns the vaccine may be less effective against it. Ministers say numbers are being closely monitored. We have an enhanced Contact Tracing to do everything we possibly can to stop them from spreading. Some enjoy the wintry conditions as snow and ice sweep across the uk but Severe Weather warnings are in place for many areas. The number of covid i9 cases in the United States passes 25 million with the death toll soaring to nearly 418,000. Leaving the union the snp lays out what its calling a road map to a new referendum on scottish independence. And joy in china as 11 gold miners whod been trapped underground for two weeks are rescued. Now on bbc news. It was once the richest democracy in latin america, but under president Nicolas Maduro, venezuela has been in an economic tailspin. Venezuela was once considered by many as the crown jewel of sou
Ability to meet its contractual obligations and serve hp as a subcontractor. Last week, the experts said alexis passed two background checks done by the firm usis. That firm is under investigation for fast tracking paperwork on some background checks. Tonight a spokesman for the experts says theyre hp had its own site manager who supervised alexis. That manager reportedly was with alexis during an incident up in rhode island when he thought voices were coming through the walls of his hotel room. From the live desk, im jim handly. Thanks, jim. Tonight in northwest d. C. There was a focus on healing in the aftermath of the navy yard shooting. Mayor vincent gray was among those who spoke at a Prayer Service tonight at mt. Caramel Baptist Church. Darcy spencer has more on that and new information released by the fbi. Reporter jim the fbi released chilling photos of that gunman. You can see one of them right here. Hes standing here in a hallway holding a shotgun. One man told me it was thes
Link to see them. We hope that you will continue to tell us what you think. Just go to tellwusa9. Com. Secretary of defense chuck hagel ordered several security reviews after last weeks shooting and today. His deputy said at least three reviews are underway one focusing on the role of Government Contractors and security clearances. How do you do for such large numbers of people a thorough and careful job so that you have a reasonably blood chance of surfacing a propensity to violence or to some other kind of behavior before that behavior occurs . Aaron alexis had a valid security clearance to be at the navy yard last week. Today family and friends honored two navy yard victims. Arthur daniels was working for a furniture contractor the day of the shootings. His family released a statement at his temple hills funeral saying the father of five loved dancing and dressing up with his wife to go out on the town. Funeral services were also held for kenneth procter. His family asked the media