The airline tui launches an investigation as nearly 200 passengers on a flight from zante to cardiff are told to self isolate after a number test positive for covid 19. After 64 million half price meals served in august the eat out to help out scheme ends today with many businesses calling for an extension. And the cost of plastic bags in england is to double to ten pence and all shops will have to charge for them. Here in the uk, labour has called for next summers a level and gcse exams in england to be delayed by up to two months to allow pupils more time to catch up on lost teaching time after schools were closed during the pandemic. The shadow education secretary, kate green said pupils have a mountain to climb to prepare for exams after months away from the classroom. The uk government have insisted exams will go ahead next year, whatever the timings. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. It has only been a few weeks since this years students got theirfinal grades, but w
History. The trauma of march 15 is not easily healed. But today i hope is the last where we have any cause to here or utter the name of the terrorist behind it. £13 per day the uk government trials payments for those on low incomes who have to self isolate in parts of england. And if you have been affected by not being able to work whilst self isolating,or youd like to share your thoughts on this or any of our other stories with me you can contact me on twitter at annita mcveigh, or use the hashtag bbc your questions. Hurricane laura makes landfall along the coast of louisiana hundreds of thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes. A warning that complacency over getting the flu jab in the uk, could lead to the nhs being overwhelmed. And top tier basketball and baseball teams in the us boycott their matches amid anger over the shooting of jacob blake by police in wisconsin. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. And stay with us for the lat
First lady, this has been really an incredible outpouring and we started very big with our rallies and everything because we cannot allow oui everything because we cannot allow our country to become a socialist nation. We cannot let that happen. Thats what would happen. Or worse, by the way. Or worse. I want you to know our nation will defeat this terrible china virus, as we call it. And we are producing powerful therapies and drugs and healing the sick, and we are going to recover and the vaccine is coming out very very quickly, in record time, as you know. It is coming out at very very soon and we have great Great Companies doing it and they will be distributing it and we will be, through the power of the american spirit, i think, through the power of the american spirit, ithink, motheranything else. Science, medicine will eradicate the china virus once and for role. We will get rid of it all over the world. You see big flare ups in europe, canada, you so that today. A lot of flare u
To avoid social contact for around 12 weeks. Government ministers are meeting along with their chief medical advisers. Theyll give an update on the latest information for us later today. The government is also set to announce new measures to support the economy, after warnings that the latest restrictions could put firms out of business. The eu looks set to close borders to most foreign travellers for at least the next month. In a further development, germany has closed non essential shops, most Leisure Facilities, and suspends religious services. France is in lockdown for the next 15 days, with people allowed to leave their homes only to shop for food, go to work, or seek medical help. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. People around the uk are today facing tougher measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus after the Prime Minister urged everyone to avoid unnecessary social contacts, to work from home where possible, and to stay away from pubs and restaurants. Today, the g
Some construction workers in spain return to work as the country starts easing lockdown restrictions. And nearly 200 members of the armed forces are being deployed to support Ambulance Services in england and wales. And coming up later in the hour we put your coronavirus questions to our experts virologist dr elisabetta groppelli and nhs gp dr fiona kinnon. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. But first, as the uk enters its fourth week in lockdown, the government is reviewing the measures imposed to try to curb the spread of coronavirus. It comes as one of the European Countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, spain, relaxes some of the restrictions announced last month. But with the number of hospital deaths in the uk now standing at more than 10,000 restrictions here are likely to remain in place for some time yet. Members of the armed forces are being deployed to sup