A leading Homeless Charity says more than 300,000 private renters in england have fallen behind on payments in the past few months. And in half an hour, the incredible stories of the families of the bbcs news presenters and their role in the second world war. Thats the peoples war, at 5. 30. Borisjohnson is spending the weekend considering whether to tighten covid 19 measures in england, after saying the uk was now seeing a second wave. Figures show the number of infections is doubling roughly every week. Former government adviser, prof Neil Ferguson said, new measures were needed sooner rather than later. At least 13. 5 million people, roughly1 in 5 of the uk population, are already facing local restrictions. In london, additional measures are increasingly likely, according to the mayor, sadiq khan, who says hes extremely concerned by the speed with which the virus is spreading in the capital. One of the options the government is understood to be considering is a so called circuit bre
Tributes are paid as the pioneering Us Supreme Court judge, and champion of womens rights, Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at the age of 87. President trump is expected to nominate a conservative replacement as soon as possible with implications for the election and us policy. A leading Homeless Charity says more than 300,000 private renters in england have fallen behind on payments in the past few months. And coming up in half an hour the travel show have visted london zoo and brazils National Museum and spoken to travellers whose trips have been impacted by lockdown. Thats coming up at 1630 borisjohnson is spending the weekend considering whether to tighten covid 19 measures in england, after saying the uk was now seeing a second wave. Figures show the number of infections is doubling roughly every week. Former government adviser, prof Neil Ferguson said, new measures were needed sooner rather than later. At least 13. 5 Million People, roughly1 in 5 of the uk population, are already facing
Gareth bale is back at tottenham on a season long loan. And coming up, click, looks at how tech can help us get back to work, from a digital twin of st pancras station, to the latest tech developments from silicon valley. Thats in half an hour on bbc news. The uk has recorded its highest number of new Coronavirus Infections in one day since the beginning of may. It comes as borisjohnson considers whether to tighten covid 19 measures in england, after saying the uk was now seeing a second wave. 4,422 new cases of covid 19 were recorded in the past 24 hour period. 27 people were reported to have died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test taking the total number, across the uk, to 41,759. As ministers consider their next steps, the former government adviser, professor Neil Ferguson said stricter lockdown measures across the uk were needed sooner rather than later. At least 13. 5 Million People, roughly1 in 5 of the uk population, are already facing local restrictions. One of the opti
Who led an amazing life. My heart goes out to all those who cared for her and care about her. And a leading Homeless Charity says more than 300,000 private renters, who were not in arrears for the pandemic, have fallen behind on payments in the last few months. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Borisjohnson is holding urgent talks this weekend to decide whether to impose lockdown restrictions on the whole of england, to tackle the current surge in coronavirus cases. The Prime Minister says the uk is now seeing a second wave, with the number of new infections doubling every week and hospital admissions rising. At least 13. 5 Million People, roughly one in five of the uk population, are already facing local restrictions. In london, additional measures are increasingly likely, according to the mayor sadiq khan, who says hes extremely concerned by evidence of the speed with whi
Good afternoon. Theres mounting pressure on the government to close all schools in england for face to face teaching for two weeks after the christmas holidays. Teaching unions say a move to Home Learning for most children is necessary to curb the spread of coronavirus. One union has described it as, the only sensible and credible option. It comes after the education secretary said all london primaries would remain shut on monday, rather than only those in some boroughs. Heres our education correspondent, dan johnson. In liverpool, teachers are already at the head of the queue for tests, but there are more and more voices saying schools should not reopen on monday. It seems to me just to be inexplicable that the government is getting it so badly wrong. We said all schools should be closed for the first two weeks, and we regret to have to say that. We dont want to have to say that schools will close. But ourfear is, if we do not do something now, they will have to be closed for a much l