This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Uk government ministers meet to decide how to manage rising coronavirus cases in england, amid warnings that a new variant of the virus is causing faster transmission. It comes as more than two thirds of those living in england 38 Million People are now subject to the toughest restrictions in tier 3. Americans are to get a second coronavirus vaccine, as the moderna injection is approved in the us. Italy imposes a nationwide lockdown over christmas and new year as it tries to halt the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. Translation we must intervene but i assure you this is not an easy decision. And in cricket a devastated india crashed to their lowest ever score of 36 as australia ran riot to win the opening test in adelaide and in this weeks travel show, the team soak up a bit of festive spirit in lapland and follow a couple who are reunited after months of enforced separation. Thats in half an ho
This is bbc news im simon mccoy. The headlines. Leicester faces more time in lockdown. It could be the uks first city to have restrictions extended for an extra two weeks. We have to remain vigilant, we have to continue to do the basics. Washing our hands and all that. Plus, we need to have local lockdown is and local whack a mole strategies where necessary. Spending on infrastructure the government plans to spend a billion pounds on schools in england over the next decade further easing of restrictions across the rest of the uk as schools in wales and high street shops in scotland reopen. Planning to get away . The government prepares to give more details on where we can go on holiday this summer. A socially distanced chorus line how choirs are trying to find harmony 2 metres apart. Good afternoon. Leicester is preparing to be the first place in the uk in the past fortnight. The Prime Minister said the government is concerned about the situation there and the move would mean that curr
This is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A group of armed men have stormed the Stock Exchange in the city of karachi killing at least ten people. Englands education secretary says schools will see full classroom sizes when children return in september, as the government promises £1 billion to rebuild crumbling schools. We do need to ensure that every child is benefiting from the education that we all so richly value. In the uk, current lockdown restrictions which are due to ease in england at the weekend may stay in place for another fortnight because of a spike in cases there. Further easing of restrictions across the rest of the uk as schools
in wales and high street shops in scotland reopen. The number of people to die with covid 19 worldwide passes 500,000. In the us the worst affected country the governor of texas warns infections have taken a swift and very dangerous turn. Air bridges or travel corridors to allow brits to go on holi
live from washington. this is bbc news. the united nations adds israel s military to a list of entities committing violations against children a day after a deadly strike on a school in a refugee camp. president biden publicly apologises to president zelensky, for a months long delay in military aid to ukraine. and as the us economy adds more jobs than expected, fresh questions about when interest rates will be cut and what it could mean in an election year.