Joining us momentarily and to open the show we have to get news that developed moments ago and that is the president invoking the defense production act to encourage or force some American Companies to make ventilators. Lets get more on that breaking news right now with Kayla Tausche in washington, d. C kayla . Brian, President Trump has done this just a handful of times during the coronavirus crisis, but this afternoon he issued an order that targets six medical Device Companies to procure the elements and materials they need to expedite the production of ventilators and personal protective equipment. The companies include general electric, hillrom, medtronic, resmed, philips and vy aire so they can make things like ventilators and the personal propektipr protective equipment for medical providers more quickly we know it is in short suspect blew in hardhit states as they grapple with growing numbers of sick patients. The white house so far has refrained from using the dpa as a blunt i
Learned from operation century. Last year, 18 people were convicted of abusing girls in newcastle. Some of the victims were as young as m. Snapchat loses £1 billion from its stock market value as one of its most influential users, kyliejenner, tweets she no longer uses the social media site. Good morning, its friday the 23rd of february. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. For every five prescriptions handed out in england, an error is made, and the governments been warned these mistakes could be linked to hundreds and potentially thousands of deaths a year. The Health Secretary, jeremy hunt, has described the findings as appalling. He cites the case of a 92 year old woman whose vital medication was stopped after her chart was inadvertently swapped with another patients. Our health editor, hugh pym, has the details. The report covers mistakes made in the prescribing, dispensing and administering of medication in england. These could involve gps, pharmacists, care homes and hospitals. The re
A stark warning from the chancellor, but there was more cash in his Spending Review to level up the economy. Im in merseyside to find out if thats giving businesses confidence amid the gloom. The small fish thats helping scientists learn how to heal people with serious injuries without scarring. Good morning. Its a chilly start to the day. Some frost and fog but a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine. Cloud at times in the south. Detailed in ten minutes. Good morning. Its thursday, 26th november. Our top story. People in england will learn what restrictions they will face when the lockdown ends next week, as the Health Secretary makes an announcement later today. Most of the country is expected to be placed in the two toughest tiers of measures, with london going into tier 2. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. The shutters will come up on shops, gyms and hairdressers everywhere in england next week, as lockdown ends. But what else opens again will depend on where
For many of us with the exception of some of us in scotland as we go through the week ahead. With that it will be turning wetter. It does mean more rain before it turns colder again next weekend. Hello, this is bbc news. 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 enhanced Contact Tracing to do everything we possibly can to stop them from spreading. The number of covid i9 cases in the United States passes 25 million, with the number of deaths soaring to nearly 418,000. Some enjoy the wintry conditions as snow and ice sweep across the uk, but Severe Weather warnings are in place for many areas. Israel announces it will ban incoming flights from monday evening until the end ofjanuary in order to try and contain the spread of coronavirus. And celebrations in china as 11 gold miners whod been trapped underground for two
Seriously ill in hospital with coronavirus have been married in intensive care just before the groom was put on a ventilator. The couple were supposed to be getting married injune. Staff at Milton Keynes University Hospital found them a vicar and helped them to organise a ceremony, complete with a cake and flowers. And thankfully, a happy ending. Sarah campbell reports. A wedding photo which tells a story of our time. Simon was about to be admitted to intensive care, his condition rapidly deteriorating. His fiancee lizzie had been told he might not recover. My heart broke. To be sat there so ill and to be told the person you love, you might not see them again, isjust. Indescribable. With time running out nursing staff here immediately set about planning a wedding. They called in a local vicar, who came and did the ceremony in intensive care, and they were absolutely amazing, absolutely amazing. Bearing in mind all that was going on, what was going through your mind . We got to make tha