Attend friday prayers in a mosque. More than half of england population will be offered the flu jab to decrease pressures on the nhs amidst coronavirus. Rebecca vardy files legal papers filing her case. Hello and watching in the uk or around the world. Borisjohnson has admitted that the government did not understand the coronavirus in the first few weeks and months of the pandemic. He suggested things could have been done differently. Speaking as he marks his first full year in office, the Prime Minister said that there are very open questions as to whether or not the lockdown came into late. A change from the insistence of some of his ministers that the right decisions were taken at the right time. Mrjohnson has been speaking to a political editor. We look back at this crisis, eve ryo ne we look back at this crisis, everyone can see that this was something that was new, that we did not understand in the way that we would have liked in the first few weeks and months and probably, the s
Which dragged pc harper behind it for more than a mile he suffered catastrophic injuries. His wife lissie says shes disappointed by todays verdict of manslaughter. This crime, whatever the outcome deliberated over was brutal and senseless. The way in which andrew was robbed of his life, we all know to be barbaric and inexplicable. I am immensely disappointed with the verdict given today. Face coverings are now compulsory in shops in england for most people failing to wear one could mean a £100 fine. 30 Million People in england will be offered the flu jab this winter, to try to stop the nhs being overwhelmed if theres a second wave of coronavirus. And coming up at five forty five mark kermode rounds up the best films for viewing both at home, and in cinemas, in the film review. The Prime Minister has conceded there are things the uk goverment could have done differently in its handling of coronavirus. In an exclusive interview for bbc news, Boris Johnson admitted that the goverment di
Also this hour. Friday prayers are to be held at istanbuls iconic hagia sophia building for the First Time Since the museum was turned back into a mosque. Beijing tells the us to close one of its consulates in china, the latest escalation in a spat between the two countries the duke and duchess of sussex take legal action after a drone allegedly took pictures of their son, archie in the United States. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world 7 and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Face coverings are now compulsory in shops in england, as new coronavirus rules came into force within just 12 hours of the uk government releasing their new guidelines. The move brings england in line with scotland, france, spain and italy. Police can now hand out £100 fines to anyone not wearing a Face Covering in enclosed public spaces like banks, supermarkets and takeaways , but some shops have said they wont enforce the rules. Coverin
To our Financial Futures . The bank of england tells us what they think later this morning ill have the details. Unfinished business for Manchester United, as they march on in europe. They finally finish the Europa League tie, which started before lock down, and now play copenhagen in the quarter finals next week good morning from Windsor Castle where it will be open for visitors on thursday and friday throughout august but you will have to people. Drizzly this morning. We will see some sunshine today, the best of which in northern scotland. The details later in the programme. Its thursday, august 8. Our top story port officials in beirut have been placed under house arrest while an Investigation Continues into the massive explosion which killed at least 135 people. 5,000 people were injured and many more were left homeless by the blast, which its thought was caused by Ammonium Nitrate stored in a warehouse. Sean dilley has this report. A city in ruin, as authorities start to plan a co
Will set off on the trip of a lifetime across the atlantic and into a new chapter in the history books. How are you feeling about that big trip ahead of you . Very good. So excited. Good luck to her. Sarah farmer with that report. Time for a look at the weather. Heres chris fawkes. Our weather is set to get much hotter with temperatures surging over the next 2a hours, high is expected of 36 celsius across south east england tomorrow. Thats the kind of heat we saw last week, not far off those temperatures in any case. Today, a lot of cloud in the south west, thick enough to bring drizzle and mist, it feels humid as well. In scotland, plenty of sunshine and a fresh feel to the weather. He is the satellite picture which shows how extensive the cloud is across england and wales. Across the south east of england we are starting to see the cloud break up and across the south east we should see some sunshine getting on here and when sunshine comes out ten pictures will rocket up quickly. It w