the prime minister rishi sunak is out volunteering today visiting a youth group in hertfordshire along with his wife, helping to prepare a meal that was eventually served. earlier i spoke to the commissioner of stjohn ambulance which is supporting their big help out. she told me about the positive impact. it doesn t have to be onerous at all. you can give us much time as you are able to and it can be flexible to suit you but it is that first step, just go and talk to folk or if you go onto the big help out website on any of the organisations s website, you can find out what they do. take that first step, it is not hard and you don t have to commit there and then. get a taster. how did the pandemic effect that volunteers who work for your organisation and volunteering in general? your organisation and volunteering in ueneral? ~ . ., , your organisation and volunteering inceneral? a . , ., ., in general? actually, although their andemic in general? actually, although their pand
we ll have the latest from picket lines in england, scotland and wales. also on the programme: large crowds are expected in memphis for the funeral of tyre nichols, the black man who died after being detained by police. two men get life in prison for killing a 71 year old woman, to steal her life savings. and the potentially deadly radioactive capsule the size of ap retrieved from the australian outback. and coming up on the bbc news channel: chelsea confirm they have completed the signing of argentina midfielder enzo fernandez from benfica for a record £107 million. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. it s thought to be the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade across the uk, with tens of thousands of people on strike, in disputes over pay, jobs, and conditions. teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university staff, bus drivers all are on strike in different parts of the country, with teachers in the national education union the largest g
critical report into lockdown parties at downing street and other government buildings at the height of the coronavirus lockdowns. people were banned from socialising or even attending funerals at the time because of the pandemic. now on bbc news, click. this week, we re going to sea to see what the seals can see. really?! yes. and what can they see? an enormous turbine. we re going to find out whether sea life and sea machines can happily coexist. this is a harbour seal, and this is what we re looking for in the data. shiona takes control of this monster. paul gets up close to this beast. oh. - wrong room. and zoe gets attacked by a giant ironman. hello and welcome to another scenic glasgow location. mmhmm. behind us is a victorian ship. for a long time, we ve known the power of wind at sea. but we re getting better than ever before at harnessing wind power. yeah. now, the year 2020 won t be fondly remembered for much, i d say. but it was at least a very windy year. appare