Hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. Coming up in the next half hour, borisjohnson promises to build, build, build to boost the uks economy after coronavirus. But the labour leader reckons the plans are nothing new and the governments got one more opportunity to stop mass redundancies. Next weeks Financial Statement could be the last chance to save millions ofjobs. But the Prime Minister remains positive. We are the builders, theyre the blockers. Were the doers, theyre the ditherers. Were going to get on with it and take this country forward. Also on this programme, the governnment announces that up to 3 million hong kong residents are to be offered the chance to settle in the uk. The education secretary announces plans to get all of englands children back to school in september. And one mp reflects on how her life might have been different. My mum, who has regularly said, katherine, ive been saying since you were two youll either be a stripper, a social worker or a scien
Struggling . Good morning. Most festival fun good morning. Most festivalfun has been put on hold for this year but i will be looking at smart ways that some embracing social distancing that asking whether for others, covid could mean the partys over for good . An fa cup nightmare for david de gea. The Manchester United goalkeeper makes two huge mistakes as chelsea progress to the final. For many of us today, we will see some sunshine. They will also be areas of cloud thick enough to produce some showers over the northern half of the country. Wales and southern england seeing the sunniest disguise. I will have all the details later in the programme. Its monday the 20th ofjuly. Our top story the government has signed deals to secure 90 million doses of Coronavirus Vaccines which are being developed overseas. The agreements, one with a german Us Partnership and one with a french firm, is in addition to a pledge for 100 million doses of a vaccine created at the university of oxford, which
Types of interventions. As tensions grow between britain and china the uk is expected to announce its suspending its extradition treaty with hong kong. The parents of a student who took her own life in 2018 are suing Bristol University in whats thought to be the first case of its kind. If you are getting in touch with us today, send me a message on twitter or on our website. Also coming up this hour. An Historic Mission to mars is under way the first attempt by the United Arab Emirates to reach the red planet. Good morning. The government has signed deals for 90 million doses of Coronavirus Vaccine developed overseas. One of them is with a partnership between the german and us pharmaceutical giants biontech and pfizer. Its vaccine produced a strong immune response in early trials. If successful, the first of 30 million doses could arrive by the end of the year. The other deal is with the french firm valneva, which wont begin trials of its jab until the autumn. That agreement is for 60
By boat since thursday. A public apology by the operator of the stranded japanese tanker that leaked tonnes of oil into the indian ocean off mauritius. Japan remembers the victims of nagasaki, 75 years after the atom bomb was dropped on the city. And bbc arabic investigates if a tutankhamun exhibition in london broke egyptian law designed to protect the priceless artefacts. Thats in half an hour here on bbc news. Borisjohnson says it would be morally indefensible to keep schools in england closed, and has pledged to make reopening them a national priority. In a newspaper article, the Prime Minister insists it is safe to send children back to class next month. Its understood he wants schools to stay open as long as possible in any future local lockdowns. Our Political Correspondent matt cole has more. All children were meant to be back in classrooms like this in england before the summer holidays, but that plan failed. Now, the Prime Minister is making clear his commitment that things w
Which clearly is not looking fit for purpose. The government itself is clearly acknowledging that by announcing more and more changes to it. And you can get in touch with me about any and you can get in touch with me aboutany up and you can get in touch with me about any up to lack of stories using my handle or using the hashtag. Senator Kamala Harris makes history after shes named asjoe bidens president ial running mate the first black woman to be a candidate for Vice President. As new zealands largest city is put back into lockdown experts investigate whether coronavirus could have re entered the country through freight shipments. And many parts of the uk experienced dramatic thunderstorms overnight with some comparing it to being in the tropics. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im annita mcveigh. The coronavirus pandemic has now officially pushed the uk into recession for the first time in more than a decade. Figures published by the office for National Statistics this morning