This is bbc news. The headlines. The coronavirus pandemic is not going away. The Health Emergency programme said that Northern Hemisphere countries needed to do far more to combat the disease over the coming winter. British Prime Minister borisjohnson said it is seeing a second wave of covid 19 and the government still wa nts covid 19 and the government still wants to avoid another full scale lockdown. Daily increase in new covid 19 cases has now doubled within a month. The United States government has said it will ban in the us, new rules aimed at banning chinese owned apps tik tok and wechat could come into force by sunday. Both companies have vowed to fight the decision. Now, some of the bbc news presenters have been looking at the roles their family played in the second world war. To come here today and to see where he spent a part of his life a very difficult part of his life is, i have to say, its. Its quite overwhelming. This is one of the earliest pictures ive ever seen of him
The 80th anniversary of the battle of britain, following a Memorial Service at westminster abbey. Now on bbc news. In this special programme, some of the bbcs news presenters have been looking at the roles their families played in the second world war. To come here today and to see where he spent a part of his life a very difficult part of his life is, i have to say, its. Its quite overwhelming. This is one of the earliest pictures ive ever seen of him cos he would only have been about 20. This is where the miners would work. Unbelievable. Now, i remember when i joined the family, how pleased he was that i was from an indian family. It mattered. Allied squadrons take the airfor another great battle over europe. It was the deadliest conflict in human history. World war ii drew in men and women from all over the globe and claimed the lives of around 80 million people. 75 years ago this month, after almost six long years of fighting, the end of the war was officially declared. There arent
A very difficult part of his life, is, i have to say, its quite overwhelming. I was shown around by a local historian and guide, who explained the layout of the camp to me. These huts were meant to be, like, 250 prisoners of war in each hut. And then four huts had to use one latrine. So. But when some prisoners of war were here, those huts were highly overcrowded. So, how many do you think would have been in there at that time . Nearly 400. Wow. In fact, more than 300,000 prisoners, of 55 nationalities, were held here during the war. This is an example of a hut from the first generation of huts here. So, when my grandfather came here, it would have been in a very similar building to this . Yes. Butjust a few metres away . Yes. After a period at sandbostel, my grandfather and his fellow
prisoners were marched some 15 miles away to a place called westertimke, where they built another camp, called milag nord. But all that remains of that camp today is this memorial to the 5000 merchant se
Schools in england prepare to re open their classrooms to pupils after almost six months at home. The government says schools are safe to return to, teachers say theyre ready too. Were just looking forward to getting back to seeing them and doing what we do best, and teaching, with them in the classroom with us. Also on the programme tonight. British holidaymakers scamble forflights home from portugal amid growing concerns it is about to be put back back on the quarantine less than two weeks after it was taken off. Scotlands first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, sets out how she plans to pave the way for a second independence referendum. President trump is on his way to kenosha in wisconisn, his first visit since violent protests following the Police Shooting of a black man, jacob blake. And 75 years after the official end of world war ii, huw edwards retraces his grandfathers footsteps back to a prisoner of war camp. And coming up in sport on bbc news. The latest from the us open, as andy
Welcome to bbc news. Im mike embley. Our top stories hopes grow for a covid 19 vaccine after every volunteer involved in atrial at Oxford University shows an immune response to the jab. They are extremely promising, because these are the type of responses that we believe will be associated with protection. President trump says he will send more federal Law Enforcement officers to deal with protests. Local Officials Say its an abuse of power. In thejohnny depp libel case, his ex wife amber heard says she was afraid the Hollywood Star was going to kill her. And polar bears under threat from Climate Change why they could be extinct by the end of this century. We start with the global race to find a vaccine to halt the pandemic. Here in the uk, scientists at Oxford University say the vaccine theyre developing appears to be safe and does trigger an immune response. The uk government has already ordered 100 million doses of it. Heres the bbcs fergus walsh. 3131197. So much is riding on this.