A surcharge to use the nhs. Scotland prepares to start easing lockdown restrictions from next week. People will be allowed to do more outside. Schools could reopen in mid august. Desperate families queuing forfood banks in new yorks affluent commuter belt, as more and more people lose theirjobs. People have gone now without four, five, six, seven paycheques, and its starting to catch up. And from live programmes to nail biting drama how do you keep the tv cameras rolling in a time of social distancing . And coming up on bbc news. Ioc president thomas bach says the resheculed Olympic Games could be cancelled if they dont go ahead next year. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Nhs workers, carers, hosptial patients and care home residents will be among the first to be tested for coronavirus antibodies from next week. The government has agreed a deal with the Swiss Pharmaceutical Company roche and abott labs to buy the tests which will show if someone has already had the viru
Tourist industry. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Chinas annual session of parliament has begun in beijing after being delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. In his opening speech, premier li keqiang acknowledged the fight to contain the virus is still ongoing. He joined thousands of delegates in thanking Emergency Service and medical staff for their work after holding a minutes silence for those who had lost their lives to the illness. He also told the hall that the government hadnt set an Economic Growth target for 2020. Media reports say legislation will be unveiled here to introduce a new National Security law in hong kong which looks set to limit freedoms in the territory. Its likely to be hugely controversial in hong kong, where pro democracy activists held hundreds of rallies last year. President donald trump has warned that the us would react strongly if the proposals were followed through. Heres what a Chinese Government spokesperson said about the new law. Translation Na
Translation the results are delivered in less than 2a hours. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First. China is planning to introduce a new National Security law in hong kong, which looks set to limit freedoms in the territory. Media reports say the legislation will be unveiled at chinas delayed annual parliamentary session which begins in a few hours. Its likely to be hugely controversial in hong kong where pro democracy activists held hundreds of rallies last year. President donald trump has warned that the us would react strongly if the proposals were followed through. Heres a Chinese Government spokesperson. Translation National Security is the bedrock of the countrys stability. Safeguarding National Security is the common interest of all people, including hong kong compatriots. A member of Hong Kongs Legislative Council from the pro Democracy Civic Party told reporters t
We look ahead to an official review into links between ethnicity and the incidence of covid 19, set to be published next week. In the us, more queues for food banks as another 2. 5 Million People claimed Unemployment Benefits in the past week. Applause benefits in the past week. And we talk to the family in Greater Manchester with a particular poignant reason for taking part in tonights clap for Health Workers and carers. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, next year or never ioc president thomas bach says the olympics could be cancelled if the rescheduled games in 2021 dont go ahead. Good evening. Nhs staff and care workers who come from outside the eu will not after all have to pay a surcharge for the right to use the health service. Barely 2a hours after the Prime Minister told mps that the fee had to stay, the policy was abruptly reversed. A group of conservative mps had joined opposition parties in calling for the £400 a year surcharge to be dropped. Borisjohnson, whos acknow
Hello and welcome to all of you, both here in the uk and those of you joining us around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First china is planning to introduce a new National Security law in hong kong, which looks to ban what it terms sedition and subversion. Its expected to be voted through at chinas delayed annual parliamentary session which got underway a few hours ago. The legislation will be hugely controversial in the territory, where pro democracy activists held hundreds of rallies last year. Some of them say it will signal the end of hong kong. President donald trump has warned that the us would react strongly if the proposals were followed through. Heres a Chinese Government spokesperson. Translation National Security is the bedrock of the countrys stability. Safeguarding National Security is the common interest of all people, including hong kong compatriots. One member of Hong Kongs Legislative Council from the pro D