Hello and welcome to the programme. Israel has announced a three week nationwide lockdown to try to contain a new surge in coronavirus infections. It will take effect on friday, making it the first country to re impose such a blanket measure. During the lockdown, people will be banned from moving more than 500 metres from their homes. Schools and places of worship will be closed, and all but essential shops will be shut. Heres our News Reporter paul hawkins. Up until now, every country in the world has had to maintain that difficult balancing act of keeping the economy open on one hand and protecting public health. Israel is the first country to ditch that balancing act and in effect its saying, were going to bring in a National Lockdown because there are 4000 confirmed cases of coronavirus every day in israel at the moment. The Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu, earlier at a press conference, explaining why they need to reimpose National Lockdown. Translation on thursday they waved a
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This is bbc news. Im Samantha Simmonds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Israel is the first country in the world to impose a Second National lockdown as the number of global coronavirus cases reaches a new one day high. Greece says it will build a new Migrant Centre on the island of lesbos but wants europe to become more involved in running it. At least 30 people are confirmed to have died in wildfires can golfing the west coast of the usa. A new era in mens tennis as Dominic Thiem wins his first major at the us open, securing his place in the history books. Israel will become the first country in the world to re impose a national lockdown. The tough new restrictions will last three weeks starting on friday because of a a rise in daily coronavirus cases. It comes as the number of global infections has reached a record new one day high. Paul hawkins reports. Thousands of israelis protesting about their Prime Minister. And its notjust his corruption t
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Restrictions in england which ban social gatherings of more than six people have come into effect. Weve followed the rules, we have just been careful. And now i think we are being penalised because we are a big family. I dont think its fair, to be honest with you. I think if they put things in proportion at the beginning, we wouldnt be having a second spout of it. Similar restrictions are in place in scotland and wales, but with younger children exempt from the rule of six. Do you support the new law, the rule of six, or will youmake your own deicsion as a former Supreme Court judge lord sumption told bbc radio this morning . Japan has a new incoming Prime Minister, as the governing liberal Democratic Party elects Yoshihide Suga to replace shinzo abe. The Prime Ministers former top Legal Advisor says hes vote against a bill that would enable the government to break International Law, by overriding pa
Moving and obviously going through those images and seeing all those different stories, some of which are, you know, joyful and heart warming, some of which are profoundly moving or even harrowing, it is something that i think has really stayed with all of us. A Rainbow Playground at a school in norfolk, short cut features a tense diy haircut using dog clippers, and taken by big sister marcella, home schooling in dagenham. Congratulating all those who submitted a portrait, the queen has said in a statement that she had been inspired to see how the photographs have captured the resilience of the british people at such a challenging time. Sarah campbell, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather. It is hot, ben. Yes, indeed simon, for most of us very warm weather today, certainly for the time of year but the weekend brought something very different across the north west of scotland. Heavy rain,
gave flooding in some place, it is drier here today, thankfully, but it is where we have the be