In the number of women trying to find places at refuges after suffering Domestic Abuse during the coronavirus lockdown. More than 40,000 calls and contacts were made to the helpline run by the Charity Refuge during the first three months of the pandemic, most from women who said they were suffering abuse. Our Home Affairs Correspondent june kelly has more. Home, for most their safe haven under lockdown. But for others, a place of fear and torment. Lockdown has affected my whole life, and made the abuse more obvious than ever before. When it would happen and when we we re it would happen and when we were on lockdown, things became worse. My husband, he pulled my hair, he threw me against the wall. Victims finally free to speak out about their lives under lockdown. For tanya, lockdown was the point. She finally fled her violent husband. When covid happened, he started drinking from early on in the morning. When he was drinking, he was getting very aggressive. He was actually hitting me,
Queen elizabeths husband, the duke of edinburgh, has made a rare public appearance, to officially relinquish a military role hes held for almost 70 years. Prince philip is 99. Hes handed over the title of colonel in chief of the rifles to the duchess of cornwall. 0ur royal correspondent, jonny dymond, reports. Fanfare no more parades. For nearly seven decades, he has led the rifles and the regiments that came before it. Now, it was time to say farewell. But first, a thank you from the assistant commandant general. All ranks, all riflemen, whether serving or retired, would like to thank you for 67 years of continuous service. Fair winds and following seas, he was wished. That made an old sailor smile. The duke has never much liked ceremony, but has always had time for the enlisted men of his regiments. Today, a last chat with those saying goodbye. More than 80 miles away, the baton was passed on a new colonel in chief, the duchess of cornwall. Camillas father fought and was decorated in
A court in hong kong has found a couple not guilty of rioting during last years pro democracy protests. They had faced up to seven years in prison. The verdict could set a precedent for hundreds of others charged with similar offences. At ten oclock clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news. First, Philippa Thomas hears from people around the world about their experiences during the pandemic and how covid 19 has changed their lives. Welcome to coronavirus your stories a programme about how covid 19 is changing the lives of people around the world. Im Philippa Thomas. This week, well be hearing stories of youth activism in the face of this crisis. In the philippines, we hear about a family aid program to feed thousands of neighbours whove lost access to jobs and to food because of lockdown. In the us state of pennsylvania, a 17 year old tells me how shes managed to finish high school while taking on 30 hours a week as a supermarket worker to help fund herfamily. But
Remainer has courted a spoke of over 1000 new infections of covid19. Our welcome to bbc news. Im mike embley. Over 1000 new infections of covid 19. 0ur correspondent nick thorne our top stories explains this jump in infections. Thousands of President Trump deploys remaining inns want to return hundreds more federal officers to theirjobs in western to american cities, europe, some also of course expanding his crackdown wa nted europe, some also of course wanted to go on holiday at this on what he calls spiralling violent crime. Time of year and getting the my vision for americas cities could not be more different two test before they can cross from the lawlessness being pushed by the extreme radical left. Romanias border. Romanian citizens, seen as suspicious by neighbouring countries and other countries in europe for even though the us is recording fear of carrying the virus with more than a thousand them. I have just coronavirus deaths a day, fear of carrying the virus with them. I ha
En route to the hospital aboard a Maryland State Police helicopter, and we e will k wilu posted as to the updates as we get them. And it is clear that the cold weather is a serious concern, and things are going to be worse. And in the next 12 hours, it is go ing to be feeling dramatically different along these parts and the mercury is taking a 50degree nose dive, and you will want to plan for the kids at the busstop tomorrow. Doug kammerer is here with more on the windchill advisory. Yes, many of us walked out and said, you dont need the coat today, and left it at home only to find out that the temperatures have dropped 20 to 30 degrees across the area. Take a look at the numbers that we saw earlier this afternoon a. High temperature the today of 54 in washington, and 59 in fredricks burlg, a fredericksburg, and 50s to the north and west, and this is how it feels, and the high temperatures were 11 or 12 00 this morning, but now we are down to 22 for windchill in d. C. , and 13 inga gai