A nazi war criminal a 93 year old is sentenced in germany for his part in killing thousands of people. And on a mission to mars china sends its 1st unmanned spacecraft to explore the red planet. 5 west african heads of state are meeting in mali to try to resolve its deepening political crisis 6 weeks of mass protests have demanded the resignation of president. At least 14 people have been killed in recent days the m 5 movement of all position activists leads the protests accusing president kaisa of corruption mishandling the economy and failing to improve security they rejected a unity government proposal on the Regional Organization ecowas. Instability in mali has helped to rebel groups linked to al qaida and iso gain strength using mali as a launching pad for attacks in neighboring nations nicholas hike has been following the story from dakar senegal and hes joining us from there live nic was this delegation why are there so many senior figures making it up. Well you know this is so
If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. And the queen and Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. Good morning. The health secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces people passing on the virus. The research by oxford university, which has not yet been formally published, also found that the jab provides a high level of protection, even when theres a gap of 12 weeks between the two doses. Researchers believe that the vaccine remains 76 effective for up to three months after the first shot, while p
Post brexit trade arrangements. If youd like to get in touch this morning, you can tweet me vicderbyshire or email victoria bbc. Co. Uk. A team from the World Health Organization visits the high security chinese lab at the centre of claims over the source of the covid 19 pandemic. And the queen and british Prime Minister have led tributes to captain sir tom moore, whos died at 100 years old, after Testing Positive for Coronavirus Last week. The uk government says it will ensure hes officially remembered. I think we should find a way to make sure that we mark the memory of captain tom and thank him for the contribution that he made for the nhs. So i will ensure that we mark his contribution properly and appropriately at the right moment. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The Health Secretary, matt hancock, has described as absolutely superb the findings of a study which suggests for the first time that the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine significantly reduces
Accuracy and transparency of these government figures especially given that this number the National Toll a total for kovan 1000. 00 cases now is 8260902 of course that is significant but its still much lower than what were seeing in other countries such as the u. S. Or in europe President Donald Trump has unveiled guidelines to reopen the u. S. Economy as it continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic but its up to governors to decide when to ease knockdowns in the states Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called the guidelines vague and inconsistent and says more coronavirus testing needs to be done 22000000. 00 americans have made claims for Unemployment Benefits over the last month. And an investigation is underway in the u. S. State of new jersey after at least 17 bodies were found in a makeshift mall that an elderly peoples home 60 people recently died at the facility half of them tested positive for colvin 19 the discovery has raised concerns about the number of virus
A bailout plan to keep the strain on Airlines Flying but is it enough money. Increasingly isolated over his quarantine measures brazils president by as his Health Minister plus. Road control. Top tips from a spaceman on how to survive life in isolation. Alarming new numbers showing the strain on the worlds 2 biggest economies a from the coronavirus pandemic that is increasing doubt about the u. S. President s 2 week deadline for getting businesses back up and running in 30 states and the same time job losses have swelled to levels not seen since the Great Depression of the 19th assays meanwhile chinas Gross Domestic Product has plummeted in the 1st quarter the sharpest full since it opened up to the wild 40 years ago and theres been a big rise in the death toll in the viruss original at the center now well have the latest from correspondents in both countries but lets start with katrina you and beijing katrina yet more sobering figures from china that will inevitably reverberate around