A show of support last night for the nhs. Now, more than ever, so highly valued. But a big part of its work, social care, needs urgent attention. Politicians on all sides agree. Now a challenge to the government to act. The head of the nhs in england says after two decades of debate, change must come quickly. Says after two decades of debate, change must come quicklyli says after two decades of debate, change must come quickly. I would hope that by the time we are sitting down this Time Next Year on the 73rd birthday of the nhs, we have, as a country, been able to decisively a nswer country, been able to decisively answer the question, how are we going to fund and provide high quality social care for my parents generation . In his first speech as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson generation . In his first speech as Prime Minister, borisjohnson made a big promise to reform how elderly ca re big promise to reform how elderly care is provided and funded. We will fix the crisis in social care
Restrictions are eased but restrictions remain on social gatherings. We have a special report on a controversial new dam on the blue nile, as sudan and egypt hit out at ethiopia as it starts to fill the resevoir. And the closest ever pictures of the sun reveal the mini solar flares across its surface. Welcome. Thanks forjoining us. Uk Security Services claim hackers, almost certainly working for the russian state, are trying to steal research into a vaccine for coronavirus. They did not specify which organisations had been targeted, or whether any information had been stolen, but said Vaccine Research had not been hindered by the hackers. Our security correspondent Gordon Corera has been speaking to the head of the National Cyber Security Centre about what theyve found. Were working flat out to protect our Vaccine Research, its so important to the nation right now. And with our canadian and american partners, weve seen russian spies with the names like cosy bear and the dukes trying to
The virus is included in the figures. The uk Tourism Industry says since lockdown, theres been a near total shutdown in international tourism, to and from the uk. Hundred year old captain tom moore who raised millions for the nhs will be knighted by the queen today in his own personal ceremony at windsor castle. Good morning and welcome to this bbc news special. The Prime Minister borisjohnson is news special. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due news special. The Prime Minister borisjohnson is due to hold a News Conference from downing street shortly, he is expected to set out a nine month strategy for easing the coronavirus lockdown in england. Amid signs of disagreement among some government experts. Mrjohnson will also announce an extra £3 billion of funding for the nhs in england to prepare for next a possible second wave and help ease winter pressures on the health service. He is also expected to encourage people to return to work if they can although his chief scientific adv
In his own personal ceremony at Windsor Castle. Good morning. The cost of going home england cricket director ashley giles warns bowlerjofra archers breach of bio secure rules could have been a disaster and cost the game tens of millions of pounds. And ive got your friday and weekend weather. Some cloud, some rain, the sun, and cooler for all after a very warm day for some of us today. Good morning. Its friday the 17th ofjuly. Our top story. The nhs in england will get an extra £3 billion of funding to prepare for a possible second wave of coronavirus this winter. Some of the money will be used to keep Nightingale Hospitals open to the end of the Financial Year, and for private hospitals to carry out non urgent operations. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. Today, Boris Johnson today, borisjohnson will set out plans aimed at preparing the nhs in england for the winter ahead. This will include funding to keep the Nightingale Hospital open through till the end of the Financial Year in
Plans, and asking how realistic is a return to normality by the end of the year . Also on the programme. A new, quicker test for the coronavirus, using saliva, goes on trial, in southampton. Now, its captain sir tom moore, knighted by the queen, for his remarkable charity work, for the nhs. And 176 for englands ben stokes, as the hosts dominate the west indies in the second test at old trafford. Coming up on bbc news the green light for spectators back at Sports Events with sheffields crucible planned for a pilot event of the new planned for a pilot event after new government plans for england. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Borisjohnson has announced further steps to ease the coronavirus lockdown in england, offering a road map of measures that he says he sincerely hopes will return the country to significa nt normality, possibly in time for christmas. From the beginning of next month, employers will have the power to decide whether they want workers to return to the