Warning it will come back. A nurse praised by borisjohnson for helping to save his life earlier this month says the uks Prime Minister absolutely needed to be in intensive care. We take it very seriously who comes into intensive care. These patients who come into us, it is a very scary thing for them, so we dont take it lightly. And he absolutely needed to be there. As the global death toll from covid 19 continues to rise, theres growing concern about the impact the coronavirus will have on poorer countries, where medical resources can be scarce. And the grandparents getting to grips with technology to keep in touch with family. Actress Damejudi Dench on embracing video calls and learning new skills during the lockdown. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im annita mcveigh. A potential Coronavirus Vaccine being developed at Oxford University here in the uk, is expected to be trialled on humans for the first time today a stage which can often take years to reach. The plan is to test i
In maharashtra and gujarat states. You are watching bbc news now. Lets take a look back at todays downing street briefing, which was led by the foreign secretary, dominic raab and the deputy chief scientific adviser angela mclean. Good afternoon. Im joined by professor mclean chief scientific professor. First let me give an update on the latest data that we have unk rotavirus. I can report that through the governments ongoing monitoring testing problem as of today they have now been i million 83 , 842 test today they have now been i million 83,842 test for coronavirus across the uk including 85,806 test yesterday. We know that 195,900 thousand people have tested positive. Thats an increase of 5506 cases sent yesterday. And of those who have tested positive 29,000 500 27 have very sadly died. And our hearts go out to everyone who was lost a loved on throughout the coronavirus challenge. We continue to see evidence of a flattening of the peak of this virus. But as the figures that i read
Opportunity for our economy to recover as quickly as possible. Boris johnson reviews the coronavirus lockdown with his cabinet, having suggested some rules could be eased from monday. Analysis of deaths from coronavirus in the uk reveals that the risk of dying from covid 19 among some ethnic groups is significantly higher. Just adjusting for age, we saw that the black ethnic grouping was just over four times more likely to die of covid related issues than the white group, and the bangladeshi and Pakistani Group was about three and a half times more likely and the indian grouping about two and a half times more likely. Hundreds of thousands of surgical gowns, ordered from turkey last month, havent been given to nhs workers because they dont meet british safety standards. A massive gas leak at a Chemical Plant in eastern india has killed at least 13 people, with hundreds more taken to hospital. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest co
Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The home secretary priti patel will be giving todays downing street briefing in half an hours time where shes expected to announce quarantine plans for entering the uk, with possible fines if people fail to self isolate for m days. The plans have already been crictised by airlines and airports. Meanwhile, the key evidence on the safety and impact of reopening schools has been published by the governments Scientific Advisory group, sage. The documents say its not clear to what extent reopening schools might lead to cases taking off in the uk again. But it says teachers do not appear to be at a greater risk of catching the virus than other professions. It comes as the plan to reopen schools in england on 1stjune is questioned by local councils. A bbc survey suggests most English Councils cannot guarantee primaries will reopen on the date targeted by the government. A further 351 people have died from confirmed cases of coronavirus across the uk, ta
Doctorate in Political Science from the university of california at berkeley. Welcome back to cato, ray. Thank you for having me. What can i say about the impact of Citizens United . Likable academic, i will say its too soon to tell and we need more research. Bob said as much. When this is done, i will speculate. Im worried about what is happening to Party Organizations. Its not entirely the fault of Citizens United but that in combination with speech now has made it far much worse for parties. I the more money should flow through Political Parties and civic groups because at least in theory parties are more accountable and tend to use their money to help challenges and are less inclined to support extremist, which is no small matter in todays polarized environment. Here we go. Thank you. Here are some trends i see and how citizen as united plays into them. It did not cause them but it greases the wheels, especially since 2000 to when Congress Passed the Bipartisan Campaign reform act.