hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. hundreds of women in london have gathered in defiance of covid rules to hold a memorial for sarah everard. she was kidnapped and murdered two weeks ago and her death has become the focus of widespread anger in the uk about sexual violence against women. this was the scene a little while ago ago as groups of women gathered on clapham common in south london, near to where sarah everard was last seen. they held a candlelit vigil, despite the official cancellation of the event because of coronavirus restrictions. concern about case has been fuelled by the charging of a serving police officer with sarah everard s murder. and there s criticism too for the way the police have tried to break up saturday s event. there was supposed to be an official vigil here at 6:30pm. that was cancelled after the women s safety campaign group reclaim these streets failed to get a judge to overturn the metropolitan police s order th
good morning. thursday, march 11th, 5 a.m. exactly in new york. i am christine romans. president biden gives his first primetime address to the nation tonight. the american rescue plan becomes law when he signs it tomorrow. he calls the measure a historic victory for the american people. there are stimulus checks, unemployment help, tax credits to lift children out of poverty. money for schools, states and local governments. support for schools and small businesses. more, help with rent, money for vaccines, internet for kids stuck with remote learning. bottom line, a lot of help for the poorest americans. biden is now armed with his first major legislative achievement. cnn has new information about what we will hear from the president tonight. our congressional reporter daniella diaz is live. good morning, daniella. now the president taking this on the road. reporter: that s right, laura. president biden is going to talk to americans directly tonight in the primetime ad
there have been moments where i m like, god, i can t believe the thing that gave him so much love has now so cruelly taken a lot of him away from us. it comes as a parliamentary inquiry is launched into the links between sport and long term brain injury. how scammers success spread with the virus. tens of millions have been stolen over the past year as fraudsters cash in on people feeling vulnerable, and working from home. we look at ways to stay protected. good morning. it is a cold and clear start to the day across southern areas. in the west, more clout and patchy rain travelling east through the day but later more persistent rain and strengthening winds arrive in the west leading us into a very unsettled couple of days and nights. it s tuesday 9th march. our top story. the royal family remains silent more than 2a hours after the duke and duchess of sussex s explosive interview with oprah winfrey. in the broadcast, watched by millions worldwide, meghan raised allegations
out of lockdown will take time, and will depend on the data. all the modelling suggests there is going to be a further surge, and will find the people who either have not been vaccinated or where the vaccine has not worked, and some of them will end up in hospital and, sadly, some of them will go on to die. you ll be breaking the law the warning to sports coaches and faith leaders who have sexual relationships with 16 and i7 year olds in their care. needing more research the debilitating effects of long covid leaving patients suffering for months with no sign of a cure. i , the city, itjust hits you from nowhere, it is so unpredictable. such long term disabilities, and the effect such long term disabilities, and the effect of such long term disabilities, and the effect of that is awful, harrowing. after a journey through space of 4.6 billion years, the meteorite that fell to earth. ..in cheltenham. and coming up on bbc news, more than 100 coaches in gymnastics have b
All right, where do you want me . Bouncing on my knee where do you think i want you . And David Beckham makes his Big Screen Debut in king arthur but his cameo gets mixed reviews. Good morning. Its thursday 11th may. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. A draft of labours 51 page General Election manifesto has been leaked and seen by the bbc and a number of other news organisation. The leak came as the document was due to be formally signed off today. The document contains a number of eye catching policies including bringing the railways back into Public Ownership as franchises expire and repealing the 1993 railways act which privatised the network. Plans to reverse the privatisation of royal mail at the earliest opportunity. The reintroduction of Maintenance Grants for University Students and a pledge to abolish University Tuition fees. 0n energy the document includes a policy of creating at least one publicly owned Energy Company in every region of the uk, with public con